Music Spectrum Bible Study Available

theESource is a monthly Web magazine geared toward youth workers. They’ve been picking up some of my CD reviews in recent months. Now they are also featuring a Bible study I wrote called “Can Music Move Mountains?” Using songs from Third Day, Casting Crowns, Evanescence, and Switchfoot, this is a 4-part series about music and how it strengthens our faith. Check it out! It’s a free download.


Through the Word, the Holy Spirit works in us to strengthen our faith, to grow our understanding, and to constantly remind us of God's forgiveness, love, and grace. Is it possible for Christian rock music to be a part of that studying, strengthening, teaching, and reminding? Certainly. When the song speaks God's Word in truth, points to Christ, and by the Spirit turns our attention to the things of God, Christian music helps us grow in our faith.

The Holy Spirit works whenever God's Word is spoken. This study will help you and your students have “Word-focused eyes” that look for the Word in the world. This study urges you to compare songs with Scripture and discover whether the songs provided speak God's truth.

Can music move us toward a deeper, richer faith in Christ? By the work of the Spirit, can music grow a mustard seed-sized faith to the size big enough to command mountains? That is for you and your students to decide, but do watch for how these songs can illuminate Scripture, pointing to Christ through melody, rhythm, poetry, and rock-classic-pop-dance-funk-distortion-smash-rap-punk-surf-electric passion.

To read and print Bible study, CLICK HERE.