Giveaway Thursday: New Selah CD
This week the latest Selah album, You Deliver Me, released. It is especially dear to me because since their last release, I have really gotten to know the members of the group. The lead male vocalist, Todd, is Angie’s hubs and Elias’s godfather. (I won’t mention that he is a Michigan fan, which is not really acceptable to a Badger like myself.) Amy is one of the sweetest people and most talented vocalists I have ever heard. And Allan has such a kind soul… When the three of them make music it reminds me of what heaven will be like.
You can listen to samples of the album here. The music is incredibly inspirational and will give you goosebumps the whole way through. The title track is especially amazing. God has really given them an awesome gift.
This album includes the song I Will Carry You, which was written by Todd, Angie and their friend Melanie (I think) while Angie was pregnant with Audrey. The song makes me cry every time I listen to it.
I have five copies to give away today!
To win, leave a comment on how music ministers to you.
For additional chances to win:
* Follow me on Twitter AND tweet this giveaway using this tweet: @JessicaNTurner is giving away 5 @selahonline CDs here: http://su.pr/5p5kn6 (please RT) (include your Twitter handle in your comment)
* Become a public follower of this blog (if you are a follower already, that counts too!)
* Subscribe to this blog using a reader like netvibes, google reader, etc.
Leave a comment for EACH additional chance. Be sure to include your email address if it is not in your blogger profile.
I will select the winners using random.org on Sunday.
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Love Selah, they came to our tiny little town in southern IN about 6 years ago and I have followed them ever since. We listen in our car, my sons' favorite songs are from their 1st CD and are Africian inspired! Would love a copy of the new CD!
I've just become "aware" of Selah and would love to win the CD. Music ministers to me when I am cooking. I love to turn it up and sing along while making a meal for my family!
I would love a copy of the new CD! Music ministers to me in that it reminds me that no matter how bad I feel or upset I am, there's always someone out there who can relate. There's always a lyric I can find to describe how I'm feeling, and listening to my favorite bands always makes me feel better.
I'm a follower, too!
I would love to win! I love the song Unredeemed.
I tweeted!
lesliegbarton
I follow!
I subscribe!
I LOVE Selah and have for quite some time actually. Music ministers to me in so many ways. I love to worship God while listening to inspiring music. So I would love to win this new CD, if I don't win I will be going out and buying it soon! Thanks for the giveaway!
Jessica
Mom to Chloe 15mos old
jessicakwhitehead@gmail.com
I am also a faithful follower of your blog.
jessicakwhitehead@gmail.com
Going to tweet now. jwhitehead113
I tweeted! (kris10mary)
Music ministers to me in that it provides a background for life. I pretty much always have it on, regardless of what I'm doing, and now I get to see my almost-1-year-old daughter react/interact with music. 🙂
I remember listening to Selah music in college – I would blast the music through my house and just sing along while I was doing dishes, laundry, etc. It was so soothing and a great reminder that I serve a God who knows the plans He has for me…and will NEVER leave me or forsake me.
How does music not minister to me? If you listen to the words, I mean really listen, they are often better than any sermon. Like a little sermon in themselves. They can set the tone for the entire day.
I tweeted!
hudsonckal
Tweeted – http://twitter.com/Mom2Valerie/status/3578015177
I'm a follower and proud of it 🙂
I follow your blog!
I have a few of their CDs… love them! Already had to buy 2 of the songs. I always have music on while I am painting, it just lifts my heart!!
I am so in on this…. I would absolutely love this CD 🙂
And I'm a follower 🙂
I am a happy follower 😉
First of all- go blue. 🙂
Music is very near and dear to my heart. Any time I feel lost, or alone, I often will put in a cd and just meditate on the words.
Oh my goodness, music speaks to me in sooo many different ways! I love stirring intsrumentals…I can literally come to tears with some music, like when I listen to the sountrack for Prince Caspian. It might sound silly, but it just brings up so many emotions!
I love Selah. The only album I have is the Greatest Hymns, but I love it. I even have the songbook, because the piano is amazing!
I'm a follower! =)
Oh I absolutely love Selah's music. The mix of the beautiful and God inspired lyrics with their gorgeous harmony is stunning. I'd love to win.
I follow you on twitter and your blog. 🙂
Just read the direction better. I follow you on twitter
I follow your blog
I subscribe to your blog.
ooh. i love selah's music. thanks for the chance to win.
i subscribe to your blog through google reader. 🙂
I bought it and love it!
And it was Christa Wells that helped right "I Will Carry You", right?
LOVE this new CD!! I would LOVE to win so I could gift it to someone who is not able to afford it!
I follow you, friend!! 🙂
jesslyn42@gmail.com
Love Selah! Music ministers to me in ways words alone just can't. It's hard to describe, but so wonderful!
lane_jackson@hotmail.com
I already subscribe to you on google reader!
jesslyn42@gmail.com
Oops…maybe I should've done this comment first!
I feel that music ministers to me in a variety of ways, but more than anything…it ALWAYS seems to lift me up when I am feeling down.
I have always loved music and listening to praise and worship songs brings a sense of peace and JOY knowing that HE is constantly with us!
jesslyn42@gmail.com
Been waiting for this CD (seems like) forever! Haven't gotten it yet. Will probably have to wait for a trip to the city – never have much luck finding Anything! in this small town. (And this displaced city girl can't get used to that!) I love all kinds of music. Rhythm and melodies minister calm and order to my brain in some way, and you add the God-inspired factor to music and it just ramps it up a whole bunch of notches – it soothes the soul.
I think Music really helps you to THINK and it also lifts my mood!
Tweeted and follow you on twitter
@kimmiekinkins
I Follow you!
I subscribe to your blog via google reader!
I usually only comment once on your giveaways, but I'm going to throw more of my hats into the ring for this one. I follow you on twitter and sent the RT. (I feel so accomplished "twitterly" speaking.) 🙂
Oops my twitter handle (for that last one) is MelissaADavis. So much for that accomplished feeling.
And you're on my google reader. I follow your blog, but not sure about the public part (My daughter set it up – sad, but true – she my IT "guy"), so I'll just leave it with this for my last comment. Sorry, mine are so much longer than the others.
I love listening to this music on my way home from a long day at work. It helps me to calm down from the stress and get back to what is most important in my life, God and my family.
My story of how Selah has touched me is kinda long – I'll try to keep it concise. I was almost 37 weeks along in my first pregnancy when, one night, I couldn't feel the baby moving. We went to the birth center and after trying to find a heartbeat via doppler, an ancient ultrasound machine & finally a newer one we were told the baby had died. So they started to induce labor. It took the better part of two days but just as I was getting ready to push I was ministered to by Selah. We were listening to the song "All My Praise" and the line, "You knew my name before there was time and all this is just part of your glorious design – Halleujah" struck me and I was filled with the peace that passes understanding & the strength to do the impossible and give birth to my first baby. My baby who I knew was already with the Lord. But God knew, BEFORE TIME, that that was His plan for our Allen Michael. I am so thankful to God for using Selah to speak to my heart during the single hardest thing in my life so far.
the lord has always used music in a mighty way in my life. i feel like the most significant moments in my personal history have all been marked by song…my own soundtrack if you will! 🙂 thanks for the giveaway! i would love to win!
lissalists (at) gmail
i am also a subscriber!
lissalists (at) gmail
I find that praying praise music puts me in the right frame of mind.. It keeps me focused and reminds me where my heart needs to be. And I love Selah!
I would love to win a copy…..but if I don't, I'll definitely be buying it. I love Selah's music. You can really feel their heart for God in their songs. As a music minister I pray that I can minister to others in the way that Selah's music ministers to me.
Music helps me unwind and relax when I have had a rough day.
I am soooooo anxious to listen to this entire cd!!!
I subscribe to your blog.
🙂
I also a public follower!
I tweeted! @stillcross
I subscribed to your blog awhile ago! Love it!
I can't wait to get my hands on this cd(whether i win or buy it-ha!). the song they wrote together is powerful and i want to hear it again. thanks for doing this.
I am so excited about their new cd and can't wait to hear all the songs! thanks for doing the giveaway!
oh, and i'm a follower too! 🙂
twitter drratcherson
I've been wanting to listen to some of their music for a while now. Everyone who's talked to me about them says they are incredible. Thanks for the giveaway!
I'm a follower too!
music always seems to relate to something i am going through in my life…often times i write lyrics in my journals. i will admit i have a harder time keeping up with music since having a baby and tend to listen to my old stuff…i don't get out as much to see the new stuff ocming out.
Selah's song Carry you really helped me thorough the loss of my sweet baby boy. The smith story somehow gave me strength to continue living my life after I said goodbye to my sweet Wyatt just two minutes after he was born. We too, knew our son was "incompatible" with life at our 18 week ultrasound but waited in love to meet him.
When I listen to Carry you, there is a part where it goes "I've shown him photographs of time beginning, walked him through the parted seas…" It's comforting to think God has shown my son more beauty than I could ever imagine.
I would love a copy of their CD, as Selah, their new song, and their family have a special place in my heart.
Music feeds my soul… there are some praise and worship songs that just speak to every part of me and are able to say the feelings my heart can not put into words. Thanks for another great giveaway!!!
i subscribe to you in google reader
I love music with powerful lyrics. Sometimes the same things said normally can pass right through my mind without a second thought but to hear them sang really makes me stop and process what is being said.
I love how music is tied to memories, and often a song will transport me back to a specific time and place.
I'm also a subscriber via Google Reader!
I love Selah – music just touches my heart in ways nothing else can!
And I'm a follower
Hard to describe…. it always seems to move within!
I use google reader!
Praise music is a way I feel so connected to God. I love to listen to love songs to our Savior!
I subscribe on Google Reader!
Music ministers to me in so many ways. It seems like the "right" song comes on the radio just when I need it. And is there anything sweeter than hearing your kids belting out their favorite songs that glorify God?
Music ministers to me in many ways. The first thing I do when I wake up in the morning is turn on christian music and it helps set my mood in a positive way for the rest of the day!
As a mom who has lost two children and carried one to term knowing his fatal diagnosis I will Carry You has been a healing balm to my aching heart. May God Bless Selah the way they bless so many.
i've been hearing good things about Selah!! 😉
ok, is it bad that I belt out church/Christian music when i'm in the car by myself??? Music can really touch my heart right when God wants me to hear it. it's amazing.
thanks for offering this up!
Music is such an amazing ministry. So often the words speak to my heart and describe exactly the way I am feeling. Driving down the road, I so often feel like the words in a song are a cry to God from my heart. I would LOVE to win Selahs new CD!
i follow your blog publicly!!
Selah ministers to my soul like no other worship music!
would love to hear more selah. music has a way of lifting my spirits and ministering to me immediately!
I follow and would love to win this CD.
What a beautiful gift to give your followers. I follow and would love a chance to win!
Love the blog. Thanks for sharing your life 🙂
I would love to win this CD– so that I could give it to a friend of mine who is currently carrying a son who is also "incompatible" with life. I know that the song "I Will Carry You" will minister to her soul– I can't listen to it without crying!!
I'm a follwer of your blog, and Angie's blog, and I attend CrossPoint. I went to Selah's concert at Brentwood Baptist last fall and their music moved me to tears – Esp Unredeemed & Audrey's Song… God has given Selah a very powerful gift! I love to listen to them…
Brittany
I love Selah, even though I don't have ANY of their albums! Would love to get my first. 🙂 Music brings me closer to worshiping God more than anything else.
I have all the Selah CD's except this one. I love their music and style. You can truly "feel" what they're saying in their songs and I love that. I just heard them in concert last month and really enjoyed it. It was the second time hearing them live and I can't to see them again!
I'm a teacher and love the calming and uplifting effect music has on my students (and me!) to help get us through the day. I'm always looking for music different from what they might listen to on their own time.
I'm a follower! 🙂
And RT you on twitter! 🙂
And I subscribe! 🙂
Oh I would so love to have this CD. I want it so badly. I have been reading about it on a few blogs lately and have been playing the song unredeemed over and over off of you tube. Music has been my saving grace in life. Especially the last two months of my life. When I read on a blog about Selah and the song unredeemed I hit play and tears began to stream down my face. You see my husband and I have been facing this most difficult time in our marriage. I stepped out of our marriage and we are trying to heal and grow together with God. The nights have been sleepless and all other forms of media have been torturous with glorifying affairs. Christian music has been my saving grace to get me through long nights. To inspire me and encourage me to know that God still loves me even in all of my sin, he redeems me. I would love to purchase the CD but unfortunately paying for the counseling we desperately need has eaten up all of our income, so things like this are not in our budget now.
My three girls have grown to love the music in our house. It is nice to not have the tv on and we find ourselves singing together. It is healing for me to share that with my girls. Thank you for giving such a special gift to others.
I love Selah and I have been waiting for this CD!
Music ministers to me because it calms my spirit and refocuses my heart. It's inspiring and encouraging, and helps me keep a healthy perspective in a crazy day.
would love to win this CD!
I love Selah and I Love the song I Will Carry You!
Angie gave me permission to use that song for my daughter's memorial service. Faith was Stillborn at 37 weeks. I would love to actually have a copy of the CD.
Blessings,
Karen
I am now a follower!
Blessings,
Karen
I subscribed using Google Reader.
Blessings,
Karen
Music helps me to "pray without ceasing." It helps me to remember that God is in control throughout my day. Love Selah!
Jennifer in Duluth
Oh I would love to win a Selah cd! Music is the way that I worship best. It is my favorite way to come into the presence of the Lord…I love worship!
I LOVE Selah… My friend took me to a Selah concert in Minnesota & so began my love for Christian music & helped me to reconnect with the Lord.
i love selah! my husband got me a 4 disc compilation of a lot of their music for christmas last year and i listen to it in the car everyday. it's calming after a crazy day at work and it always does wonders for my perspective. not to mention, it helps calm the rugrats in the backseat!
jessicawaldstein at yahoo dot com
I'm now a follower of your blog.
Music touches my heart in a special way. Listening to music always seems to calm me and puts my life back in perspective.
Added you to my Google reader!
I follow on twitter. Here is my tweet:
http://twitter.com/haileylafone/status/3581634167
I just adore their music! Some days when I feel like I just don't have the words to pray, I turn on their songs and find inspiration in their lyrics.
I (ampaetka) follow you on twitter and tweeted about this giveaway.
I am a public follower!
I am a public follower!
I subscribe via google reader!
I subscribe via google reader too!
The very first concert I went to after I became a Christian was Selah. I was struck by how the left the concert — the lights went out, they left the stage, and we were all still praising God. Their music from that point onwards has always pointed me towards God and I'm so thankful for that. I'd love their new CD.
I listen to praise/worship music such as Selah every day…don't know what I would do w/out it. Music has played a key part in helping me endure a very painful divorce and keeping me focused on a wonderful God & Savior.
Whitney
whitney@bbfimissions.com
I love Selah. I saw them at a Women of Joy Conference and it was awesome. Music helps me to calm down and reset my mind so I can concentrate.
Thanks for the giveaway!
shamulu@gmail.com
I have you in my google reader too.
I am always blown away how Selah's music ushers you into the throne of grace. Their music is PURE worship-inspiring!
I follow you on Twitter. I tweeted.
@ShannonMulcahy
http://twitter.com/ShannonMulcahy/status/3581826345
shamulu@gmail.com
I would LOVE to win this CD – I have it on my list of ones I want! Music can really put me in the right mood to be thankful no matter how good or bad of a day I am having. It is so wonderful in to get the car after a long day at work and just hearing music makes my day so much better.
I am a follower of your blog 🙂
shamulu@gmail.com
I follow your blog. 🙂
Selah's music ushers me into the throne of grace like no other music can. Their music is worship in it's purest form. I would LOVE a copy of their newest CD.
I love Selah! Often if I'm struggling or sad, the Lord will bring a song to mind with lyrics that I need to hear just then. My hubby plays piano and we love playing/singing Selah's songs! So beautiful. Thanks for the giveaway!
I just tweeted.
@Danielle_Hewitt
I would love to win a CD! Thanks for the opportunity!
Music takes me back to different times in my journey. Selah inspires me to keep going deeper on that journey.
andreaandtyler [AT] hotmail.com
Wow, how does music not minister to me?! It is what lifts me up throughout the day. I listen to my local Christian radio station and the songs remind me of God's love and promises and his words of guidance. 🙂 I know that is what Selah's new CD will do as well.
I also am a follower of you on Twitter and put out a tweet. @christirp
I would love to win this CD and have something new in my car while driving to/from work!
Have been a public follower of your blog since before Elias was born. Yea, for another chance to win!
Oh, and I recently subscribed to your blog through Google reader. 🙂
Music is the soundtrack of life, right? I can listen to a song and instantly be transported to a point in my life. It's powerful.
LOVE selah and need to win this cd!!!:)
Unredeemed speaks to my heart on many different levels.
Thanks for the opportunity!!
Abi Byrd
http://www.babyhomepages.net/jebbie
abigailscomputer@aol.com
Oh, and I follow your blog.
Thanks for the chance to win this album! Selah's music ministered to me (and my mom) while sitting at her hospital bed during the last week of her life. She died this past spring at 57 yrs. old. We were so blessed and encouraged by God's promises, and I will always associate much of their music with this precious time I was given to spend with her at the end.
I would love to win this CD! I find their music to be so inspirational and such a source of peace on many days.
mjanzen705(at)gmail(dot)com
I am a google reader subscriber!
mjanzen705(at)gmail(dot)com
I was reading a book about how music just is a way we can connect with other people and not be so lonesome. We go to concerts and there isn't that tension you feel day to day, you feel like you are a part of something bigger you can see the bigger picture of how God meant for us to get along and be together. I love music and Selahs new cd!
hyperchick1090@aol.com
Love Music. Doesn't matter what kind of mood I'm in…once I start listening to something good it puts me in a GREAT mood.
I always said that if I hadn't gone into medicine, I'd have pursued music therapy. The orchestration of melody and harmony has a way of ministering to the spirit in ways that words can't truly touch; and I love Selah's musical style. I'm so excited about the new album!
kjwilli316 at gmail dot com
Just added your blog to my Google Reader feeds, followed you on twitter (@dubdynomite), and tweeted your message.
I'm a musician myself, so music is almost like a basic need for me.
I've always enjoyed Selah's music. I may be alone on this, but I liked their version of 'You Raise Me Up' better than that other guy. Who was he again? 😉
I am really wanting this CD, b/c we also said hello and goodbye to our son in February 2008. The song "I will carry you," helped me to heal in ways that I can't describe. Selah's music speaks in large measure the love of our Father. Crossing my fingers for a copy. I can't wait until the "boy" version is released as well!
I just publicly followed. 🙂
Yay, I want to win 🙂 It is wonderful you can do this giveaway!
I´m from Czech Republic in Europe and I know Selah through Angie´s blog. My sister in law lives in States, so last year I ordered through her their Timeless CD collection. This music is so wonderfull!
And from your blog I know Robbie Seay Band, so I bought their "give yourself away", where I love their "new day".
My blog is: http://www.vlcaci.blogspot.com
I tweeted!
@missofg
…and here we go on what music means to me….
Music is probably my best expression of my love for God. When I sing those songs, I am overcome truly by the goodness of God, and the majesty and glory HE is. I'm a worship leader at my church, and to be leading others into a place of worship is one of the most profound things that I have ever done.
I think this is amazing. I would love to hear this new cd!
I follow also.
This is the 3rd contest I'm entering to win a Selah CD, I'm hoping I at least win 1! I love to turn Christian music on during the day when I'm working around the house, keeps me focused on God.
I am already a follower.
I have been waiting for this CD to come out forever! I love the song written for Audrey. We lost a little girl, Faith Elizabeth, 6 years ago. Since then, music has ministered to my soul in ways I never thought possible. Going thru a rough patch right now and Matthew West's song "Motions" is what is keeping me going. Thanks for your gernerosity.
Jenny (momtofive)
Love me some Selah! In fact, the Lord has used their music so often to minister to my weary soul. One of my favorites is "Draw Me, Lord." I'd never thought about that concept… asking the Lord to draw me unto Himself. Still cry every time I hear it!
Thanks for the giveaway. Love your blog!!
I dig Selah. They're so unique – unlike any other group I've heard of. How does worship minister to me? Every day when I am in the car blasting it out in my mom van with my kids! I can't wait for my kids to be old enough to sing along with me! My email address is thetallamy at Hot Ma il dot com.
I love the sound of Selah and would love to hear the whole album. The bits and pieces I have heard thus far are very moving.
BTW how is your 30 day Shred going?
I already have the CD but I work with a woman who just lost her granddaughter 9 days after she was born to an undiagnosed heart condition. I know that "I Will Carry You" will minister to her and her DIL in a HUGE way – so I would love to win one for her. Please if you read this be in prayer for Faye and Tasha. Thanks!!
Kristin kasmith03@gmail.com
I followed Angies blog while she was carrying Audrey and haven't been able to leave it since then. I have been waiting for this CD to come out and can't wait to hear it. I'm a little nervous to hear audrey's song though I think I'm going to ball my eyes out when I hear it.
Thanks for the chance to win!
My email is dnh_6@hotmail.com
I would love to have this album, they are truly incredible 🙂
I am also a follower! 🙂
Christian music helps to refocus my mind & thoughts on God…gets me in a worshipful mood & helps me feel closer to Him.
breezysmom123@gmail.com
I love music that helps me to connect and draw closer to God. Selah is a group I have loved from afar, but have not owned any cd's! I'd be thrilled to get this one!
And I have you on my Google Reader
Music is my favorite and most powerful form of worship! Love Selah!!
I would love to win this CD. Music ministers to me in ways that words can not. It just gets into my soul!
The words in music minister to me and allow me to hear/realize/understand/be reminded of Gods love and grace
I follow you!
I subscribe via RSS feed
I follow you on google reader which makes keeping up with you so easy! (I met you several years ago at the scrap etc. event)
One thing great about this music is that if you sing along you cannot be negative. There is no negativity when worshiping God. If you are feeling sad sing along and your mood is instantly uplifted. It's amazing what God can do.
Raquel
scrappindaisy at gmail dot com
Would love a copy of the Cd….music can always put me in a better mood and it motivates me!
I love Selah and they were interview just yesterday on our local radio channel – WDJC. They sung the song Unredeemed and I loved it. I hope this comes out on an accompaniment track because I would love to do this with my hubby! I love their music!
Music has always played a major roll in my married life. I sing with my husband and we have used the music to heal our hurts, give us comfort and minister to others that are in need. God's words put to music gives me hope, security and a peace that no other thing but prayer can give me.
I became a follower.
Raquel
scrappindaisy at gmail dot com
I love Selah – what a great giveaway!
Would LOVE a copy of the CD! Music is soooo uplifiting to me and encouraging!
I subscribed to your blog through bloglines.
Raquel
scrappindaisy at gmail dot com
I love Selah! I love to crank on music and get my praise on when I am cleaning. I am doing the stuff that has to be done in my house but praising God while I am doing it. It just make me feel good and helps me through my day.
Nicole
scrappymommy3@yahoo.com
I would so love to win this CD. I do own 1 CD and have thought of adding to it and to win one would be wonderful.
They have such up lifting music, I have it on in the am for when I am doing my scrapbooking.
thanks for the chance to win.
We purchased a Selah set a few months ago and had my parents bring it down to Chile, where we serve as missionaries. I love to tell people that these are missionary kids making great music! The music ministers to my husband and me in our heart language and our kids particularly love the African songs. One of our children is of African (Sudanese) heritage so it always brings a smile to our face to see him jamming to those particular songs!
I would love to win a copy of this CD. Listening to music always makes me feel closer God. I especially love Selah, my friend who works in a Bible book store introduced me to them a few years ago!! I was always inspired by their ministry!!
I am a follower!
I subscribed!
Music ministers to me by helping me listen to God when I am so caught up in my worries & stresses about whatever is going on in my life. It helps me to be still and tap into the peace He promised to give us.
I LOVE Selah! And Angie! LOVE them! My husband & I lost a baby half way through my last pregnancy. That was 2 years ago next week. Angie has been a major source of encouragement to me and "I Will Carry You" holds a very special place in my heart as I've lived it words. WAH! Now I'm crying. Thanks for the give away!
I follow you on Twitter & I tweeted about the giveaway. @rtbs17
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Music teaches my girls a little more about Christ and all he does for us. It reminds me that he is always with me. I love when I can hear my girls singing the songs and getting the words almost right!! It really makes me realize they really do learn from me and how I live my life. I find so much comfort in Christian song lyrics that really can't be found in "regular" music that is just for entertainment.
Would love the Selah CD;)
I'm a public follower!
I follow you in Google Reader!
Music ministers to me in a way that no one has ever been able to. When you can just feel it, and know that what is coming from their lips is the Truth you have been needing all along, It's what makes it a beautiful thing.
I tweeted too.
@mdy0608
Yippee!!!
I'm a follower!
…and you're in my reader!!
I love worshipping through music! Especially with bands like Selah!
and I'm a follower 🙂
I love when music brings me into the presence of God without trying to conjure up anything.
Selah is absolutely some of the most encouraging music! I've loved them for years and am really hoping someday I'll go to a concert! 🙂 The song the wrote for Audrey is so bittersweet; its just makes me cry every time!
I've subscribed. 🙂
*Of course* I'm a follower! 😉
And I've added you to iGoogle homepage! Thanks. 🙂
Tweet! http://twitter.com/Sarahbelle528/status/3584122999
I love the unique way I am able to worship with good music to inspire – and Selah is the best! Would love to win one!
KathrynRStafford@gmail.com
And I'm a follower!
Oh that would be amazing!
Music has been an important part of my life since I became a Christian. It conveys the words I sometimes cannot find when I need to praise God and gives me strength and inspiration when I'm feeling hopeless. I would love to win a CD!
By the way, I think we belong to the same church. 🙂 I heard Matthew's reading at one of the services earlier this year.
I love listening to music with my one year old daughter that teaches her about the gospel. We are already trying to instill in her the good news of Christ and what better way than through song. People probably think I'm crazy when I'm driving down the road worshipping in song!
I started listening to Selah a little over a year ago when I started following Angie's blog about 2 weeks before she had sweet Audrey.
Music ministers to me, and especially their new song "I Will Carry You" because I lost a son to stillbirth on March 18, 2005. I think of him every time I hear that song–and what God has done through and with me since that day.
I've been following Angies blog for almost 2 years and don't even own a single one of their CD's! I do love their music though. Music that points your focus towards the Lord is an important part or worship to me. Bethany
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I am not sure I can even explain how important music is in my life. It sort of feels like there have been music that has defined every season on my life. The cool thing is that God always brings me to the right song at the right time. Whether it's a time of joy or sorrow, music is this healing balm that helps to work through whatever I am going through at the time. And to hear a song afterwards is like travelling back in time and remembering how my Saviour carries me.
Music is my comfort, my joy, my inspiration in so many ways. I was so moved by Audrey's song. Simply stunning. It is coming to me at just the right time.
Music really helps me to calm down and begin focusing on the Lord and worshiping Him. I would LOVE to hear their new CD!!
I am DYING to get this CD in my hands! I've went to itunes to sample each song, and it sounds AMAZING. I love the experience that their music gives us and how close it makes me feel with the Lord. Gives me goosebumps! Love, Love, Love it! I cant wait to share it with my family 🙂
Thanks for the giveaway!
Shawna
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I like to play it loud while I clean house or work on projects at home. But music ministers to me….when I need some beautiful words to soften the hardness of my heart and smooth out the rough edges. It's a retreat, a sanctuary. Music soothes my soul.
Selah is my favorite group. I especially love Unredeemed so far on this project.
I am a follower, and I love Selah! Music has always been very important to me, it helps me to see things in ways I never thought possible. Gives me a different point of view and brings out the raw emotion in me.
I love music especially inspirational music. I hadn't heard of Selah until Angie's blog and then I went to youtube and watched them. They sound great. 🙂 How does music minister to me? Well, through life's ups and downs music truly helps me progress. When my mom died music helped me feel those emotions and heal me, when my babies were born, music helped me to push past the pain, music builds me up and helps me serve others, music fills my cup. I can't imagine life without music and even though I don't buy any music these days now that I have 3 kiddos and a mortgage, I still look for music on the computer to listen to as I take care of my daily chores. It helps it go by with a happy attitude. I hope I win. 🙂
God always speaks to me and encourages me through music. Thanks for the give away!
I love Selah and their music keeps me going when I'm down or upset. I'd love to win a copy of this to keep my spirits up while at work!!!
Hello, I would love a copy of the CD….thank you for offering it.
Pink aka Terry
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Pink aka Terry
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Thank you for the chance to win!! I find that some of my greatest times of worship are done through music. I'm so excited to hear this new CD!
They're songs always seem` to come on radio right when I neede to her them. Having their cd would be such a blessing to me…and my children who love the music too!
I would love to win this CD!! Music has ministered to me in so many ways in my life, but most often through the simple act of worship. When I allow the lyrics of the music to speak to me and just worship….it's like nothing else! My emotional healing after losing my daughter at 19 weeks gestation came through music. God used the music and lyrics to heal my heart, and He has used music in numerous ways since.
Oh wow!I would love to win this cd.I am actually getting ready to go buy one so if I win,I could give it away.It would be giving away a giveaway!HA!I just can't say enough good things about Selah.I first met Todd,Nicole and Alan about 10 years ago.And then about a year ago I got to talk with Todd and Alan again and I got to meet Amy.LOVE HER! I also got to meet Angie that night.One of the best nights of my entire life!I just feel like they are close friends almost like family.It is great to know that I will get to spend eternity with them.And you too!Selah is such a tremendous blessing in my life.Their hearts are beautiful.You really see Jesus in everything they do.
I became a follower!!
Music ministers to me in so many ways. I have music that pumps me up, music that calms me down, relaxes me so I can go to sleep, entertains me while working around the house, makes me cry, and makes me know I am loved.
I subscribed via Google Reader!
1. hanks for the heads up on the $5 SL.
2. Selah is my favorite.
3. This is my first entry.
I'm also following you on Blogger.
And I added you too my Google Reader.
Now I'm following you on Twitter. @KatieJWalden
I was introduced to Selah by a friend when Angie had the song Unredeemed posted on her blog. I was going thru a VERY rough time in my divorce & that song just touched my heart in such an amazing way & really made me remember to keep close & look to God thru the storms I encounter. Most all music touches me somehow & usually in a very drastic & emotional way. The song Unredeemed was no exception & I have been anxiously awaiting the release of the new CD so that I could continue to listen to that song, as well as the others on the CD, & be moved & ministered to thru their music.
I love Selah; my kids and I listen to "Sweet Jesus" by Todd & Jill Phillips every morning at breakfast. I hand them each their vitamin and my little 2 year old says "Sweet Jesus please!" What a blessing to hear their little voices singing along every morning. Thanks!
i get chills listening to "I surrender all"….amazing!
I absolutely love Selah, it would be so neat to have this! :0)
ooh, i love selah's music. i love love love hymns. and selah does a fantastic job of singing them. they are so inspiring. i love to worship with their music. i enjoy listening to selah's cd's when i am in need of some peace…their music always leaves me feeling peaceful.
I would love a copy of this CD!
Jesus uses music to heal my soul! Thanks for the chance to win a copy of this cd. Selah rocks!
just subscribed to your blog through google reader! thanks!
Love to drive down the road just praisin' God. Music can help lift my spirits in minutes.
music ministers to me because it distills scripture or spiritual thoughts into prayers that i can lift before my Father when i don't have adequate words.
my husband just quit his job–long story–so i'd be thrilled to win a cd from my favorite group! thanks for the chance!
just became a subscriber to your blog–looking forward to the book club. started CL over the summer but got stopped DEAD in my tracks in chapter 4. am going to need some help to go forward…
I love Selah's music. Music is a very powerful medium. I love to listen to music as I exersize…it makes the time go faster.
I subscribe to your blog on Bloglines. Thanks! Selima Garris
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I am also a follower of your blog. Thanks, Selima Garris
I'd love a copy…
I have the Hiding Place CD and I love it…
I'm a follower…:-)
I am following you on twitter. Selima Garris
Yeah! I love Selah!
Music allows me to praise God…which in turn refocuses me…which puts things in perspective bringing peace!
I love Selah and have been glimpsing at Angie's blog from time to time…I'm a daughter of the King first and foremost, but also missionary wife, motherand homeschooler to three little ones…music penetrates me deep in my soul sometimes when I will let nothing else get close…Music is a tool that god uses to touch me in the innermost parts of my being…causes me to run to Him, search His word, cling to Him…and Selah has been a part of that for a long time now. Thanks for the giveaway offer.
I would love a copy of the new CD. I grew up in music and it has always played an important role in my life. Music makes me feel so free and allows me to worship and praise the Lord in a very special way. I can close my eyes and all my troubles vanish. At home after the kids are in bed I sit there in the quiet listen to my playlist on the computer and have my time with the Lord. My email address is eternofamily@yahoo.com
Music in general ministers to me the most. It energizes me, allows me to calm down and rest….Selah used to sing my kiddos to sleep. You Raise Me Up was their favorite song. Thanks for hosting this giveaway =)
Music nourishes my soul. It reminds me of friends, family, the love of God, a good laugh, love.
Oh my…music ministers to me in ways that I can't even begin to explain! As a musician, music has always moved me, but Christian music gets to the core of me. I feel close to God when I'm listening to it…the words to the songs make me think…and often, when I'm reading the bible, I get a song in my head…and it lets me know the connection from the song to the bible!
just tweeted your giveaway from @fifenhorn!
I love the music Selah produces I am not what you would call a true Christian but their music ministers to me when I hear it.
Music ministers to me by helping me to lose myself in God's presence. All the cares of the world are out of my thoughts as I allow myself to get totally lost in Him . . . .
I love how music can encourage my soul. I especially love Selah's music! I've always liked them because they were MKs, just like me! 🙂 Oh, AND their voices are just beautiful!
I subscribe to your blog via Google Reader.
Love Love Love Selah and their music. Music helps me worship on a daily basis.
I am also a follower of your blog.
I subscribe to this blog.
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I love music, it's hard to describe how it moves me, but I can tell the story of my life through music. I just took a road trip with my mom and was reminded again how everyone's favorites have touched me.
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I would love a copy of Selah's CD. I have just recently become a member of a church and music ministers to me when I'm feeling disconnected from God. Hope I win!
Honestly I have never listened to Selah as I am only beginning to discover my faith. A copy of the cd would be a wonderful gift and a good place to start.
I've subscribed to your blog.
I am also a follower. I love your blog!
To me, music is how I come to grips with my emotions. If I am dealing with something deep, or if I am happily estatic about life, you can find me singing songs that match those events. Thus, music and singing for me is a major for of worship to the Lord who provided those circumstances. Selah as a group has become part of that worship for me, and I would love to have this new cd. Thanks for the giveaway!
Music totally ministers to me. When we were first starting to go to church it was the music that really helped get through to me. It has made such a difference in just calming me down and helping me to be able to see gods work.
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I traveled 900 miles by myself the last two days and was so thankful that Selah had their new CD out. It truly ministered to me as I drove.
Would love to win this!
I'm a follower.
Music has to be REAL to minister to me; that's why Selah, Casting Crowns, Chris Tomlin, & Mercy Me get me – they sing the truth!
I absolutely love Selah!
I just became a follower!
Ooh, great giveaway! I only fairly recently heard about Selah, and I have heard one of the songs on this cd. Great music!
Music ministers to me by helping me to remember great lyrics, theology, and truths. Music (good music!) is so encouraging.
I love love love the music of Selah and I just heard them in concert in Dayton, OH….they were fantastic.
Music ministers to me…all the time. In the car. Teaching music. Washing the dishes. When I am crying out to God…in every hosanna moment (such a great word to say help and praise You in the same breath!). I am on the worship team for my church and blog with links to songs all the time…because I just can't help but relate a song to every situation:)
I have always loved music. Christian music brings prayer to an emotional level for me that speaking doesn't. I imagine my prayer being carried up to God on the music. I would love to win this cd to listen to while I give birth to my 5th child. A very prayerful time indeed!
I've just subscribed.
Praising the Lord with music is a wonderful blessing! Thank you Selah for helping us to praise our God with music!
Selah is my favorite!!! The music helps me to feel peaceful when life is whirling all around me! I would love to have a copy of this album!
Music reminds me of God's faithfulness. I listen with my kids and in the car. Love it.
Listening to praise music puts me in the right frame of mind. It keeps me focused and reminds me where my heart should be. I would love to win a copy of this CD!
I follow your blog! Love it!
Music has a way of helping me tune out the world. When I can listen to some great Christian music, I am able to pray, think about God and just praise Him. Wonderful.
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Music ministers to my soul. It soothes and heals when there is grief and raw emotion. It can wrap me in a cocoon of praise or send me dancing with joy. Music can evoke memories for me, and it can create laughter or tears. A love of music was one of the values I chose to pass along to my children.
stollie@netsync.net
I love them!! Music is the number one thing that has always ministered to me!! It lifts me up when I am down and it is soo powerful!!
I am a follower of your blog–have been since the spring of 2008.
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ok.. I already follow you on Twitter (I'm mat2820b), so that counts as one right? awesome…
.. and I tweeted, so that's another! I think this is about the 3rd giveaway I've attempted now for this cd 😉
I didn't do my handle properly just before… here it is… twitter.com/mat2820b
I follow your blog on Bloglines.
Music ministers to me because the lyrics stick in my mind so much better because of the melody that goes along with them. I'll often have songs in my head that are full of encouraging words and promises from God's Word.
Being a musician by profession myself, music is a large part of my life and ministers to me in almost every way. It has a huge emotional connection for me.
I'm a follower.
Being a musician by profession myself, music is a large part of my life and ministers to me in almost every way. It has a huge emotional connection for me.
Music ministers to me by grabbing ahold of me and not letting go. I cannot listen to secular music because of the way music lives with me! I'm always looking for new inspirational music to be singing in my head for months 🙂
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Just saw your blog from Angie's. I watched the video of the two of you from a couple of days ago. Too cute. You guys look like GREAT friends! I would love a copy of Selah's new CD! Thanks for the info on how to listen to some of it!
I love Selah and most worship music. I just think there is something about worship music that just uplifts me. The words relate to different things that have happened in my life. I can turn it up and worship all day!
I've been a fan of Selah ever since You Raise Me Up, have all the CD's and would love this one. We are church planter's in transition and it would be great to win this.
tweeted and all that – christian music is a blessing in my life and my girls as well, I truly believe it has helped me communicate with my girls as well – we share that love and do the concerts together it has always been a big influence in our lives. God is so Good!!
twittered u and hope to get a chance… God bless!!
wow, I would LOVE to win a copy of the cd… Lord only knows. Thanks for the opportunity.
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i am following now…
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I tweeted it:
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And FOLLOW YOU!!!! 🙂
LOVE LOVE Selah!!! It's funny how I can be really struggling with something or just in a funky mood and I can switch on Christian music or radio and wow, what a Spirit lifter!! 🙂 Thanks for giving away this great cd!!!
I am a subscriber!!
I am a follower of your blog!!
I tweeted about this giveaway @ kateinparadise
I LOVE Selah! I have become an even bigger fan since following Angie's blog within the past year. What a great testemony they have! I would love their CD!!!
-Amy
I follow your blog VERY regularly!
-Amy
I subscribe to your blog…
-Amy
I tweet!! 🙂
-Amy
When I am in the kitchen preparing dinner, I turn the radio on to the christian station. It lifts my spirit and recharges my batteries!
Music is the best way for me to minister to others. Of course, the Holy Spirit speaks to me through music in such powerful ways and inspires me to give back. I love Selah, their harmonies are incredible.
Oh and I signed up to follow you in Feedburner, can't wait to get my first email
Music is what the Lord used to lead me to him. I grew up abused and it was the only talent that I had. AND it was something my abusive parents couldn't take away from me. Later that's the very avenue God used w/ Amy Grant and Stephen Curtis Chapman music. Music will always be special to me. It's God's song to me.
I'd love to win one of their new CD's! Been following Angela on her blog, and love getting to know the life behind the music.
I follow your blog!
Added you to my Google Reader!
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It's hard to leave a brief comment on how music ministers to me. It just does – the words and the music. It can be so meditative to listen to a song over and over and just worship the Lord.
I adore Selah and would love to win this CD. Some of their earlier songs have really gotten me through some tough times.
Please enter me….music lifts my spirits and most often brings me to the throne of God. Praising God is such a blessing and since you can't think two thoughts at the same time…listening to music will enable you to focus on Him and be tuned into Him. Thanks for doing this.
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I would love to win! Selah is one of my all-time favorite groups! Music is my connection with the Father. I love to sing to Him!
I'm now following your blog!
I have subscribed using my feed reader.
Following on Twitter & tweeted about giveaway @ellasmama918.
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I subscribe via google reader!
Music ministers to me by giving me words when I can barely speak. Music is how I cope. When I am feeling down and out, I pick out my favorites and listen to them. Music uplifts me and gives me renewed hope. I would LOVE the new Selah CD. I am a follower too!
I have you on my google reader!!! ms.cheryl
I am already a follower, thanks,ms.cheryl
I always have worship music playing in my car. I always say I'm in concert when I'm driving. I feel uplifted when I reach my destination. Thanks for the chance to win an awesome "concert". Ms.Cheryl
I would Love, love, love a Selah CD! My kids (14&11) and I love to listen to Christian music and Selah is one of our favorites!
BTW, we also loved the book Barnyard Dance when they were little, I still know the words by heart!
I would love to have this CD!
Music holds me. It speaks the words I often cannot speak. Like a warm blanket comforts me when times are tough. I would love this CD because Selah and Angie have been ministering to me in ways they will never know the last year… Even in the midst of a very very dark time I am going through… I am holding onto faith.
Thanks for the chance to win the CD. Music has ministered to me in so many ways over the last several years, convicting me of wrong attitudes, reminding me to praise the Lord through the difficulties, and just helping me to praise!