Directory of Contemporary Worship Musicians - Way of Life Literature

“And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness,but rather reprove them” (Ephesians 5:11).“em that sin rebuke before all, that others also may fear” (1Timothy 5:20).“is witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that theymay be sound in the faith” (Titus 1:13).“But exhort one another daily, while it is called Today; lest anyof you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin” (Hebrews3:13).“Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one converthim; Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner fromthe error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hidea multitude of sins” (James 5:19,20).e love of God does not overlook sin. e Lord JesusChrist said, “As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: bezealous therefore, and repent” (Revelation 3:19).Grant has made 15 albums. Her self-titled debut album soldover 50,000 copies in 1977. Amy was only 17 years old. Hermusic has moved increasingly toward heavy rock. Her 1982album, Age to Age, was the first album on a Christian label togo platinum, meaning it sold more than one million copies.$200,000 was spent in its production. Of this album, Amytestified: “I wanted to make a record that musically would fitright between Madonna and Huey Lewis” (Rolling Stone, June6, 1985, p. 10). In 1983, she won her first of six GrammyAwards. She made history by being the first to be named TopFemale Gospel Vocalist three years in a row. Of the top 20 alltimebest-selling Christian albums, eight belong to AmyGrant: Heart in Motion (5,846,000), Home for Christmas(3,624,000), House of Love (2,605,000), Lead Me On(1,671,000), e Collection (1,634,000), A Christmas Album(1,275,000), Unguarded (1,267,000), Age to Age (1,243,000),and Straight Ahead (1,133,000) (CCM Magazine, July 1998,pp. 107-108).145