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Welcome to The Notes and the first of the month repeat day! Today's Notes gives us a taste of our little bit country side as we slip back into the decades of one of Country music's happiest hits. Welcome to Tuesday's Musical Notes from April 3, 2012. My how the time has flown...
It has been said that as we live our lives, we have the potential to influence at least 17 people directly and an innumerable amount of folks indirectly. That is a pretty big responsibility if you contemplate the outcomes of those relationships. These 17 folks are generally outside of the influence that you have on your immediate family. If you think about it for very long, you can probably consider at least 17 people who you have affected by how you live your life. In that same vein, if you ponder long enough, you can probably remember 17 people who made an impression on your life.
Merle Haggard (Tuesday's Musical Notes - "Mama Tried") knew about the impact that a person had on his life. One of his greatest influences was a man by the name of Wynn Stewart. You may not have heard of Wynn Stewart, so the Notes submits to you this reminder:
It has been said that as we live our lives, we have the potential to influence at least 17 people directly and an innumerable amount of folks indirectly. That is a pretty big responsibility if you contemplate the outcomes of those relationships. These 17 folks are generally outside of the influence that you have on your immediate family. If you think about it for very long, you can probably consider at least 17 people who you have affected by how you live your life. In that same vein, if you ponder long enough, you can probably remember 17 people who made an impression on your life.
Merle Haggard (Tuesday's Musical Notes - "Mama Tried") knew about the impact that a person had on his life. One of his greatest influences was a man by the name of Wynn Stewart. You may not have heard of Wynn Stewart, so the Notes submits to you this reminder:
"It's Such a Pretty World, Today" - the title track from the January 1967 album by Wynn Stewart
At the time of this video, Wynn Stewart had hit #1 on the Country charts with "It's Such A Pretty World, Today". A classic country song from a simpler time. This video is from Buck Owens show. The steel guitar player is the son of great hymn writer and Southern Gospel legend Albert Brumley. It is an encouraging song that challenges each of us to be that person that brings the sunshine to those around us.
From 1956 to 1985 Wynn Stewart had 31 songs chart in Billboard's Hot 100 Country Singles chart. While the bulk of his chart success came in the 60's, Stewart remained on the Country scene until 1985 when his last charting single went to #98. He is credited with influencing many of the musicians from Southern California, creating a West Coast country music sound that the likes of Buck Owens, Merle Haggard and later Dwight Yoakam made even more popular. Imagine that......Country music created a West Coast sound far before most of the West Coast rappers of today were even born.
At the time of this video, Wynn Stewart had hit #1 on the Country charts with "It's Such A Pretty World, Today". A classic country song from a simpler time. This video is from Buck Owens show. The steel guitar player is the son of great hymn writer and Southern Gospel legend Albert Brumley. It is an encouraging song that challenges each of us to be that person that brings the sunshine to those around us.
From 1956 to 1985 Wynn Stewart had 31 songs chart in Billboard's Hot 100 Country Singles chart. While the bulk of his chart success came in the 60's, Stewart remained on the Country scene until 1985 when his last charting single went to #98. He is credited with influencing many of the musicians from Southern California, creating a West Coast country music sound that the likes of Buck Owens, Merle Haggard and later Dwight Yoakam made even more popular. Imagine that......Country music created a West Coast sound far before most of the West Coast rappers of today were even born.
Merle played bass guitar in Wynn Stewart's band for several years and Stewart even wrote Merle's first hit "Sing A Sad Song." Haggard credits his success to the mentoring that he received under Wynn Stewart's tutelage.
The Bible is replete with examples of mentoring. Moses and Joshua, Naomi and Ruth, and Jesus with the Disciples are just a few that come to mind quickly. In his book, Road Map For Success, John Maxwell elaborates on the Hebrew model for mentoring that he discovered as he studied the scriptures:
"I do it. First I learn to do the job. I have to understand the why as well as the how, and I try to perfect my craft.
I do it-and you watch. I demonstrate it while you observe, and during the process, I explain what I'm doing and why.
You do it-and I watch. I give you permission and authority to take over the job, but I stay with you to offer advice, correction, and encouragement.
You do it. Once you're proficient, I step back and let you work alone. The learner is drawn up to a higher level, and the teacher is free to move on to higher things."
Your Road Map For Success by John Maxwell - amazon.com
Chapter 2 of Paul's letter to his disciple Titus has many things to say about the mentoring relationship. While it never says the word "mentor", the implication all throughout the chapter is that Paul felt that a mentoring relationship was important for the success in the church Titus was leading.
The Bible is replete with examples of mentoring. Moses and Joshua, Naomi and Ruth, and Jesus with the Disciples are just a few that come to mind quickly. In his book, Road Map For Success, John Maxwell elaborates on the Hebrew model for mentoring that he discovered as he studied the scriptures:
"I do it. First I learn to do the job. I have to understand the why as well as the how, and I try to perfect my craft.
I do it-and you watch. I demonstrate it while you observe, and during the process, I explain what I'm doing and why.
You do it-and I watch. I give you permission and authority to take over the job, but I stay with you to offer advice, correction, and encouragement.
You do it. Once you're proficient, I step back and let you work alone. The learner is drawn up to a higher level, and the teacher is free to move on to higher things."
Your Road Map For Success by John Maxwell - amazon.com
Chapter 2 of Paul's letter to his disciple Titus has many things to say about the mentoring relationship. While it never says the word "mentor", the implication all throughout the chapter is that Paul felt that a mentoring relationship was important for the success in the church Titus was leading.
From the Message paraphrase, Titus 2
A God-Filled Life
Your job is to speak out on the things that make for solid doctrine. Guide older men into lives of temperance, dignity, and wisdom, into healthy faith, love, and endurance. Guide older women into lives of reverence so they end up as neither gossips nor drunks, but models of goodness. By looking at them, the younger women will know how to love their husbands and children, be virtuous and pure, keep a good house, be good wives. We don't want anyone looking down on God's Message because of their behavior. Also, guide the young men to live disciplined lives.
But mostly, show them all this by doing it yourself, incorruptible in your teaching, your words solid and sane. Then anyone who is dead set against us, when he finds nothing weird or misguided, might eventually come around.
Guide slaves into being loyal workers, a bonus to their masters—no back talk, no petty thievery. Then their good character will shine through their actions, adding luster to the teaching of our Savior God.
God's readiness to give and forgive is now public. Salvation's available for everyone! We're being shown how to turn our backs on a godless, indulgent life, and how to take on a God-filled, God-honoring life. This new life is starting right now, and is whetting our appetites for the glorious day when our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, appears. He offered himself as a sacrifice to free us from a dark, rebellious life into this good, pure life, making us a people he can be proud of, energetic in goodness.
Tell them all this. Build up their courage, and discipline them if they get out of line. You're in charge. Don't let anyone put you down.
Perhaps you have employed John Maxwell or Paul's strategy with someone. If you haven't perhaps it is time you did. From Jesus' mentoring relationship with His disciples, we have the beginnings of the church. From Paul's mentoring of Barnabas, Titus, Silas, and Timothy as well as others, we have the church for the Gentiles. What will become of the mentoring relationship you begin with someone? The lessons learned through that relationship will last an eternity and could cause someone to sing about you one day ...."It's such a pretty world today..... look at the sunshine....... today and every day since I met you."
'Til Tuesday
Serving HIM by serving You,
randy
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