January 2014 Keith Green - Devotions - Last days final hour news prophecy update Keith Gordon Green (October 21, 1953 -- July 28, 1982) was American contemporary Christian music pianist, singer and songwriter originally from Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, New York. Beyond his music, Green is best known for his strong devotion to Christian evangelism and challenging others to the same. Often considered controversial for his frequently confrontational lyrics and spoken messages, he wrote some notable songs alone or with his wife, Melody Green, including Your Love Broke Through, You Put This Love in My Heart, and Asleep in the Light. Green is also known for numerous popular modern hymns, including O Lord You're Beautiful and There is a Redeemer, written by his wife, Melody. Keith took to music at a young age, beginning with the ukulele at age three, the guitar at five, and the piano at seven years of age. at 8yrs old The show was Keith's first appearance in live theater, which was held in Chatsworth, California, in September 1962. According to the LA Times, Green had already done a number of television commercials andmade a TV pilot. At 10 years old, Green went on to play the role of Kurt von Trapp in a local community theatre production of The Sound of Music at the Valley Music Theater in Woodland Hills, California. In February 1965, with forty original songs already written by him, Green and his father, Harvey, signed a five-year contract with Decca Records with Harvey as business manager. The first song released on disc was A Go-Go Getter in May 1965 (produced by Gary Usher), which he had earlier composed and published before signing on with Decca. Upon publication of this song, Green became the youngest person ever to sign with the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Decca Records planned to make Green a teen idol, regularly getting the young pre-teenager featured in fanzines like Teen Scene and on popular television shows like The Jack Benny Show and The Steve Allen Show. Keith was a guest on the television game show I've Got a Secret on May 3, 1965. His secret was I just signed a five-year contract as a rock-'n'-roll singer. The segment included a live performance of We'll Do a Lot of Things Together. By the time Green was twelve, he had written ten more songs, and Time magazine ran a short piece about Green in an article about aspiring young rock-'n'-roll singers, referring to him as Decca Records' prepubescent dreamboat. However, after national attention envisioned by Decca Records failed to materialize for Keith, Donny Osmond captured the attention of pre-teens and teenagers, eclipsing Keith's newfound stardom, and Keith was quickly forgotten by the public. Keith had a Jewish heritage and was raised in Christian Science . He grew up reading the New Testament and called the mixture of being Jewish and learning about Jesus an odd combination that left him open minded but deeply unsatisfied. He began doing drugs and became interested in eastern mysticism and free love. After experiencing what Green described as a bad trip, he abandoned drug use and became interested in philosophy and theology. When Keith was 19 he met a fellow seeker/musician named Melody. They were inseparable and got married a year later -- now he had a partner as his spiritual and musical quest continued.Green later stated, however, that in the midst of his skepticism, he had, been lost in a fantasy, till [God's] love broke through.and he renounced Christian Science totally and became a follower of Jesus, a Jewish believer in Jesus the Messiah. A week later, Keith's wife Melody, whom he had married in 1973 and was also Jewish, became a Jewish believer in Jesus. It was during this time that the newlyweds became involved with the Vineyard Christian Fellowship in Southern California. Ministry In 1975, the Greens, just new believers, began taking people who needed help into their small home in the suburbs of Los Angeles, California, in the San Fernando Valley. Both Keith and Melody were staff songwriters for CBS Records in Hollywood and used their income to support all who came. Early on their close friend Randy Stonehill, who was struggling at the time, stayed for awhile. Their home would later be dubbed The Greenhouse -- a place where people grew. The Greens continued to invite guests into their home. They eventually ran out of space and, purchasing the home next door to their own and renting an additional five in the same neighborhood, Keith and Melody provided an environment of Christian teaching for a group of young adults.

• published: 23 Jan 2014
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