What we sing about.

BY MAX LARSON

Up in the mountains of Montana, I set out with a considerable group of students on a 6.8-mile hike. If you finished, you would reach an altitude of 6,500 feet. Being from North Dakota, I had rarely ever seen mountains, let alone actively hiked up one. Every so often we would reach a lookout point where we rested and looked out over God’s creation. The higher we climbed, the better the view. Needless to say, the long hike uphill with thinning air was tough but worth it because there was the promise of beauty at the top. As we climbed to increasingly beautiful views, it made me think about the reason for the FLBC Choir tour.

During the spring Concert Choir tour, we traversed five states and visited 13 churches proclaiming the good news of the Triune God, our God of hope and help. So what exactly is the good news? As we continued our hike, I thought of Jesus, a man who 2,000 years ago also walked up a mountain. However, instead of being met with the beauty and joy of life, he was met with the sadness and pain of his death on a cross. This is what we sing about. Our song, “God of Heaven,” proclaims the majesty and grandeur of God. The God of heaven, earth, nature, and power has come down to rescue his children from their bondage to sin and death. This is something truly worth singing about, and each time I lifted my voice on this tour, I was reminded of the sacrifice that gives our songs meaning.

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This year’s Missions Emphasis Week at FLBC featured Pastor Andy Coyle of AFLC Home Missions. Coyle led a series of workshops on a biblical understanding of the Trinity and how a clear understanding of God’s nature impacts the way we do missions. After the event, students interacted with missionary organizations to learn how God might use them to share the gospel both in their own neighborhoods and around the world. You can watch Coyle’s recorded messages on the FLBC YouTube channel or at flbc.edu/ category/conferences/.

Larson, from Northwood, N.D., is a sophomore at the Free Lutheran Bible College.