3,000 Men Singing "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God" at the Sheperds' Conference 

Yes, they do. Maybe you can explain to the others your age the difference between singing to the Lord together, and watching a worship band sing to the Lord. The energy will always be different be because the Holy Spirit shows up.

facts. the older hymns hit different😩

X2!

Amen

Fishers of little boys...

Exactly!

I don't know if you know Martin Luther wrote the song after Satan try to get him to stop interpreting I mean translating the Bible

Amen

AMEN!!!!

Extra Ecclesiam Nulla Salus ✝️🇻🇦🕊

Amen !!!

​@@timothyfreeman97 No Popery!

I will be leading a hymn in my university in the next few months. It may eventually be a full set of hymns as well. My church almost always sings hymns. I was touched by a sermon last week, which led me to cover the song and post the video to my Instagram, and also picked that song for a future worship set.

I loved this song since I was a child. Martin Luther wrote it.

Some live and some die by this theology, blessed are those who believe and live by it!

Extra Ecclesiam nulla salus ✝️🇻🇦

Me too! I had this played at my mother's funeral. This song represents our hope and our life! A week before my mother died of cancer at almost 70, she asked me what she had done wrong that the Lord was doing this to her. I told her I thought she was looking at it all wrong. The Lord gave her, her 3 score and 10. I told her she had completed her work and the Lord was calling her home. It's a graduation, not a punishment. It's the greatest reward he can give us! Eternity with Him and the great cloud of witnesses! I can't wait.

Jesus is worthy of our praise

I live and die on Biblical theology. MacArthur is heretical on certain doctrines/teachings. The song is nice, though.

Awesome!

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Charlotte, Was your father a Wisconsin Synod or an Evangelical Lutheran Synod pastor? I was raised Wisconsin Synod and also confirmed also in the Wisconsin Synod faith ( I also may add to that Imwas baptized in a Wisconsin Synod Church in Waukesha, Wisconsin. I no longer live in Wisconsin, but in New Mexico, which I thank and praise the Lord that I have been a member of Shepherd Lutheran Church, which is a Wisconsin Synod Church. One of our only of only about a total of only five WELS churches that are in the entire state of New Mexico.

ELCA Lutheran Minister.

My father too was an ordained Lutheran minister. This hymn brings tears to my eyes when I sing it. It is so very moving,

+Alex Foo Exactly!

No matter how much they try to silence us, the script is already written and we win in the end. This song is a wonderful reminder of the fact that we are at war, but we will emerge victorious because of our Savior. I heard my son playing this hymn in his room on Friday night on his digital piano and it made me weep. He didn't know I was listening. I felt so blessed, when I considered what many young people are out doing. I may not be rich, or even have much of a life by worldly standards, because I am a stay at home mom, and some days can barely move due to arthritis. But I would rather have a son playing "A Mighty Fortress is our God" by his own choice, than a million dollars.

wmnoffaith1 What riches you have! Good job faithful mama.

@john hobson war with satan

Nehmen sie den Leib. Gut ehrbkibd und Weib, lass fahren dahin, sie habens kein gewinn

I thought the Catholics pursued Luther. the verse ""His Kingdom will I've Forever after they may kill us

@@garythorington1600 I'm not fan of Martin Luther, but this is a great hymn. He did one thing right.

Very true, praise God!

Only God knows the hearts of men. It is in His word from His mouth. Do we make ourselves greater than God to judge the worship of others. I would hate for all the hypocrites to be exposed.

Amen!

Plenty of churches still have organists and choir directors. This kind of hymn singing happens every week in most Lutheran churches.

+Jb George indeed, when I went to church every Sunday, the entire congregation sang the hymns. they still do.

What you describe happens every week in most Lutheran churches. Lutherans love to sing. I guess it just depends on where you go. I wouldn't trade the great hymns of the church for anything. I can't stomach most of that trite "contemporary" and "praise" hogwash. And I'll take an organ over a guitar band any time. What's interesting to me is that most contemporary worship you describe--with people standing around and watching others worship with unsingable music on their behalf--is very similar to the experience of the medieval Latin Mass. Protestant worship has always been about active participation. The entire Lutheran liturgy is participatory. And Lutherans still often use pipe organs because it supports the human voice singing so well.

@Lukemwills I feel the same way about guitar bands. Although, running a close second was the last church I attended. Even my teen son couldn't stand it. It was a husband and wife team. He played a little portable organ, even though they had a piano and pipe organ, and his wife belted out every tune at full volume, off key, with the mic all the way up. My husband called the The Captain and Tenille. I left with a headache after every service. After church once, I asked the man about lowering the mic volume slightly, and he was offended. He said he couldn't dream of suggesting it; his wife's feelings would be hurt. The problem was, because she was soo loud, no one else bothered singing at all; and she was fine with that. It was a mini concert for her, and she actually did a little bow after her songs! This is why I prefer the organ and congregation. Otherwise, it becomes too much like a performance, and the musicians get too caught up in how great they sound, and forget it's supposed to be about God. People aren't showing up to see them ( Then again maybe they are). I wish they had a church like you describe near me.

I wonder if he knew that 500 years later we would still be singing his hymn?

Probably not...but possibly. Luther not only translated the Greek into German but also brought singing back into the church. With the The printing press, which was invented by the German Johannes Gutenberg around 1440, he put the bible into the hands of the common man for the first time in history.

Hallelujah

Greetings to you from Ukraine!

Amen!

Truly it was!

Sometimes, when I see what people penned down, joy fills me like I’m there also.

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Amen!

A great worker for Christ.

sunil zephaniah yes indeed!!

He created schism in the bride of Christ.

@@timothyfreeman97 no the great schism was around long before and kinda led to the reformation in a way. The great schism was the break of Catholicism into roman catholic and orthodox. But I will argue this, the catholic church was NOT the original church.

Courage nothing, he was probably constipated.

Amen! That's because there's a difference between worship and entertainment. The musicians are playing to worship God, and provide a background for the singers, not to create another Christian hit single and sell t shirts.

Amen

I love this one but I found Be Still my Soul a great comfort in times of stress

@@freebeerfordworkers me too.

Amen!

I agree, while I can put up with some contemporary music but hymns are far better and the singing is great

Right. I wholeheartedly agree.

I agree!

Amen Brother

Amen! I'm sure God would rather hear 3,000 of his children singing his praises, than watch a worship band perform with a light show perform while people dance in Christian t shirts. There's always a difference between a congregation singing to the Lord, and a congregation hearing a worship band perform a conc ert for the Lord. Also, with organs and choirs even, each person is looking to blend in not stand out. It's about worshipping together. Whenever I see a worship band in church, you can tell it's a performance. They aren't performing for God, they're performing for the congregation. Gosh, I miss the old days. I wish I could find just one normal church near me.

Thanks, I hope you had a great Reformation Day too!

And to you, friend!

I don't think any video can really do it justice, you have to be there!

ToshiroHoshi I would love to send my pastor to get loved on at the Shepherd's Conference next year. Would you mind telling me the kind of cost I would need to cover in order to send him?

Brandi Peterson the last time I was there was 2012 and a group of us went together. It was $300 per person at the time, just for the conference and then the cost of the hotel. Since a group of us drove there, we split the gas costs. That's probably all the info I can give. They sell tons of books at discounted prices so, hopefully he can have extra money for that. I hope you do get to send your pastor there.

Thank you so much for the information! That gives me a good ballpark starting point!

You're very welcome! :)

Absolutely! And doesn't that give us a great hope?

Thank you!

They sing it straight and true, some versions add lots of fan fair.

YES and AMEN!

I agree, especially as I sit here listening to the air raid sirens and hearing incoming missiles explode.

Amen and amen!!!

Absolutely! These are the truths that do not change when our culture does change!

THIS, the music, the passion, the faith has stood the test of time, stress, battle and storm. And STILL proclaims Man's trust in his God.

Absolutely!

So true!

Wow! What a comment? One can really know your heart. Kingdom heart!

You hope? No way... This is just sample for sure ...... Oh.... On that day when He descends and when we all look up .... It's gonna be ...... 🤯😇

Terraforming planets through worship music Holy Frequency and vibrations Batman!

I couldn't agree more!

Absolutely!

"Did we in our own strength confide, Our striving would be losing; Were not the right Man on our side, The Man of God’s own choosing: Dost ask who that may be? Christ Jesus, it is He; Lord Sabaoth His Name, From age to age the same, And He must win the battle."

No strength of ours can match his might! We would be lost, rejected. But now a champion comes to fight, whom God himself elected. You ask who this may be? The Lord of hosts is he! Christ Jesus, mighty Lord, God's only Son, adored. He holds the field victorious.

I'd prefer to sing "And He has won the battle." Well, He has!

Men drool, women rule.

Richard, may the Lord touch your heart and make Himself real to you. He promises that you will find Him if you seek Him with all of your heart.

Yes, of course, I'm glad it blessed you!

Thank you, it was a great conference.