Participants: Danita Jones (Host), Lyndon Carriger (Host), Deidre Robinson, Michael Harris
Series Code: MGNH
Program Code: MGNH000039A
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00:19 Hello and welcome to Magnify Him.
00:22 I'm Danita Jones 00:23 and I'm Lyndon Carriger 00:25 Psalm 13:6 says, "I will sing unto the Lord 00:27 because He hath dealt bountifully with me. " 00:30 Today, we're going to meet some artists 00:33 that have something to sing about. 00:35 We certainly are, Lyndon, 00:36 and we cannot wait for them 00:37 to share their ministry with you. 00:39 For sure, as you listen to these artists, 00:42 think about what God has given to you... to sing about. 00:45 Magnify the Lord the King Magnify Him. 00:54 I am pleased to welcome Ms. Deidre Robinson 00:58 to Magnify Him today, 01:00 it's good to have you with us 01:02 you know I love a back story 01:05 of how artists actually get started, 01:08 so you know... I'm going to ask you that question 01:10 how did you start in music? 01:12 Well, I'm told that I've been singing 01:14 since before I could talk... Okay... 01:17 and I have continued to sing all of my life 01:20 and right on up until college 01:23 I sang with the Oakwood University Aeolians 01:25 and with that group I got to travel the world 01:28 I bet you did... 01:29 and it was amazing... and then I moved to Orlando, Florida 01:33 where I have lived for many, many years 01:36 and worked in healthcare for a long time 01:40 but I would always sing at church, different functions, 01:44 everything, and then a few years ago 01:46 I just felt a calling from the Lord 01:48 to use... not just my gifts in the administrative area 01:53 in healthcare but also, my gift in music 01:56 to really glorify and magnify His name. 01:59 Now that's a... 02:01 you said you worked in healthcare 02:02 that's a big jump from healthcare to music 02:05 how did you decide to do that? 02:08 Well, like I said, I had been singing for so many years 02:12 and many of my colleagues heard me sing and they said, 02:15 "What are you doing, sitting behind a desk? 02:17 You need to be out really sharing that gift 02:19 telling people about the love of God and His saving grace" 02:23 and so, I felt compelled to really be able to say, 02:28 "Okay Lord, I'm willing to step out on faith and sing for you. " 02:32 Okay, so, you're going to sing for us today 02:35 and what are some of the songs that you're going to be singing? 02:37 Today, I'm going to be singing a song 02:40 that's titled "Alabaster Box. " 02:43 Oh, that's a very good one, what's the other one? 02:46 The other one is, "That Name" 02:48 both of those songs have special meaning to me 02:51 and I just... I love them and I love ministering them 02:55 to other people because 02:56 they also touched the hearts and lives of many 02:59 so that they can know that they're forgiven 03:02 and Christ loves them too. 03:04 Yeah, those are staples of gospel music 03:06 well, I haven't heard you sing yet... so I cannot wait... 03:10 everybody... Ms. Deidre Robinson is going to 03:14 bless our souls today on Magnify Him. 03:16 Music playing... 03:24 ooooh... ooooh 03:33 music playing 03:39 some more music 03:45 more music 03:51 more music playing 04:00 The room grew still as she made her way to Jesus 04:08 She stumbles through the tears that made her blind 04:15 She felt such pain 04:19 Some spoke in anger 04:22 Heard folks whisper 04:25 "There's no place here for her kind" 04:31 Still on she came 04:34 through the shame that flushed her face 04:40 Until at last she knelt before His feet 04:46 And though she spoke no words, 04:50 everything she said was heard 04:53 As she poured her love for the Master 04:58 from her box of alabaster 05:03 I've come to pour 05:08 my praise on Him like oil 05:13 From Mary's alabaster box 05:19 Don't be angry if I wash His feet with my tears 05:28 and I dry them with my hair 05:34 You weren't there the night He found me 05:43 You did not feel what I felt 05:47 when He wrapped His love all around me 05:52 And you don't know the cost of the oil 05:57 in my alabaster box. 06:04 I can't forget the way life used to be 06:14 I was a prisoner to the sin that had me bound 06:21 I spent my days 06:26 pouring my life without measure 06:29 Into a little treasure box I thought I found 06:36 Until the day when Jesus came to me 06:44 And filled my soul with the wonder of His touch 06:52 So now I'm giving back to Him all the praise He's worthy of 06:58 I've been forgiven and that's why 07:04 I love Him so much 07:09 I've come to pour my praise on Him like oil 07:18 From Mary's alabaster box 07:25 Don't be angry if I wash His feet with my tears 07:32 And I dry them with my hair... 07:39 my hair... 07:41 You weren't there 07:44 The night Jesus found me 07:48 You did not feel what I felt 07:51 when He wrapped His loving arms 07:55 around me 07:57 And you don't know the cost of the oil 08:05 No, you don't know the cost of my praise 08:10 You don't know the cost of the oil 08:18 in my Alabaster 08:23 box... 08:31 oooh oooh oooh... 08:40 There is power in the name of Jesus 08:45 There is healing in the name of Jesus. 08:49 There is deliverance in the name of Jesus. 08:53 There is just something about that name... 08:57 Music playing 09:04 more music 09:12 There is a name 09:15 that is so precious, 09:19 A name so wonderful to me. 09:25 This name is worthy of all praises. 09:33 Because of Him, 09:36 I am made free. 09:40 That name is Jesus, 09:44 oh how I love Him. 09:47 The one who gave, 09:50 His life for me. 09:54 Because of love, 09:57 so unconditional, 10:01 I do have life, 10:04 eternally. 10:13 music playing 10:21 This name speaks peace, 10:25 unto my storm clouds, 10:28 This name speaks calm, 10:32 unto my fears. 10:35 And when I feel, 10:38 that no one loves me. 10:42 His loving presence is 10:46 so near. 10:49 That name is Jesus, 10:53 oh how I love Him. 10:56 The One who gave, 11:00 His life for me. 11:03 Because of love, 11:06 so unconditional, 11:10 I do have life, 11:13 eternally. 11:18 Praise that name! 11:25 Praise that name... 11:32 Praise that name 11:40 Praise that name! 11:47 Someday I'll leave, 11:52 this earthly dwelling, 11:56 Through time and space, 11:59 my soul will soar. 12:03 And I will finally see, 12:08 the face of my Jesus. 12:11 And praise that name, 12:14 forevermore! 12:19 That name is Jesus, 12:22 oh how I love Him! 12:26 The One who gave, 12:31 His life for me! 12:36 Because of love, 12:41 so unconditional, 12:45 I do have life, 12:48 eternally. 12:53 Ooooooh... 12:57 Matchless is that name! 13:02 Oh, glorious is that name! 13:09 Oh, wonderful is that name! 13:16 Let's all praise 13:23 that 13:25 name... 13:29 name! 13:33 Magnify the Lord the King Magnify Him 13:42 I am so excited today to have Michael Harris from Arizona 13:47 to join us here on Magnify Him 13:50 thank you so much for being with us today. 13:52 Thank you, I'm very excited to be here. 13:54 You have an awesome testimony 13:57 that we were talking about earlier in the Green Room, 13:59 would you please share that with us? 14:01 Well, you know for years I was addicted to drugs 14:04 as a young man 14:05 growing up on the South Side of Chicago 14:08 and I got to the point where I just... 14:10 got tired of hurting people, people who I loved the most. 14:12 One morning I woke up and I looked in the mirror at myself 14:15 and I saw what I had finally become 14:17 then I cried out, "Dear God, what have I done to myself? 14:20 I tried to stop using drugs so many times 14:22 on my own finite strength but I can't seem to do it 14:24 I need your divine power to come into my life. " 14:27 And you know, all of my friends had left me, 14:29 and deserted me, and I felt lost and all alone, 14:32 but there was One who never... never left me 14:34 yet when I was living in sin He was always there with me 14:39 and I've never gone to any Programs ever in my life 14:43 the moment I cried out to Him, 14:44 He began to pull me up out of the miry clay 14:46 I'd never gone to an AA Program, 14:48 I had never gone to a 12-step Program, 14:50 I took what I called the One-Step Program 14:53 with Jesus... He came into my life 14:54 and He began to give me a new life 14:57 and I'm not the man I was yesterday 14:59 but I pray that tomorrow I'm not the same as I am today 15:03 God has really blessed me. 15:05 That is incredible and it is our hope 15:07 that in a Program like this 15:09 that you'll be able to inspire someone 15:11 to be able to have the same testimony 15:13 and you have some exciting news you told me about too 15:15 you're a newlywed, 15:16 you just were recently married 15:18 that is very exciting. 15:19 Yes, yes, I married a young lady in the Hawaiian Islands 15:22 so... and her name is Lynton. 15:24 That is awesome, well you have two songs 15:26 you're going to sing for us today 15:27 you're going to sing "Your Grace and Mercy" 15:29 what's the other one? "Redeemed" 15:30 Redeemed... so... Ladies and Gentlemen... 15:32 I'm not who I once was... That is awesome... 15:34 Ladies and Gentlemen, Michael Harris. 15:37 Music playing... 15:45 more music... 15:54 some more music... 16:02 Seems like all I could see was the struggle 16:10 Haunted by ghosts 16:16 that lived in my past 16:22 Bound up and shackles 16:27 of all my failures 16:35 Wondering how long 16:39 is this gonna last 16:43 Then you look at this prisoner 16:48 and say to me, "Son, stop fighting a fight 16:53 that's all already been won" 16:59 I am redeemed, 17:04 You set me free 17:11 So I'll shake of these heavy chains 17:15 And wipe away every stain, 17:17 'cause I'm not who I used to be 17:22 I am redeemed, 17:28 I'm redeemed 17:34 All my life I've been called unworthy 17:43 Named by the voice of my 17:49 shame and regrets 17:54 But when I hear your whisper, 17:57 "Child, lift up your head" 18:01 Then I remember, oh God, You're not done with me yet 18:10 I am redeemed, 18:16 You set me free 18:22 So I'll shake off these heavy chains 18:25 And wipe away every stain, 18:28 'cause I'm not who I used to be 18:32 Because I don't have to be 18:36 that old man inside of me 18:39 his day is long dead and gone 18:43 Because I've got a new name, 18:47 a new life, I'm not the same 18:50 With a hope that will carry me home 18:55 I am redeemed, 19:00 You set me free 19:04 So I'll shake off these heavy chains 19:10 and wipe away every stain, 19:12 'cause I'm not who I used to be 19:17 I am redeemed, 19:22 You set me free 19:26 So I'll shake off these heavy chains 19:32 And wipe away every stain, 19:35 I'm not who I used to be 19:39 I said, I'm not who I used to be 19:45 Because, I'm not who I used to be 19:51 I am redeemed 19:57 I'm redeemed 20:04 Thank God I'm redeemed. 20:14 Sometimes I say to myself, 20:16 "Were it not for His grace, where would I be?" 20:19 I would probably still 20:20 be addicted to drugs and alcohol today, 20:23 but by His grace and His mercy I'm here 20:26 worshipping Him with you. 20:27 Music playing 20:34 more music 20:41 some more music 20:43 Your grace and mercy, 20:49 bought me through 20:56 I'm living this moment 21:04 because of You 21:11 I want to thank you, 21:18 and praise You too 21:25 Your grace and mercy, 21:32 brought me through 21:39 Your grace and mercy, 21:46 brought me through 21:53 I'm living this moment 21:59 because of You 22:07 I... I want to thank You Lord, 22:14 and praise You too 22:19 Your grace... Your grace and mercy, 22:28 brought me through 22:34 Thank You, 22:37 for saving 22:42 a wretched sinner like me 22:48 To tell the world that 22:53 salvation is free 22:59 There were times when 23:05 when old Michael just wouldn't do right 23:12 But grace and mercy watched 23:15 over me... over me... 23:20 Both day 23:23 Both day and night 23:26 Your grace 23:31 Your grace and mercy, 23:36 brought me through 23:41 I'm living 23:45 this very moment 23:50 because of You 23:55 I... 23:58 I want to thank You Lord, 24:02 thank You Lord, 24:06 and praise You too 24:08 Your grace 24:12 Your grace and mercy 24:17 brought me through 24:22 Justice 24:25 Justice demanded, 24:29 that we should die 24:34 But grace and mercy said 24:38 Oh no... 24:43 we've already paid the price 24:48 I was once blind, 24:52 but now I thank God I can see 24:58 'cause grace and mercy came 25:03 came along 25:08 oh... and rescued me 25:12 Does anybody know what I'm talking about here? 25:14 Your grace 25:19 Your grace and mercy 25:23 brought me through 25:28 I'm living 25:32 each and every moment 25:36 because of You 25:43 I... 25:47 I want to thank You Lord 25:50 thank You Lord 25:53 and praise You too 25:55 Your grace 25:59 Your grace and mercy 26:03 Your grace 26:06 and mercy 26:08 Your grace 26:10 Your grace and mercy... 26:14 Brought me 26:19 Brought me through 26:22 through... 26:24 Magnify Him 26:30 Wow! Lyndon... time flew by... 26:33 and I can't believe it's almost over? 26:35 Well, you know the saying, 26:37 "Time flies when you're having... 26:39 fun... " and that is absolutely correct 26:42 and our Artists today... what amazing testimonies! 26:45 You know, I was so encouraged by Mr. Michael Harris 26:48 he was willing to share that testimony 26:50 about being delivered from drugs 26:52 and a lot of people sometimes, 26:53 would be embarrassed to talk about that, 26:55 but the fact... that he is willing to share that 26:57 because we know that there's probably somebody 26:59 watching today that needs to hear that 27:02 and know that you know what? 27:03 Just keep going and stay encouraged 27:05 God can surely deliver you 27:07 and the fact that he's using his ministry in song to do that 27:10 is simply amazing! 27:11 Praise the Lord, and you know 27:12 Sister Deidre Robinson... 27:14 she has a powerful testimony as well 27:16 just leaving her... Healthcare Executive job... 27:21 to do singing full time... 27:23 we need to really keep her lifted up in prayer. 27:25 Absolutely... 27:27 that leap of faith sometimes 27:28 is what people need to do 27:30 in order to do ministries for God 27:31 and you have an opportunity to use your singing ministry 27:34 for God, here on Magnify Him. 27:37 Yeah, if you'd like to be a featured Artist on Magnify Him, 27:40 please send a copy of your work 27:41 via e-mail to yvonne. lewis@3abn. org 27:47 or you can mail submissions to Dr. Yvonne Lewis 27:51 c/o 3ABN, Post Box 220, West Frankfort, Illinois 62896. 27:57 So we have to go 27:58 but we hope that you join us again as we Magnify Him. |
Revised 2015-11-09