{"id":6337,"date":"2016-01-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-01-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.charming-bohr.160-238-31-172.plesk.page\/index.php\/2016\/01\/01\/love-at-work\/"},"modified":"2016-01-01T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-01-01T00:00:00","slug":"love-at-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.charming-bohr.160-238-31-172.plesk.page\/index.php\/2016\/01\/01\/love-at-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Love At Work"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\tThe Ten Commandments and the Sermon on the Mount contain my religion,\u201d wrote John Adams, the second president of the United States, in a letter to Thomas<br \/>\n\tJefferson, dated November 4, 1816. The U.S. Supreme Court building has four displays of the Ten Commandments along with other allusions to antiquity: the<br \/>\n\tfirst is engraved on the lower half of two large oak doors as you enter the chamber, and three others are carved in stone. The most prominent, positioned<br \/>\n\tjust above where the chief justice sits, depicts Moses holding a copy of the Ten Commandments.\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\tImagine&mdash;of its 1,000-plus pages, 1,189 chapters, and 31,102 verses, the Bible, which speaks of God so authoritatively, declares that only one page is<br \/>\n\tpersonally handwritten by God. That page is surely the single most important written document in human history&mdash;God\u2019s Ten Commandments, 10 declarations so<br \/>\n\timportant that the Almighty spoke and wrote them Himself; 10 rules that bring health and happiness to anyone who follows them. But those commandments are<br \/>\n\tnot just a list of do\u2019s and don\u2019ts. They are a concise, comprehensive, description of God\u2019s character: Don\u2019t kill&mdash;because I\u2019m the Life-giver. Be faithful<br \/>\n\tto your spouse&mdash;because I\u2019m faithful to you! God\u2019s law can indeed be seen as all about love&mdash;<strong>L<\/strong>ove <strong>A<\/strong>t <strong>W<\/strong>ork.\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\tAt Mount Sinai, God had to use thunder and lightning to get His children\u2019s attention. Love thunders when it must, but whispers when it can, as God did more<br \/>\n\tthan 500 years later, when He spoke to the prophet Elijah on that very same mountain, in a \u201cstill small voice.\u201d A thousand years later God\u2019s voice was<br \/>\n\theard again in melodious strains, in the Sermon on the Mount, as Jesus, the Son of God, elaborated on the far-reaching scope of the Ten Commandments, and<br \/>\n\tannounced Heaven\u2019s choicest blessings on those who \u201chunger and thirst after righteousness,\u201d \u201cthe meek,\u201d \u201cthe merciful,\u201d \u201cthe peacemakers,\u201d and \u201cthe pure in<br \/>\n\theart\u201d&mdash;in short, those who do not pay just lip service to the commandments, but whose lives reveal God\u2019s love at work&mdash;God\u2019s law&mdash;written on their hearts.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t With this in mind, our group of musicians decided to craft the Ten Commandments into a thrilling musical. <em>Love At Work<strong> <\/strong><\/em>is a captivating<br \/>\n\ttwo-hour multimedia blend of new, inspirational Scripture songs and biblical narrative showcasing the amazing love of God. Writers\/coproducers Yolanda<br \/>\n\tInnocent-Palmer and her husband, Dr. Schubert Palmer, cardiology section chief at White Memorial Medical Center, explained: \u201cThe<br \/>\n\tseparation-of-church-and-state debate has led our society to ponder the pros and cons of hanging the Ten Commandments on the walls of our public schools,<br \/>\n\tcourts, and government buildings. The Lord impressed us to write this musical because, as important as those discussions are from a constitutional point of<br \/>\n\tview, the more important question is: \u2018Are God\u2019s commandments&mdash;all 10 of them&mdash;hanging on the walls of <strong><em>my<\/em><\/strong> heart?\u2019 We wanted to show God\u2019s<br \/>\n\tdesire, with our personal consent, to write His law of love&mdash;His character&mdash;on our hearts. And when He does, this brings healthy hearts, restored<br \/>\n\trelationships, stronger families and communities.\u201d\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<em>Love at Work <\/em><br \/>\n\twas presented on October 3, 2015, at the Washington National Cathedral to a balcony-filled audience, many describing it as the most powerful spiritual<br \/>\n\tconcert they\u2019d ever attended. This musical extravaganza comprised an all-star cast of 14 internationally known Christian recording artists, with chaplain<br \/>\n\tBarry Black, Chaplain of the U.S. Senate, as master of ceremonies, former speaker\/director of the Voice of Prophecy broadcast Lonnie Melashenko as<br \/>\n\tnarrator, along with video appearances by soloist Wintley Phipps, television evangelist John Bradshaw, and others who gave testimonials to back up the<br \/>\n\tpower of the commandments in their lives.\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\tChaplain Black subsequently reported, \u201cThe praise about the musical I\u2019ve received from scores of people on Capitol Hill has been effusive and laudatory.<br \/>\n\tWell done!\u201d\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\tRoger Roppel, 44-year full-time Christian broadcaster, said, \u201cThe concert was beyond awesome! Until the Ten Commandments musical, I never ever saw God\u2019s<br \/>\n\tlaw as love at work. Thank you!\u201d\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\tPerhaps President John Adams was onto something!\n\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ten Commandments and the Sermon on the Mount contain my religion,\u201d wrote John Adams, the second president of the United States, in a letter to Thomas Jefferson, dated November 4, 1816. 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