{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Christ Alive Sermons","title":"Praise Is Not Optional - Brian Barcelona - Christ Alive Church","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/173437d8\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1605,"description":"Most of us treat praise as optional — something for the “hyped-up” people, a warm-up before the real thing. Guest\nspeaker Brian Barcelona says the opposite: praise was never optional, and boredom is the greatest tragedy of\nChristianity.\n\nBrian opens with the story that changed how he sees worship — his sister, who once encountered God and later found\nherself trafficked and addicted to fentanyl, and what it looked like to hand her something more powerful than the drug.\nFrom there he teaches straight from Scripture: heaven has a culture of praise, there’s a fragrance you can produce\nthat angels can’t, and there are seven Hebrew words for praise — yada, halal, shabach, zamar, todah, barak, and\ntehillah — that most of us have never been taught. Along the way: why the band isn’t manipulating your emotions, why\nyou shout because the victory is already won, and why worship — not whining — is what shifts the atmosphere when\nyou walk back out into your week.\n\n📖 Scripture: Psalm 150 · Psalm 34 · Psalm 63 · Psalm 47 · Psalm 95 · Psalm 22 · Psalm 50\n\n🎯 OUR MISSION - Make Disciples of Jesus who encounter God’s presence and bring healing to their cities.\n\n💛 Give into what God is doing → https://www.christalive.com/give\n🏠 Plan a visit → https://christalive.com\n🎧 Listen on any podcast platform → https://christalive.transistor.fm/\n📍 Christ Alive Church · 1549 Southwest Blvd · Newton, North Carolina\n\n#christalive #praise #worship #brianbarcelona #hebrew","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/JB9tV5gv4wGAaE-gNC12AsbYArue-fR-bgd3jaYsKJ8/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9iOTE5/Yjk5N2IwZjg5YzVk/NDI3ZWJhY2IzMGIw/MTA3NC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}