Participants: Danny Shelton (Host), Tim Parton
Series Code: TDY
Program Code: TDY016031A
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00:01 I want to spend my life
00:07 Mending broken people 00:12 I want to spend my life 00:18 Removing pain 00:23 Lord, let my words 00:29 Heal a heart that hurts 00:34 I want to spend my life 00:40 Mending broken people 00:45 I want to spend my life 00:51 Mending broken people 01:06 Hello, and welcome to another 3ABN Today program. 01:09 Thank you for joining us as always. 01:11 Thank you, Dr. Yvonne Lewis, for co-hosting today. 01:14 Thank you for having me. 01:16 And I always love having you here as a co-host. 01:18 But, today is a program I am sure, 01:20 even if I didn't asked, you would want to be on. 01:22 I would. 01:24 And can you tell our viewers why? 01:26 Because I love Tim Parton. Okay. 01:29 So our gust today, Brother Tim Parton. 01:31 So sweet. It's a privilege to be here. 01:34 And Pastor John Lomacang, of course. 01:35 Yes. 01:36 And so it's going to be a great program. 01:38 And our viewers that watch 3ABN, 01:41 I am sure they're going to have some idea 01:43 of what we're going to be talking about today, right? 01:45 When you have Tim, 01:46 we're going to be talking about music. 01:48 And, Tim, it is a privilege to have you here today. 01:52 And the good news, we're going to tell the folks 01:54 that Tim is now full time with 3ABN. 01:58 And you're not just in any capacity, 02:02 we put you in a capacity that is called, 02:06 we have a new network. 02:07 And what's the name of it? 02:08 Praise Him. Praise Him, right? 02:10 Like praise Jesus. Yes. 02:12 Praise Him radio or television, music channel, 02:17 and it's literally, of course we'll get to show it on, 02:20 you know, play it on radio, but it's going to be music. 02:22 We have 3ABN Radio, 02:24 but a music channel that's 24/7 music. 02:27 Right. 02:28 Now that's going to be a big job, 02:30 getting enough music to go 24/7. 02:33 But, hey, we thought that, when everybody told us 02:36 that when we started television too, 02:38 they said, "How you gonna do?" 02:39 We started with only a couple of hours, Yvonne. 02:41 We only had a couple of hours back in 1986, 02:44 we showed it a few hours, I think on Thursday evening. 02:47 Then we got a few more hours. 02:49 We finally went up like 12 hours a day. 02:52 And then before too long, 24 hours a day. 02:54 And of course, no channel shows 02:56 all new programming 24 hours, 02:59 you do blocks of maybe eight hours, 03:01 eight and eight and to do all of that. 03:03 But we have a lot of music already taped over the years. 03:07 But we're going to be doing a lot of new music. 03:09 Right. 03:10 And a lot of new programs 03:11 which we're going to talk to you today, 03:13 and Tim has a lot of dreams and ambitions. 03:16 And I believe they're going to come to fruition. 03:19 And that's why we have asked him 03:21 to be a part of this. 03:22 And music is something that's a universal language. 03:25 Yvonne, you would know that 03:27 probably as good as anybody sitting here, 03:29 because of your background in music. 03:31 And you have reached millions of people with your music. 03:35 Well, praise the Lord. 03:36 Music can reach where the spoken word can't. 03:40 It can get into the subconscious, 03:42 it can shape values. 03:44 I mean, that's why, 03:45 that's why the music that's out there, 03:47 some of it is so questionable. 03:51 And then we have spiritual music 03:53 which can lead us to Jesus, and that's what this is about. 03:57 Pastor John, you preach and sing. 04:00 Oh, yeah. 04:01 But you see result in souls for the kingdom by both way. 04:05 You know, as Yvonne said, 04:07 music doesn't ask for permission to come in. 04:10 You know, it's a like a lock, it's like a key to every lock. 04:13 You could be walking through the mall, 04:15 sitting in a restaurant, driving your car 04:17 and music is just conditioning you 04:19 to think a certain way or feel a certain way, 04:21 or respond a certain way without your permission. 04:23 And so, with that said, 04:27 Christian music could impress you 04:28 in so many ways about the Lord, 04:30 decisions you have to make, 04:32 choices you have to make during the day. 04:33 A single song could say 04:35 just a closer walk with the Him today, 04:36 so you know what, I need to get closer to Christ. 04:38 And sometimes you can hear a song played 04:40 as Tim so wonderfully does on the piano, 04:42 about the cross and you say, 04:44 boy, I think it's time for me to come back to the Lord. 04:46 And that is something that often said about music 04:49 last thing I listen to before I leave the house 04:52 tends to stay with me most of the day. 04:55 And so if you have music just sitting on the background 04:56 whether you're watching it 04:58 or listening to it on 3ABN radio or television, 05:01 it has a lasting impression, 05:03 it softens the soil, as we've seen 05:04 when I was in Heritage and seen with 3ABN. 05:07 It softens the soil 05:08 and the word comes in and closes the deal. 05:11 So praise the Lord for this. 05:12 Huge place and I'm excited about it and with a person, 05:15 I mean, Tim. 05:16 I mean, we'll find out, learn more about him. 05:18 But those who don't know him, just don't change the channel. 05:21 A lot of our viewers, I'm sure you know Tim Parton, 05:23 you've seen him. 05:25 Tim, you've played with numbers of groups 05:26 over the last several years. 05:28 You do a lot with the Gaithers 05:29 and now as I've seen you on the Homecomings. 05:31 Who are some of the groups you played piano for? 05:34 Well, right out of high school, 05:35 I started with the Lesters out of St. Louis. 05:36 Okay. 05:38 And they were wonderful family 05:40 for me to move from Kansas City, 05:42 I had lived a kind of a sheltered life. 05:43 Okay. 05:45 And so, but I moved to St. Louis 05:47 and played for the Lesters, then I moved to Nashville, 05:49 played for the Spear Family. 05:50 Oh, yeah. 05:52 Quite a name in southern gospel music. 05:54 And then I played for Jenna Pascal, Mike Speck. 05:58 He's a great choir leader, choir music person. 06:02 And then I was with Gold City, Legacy Five, Vestal Goodman. 06:09 Johnny Cash. No, not Johnny Cash. 06:13 And then I was with Jim Brady Trio. 06:15 Yeah. And did I mention Legacy Five? 06:18 Yeah, yeah. 06:19 I don't even remember who I was. 06:21 Basically, I can't keep a job, that's what I said. 06:25 Speaking of legacy, that's quite a legacy. 06:27 That's quite a legacy. It really is. 06:28 And Legacy Five or Legacy Period. 06:31 It's quite a legacy. 06:32 And God has blessed Tim to be able to play and sing. 06:37 I mean, he's just so multitalented 06:40 which is not to gash you up, 06:42 because it's a blessing from God. 06:44 But one of the things I love about Tim 06:46 is like when we go into the studio, 06:49 Tim, you can say, "Tim, I heard this song that, 06:53 it's just beautiful." 06:56 And you can comment to him or you can, 06:58 I've heard it and you play a little bit of. 07:00 No, I don't play. 07:01 I am done with playing on the record 07:03 or something on that CD. 07:05 And he hears it 07:06 and he can immediately just start playing it, 07:09 and he'll just write down the chords and the progressions 07:12 and it's just, it's such a gift. 07:14 You are just so gifted. 07:16 I'm very, very blessed. 07:18 I...it's, I don't even... 07:22 It's a natural gift. 07:23 Yeah, it's something that just, I didn't ask for it, 07:26 my mother prayed actually. 07:28 My mom prayed. 07:29 You started taking piano lessons 07:30 when you were two? 07:32 I took lessons when I was six and seven 07:33 and couldn't teach the teacher a thing. 07:36 So I said, enough of this. 07:39 Truly, truly, I'd would have 07:42 my teacher play the song back for me 07:44 and I would memorize the song then 07:48 and he caught me whenever I came back to lessons 07:51 and played in the wrong key. 07:52 So that's how... 07:54 So he told my parents, there was no real need for me 07:57 to take lessons anymore. 07:59 No reason, you know, it was just a waste of his time 08:01 and waste of my time, waste of their money. 08:03 So you stopped at seven? Yeah. 08:05 And then my parents, we had a family group 08:08 back in Kansas City, the Parton family. 08:10 And we started, 08:11 they let me start at eight playing for the family 08:15 and I would just chord along at the beginning 08:18 and then eventually I took over. 08:23 So on the chords, did you just hear chords? 08:26 How did you know to put chords together? 08:30 That's a great question. I don't know. 08:33 It's, honestly, people ask me how I do things. 08:36 And I know there are talent people there, 08:38 people who are talented in any area. 08:42 You know, if you can do a, if you can make a pie 08:44 without following a recipe, 08:46 I say, you know, that's your gift 08:48 because that's kind of the way I look at the way I do music. 08:51 I don't know how I do it. 08:53 I'm not amazed at myself, I'm amazed at God 08:57 that He would use me but, but, yeah. 08:59 I'm not, I was talking to my son 09:01 just this morning about being talented and he was, 09:05 he's going to audition for a choir at school. 09:08 Okay. 09:10 And I asked him what he was doing to prepare for that 09:13 because as you are... 09:15 If anybody is naturally talented, 09:17 it's easy just to step up 09:19 and say, well, I'm just going to do this 09:21 and not really prepare for anything. 09:23 And it's, I think it's really important that we, 09:26 no matter how good we are at something, 09:29 there are little nuances that we need to really perfect. 09:34 And to perfect our craft is an important thing, 09:37 and it's honoring God when we care enough 09:40 to give our very best. 09:41 So you didn't really learn chord, 09:43 say by watching your mother or somebody showing you, 09:47 you know, you got your majors, and your minor, 09:49 and augmenteds and diminishes, and nine thirteen. 09:53 I mean, how did you learn those if you didn't, 09:56 you didn't learn it and you're obviously at six and seven. 09:59 Did you hear them? 10:00 Did you play them first and then finally find out 10:03 what they were or did you say, I'm going to learn how to play, 10:06 that's a major at seven. 10:07 I'm gonna learn how to play. 10:09 Do you remember how that? 10:10 I remembered that, my dad is a guitar player 10:13 and so we listened to music all the time. 10:16 And we listen to Chet Atkins. 10:18 That's basically, that's all we listened to really. 10:20 So I thought that that's all there was. 10:22 And I didn't even know that songs had words 10:24 until later in life. 10:26 No, of course, for your viewers 10:28 Chet Atkins is a great guitar player. 10:30 Absolutely. 10:31 But I think that I just, I listen to songs 10:34 and I knew that songs were made up of those different chords. 10:37 And so because, and I always tell people, 10:41 if you want your child to get, to be a better piano player. 10:45 They're always wondering, how that works, 10:48 you know, how do I get my kid involved and interested in 10:51 to get better? 10:52 Give them a reason to play. 10:54 For me, it was the fact that my family sang, 10:58 and we sang three or four times a week. 11:00 So if I didn't want to get up in front of people 11:04 and embarrass myself, I needed to, you know, 11:06 know what I was doing. 11:07 So, you know, all that, we would pick songs 11:10 that we had heard on the radio, 11:11 southern gospel music was our style. 11:13 So we wrote out the song. 11:17 I don't even know if we wrote out the chords, 11:19 I don't remember, that's been so long ago. 11:21 But we would the songs consisted 11:24 of all these minor chords, and major chords, 11:27 and augmented chords, 11:28 and I guess I just sounded them out, 11:31 you know, like learning a new word, 11:32 you just sound it out. 11:34 Isn't that amazing? Oh. 11:35 It's such a gift. 11:36 And yet, you do it when it comes to sing... 11:39 Right. 11:41 Because you don't really think about that harmony. 11:44 You're not saying, okay, let's see, 11:46 I need to hit this third or I need to hit this. 11:48 You just all of a sudden, if Tim singing a melody, 11:52 you're just doing this harmony but you, at least, 11:55 I mean, I do and I don't know 11:57 where that comes from or how I know 12:00 what harmony note, how to follow it. 12:02 But it seems like it's a lot more people 12:05 are able to do that singing 12:07 than they are playing like what you do. 12:11 I mean, he's got eight fingers 12:13 and two thumbs going at all times. 12:14 I know, and his foot. 12:17 You ever see his foot at the piano? 12:18 Yeah, foot. Exactly. 12:20 Yeah, both on the whole, the whole body. 12:22 Tim, your entire body is involved in the song. 12:24 It is. Why not? 12:26 And speaking of that, what I also appreciate, 12:29 you alluded to it slightly. 12:31 You actually said it, he's got a wonderful singing voice. 12:33 Yes. 12:35 You know, there's a song that you wrote, 12:38 I'm blessed beyond measure. 12:40 You know, that song I remember, 12:42 when he played it at camp meeting once, I think, 12:44 he debuted at a camp meeting. 12:45 And people said, well, he's a great pianist, 12:49 he plays very well. 12:50 And then when he hit that, they said, why, 12:53 how many vocal albums does he have? 12:57 And it's not something you thought about 12:58 because you're playing for everybody else to sing. 13:00 But the gift is really, you know, 13:02 when you think about how God works, 13:03 every good and every perfect gift 13:05 comes from the Father in which there's no variation, 13:07 no shadow of turning. 13:08 So each of us in one respect or the other, 13:12 I like what you said, 13:13 the gift is given but you have to, 13:16 if you want to glorify God, you work on that 13:18 because you are representing the-- 13:19 You're not representing the hip-hop industry, 13:21 you're not representing the rock industry, 13:23 you're represent the King of the universe. 13:25 Why not be the best you can be. 13:26 That's right. 13:27 And what's nice about that is that Lord 13:29 didn't just give it to you but He anointed 13:30 and He's responsible for his betterment. 13:34 But you take your craft seriously 13:37 and that's what I really like about it. 13:39 When we worked on our album together, 13:41 you know, the hymns one, 13:43 I'd say, Tim, I want the beginning to sound 13:46 like a Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring 13:48 with a little bit of Christopher Cross mixed. 13:51 Unbelievable. Unbelievable. 13:53 And it is a hymn that's snug up on people, 13:55 they say, what is that? 13:58 And then I said, 'My Jesus...' 14:00 you know, you don't do that. 14:02 And I thought, wow, he actually concept to, you know, 14:06 I got the concept, threw at him and he took the ball 14:08 and hit a homerun and I thought, what a gift. 14:11 So I'm excited about 14:12 what we're going to talk about today. 14:13 Yeah. Thank you. 14:15 And that's interesting that you mentioned 14:16 about the hip-hop and the other. 14:17 Yeah. 14:19 Our focus is different, our audience is different. 14:22 But the fact that we live in a day 14:24 that with all of the voice and the, 14:27 what are some of the other... 14:29 American idol. 14:30 American idol, you know, those people 14:33 take their craft so serious. 14:35 Right. And it's so important. 14:37 You know, sometimes we think that as Christians we will, 14:42 this, we'll let our message be our strength. 14:47 But, and therefore the quality sometimes, in fact, 14:52 more often than not unfortunately suffers. 14:55 So I think it's important because Christ, 14:59 God deserves the very best 15:01 and because those other genres are going 15:04 so much for quality, it is vital for, 15:08 if we want people to pay attention to our message, 15:11 it's got to be in much prettier package, you know. 15:14 And it, you know, quality control is a touchy thing 15:18 because we don't want it all to be about make up, 15:22 and lights, and all the glamour that the world gives to it. 15:29 But it's got to be something that touches the ears 15:32 before it can get to the heart, I believe. 15:33 Absolutely. 15:35 That's why 3ABN and the music channel 15:38 Praise Him because we want something 15:40 that will reach people 15:42 who are used to listening to the voice 15:44 or listening to these other 15:46 that they all of a sudden turn to hear and say, 15:49 oh, boy, this isn't... 15:50 They're like, wow, you know. 15:51 And again, it's not giving the artists the credit, 15:54 we're giving God the credit. 15:56 And what you're saying is we need to work at it. 15:58 For sure. Absolutely. 16:00 How many times over, you know, 35 years ago, 16:02 back as far as 35 years ago we had a diesel greyhound bus, 16:06 my brother, my wife Kay, Melody's mother, 16:10 and we travel for three years and we, you know, weekends. 16:14 But we'd go places and we would, 16:16 we might be the what you call the guest singers. 16:20 But in between they had somebody that would say, hey, 16:23 will anybody want to just get up and sing a song? 16:25 And they would say, sister so and so. 16:27 "No, no, I'm not prepared." 16:29 "Well, why don't you come up?" "Well, okay." 16:31 And she reached into her purse and pull out all this music 16:34 and bring it to my brother, "Can you?" 16:36 "Well, I thought you weren't prepared," you know. 16:38 But then, when you hear it, you're like, now whoever, 16:41 you know, I understand, you know people say, well, 16:45 make a joyful noise into the Lord. 16:47 But everybody is not a preacher, 16:49 everybody is not a teacher, everybody is not a singer. 16:53 And so, sometimes it's best 16:54 that we stay in our certain fields. 16:57 I play guitar some but I know I'm not a really good guitar. 17:02 So you rarely see me. 17:03 And I don't play on any of our own, 17:06 the tracks that we do because that's something 17:10 that we have people who do that full time. 17:12 That's their job, they're great at what they're doing. 17:15 And so why do I need to get in and try to mess that up. 17:18 You're being honest with you. 17:19 And so, sometimes I'll do a guitar, 17:21 just a song here or so. 17:22 But really to understand our talents and our gifts, 17:26 we really need to. 17:27 John, he has a gift to sing and preach 17:29 but not a lot of preachers do. 17:31 But sometimes I hear those who preach, try to sing too, 17:35 and I am thinking, wonder why they don't leave 17:37 that to the singers and leave the preaching to the preachers. 17:39 Because you know... 17:41 That's, it's a very... 17:42 I mean, what we're talking about here is you, 17:44 you have to understand staying in tune with God is a lot, 17:47 it's so much a part of what we're talking about here today 17:50 because the world, when they do a song, 17:52 it's coated with production quality. 17:55 And they really, like you said, 17:57 they pull all the stops out, they wouldn't, 17:58 they wouldn't hesitate to bring in the best of the best, 18:00 of the best, the lights, the camera, 18:01 the action to the stage, the costumes, the lights, 18:04 everything is so choreographed. 18:05 So if you took, if you strip all that away, 18:09 you'd ask yourself, if you took away all the effects, 18:11 everything, if you strip all that away, 18:13 what would you hear? 18:14 And I remember once hearing an artist, 18:16 I won't mention the person's name, 18:18 sing at a memorial service for another famous musician 18:21 that had passed away. 18:22 And I thought, whoa, who is that? 18:26 And I heard them outside of all of that, 18:29 and I thought, man, 18:30 go back into whatever you were into 18:32 because that's horrible. 18:34 You know because that's why at 3ABN we often say, 18:36 when people send demos, we say, 18:37 don't send us the finished product, 18:40 give us a video or something you sing at church 18:42 or something that's just off the cuff because... 18:44 Sure. 18:45 So what we're talking here, what God has done through you 18:48 is that He has given you the gift 18:51 and you know 18:52 in your relationship with the Lord 18:54 where your strengths are. 18:55 And as Danny said, now Danny to me, 18:58 you are a dynamic guitarist. 19:00 Because you have to understand, you know, 19:02 I am saying this because I understand 19:03 where I am when it comes to guitar, you know. 19:05 So the comparisons are there, but we're not competing. 19:08 No. 19:10 That's the beauty of the whole thing, 19:11 the Christian world does not complete. 19:13 But we're all there for the glory of God. 19:15 So praise the Lord that the Lord did in your life. 19:18 Speaking of playing, why don't we have Tim, 19:20 you may be get up. 19:22 We'll have you do two, three songs. 19:24 Okay. 19:25 And then we'll come back and talk some more. 19:27 All right? Sounds good. 19:28 He's going to do, Yvonne, what's the name of this? 19:30 "In The Eye Of The Storm." 19:32 We'll have you do that first 19:33 and may be we'll go to A Quiet Place 19:35 and Everlasting God, 19:37 that sound all right? 19:38 Sounds fun. Okay. 19:39 So we want to let you know once again 19:41 while Tim's getting ready, 19:42 3ABN, we are putting together a new music channel 19:47 and it will be called Praise Him. 19:49 So our goal is to get this on cable stations, 19:52 to get it literally of course, it will be on. 19:54 You can get it on the internet. 19:56 But literally, to get it around the world because we believe 19:59 it's a great crossover for people 20:01 when they hear music, 20:03 then they hear the message. 20:04 They'll tune in to 3ABN. 20:06 I can't tell you, how many people over the years 20:09 that have told us, 20:10 "I only started watching 3ABN because of your music. 20:14 And I like the music. 20:16 Then later I've stayed long enough to hear a preacher. 20:20 Then I heard this sermon." 20:21 And it either drew them to the Lord 20:23 or maybe they were Christian already but said, wow, 20:26 some of the truths that I have learned from 3ABN, 20:31 now I want to join, become a part of your church. 20:34 And so music is a universal language. 20:37 And I'm glad that Tim Parton is on this team, 20:39 3ABN, going to be a manager 20:43 of our Praise Him music channel. 20:46 But right now, you sit back and be blessed 20:48 as Tim ministers to us. 21:06 When the solid ground is falling out 21:10 From underneath my feet 21:13 Between the black skies, and my red eyes 21:17 I can barely see 21:20 And when I realize I've been sold out 21:24 By my friends and my family 21:28 I can feel the rain reminding me 21:33 In the eye of the storm 21:36 You remain in control and in the middle of the war 21:43 You guard my soul You alone are the anchor 21:50 When my sails are torn Your love surrounds me 21:57 In the eye of the storm 22:04 When my hopes and dreams are far from me 22:08 And I'm running out of faith 22:11 I see the future that I picture just slowly fade away 22:18 And when the tears of pain and heartache 22:21 Are falling down my face 22:26 I can find my peace in Jesus' name 22:31 In the eye of the storm You remain in control 22:37 And in the middle of the war 22:41 You guard my soul You alone are the anchor 22:48 When my sails are torn Your love surrounds me 22:54 In the eye of the storm 23:25 When they let me go and I just don't know 23:29 How we're gonna make ends meet 23:32 I did my best now I'm scared to death 23:35 That we might lose everything 23:39 And when a sickness takes my child away 23:42 And there's nothing I can do 23:46 My only hope is to trust in You 23:55 In the eye of the storm You remain in control 24:02 And in the middle of the war 24:06 You guard my soul You alone are the anchor 24:12 When my sails are torn Your love surrounds me 24:19 In the eye of the storm 24:22 You alone are the anchor when my sails are torn 24:30 Your love surrounds me in the eye of the storm 24:57 Wow. Amen. 24:59 In The Eye Of The Storm. 25:00 You know, I think those words and that song 25:03 is just so impactful, 25:06 because somebody watching right now 25:09 is going through a storm and you needed to hear that. 25:12 So we thank Tim for that. 25:15 It was a beautiful song. 25:16 And he told us, he just heard it 25:17 I think day before yesterday. 25:19 I know, I know. 25:21 And learned it that quickly. 25:22 But he's done it because it ministered to him. 25:24 Yes. 25:25 So we know that it's been ministering here, 25:27 is ministering to a lot of people today. 25:29 Amen. 25:30 And we're going to have him do another song 25:32 while he's at the piano, "A Quiet Place." 25:34 And I think a lot of folk will know this. 25:35 I love this song. Oh, me too. 27:06 There is a quiet place 27:13 Far from the rapid pace 27:19 Where God can soothe 27:25 My troubled mind 27:33 Sheltered by tree and flower 27:39 There in my quiet hour 27:44 With Him my cares 27:49 Are left behind 27:56 Whether a garden small 28:03 Or on a mountain tall 28:08 New strength and courage 28:14 There I find 28:21 Then from this quiet place 28:28 I go prepared to face 28:34 A new day with love for all mankind 28:52 And He walks with me 28:58 And he talks with me 29:03 And He tells me 29:06 I am His own 29:12 And the joy we share 29:17 As we tarry there 29:27 None other 29:31 Has ever 29:35 Known 29:59 Oh, that's a two hander right there, it's beautiful. 30:02 Beautiful. 30:03 To bring in the garden so there's a quiet place. 30:05 So intimate. 30:07 Right? So intimate. 30:09 Absolutely, felt anointing of the Holy Spirit on that. 30:12 You are listening and watching Brother Tim Parton, 30:14 if you're just tuning in. 30:17 Don't worry there's going to be some more songs. 30:19 We're going to try to get him to do 30:20 at least two or three more. 30:22 And we're going to come back and talk a little bit more 30:24 about 3ABN's new channel entitled Praise Him 30:28 that's going to be there. 30:30 Exciting. 30:31 Brother Tim Parton, General Manager 30:33 of the Praise Him network. 30:35 And what better name could you have than Praise Him, 30:38 with a capital H, right? 30:39 Christ Jesus. 30:40 That's right 'cause it's about Jesus. 30:42 Absolutely. 30:43 It's not going to be about 30:45 the artists and programs per se, 30:46 it's about Jesus, lifting Him up. 30:48 Absolutely. 30:49 Now while he's up there we're going to ask him 30:51 to do "Everlasting God." 30:56 Isaiah 40:28-31 says, 30:59 "Do you not know? Have you not heard? 31:03 Yahweh is the everlasting God, the creator of the whole earth. 31:07 He never grows faints or weary. 31:10 There is no limit to His understanding. 31:13 He gives strength to the weary, 31:15 and He strengthens the powerless. 31:17 Youths may faint and grow weary, 31:19 and young men, they may stumble and fall. 31:23 But those who trust, 31:24 who wait upon the Lord will renew their strength. 31:28 They will soar on wings like eagles, 31:31 they will run and not grow weary, 31:33 they will walk and they will not faint." 31:43 Strength will rise as we wait upon the Lord 31:48 We will wait upon the Lord 31:51 Strength will rise as we wait upon the Lord 31:55 We will wait upon the Lord 31:57 Our God, You reign forever 32:03 Our hope, our Strong Deliverer 32:10 You are the everlasting God 32:14 The everlasting God 32:18 You do not faint You won't grow weary 32:24 You're the defender of the weak 32:28 You comfort those in need 32:32 You lift us up on wings like eagles 33:20 You are the everlasting God 33:25 The everlasting God 33:28 You do not faint You won't grow weary 33:34 You're the defender of the weak 33:38 You comfort those in need 33:42 You lift us up on the wings like eagles 34:07 Amen. 34:08 How do you like that? I love that. 34:10 It kind of get you in the praise and worship. 34:12 It does. Yeah. 34:14 Put you in that praise and worship zone, you know, 34:17 where you just want to lift up the name of Jesus. 34:18 Absolutely. 34:20 I had said right before the song, 34:21 we'll have him come back. 34:23 But I think while he is there, 34:24 we have should him do another one. 34:25 Let's get another one. 34:27 What do you think about that? 34:28 This one I really like, its call 'Center of My Joy'. 34:44 Jesus You're the center of my joy 34:53 All that's good and perfect comes from You 35:02 You're the source of my contentment 35:07 You're the hope for all I do 35:12 Jesus You're the center of my joy 35:20 Jesus You're the center of my joy 38:55 Amen. How beautiful. 38:57 Wasn't that beautiful? Absolutely. 38:58 It's so masterful, the way he join Jesu... 39:03 Center of My Joy and Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring. 39:06 Yeah, absolutely. That's just beautiful. 39:08 Tim is just a blessing. 39:11 Well, we're getting to hear him sing 39:13 more than we normally do. 39:14 Yeah. 39:15 While we love his singing, 39:17 I'd like to hear him play a song or two. 39:19 But sometimes he gets so moving around so much, 39:22 I think we're going to ask him, 39:24 Tim, if you want to take your coat off, 39:25 go ahead, right? 39:27 Just relax. 39:28 Okay. 39:29 Now, the next song says 39:31 'Moonlight Sonata and Lord's Prayer.' 39:33 So let's see how this goes. 39:35 Then I can't wait to hear the last song. 39:36 Oh, great. 39:37 We'll talk about it in a minute. 39:39 Awesome. 43:24 Amen. 43:25 No, he didn't. 43:27 That's all I have to say. 43:28 No, he didn't. 43:29 There is just, 43:31 the way he blended those songs together. 43:33 Absolutely beautiful. Just so masterful. 43:35 It took me nearly an hour to teach him that. 43:37 Right. Just kidding. 43:39 I am just kidding of course. 43:42 Now we had him take his shirt off for a reason. 43:45 He could have played that, I mean, 43:46 his coat off for a reason. 43:48 He could have played that with his coat on. 43:50 But I understand, this next song, 43:52 he may need some movement around here. 43:55 So our viewers will probably know it, 43:56 'Give me...' 43:58 Do you know this song? 43:59 Oh, 'Give Me That Old Time Religion.' 44:01 So let's listen to this one. 46:06 I am in shock still, what just has happened. 46:11 That is what you call an anointed gift. 46:14 Tim is not just a musician but he's an anointed musician. 46:19 And whenever I hear him play I said, 46:21 if I only took piano lessons 40 years ago, 46:24 I'd probably be able to play one of his songs. 46:27 Because this is more than just being able to read music, 46:29 this is about the flowing of the anointing. 46:32 And that really reminds me of old time religion. 46:35 What do you think, Danny? 46:36 Yeah, absolutely. 46:38 Now, Tim, we got your sitting back here. 46:39 You have to tell us. 46:41 Do you, for instance on a song like that, 46:44 like you took us places we didn't know 46:46 where you are going. 46:47 Now do you write that all out, 46:48 you memorize it or I have a feed on that 46:51 may have been just like off the cuff? 46:52 That was off the cuff. 46:54 Really? That truly was off the cuff. 46:56 There are a couple portions in there 46:57 that I had been working on 46:59 but when you asked me to come in here 47:01 and do some things, I said, let's just go for it. 47:05 You know, no better place to practice 47:08 than around the world, you know, right here on TV. 47:12 It's okay to be a professional in practice. 47:14 You know why I say that? 47:15 Because you talk to any doctor and he'll say, 47:18 "Oh, I've been practicing medicine for 40 years." 47:21 I'm like, "Well, I want a guy that's not practicing anymore." 47:24 You know I like the guy that's doing what they tell. 47:26 So it's okay that you're practicing the piano. 47:29 Thanks for your publicity. 47:31 After all of these years. And what an incredible gift. 47:33 Oh, for sure, for sure. 47:35 It's just, it just transports you, 47:37 you know, when you listen to Tim, 47:39 it just transports you to other heavenly places. 47:42 You know, this what we also mean about the craft 47:44 because lot of times you look at things 47:46 that happen in the world and they pull out their best. 47:49 But they don't have anything on God's anointed musicians 47:54 and people that minister. 47:56 And we are involved in an eternal industry 47:58 where we will get our reward. 48:01 We will get our golden crown 48:03 which will really be for the glory of God. 48:05 Isn't that amazing, that God gives you the gift 48:08 that really gives Him the glory. 48:10 And it's not about competition. 48:11 He gives you the gift that gives Him the glory. 48:14 And thank you, I mean, thank you, Tim. 48:16 Now I am really happy you're on my CD. 48:19 I might sell some more. Now, I am just kidding. 48:23 Speaking of that, we would like to ask you, 48:25 you know, publicly, we want to see you do a new CD 48:29 here at 3ABN studio, singing and playing, 48:32 whatever you want to do. 48:33 And then turn it into a DVD also. 48:36 But I want you to take, 48:37 we have just a few minutes left. 48:38 Tell us a little bit about 3ABN music channel Praise Him. 48:43 What are some of the dreams and visions 48:46 you see coming along here? 48:47 Sure. 48:49 Well, I think that when you talked to me, 48:51 we were traveling down the road in London 48:53 and you approached me about doing this. 48:56 And it totally caught me off guard, I was traveling, 49:00 I was already, I was working 49:01 with the Jim Brady Trio at the time. 49:04 And I, first of all, 49:08 I feel totally unqualified to do 49:13 what I'm being asked to do because number one, 49:15 I hardly can generally manage my own life 49:19 because I'm just a piano player I see. 49:22 But anyway, and then from, 49:25 for the whole idea of something this huge 49:28 is just, it's amazing to me. 49:30 So my idea is to truly 49:33 what we've been talking about here, 49:35 do quality music that glorifies God. 49:38 I mean, His word says, Christ said, if I be lifted up, 49:40 I will draw all men unto me. 49:42 All right. 49:43 So that is what, that's what this has to be about. 49:46 And so I encourage all of the, 49:48 the listeners to be praying for me. 49:51 I need your prayer because that's, 49:54 I can't do it without Christ. 49:56 And I'm going to be asking 49:57 a lot of my artist friends, songwriters, 50:01 we're going to be doing a lot of themes on hymns, 50:04 going back and knowing the stories behind the hymns. 50:07 Tell us about that a second. 50:08 That's one of the newest programs you'll do. 50:10 Right. 50:11 Well, that's, it's just been a dream of mine. 50:13 I grew up singing the hymns and a lot of churches 50:16 have gotten away from the hymn. 50:18 They're doing a lot of the praise and worship 50:20 which I love. 50:21 I love all styles of music, 50:22 but the hymns have spoken to me. 50:24 And I'll find myself riding my bicycle. 50:27 I remember, one day I was in a what we call a funk. 50:31 I was just in a bad mood and I remember starting to sing 50:35 "I'm living on a mountain underneath the cloudless sky 50:39 I'm feasting at the fountain that never will run dry." 50:41 All right. 50:42 And there's an old hymn says, 50:44 ''I am dwelling in Beulah Land." 50:47 So I... 50:49 And I think the hymns are brilliant 50:52 or any song that can get in your heart and you can be, 50:55 you mention of that earlier, how songs can get in you 50:59 and just come up at a moment that you need them. 51:00 That's right. 51:02 So, but with the hymns, I want to pay tribute to the writers, 51:06 the stories behind those songs are so wonderful, 51:10 how God can... 51:11 Again use songs to, the writer can have a story... 51:16 So you might do a one program on Fanny Crosby... 51:19 Right. Exactly. 51:21 And her background and history and some of the songs 51:23 that she's written that we know, 51:24 maybe some that we didn't know. 51:25 Right. 51:27 And do a number of writers like that. 51:29 Exactly. 51:30 So we'll make a series of programs. 51:32 And which makes it all that much more interesting 51:35 then when you sing the actual song, 51:37 when you find out about the writer. 51:39 Right. 51:40 And there are a lot of a new song writers 51:42 that have written some wonderful songs. 51:44 You were talking about the song 'Center of My Joy', 51:46 Richard Smallwood. 51:48 He has written several songs and there are brilliant writers 51:51 today that are writing, 51:52 and they have wonderful stories. 51:54 And I want to bring them in. 51:55 So we'll be having a program with the songwriters and us. 51:59 Oftentimes, songwriters aren't great singers 52:02 but they'll have a songs, 52:04 they'll have a singer that they prefer that has maybe done, 52:06 made some of their songs popular. 52:08 So we'll have those songs, songwriters 52:10 and the singer come in. 52:12 So I've got some wonderful ideas. 52:15 But all of it is just going to glorify God 52:17 and we're going to make it the best quality. 52:20 And I'm thrilled, I just, I'm thrilled 52:22 and boggled at the same time. 52:24 We're going to be able to bring the piano out some time 52:27 and just get this group of us here 52:29 and sing some of these old hymns. 52:31 That will be the first. 52:32 Other songs and then the folks at home, 52:34 you will be welcome to sing with us. 52:36 Right. 52:37 Will it be called Hymns Inspirationals? 52:40 We'll call on you when we need you. 52:43 I like that. I like that. I like that. 52:44 No, seriously. 52:47 Some of the production team here 52:49 and I went to a convention recently 52:51 and we saw some of the great technology 52:54 that they have invented that is going to help us 52:57 do some things 52:58 where we would love to do new this social media. 53:02 And to be able to, for the audience to call in 53:07 and or to Twitter, Facebook 53:10 connect with us live to where we can take requests. 53:13 So we are thrilled about some of the opportunities. 53:16 We're going to use technology, we're going to... 53:17 we're going to... 53:18 we're going to do everything we can. 53:20 Absolutely wonderful. 53:21 Well, we'll keep you informed about it too 53:23 because as this comes along. 53:25 We don't know how soon it will be on the air 53:27 but you'll be the first to know when we get there. 53:29 What, right now we're going to have to take a short break, 53:32 go to a newsbreak. 53:33 We'll come back for a closing thought. |
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