Jeremy Michael Riddle (born October 18, 1977) is an American

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, songwriter, and worship leader, best known for a long tenure as an ensemble leader with

Bethel Music Bethel Music is an American music label and worship movement from Redding, California, originating out of Bethel Church where they started making music in 2001. Bethel Music has grown from being a local church music ministry to a global outreach ...

Background

Born in

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Jeremy Riddle's debut album, ''Full Attention'', was released on March 6, 2007. It peaked on the ''

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'' Top Christian and Gospel Albums Chart at No. 47, and the only single released from the album, "Sweetly Broken", peaked at No. 19 on both the ''Billboard'' Hot Christian Songs and Christian Airplay Charts. It has also been used as a contemporary worship song. In 2009, Riddle released ''The Now and Not Yet'' through Varietal Records. Riddle has stated on his website that the reason for this album is to "

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fresh expressions of worship that both exalt the Creator and encourage and enlighten the people of God." The album has appeared on two charts, ''Billboard''s

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format (peaking at No. 15) and the

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(peaking at No. 11). The first single off the new album is "Bless His Name", written by Riddle's friend Tony Sanchez. The song charted on ''Billboard''s

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format, peaking at No. 36. Riddle released albums ''Prepare The Way: Live'' in 2010 and ''Furious'' in 2011. From September 2011 to June of 2019, Riddle was the worship community pastor at Bethel Church in Redding, California, where he frequently led worship. He appeared on many albums by Bethel Music. Some of the songs from Bethel music included "This is Amazing Grace" and "In Your Light" from the album ''For the Sake of the World''. "This is Amazing Grace" song was written by

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, Josh Farro and Riddle, and produced by Pete Kipley. ''

'' named it No. 1 on the Christian Airplay Songs chart for 2014. In 2019 Riddle announced that he and his wife felt the Lord leading them back to Southern California. They are now at Vineyard Anaheim as the Worship, Creativity and Prayer Pastors.

Discography

with Recon Records

* ''Beautiful Jesus'' (2003)

with Vineyard

*'' Full Attention'' (2007) *''The Now and Not Yet'' (2009) *''Prepare the Way: Live'' (2010) *''Furious'' (2011)

with Bethel Music

*''

Be Lifted High ''Be Lifted High'' is the second live album by California-based worship collective Bethel Music. The album was released on February 15, 2011 by Kingsway Music alongside the group's imprint label, Bethel Music. Jeremy Edwardson worked on the pro ...

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The Loft Sessions ''The Loft Sessions'' is the third album from California-based worship collective Bethel Music. The album was released on January 24, 2012 by Kingsway Music. Brian Johnson, Daniel James Mackenzie and Rick McDonald produced the album. Prior to th ...

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For the Sake of the World ''For the Sake of the World'' is the fourth album from California-based worship collective Bethel Music. The album, produced by Brian Johnson, Ian McIntosh and Jeffrey Kunde, was released on 1 October 2012 by the collective's imprint label, Beth ...

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) *'' Tides Live'' (2014) (by

) *'' Have It All'' (2016) (by

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'' (2017) (by

) *'' More'' (2017) (by

) *'' Moments: Mighty Sound'' (2018) (by

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Independent

*''Joy to the World - EP'' (2018) (Jeremy Riddle/Watershed Music Group) *''Holy Ground: Live Around The World'' (2020) (Watershed Music Group) *''Live In The Prayer Room'' (2022)

References

External links

*
Jeremy Riddle's profile on Bethel Music

Jeremy Riddle's profile on Watershed Music Group
1977 births Living people Association of Vineyard Churches 20th-century Christians 21st-century Christians 21st-century American singers American Charismatics American male singer-songwriters American performers of Christian music Composers of Christian music Christian music songwriters People from Mount Holly, New Jersey Performers of contemporary worship music Singer-songwriters from New Jersey California State University, Fullerton alumni 21st-century American male singers {{Christian-music-stub