{"id":33654,"date":"2025-04-23T19:03:40","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T23:03:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/?p=33654"},"modified":"2025-04-23T21:01:14","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T01:01:14","slug":"worship-wednesday-songs-of-faith-american-idol-artists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/?p=33654","title":{"rendered":"Worship Wednesday – Songs of Faith – American Idol Artists"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Photo Credit: American Idol, Daily Citizen<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.”<\/em> – Matthew 5:14-16<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd I tell you, everyone who acknowledges me before men, the Son of Man also will acknowledge before the angels of God, but the one who denies me before men will be denied before the angels of God.”<\/em> – Luke 12:8-9<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

And with great power the apostles were giving their testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was upon them all. <\/em>– Acts 4:33<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

My husband and I are big fans of the TV show American Idol<\/a>. It’s a talent competition for hundreds of young people who audition from all over the US and around the world. The best of the best have the opportunity to perform before three celebrity judges: Lionel Richie<\/a>, Carrie Underwood<\/a>, and Luke Bryan<\/a>. 20 years ago, Carrie Underwood actually won American Idol herself…which launched her fantastic singing career. This is the hope of each contestant on the show – to win the competition and to make music their life’s work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This season’s contestants are now down from 20 (last week) to 14 finalists. For this special week, for the show on Easter evening, the producer and host Ryan Seacrest<\/a> highlighted the faith of the judges and many of the contestants with a show focused on Songs of Faith<\/a>. The judges all sang, as did the contestants, along with some guest entertainers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was a moving and inspiring evening. Below are just a few of the videos from the songs of faith <\/em>performances. Canaan James Hill<\/a> is one of the contestants, a 17y\/o from Dallas, Texas. He finished high school early as he pursued his dream (calling) to be a teaching pastor. He not only teaches the Bible, he also sings great worship songs to the Lord. In fact, I think every song he has sung during the competition has been focused on God. Have a listen and worship with Canaan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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