Singing God's Word

I have taught a weekly class online since May 2020, called Bíblia Cantada (Singing the Bible). Today's was the 35th passage: João 8:12, "I am the light of the world."

I have been putting melody to the Portuguese Bible since 1996. It became a hobby because I found that for me the best way to memorize scripture is singing it.

Today's Cristian may not feel the need to memorize the Word because most carry several versions of the Bible and even a concordance on their cell phones, but I have found that my cell phone has so much information on it, so much so that the important things easily get lost. And when I face life, or others, or even the enemy, nothing does better than having the sword in my head.

The pandemic finally gave me time and a way to start sharing the Bible text songs so others can memorize the Bible, using my melodies. Our class starts with about fifteen minutes of singing, followed by a twenty-minute lesson on the day's passage, ending with comments and questions from viewers.

Around thirty people from all over Brazil participate in the online class; then the recording is sent to over a hundred on Whatsapp; and then the classes are being uploaded to Youtube for the Portuguese-speaking world to view.

Here's the link if you would like to check out today's video:

https://youtu.be/WkeRvakR1p4

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