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Series Code: BBF
Program Code: BBF170005S
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00:03 Hi, I'm Billy Blackwood.
00:05 Through my years in music ministry, 00:07 I've had the privilege of meeting many great people 00:09 and making a lot of great friends. 00:14 Some have been friends for literally decades 00:15 and some have been more recent. 00:19 It's my hope that you will enjoy 00:20 getting a glimpse behind the scenes 00:22 and into the real lives of my friends. 00:25 Sit back and enjoy as you watch Billy Blackwood and Friends. 00:33 Hi, I'm Billy Blackwood. 00:34 Welcome to Billy Blackwood and Friends. 00:36 My guest today is my friend, Yvonne Lewis. 00:40 Wait till you hear this girl sing. 00:42 If you are not familiar with Yvonne and her career 00:44 you're in for a treat today. 00:46 Some folks have heard your voice 00:49 in times that they didn't even know it. 00:50 They may not know you, 00:52 but they certainly know your voice. 00:53 And I know you've had, God has used you 00:56 and allowed you to sing in some pretty special places. 01:01 What'd you tell some of our viewers today, 01:03 just... 01:04 I mean, go ahead, 01:06 you have permission to name drop, okay. 01:07 Just go ahead and name drop 01:10 because it's a pretty impressive list. 01:12 Well, the Lord has allowed me to sing, 01:16 and to do jingles and background vocals. 01:19 So I did background vocals for, 01:22 you know, the song just the two of us, 01:24 just the two of us 01:26 that and... 01:28 We can make it every time, just the two. 01:31 Yes. I'm sorry. 01:32 I shouldn't know that song, 01:34 but I do. 01:36 And fame, you know, I'm gonna live forever. 01:39 Acceptance. 01:40 We are by the grace of God, we're gonna live forever. 01:42 I sang with Luther Vandross and Whitney Houston 01:45 and Roberta Flack and Quincy Jones and just did, 01:49 and then I didn't jingles 01:51 like Burger King, Pizza Hut, Folgers coffee, 01:55 Kentucky fried chicken, Wrigley's spearmint gum, 01:58 just a lot of different jingles and stuff. 02:00 And it was great. 02:01 It was a great opportunity 02:04 to meet some really nice people. 02:06 You do realize we only have like about 30 minutes. 02:08 Would it be easier to tell us who you haven't sung with? 02:12 Because you have been with some heavy hitters. 02:15 Well, it was a blessing. 02:18 And what a great, a great tool, a great gift God has given you 02:22 and using it for His glory now. 02:24 And can I ask you, there's a song that 02:27 I had not heard until I heard you do it in rehearsal 02:31 called just once more. 02:33 Can you tell me a little bit about that song 02:35 and then sing it for us? 02:36 Oh, sure. Okay. 02:37 So that song was written by my friend Halloran Hill. 02:41 This song just once more 02:42 really captures the Christian walk 02:45 because we make mistakes 02:46 and we mess up, 02:49 but thank God we have a high priest 02:52 that can be touched 02:53 with the feeling of our infirmities. 02:54 And so we can go to Him 02:56 and come boldly to the throne of grace 02:59 where we can obtain mercy 03:01 and find grace to help in time of need. 03:03 We get to that point where we've messed up, 03:05 where we've promised God something, 03:08 and we break that promise. 03:09 And then we try again and we break that promise. 03:12 We were like, Lord, please. 03:13 I just need you to forgive me just once more. 03:16 And that's what the song is about. 03:18 It's really the Christian walk and how we are to come to God, 03:23 to come to Jesus. 03:24 We can come to Jesus with anything. 03:26 There's nothing too great 03:28 or too small to come to Him 03:29 with and just say, 03:31 "Lord, I blew it. I'm sorry." 03:33 You know, if people haven't heard this, 03:35 I want them to hear what I heard in rehearsal 03:39 just before we started the program today. 03:41 As Yvonne makes her way to the microphone, 03:44 listen and let this message touch your heart 03:47 just once more. 04:10 Here I am again 04:14 I'm on my knees again 04:18 But these are different tints 04:22 From a brand new set of scars 04:26 Now they may look the same 04:30 But these are not the same 04:35 These are dirty tints 04:38 So I can't see where you are 04:43 But I pray you'll understand 04:46 And I pray you'll take my hand 04:51 And I pray there Is still a place 04:54 In the shelter of your grace 04:59 I know I don't deserve 05:02 Another chance 05:05 But I'm sorry, 05:08 I blew it 05:10 I failed you once again 05:15 All the things I said I was 05:18 I haven't been, 05:21 And I'm all that 05:24 You've heard this 05:27 A million times before 05:32 But I need you to forgive me 05:37 just once more 05:39 Oh, I need you to forgive me 05:46 Now I make promises 05:49 Lots of promises 05:55 Tide will float the sand 05:58 So they never last for long 06:02 And I am ashamed to ask 06:06 But I have just ask O Lord 06:11 May I start again 06:14 Will you carry me back home? 06:19 Will you look beyond the sin? 06:22 To the helpless fool within 06:26 Can you take what I have abused 06:29 And make a better vessel you can use 06:34 I admit I don't deserve 06:38 No chance 06:41 Oh, but I'm sorry, 06:44 I blew it 06:47 I failed you once again 06:50 All the things I said I was 06:54 I haven't been 06:57 And I know that 07:00 You've heard this 07:03 A million times before 07:09 But I need you to forgive me 07:12 Just once more 07:21 Can you look beyond the sin? 07:24 To this helpless fool within 07:29 Can you take what I have abused 07:32 And make a better vessel You can use 07:36 I agree 07:38 I don't deserve another chance 07:43 Oh, Lord, I'm sorry 07:46 I believe it 07:49 I have failed you ones again 07:52 All the things I said I was 07:56 I haven't been 08:00 I know that 08:02 You've heard this 08:05 A million times before 08:11 But I need you to forgive me 08:14 Just once more 08:17 I said I need you 08:20 To forgive me 08:23 Just once more, 08:25 Just once more 08:30 I need you to 08:34 Forgive me 08:39 Just once more 09:05 Is that a great song or what? 09:07 And more than just a great song 09:09 and a great performance, which it was, 09:12 what a great truth. 09:13 I'm just going to, I don't know anything to be, 09:15 but just real at least most of the time, 09:18 and I have grown up in, 09:22 in Christian music and gospel music. 09:24 My dad was a renounce singer. 09:25 My dad won nine Grammy awards in his life 09:28 for his vocal performance. 09:30 So I know good singing when I hear it. 09:32 I've grown up in an industry and in a professional setting 09:36 where I don't pretend to be one of those kind of singers, 09:40 but I know when I hear them. 09:41 And you know, I've known about you, 09:45 but as I've really gotten to hear you just in, 09:49 in the rehearsals today, 09:50 as we were getting sound checks and things. 09:52 Oh my goodness, what a talent. 09:55 And, now I realize why you've been 09:57 on all the things you've been on, 09:59 all the jingles and McDonald's. 10:00 And so just, I mean, I know, 10:03 I know you, and I know you're not one 10:04 to talk about that really, 10:08 but you kind of downplayed that 10:10 and I understand 'cause you're a humble person 10:12 and you don't want to, you know, I get that. 10:15 But as a, you know, when people see you, 10:20 like they're seeing you now on TV 10:21 and they go, you know, 10:23 well, I'm not sure who this is. 10:25 It helps honestly to legitimize 10:29 why we're here and why we're doing 10:31 what we're doing when you share that. 10:34 And then you, well, we'll do that first. 10:37 And then we'll, we'll go beyond. 10:39 We'll take the next step once you do that. 10:41 But like gold records and awards and things. 10:44 What do you have hanging on your, 10:46 I don't know if you have them hanging on your wall 10:48 or in your closet or where they are? 10:50 Well, they're not on the wall right now, 10:53 but I guess we'll put them up on the wall, 10:56 but Grover Washington Jr. 10:58 who did just the two of us. 11:01 And I did Whitney Houston's very first album 11:06 and her song how will I know. 11:08 I was singing on that 11:10 and Luther Vandross never too much. 11:14 I've had the chance to sing with 11:16 just so many amazing artists 11:19 and yet, really, and yet, 11:21 so many people think that that life 11:23 is just the be all and end all, 11:26 and it just solves everything, 11:28 well, it doesn't, 11:30 because what happens is 11:31 there's an emptiness in your soul, 11:34 so you can make money. 11:35 I mean, I love doing the jingles 11:37 'cause I made a lot of money 11:38 and I had all the accoutrements of wealth over here, 11:42 but over here there was so much missing. 11:45 And I just realized 11:49 through not on my own, 11:50 like I just came to the Lord, the Holy Spirit 11:53 just drew me back to Him, 11:56 but all of that, all of the wealth 11:59 and I was never famous per se. 12:02 And I enjoy that part 12:03 because my famous friends couldn't do anything. 12:06 They couldn't go to the store. 12:07 They couldn't go to the store, 12:08 you know, but I was able to do the things 12:11 I wanted to do and still have money too. 12:13 So it was fine with me, you know, 12:15 but it's not enough 12:20 to have all of those things. 12:22 And so, I share what I did 12:27 so that people can know that this is better, 12:30 serving Jesus is better. 12:32 Absolutely. 12:33 All of that over there was my former life. 12:36 And I'm thankful to God that I had it, 12:38 but this where I am right now 12:41 doing what I'm doing right now, 12:43 this is why I was placed on this planet 12:46 to do the work that I'm doing now, 12:48 so I'm happy. 12:49 You know, growing up in music like I did 12:54 and it was around a lot of people like you, 12:58 I didn't have the, 13:00 the musical career necessarily that, 13:02 you know, like you had actually singing with him. 13:04 But Elvis Presley 13:07 was a big fan of the Blackwood Brothers. 13:09 And I traveled with his show for a couple of years 13:11 as part of an opening act. 13:13 And you talk about, 13:14 you know, being in that environment 13:16 and people who, you know, 13:19 idolized him would think, well, 13:22 Hey, you had the world by the tail. 13:23 You know, you're traveling on the road with Elvis Presley 13:25 and hanging out at his house. 13:26 And you know, 13:29 I tell people, 13:32 I've gotten to do a lot of exciting things 13:34 and you could say the same thing. 13:36 I met a lot of exciting people, 13:38 but there's no one more exciting to Jesus. 13:41 There you go. 13:43 He's the most exciting person you'll ever meet. 13:45 He's the best friend you'll ever have, 13:47 is the only savior you'll ever need. 13:48 That's right. 13:50 And you know, those things are not, 13:53 things are not necessarily bad, 13:55 meeting those people 13:56 and getting to do those exciting things. 13:58 There's nothing wrong with that, 14:00 unless that becomes an idol in your life. 14:01 Right. 14:03 But when you just compare it to life 14:06 serving Jesus and ministering 14:10 and doing what you do now 14:11 and doing what I get to do now, 14:13 it just doesn't, 14:15 it doesn't get any better than this. 14:16 It doesn't. 14:18 When you know God is using you 14:20 and speaking through you and singing through you 14:22 and touching people's hearts. 14:25 I've just, it, 14:26 it just doesn't get any better than that. 14:28 It doesn't, it's so rich. 14:29 It's so rich. It's so rich. 14:31 And for those who don't know him, 14:34 you know, you can't... 14:35 It's like, okay, I'm a foodie, right? 14:37 So it's like describing like 14:39 this really great piece of cake, 14:41 you know, it just tastes really good. 14:43 You just, you can't really describe it, 14:45 but it's good, like Campbell's. 14:48 So, oh, taste and see that the Lord is good. 14:52 You just need to try Him. 14:55 Just try Him. 14:56 There's nothing that compares to knowing Jesus. 15:01 Well, you haven't rested on your laurels 15:06 and just said, well, I did all this 15:07 and now I'm gonna just sit back. 15:11 You continue to sing as we've already heard. 15:13 But... 15:16 There's a song that you did in rehearsal that 15:20 so powerful, 15:21 praise His Holy name, 15:23 that, you know, 15:27 your voice is on radio still today 15:31 and sing it backup for famous people 15:33 and on commercials. 15:34 But you know, 15:35 your greatest work is what you're doing now. 15:38 Praise the Lord. 15:39 And this song, 15:41 I'm just saying 15:44 it just doesn't get any better than this. 15:46 Praise the Lord. 15:48 Listen as Yvonne Lewis sings for you, 15:50 Praise His Holy Name. 16:21 Praise the Lord 16:27 From whom all blessings flow 16:34 For He has washed 16:40 And made me white 16:45 As snow 16:49 I'm redeemed 16:55 From all my sin and shame 17:02 For now 17:04 And forever 17:10 Praise His holy name 17:17 Praise 17:19 His holy name 17:24 Praise 17:26 His holy name 17:30 To God be the glory 17:34 Now and forever 17:38 Praise His holy name 18:07 God is great 18:13 And greatly to be praised 18:20 Above 18:23 All others 18:28 Let His name be raised 18:34 Saints 18:37 And angels 18:42 Evermore proclaim 18:47 That He alone 18:51 is worthy 18:55 Praise 18:57 His holy name 19:02 Praise His holy name 19:09 Praise His holy name 19:15 To God be the glory 19:19 Now and forever 19:23 Praise His holy name 19:30 Praise 19:32 His holy name 19:37 Praise 19:39 His holy name 19:44 To God be the glory 19:50 To God be the glory 19:57 To God be the glory 20:02 Now and forever 20:12 Praise 20:14 His holy name 20:25 Praise His holy name 20:29 Praise His name 20:33 Praise His holy name 20:36 Praise His name 20:45 To God be the glory 20:49 Now and forever 20:53 Praise 20:55 His holy name 21:14 Wow. 21:17 I am just gonna guess the angels are jealous. 21:21 They're just... 21:23 You know, sometimes I wonder 21:24 if God just tells the angels, Hey, y'all watch this. 21:26 This is going to be really good. 21:28 I think He just did. 21:30 Yvonne, tell us what you're doing now? 21:32 Okay. 21:33 Just up to speed. Okay good. 21:35 So the Lord, 21:37 Oh, okay. 21:38 I don't even know where to start. 21:40 I was able to come out here 21:43 and get interviewed about a book I had written. 21:46 Danny Shelton interviewed me 21:49 and they had had this network 21:52 that had just never taken off. 21:54 So it just kind of laid dormant for a while 21:57 called Dare to Dream. 21:58 Okay. 22:00 And Dare to Dream is 24/7 Christian programming 22:03 designed with urban audiences in mind. 22:07 So we have programming on everything 22:10 from health to relationships, 22:12 to money management, 22:13 to even a program by for ex-offenders 22:19 hosted by an ex-offender 22:21 because there's just so much going on. 22:24 And so to me whether, Bill, this is like, 22:27 this is why I was placed here 22:29 because the Lord has allowed me to get these programs together 22:34 and put them on the air. 22:36 And if you wanna see that, 22:38 viewer, you can go to d2dnetwork.tv 22:42 and watch 24/7 programming on all different topics. 22:47 And people need the law. 22:50 There's so many people who are hurting 22:52 and they're wondering, 22:53 how do I live out my Christianity? 22:56 And you have a new recording out. 22:58 I do. I do. 22:59 It's called... 23:01 With all the songs that people are hearing today. 23:02 Yes. 23:04 It's called Magnify Him. 23:05 And it's all about lifting up the name of Jesus 23:08 and magnifying Him 23:09 because He is worthy to be praised. 23:11 As the host of the show, 23:13 I guess I can kind of call the shots. 23:14 There you go. 23:17 So I'm gonna ask 23:18 if we can do a song together. 23:20 Oh, I'd love it. 23:22 I like the old hymns, 23:24 In The Garden is one of my favorites. 23:25 My dad used to... 23:27 I used to love to hear my dad sing In The Garden. 23:28 Could we do In The Garden? I would love it. 23:31 Let's do that. 23:32 And thank you again so much 23:35 for being a guest today. 23:39 Only eternity will tell 23:40 the people's lives who have been impacted 23:43 and people who've responded Christ today 23:45 because of what they've seen. 23:47 And if you're watching 23:49 and you don't know Christ as your savior, 23:52 that's why we're here. 23:53 That's what this is really all about. 23:56 We use the gifts and talents 23:58 that people have 24:00 and their testimonies in their lives 24:02 and their talent and their time. 24:04 But it's all for the purpose 24:07 of sharing faith in Jesus Christ, 24:09 because He is the only answer to life's questions. 24:13 Thank you so much for watching today. 24:15 I'm Billy Blackwood and my precious guest 24:18 Yvonne Lewis. 24:19 And we're gonna make our way over to the set 24:22 to sing one of our favorite old hymns In The Garden 24:25 while our friend Tim Parton plays for us. 24:29 So thank you for watching today. 24:30 God bless you. 24:44 I come to the garden 24:50 Alone 24:55 While the dew 24:59 Is still on 25:01 The roses 25:06 And the voice I hear 25:12 Falling on my ear 25:18 The Son of God 25:23 Discloses 25:30 And He walks 25:35 With me 25:36 And He talks 25:39 With me 25:42 And He tells me 25:45 I am his own 25:51 And the joy we share 25:56 As we tarry there 26:03 None other 26:06 Has ever known 26:20 He speaks 26:23 And the sound of His voice 26:29 Is so sweet 26:33 The birds hush 26:36 Their singing 26:41 And the melody 26:46 That He gave to me 26:50 Within my heart 26:57 Is ringing 27:03 And He walks 27:07 With me 27:09 And He talks with me 27:14 And He tells me 27:17 I am his own 27:23 And the joy we share 27:29 As we tarry there 27:37 None other 27:42 Has ever 27:48 Known |
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