Participants: Danita Jones (Host), Lyndon Carriger (Host), Sanders Family, Cleveland Hobdy
Series Code: MGNH
Program Code: MGNH000042A
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00:01 Magnify the Lord with me
00:04 Magnify the Lord 00:08 Jesus alone is worthy 00:11 Magnify Him. 00:19 Hello and welcome to "Magnify Him." 00:22 I am Danita Jones. And my name is Lyndon Carriger. 00:25 Psalms 98:1 says, 00:27 "O sing unto the Lord a new song, 00:29 for He has done marvelous things." 00:32 And we have some artists today 00:34 that are coming to sing a new song 00:37 and I'm so excited Lyndon, I think I may sing something. 00:40 Wait a minute now, I told before, 00:43 you're the host of the show not a featured artist. 00:46 That may be true but you know what, 00:47 God has been so good to us 00:49 that sometimes it just makes you want to sing. 00:51 He has been good, hasn't He? Yes, absolutely. 00:53 Well, we're gonna go ahead and listen to these artists. 00:56 So sit back and relax as we magnify Him. 01:02 Magnify the Lord with me 01:05 Magnify Him. 01:10 I am so excited about this next group 01:13 that you're going to meet on our program. 01:15 You know, I'm a believer 01:16 that some of the greatest harmonies can from family. 01:20 And you're about to meet a fantastic family, 01:22 not just one two three or four by we have seven members 01:25 of the great Sanders Family here. 01:27 Welcome Sanders Family to our program. 01:29 Thank you. 01:31 Let's hear some names and ages 01:32 because we got a lot of kids here, 01:34 but tell me your name. 01:35 Cameron and I'm 11. 01:37 I'm Jeanne, I'm 18. 01:39 I'm Dad and I'm 25. 01:43 I'm Stephanie, I'm mom. 01:44 I'm Deon and I'm 17. 01:46 I'm Janice and I'm 18. 01:47 Hi, I'm Elijah and I'm 15. 01:49 Wow, we have a guitar 01:50 that we're gonna be able to hear little later. 01:52 Now, first I want to hear you were talking with me earlier 01:54 before the recording started 01:56 that you all are a blended family. 01:57 I would love to hear little bit more about 01:59 how you all came together 02:00 and how we added all this greatness together. 02:04 Well, I was a student at Southern 02:06 and my husband was a guest singer at Orchid Park, 02:09 where we are members and he fell in love. 02:11 We were married and we've been married for 13 years. 02:14 That is wonderful 02:15 and we have this great family that came together. 02:17 Now what point did you realize, "Hey, we have something here. 02:20 We could actually start singing together." 02:22 How did that come about? 02:23 Well, always being that my family-- 02:26 being raised in a family that was a musical family. 02:29 Music, singing, writing was just something we always did. 02:32 Once my wife and I got married, 02:34 she had two little girls, I had two little boys, 02:36 we got married and I thought, 02:37 I m starting to listening to these kids sing, 02:38 we'd have family worship. 02:40 So I would teach them parts in family worship 02:41 and I thought, man, these kids, 02:42 we could actually, you know, use them as a group 02:44 and it just started from family worship. 02:46 Singing at family worship. 02:48 That is amazing and I know you all do a lot of traveling. 02:50 Where're some of the places 02:51 that you were able to take your family 02:53 and that here or around the world 02:54 or in the United States? 02:56 Let's see, all over the country. 02:59 California, Oregon, Michigan, Washington, Illinois, 03:04 South Caroline, North Caroline, Virginia, Ohio, Mississippi, 03:09 Alabama, Georgia, all over, all over. 03:10 And that seems like a great thing 03:12 to able to expose everybody to that kind of traveling. 03:14 I want to hear from one of the kids now. 03:15 What's it like to be in a family 03:18 that sings as amazingly as you all do? 03:21 Well, it's actually really good. 03:23 Its good way to teach us to focus 03:25 and how to pay attention and how to-- 03:29 you have to practice a lot, so it teaches us how, 03:33 I guess to-- I guess practice makes perfect 03:37 and that's a good thing and also in our studies. 03:39 It helps us to be stabilized and grow and it's really cool. 03:43 That's awesome. 03:45 Now who does most of the arranging 03:46 in a lot of the songs or the writing that you all do? 03:48 Dad. 03:50 You do, dad does. That is awesome. 03:51 Twenty five-year-old dad 03:52 does most of the arranging, that's right. 03:54 And how does that go about? 03:56 Do you just hear it your head at first and you say, 03:58 my family can do this that something 04:00 that comes to you in your head? 04:02 Well, when it comes to arranging 04:04 other peoples' songs 04:05 it happens like I'll hear and say, 04:07 "Man, I bet that song will sound good but this song, 04:08 then he has this piece," so I just it add it and say, 04:10 "hey guys, listen to this." 04:12 And my sons will pick it up and they'll play it 04:13 and they were like, "oh, good sounds," 04:14 and we just take off and sing it. 04:16 But when it comes to original songs 04:17 that comes more from my personal... 04:20 relationship with Jesus Christ. 04:22 As I'm spending time with God its like, 04:24 almost like He reveals to me certain things and I'm like, 04:26 "I want to say this, but how can I say this? 04:27 What is the best way to say this?" 04:29 And I think, you know what, I'm gonna put this in a song. 04:31 And I'll start up with the chores 04:32 and, you know, I will say well, how will the song to go, 04:34 then I'll start with the verses and all the other stuff comes 04:35 and teach everyone the parts and we're gone. 04:38 Well, I am gonna head back to my seat. 04:40 I can't wait to hear you all and Deon, Elijah, you go ahead 04:42 and take your spaces and while I'm going 04:44 please tell our wonderful audience 04:46 about the song your going to sing. 04:48 The song that we're gonna sing is a worship medley 04:50 and we just hope and pray that you're blessed 04:52 by these wonderful words. 05:11 I'm forgiven 05:13 Because you were forsaken 05:18 And I'm accepted 05:22 You were condemned 05:26 I'm alive and well 05:28 Because your spirit is within me 05:32 Because You died 05:35 And rose again 05:41 Amazing love 05:44 How can it be? 05:48 That You, my King 05:50 Would die for me 05:56 Amazing love, 05:59 I know it's true 06:03 And it's my joy to honor You 06:09 In all I do 06:13 I'll honor You 06:20 Draw to close to You 06:27 And never let me go 06:34 I lay it all down again 06:42 To hear you say That I am Your friend 06:49 Help me find a way 06:53 To bring me back to You 06:59 And You're all 07:02 I want 07:07 An You're all 07:09 I've ever needed 07:14 And you're all 07:16 I want 07:21 Help me know You are near 07:26 Oh 07:29 You came from heaven to earth 07:33 To show the way 07:36 And from earth to the cross 07:40 My debt to pay 07:44 And from the cross to the grave 07:47 And from the grave to the sky 07:51 Lord, I live to get more life 07:56 May God 07:58 Keep me lifted up 08:03 May God 08:05 keep me lifted up 08:10 May God 08:12 keep me lifted up 08:17 Hosanna 08:24 May God 08:26 Keep me lifted up 08:31 May God 08:33 Keep me lifted up 08:38 May God 08:40 Keep me lifted up 08:46 Hosanna 08:52 He will always 08:55 Be my grace 08:58 Amazing love 08:59 God will perfect 09:01 What He's promised 09:06 And sooner or later 09:10 iit will turn in my name 09:13 Oh 09:19 It's turning around 09:24 For me 09:36 It's turning around 09:41 For me 09:52 By the grace of God, I hope it's your desire 09:55 to see Jesus Christ face to face when He comes. 10:07 I wish I was there to 10:12 See we the lightening to add up 10:16 A smile that opened His eyes 10:22 Or to been there to see 10:27 You promised Abraham 10:30 That he would be like the stars 10:34 In the sky 10:37 But of all the things 10:41 In this life that I like to see 10:45 None can't compare To Your great majesty 10:50 I want to Jesus 10:53 Sweet Lamb of God 10:55 Redeemer of men 10:57 Who purchase my pardon 11:01 The giver of life 11:02 Forgiver of my sins 11:04 To see Jesus 11:08 The one who has given me Peace within 11:12 So later in the grave When You come on that day 11:16 I pray that all of my life 11:18 Will crave seeing up you Jesus 11:28 I wish I was there to 11:33 See You walk on water 11:36 Or give sight to the blind 11:43 Or to have been there To see You 11:47 Raise Jairus daughter 11:51 Or to water to wine 11:58 But of all the things 12:01 In this life that I like to see 12:05 None can't compare to When You come back for me 12:10 I want to Jesus 12:14 Sweet Lamb of God 12:15 Redeemer of men 12:17 Who purchase my pardon 12:21 The giver of live Forgiver of my sins 12:25 To see Jesus 12:28 The one who has given me Peace within 12:32 So later in the grave when you come on that day 12:36 I pray that all of my life Will crave 12:40 So later in the grave When you come on that day 12:44 I pray that all of my life Will crave 12:47 So later in the grave When you come on that day 12:51 I pray that all of my life Will crave 12:56 Halleluiah 13:03 Halleluiah 13:10 Halleluiah 13:18 Halleluiah 13:25 Halleluiah 13:32 Halleluiah. 13:54 Magnify the Lord with me 13:57 Magnify Him. 14:02 God is so good 14:03 because not only do I have a singer next to me, 14:06 a musician, I have a man of God, 14:09 a preacher of the word. He is Pastor Cleveland Hobdy 14:13 from the South Central Conference. 14:15 I'm so glad to have to today on "Magnify Him." 14:17 Thank you so much, Lyndon. It's an honor to be here. 14:19 What a blessing this is. Praise the Lord. 14:21 You know, I want to ask you, of course about your preaching 14:26 but I want to first get into your music. 14:28 When did you first recognize 14:30 that you had a gift in the music ministry? 14:33 Well, it started years ago. 14:35 My dad was a band director and I did instruments, 14:38 I stated playing instruments 14:40 from the time I was a little child. 14:41 Grew up and I was not in the church 14:43 and so I got into high school, 14:45 I started to doing the 70's jazz and R&B. 14:47 And I was even once in a band called "Satan's Touch." 14:50 Oh, wow. 14:52 Well, I was not intended to be a Satan worshipper 14:54 by they say that God has mercy on babies and fools. 14:57 I was the fools' part because it was just a tough name. 15:00 But we did clubs and we did concerts 15:03 and it was just-- and then I accepted Christ 15:05 and I transferred into the church 15:07 and I realize I couldn't do that music in the church. 15:08 Oh, absolutely. 15:10 And so I wanted to-- I know, I want to 15:11 but I want to express my love to God in music 15:13 because it was in my spirit and I just tried to sing. 15:16 I never sang before and I was 20 years old. 15:19 So what was the best piece of advice that was given to you 15:23 to make you kind of change or? 15:26 Well, my dad was, first of all 15:28 he hated the fact that I was doing. 15:29 He didn't want to give up my music but the word was, 15:31 "son, try something else. 15:32 God will honor what You give to Him. 15:34 If it's in you it will come out, 15:36 but play with what you're playing. 15:38 Because the devil will you back out from once you've come." 15:41 Right. 15:42 Now, I also mentioned that you're a pastor. 15:44 So talk to me a little bit about your calling. 15:48 Well, the Lord placed unusual call, 15:50 it is an urban city call 15:52 and it is a long story that I won't get into 15:53 but the Lord confirmed it and I was in a big crusade 15:57 and we baptized a lot of people. 15:59 I was volunteering, I was an accounting major. 16:01 Had no plans to be a preacher 16:02 but the Lord laid that thing on me and before I know it, 16:05 25 years of ministry have gone by. 16:08 And I've loved every moment. 16:09 I'm still as on fire for Jesus today 16:12 as I was when I first got started. 16:14 Glory the God. 16:16 You know, I have heard you sing before, 16:19 so I know that you're on fire. 16:20 Just with your music I've heard you preach. 16:22 He brings the word every Sabbath. 16:24 I mean, you have to listen to this, 16:26 preacher, this man of God. 16:28 I also know that you have a lot of stories. 16:32 Would you mind maybe sharing a story with us 16:34 about how God has used you with you're ministry? 16:37 Yes, well, something recently, I was at a store upgrading 16:40 my son's cell phone and I meet people all the time, 16:43 all walks of life, rich, poor and I'm walking this guy 16:48 calls me out and I'm tried, I'm exhausted. 16:51 I've had a long day, long travels 16:54 and I don't feel like being panhandled. 16:56 Now just saying, "Lord, he's a panhandler. 16:58 Help me, Lord." 17:00 And he calls my name, he says, Pastor Hobdy. 17:01 And I say oh, he knows me. 17:03 So I turned around and this story 17:05 is really what inspired the song 17:07 "People Need the Lord." 17:08 Inspired me to choose to sing that song 17:10 and I turned to see his face and I recognized his face 17:12 but I couldn't place him. 17:14 And he walked up to me and I waited for him 17:16 to ask me for something and he says, 17:19 "I just wanted to tell you, thank you so much 17:22 for praying for me last year." 17:24 He said, "You have no idea what god did with that prayer." 17:28 He said, "Things aren't perfect, 17:30 but things are not like they used to be 17:32 and I'm not perfect but I'm getting there." 17:34 He said, "I have my own business." 17:36 Yeah, well, Pastor Hobdy, praise the Lord for you, 17:39 you're doing two songs and right now we're gonna 17:43 listen to him sing on "Magnify Him." 17:52 God is able 17:59 God is able 18:04 God is able and 18:08 He won't fail 18:14 God is able, 18:21 God is able, 18:27 God is able, and 18:31 He won't fail 18:39 Tell me who can make a mountain 18:45 Move out of my way 18:50 Who can make a miracle 18:53 Because of my faith 18:58 And when the doctor says no 19:01 Who can still say yes 19:06 When I'm in trouble Who's right there 19:10 to help me pass every test 19:14 God is able, 19:23 God is able and 19:28 He won't fail 19:33 Tell me who can make a river 19:36 Out of a little stream 19:41 Who can tell the clouds To roll back 19:44 so that the sun can look at me 19:50 who can tell the wind to 19:53 Whistle through the trees 19:56 when I'm in trouble who is the same God 20:00 That will come down and rescue me 20:05 God is able, 20:11 God is able God is able 20:18 and He won't fail 20:22 He won't fail 20:30 He won't fail 20:37 Don't you dare give up 20:39 Don't you dare give him my god won't fail 20:48 God is able, God is able 20:55 God is able and 20:59 He won't 21:07 He won't 21:11 He won't fail No, He won't 21:19 He won't fail 21:24 He'll never leave you He'll never forsake you 21:31 No, He won't 21:36 He'll be right there till the end 21:44 He'll be till the end 21:50 Because He won't fail 22:04 He opened our eyes to see 22:06 the people of the world today 22:08 we can say how much they really need to the Lord. 22:16 Everyday they pass me by 22:23 I can see it in their eye 22:29 Empty people filled with care 22:35 Headed who knows where? 22:41 On they go through private pain 22:48 Living fear to fear 22:54 Laughter hides their silent cries 23:01 Only Jesus hears 23:08 People need the Lord, 23:14 people need the Lord 23:21 At the end of broken dreams, 23:28 He's the open door 23:35 People need the Lord, 23:41 people need the Lord 23:48 When will we realize 23:54 that people need the Lord? 24:11 We are called to take His light 24:18 To a world where wrong seems right 24:24 And What would be too great a cost 24:30 For sharing life with one who's lost? 24:37 With His love our hearts can feel 24:43 All the grief they bear 24:50 They must hear the words of life 24:56 Only wecan share 25:04 People need the Lord, 25:10 people need the Lord 25:17 At the end of broken dreams, 25:23 He's the open door 25:30 People need the Lord, 25:36 people need the Lord 25:43 When will we realize 25:49 that we must give our lives 25:54 For people need 26:03 The Lord The Lord 26:10 People need 26:19 the Lord 26:27 People need 26:30 People need the Lord 26:45 Magnify the Lord with me 26:47 Magnify Him Lord, 26:53 I'm available to You. Danita. 27:01 My will I give to you Danita. 27:05 Yeah, don't interrupt. 27:06 I'll do what you say do use me Lord 27:11 Danita? Yes. 27:13 What are you doing? 27:14 I'm singing praises to God because He has been good. 27:17 To show someone the way and enable me to say 27:23 I guess I can join you. 27:26 My storage is empty 27:31 and I am available to You 27:39 We had so much fun today, didn't we? 27:41 We always have fun here on Magnify Him. 27:43 Absolutely. And if you would like to 27:45 be on our program 27:46 then we have an amazing way that you can send 27:48 in your submission so you can appear 27:50 on our show. Yeah, you just go to 27:52 Yvonne.lewis@3abn.org 27:57 And please send in your submissions 27:59 and in the mean time join us next time 28:01 as we magnify Him. |
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