Hey everyone. Here are the songs for this morning. (CLICK HERE for a grooveshark playlist of some of the stuff we do on Sunday mornings) Battle, Chris August (i-Tunes Link) Stronger, Hillsong (i-Tunes Link) Rescuer, Johnny Parks Band (i-Tunes Link) If you have any questions, feel free to drop a comment of shoot me an email.
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Dress, and other odd reasons for false confidence
Reading Phil 3 today. This jumped out at me: For it is we who are the circumcision, we who worship by the Spirit of God, who glory in Christ Jesus, and who put no confidence in the flesh -Phil 3:3 I don’t worship by my flesh. I worship by the spirit of God and I … Continue reading »
2. It’s too loud
Don’t have a lot of time this afternoon, so I’ve decided to address the glaring, yet simple complaint with today’s worship music: “It’s too loud” I think this one can be summed up in 2 words: BAD MIX I’ve been in traditional Easter services where the Orchestra is pushing 110 Db and the entire senior … Continue reading »
4 Common Issues With Today’s Worship Music
Over the next few days/weeks, I’d like to address some common concerns and misunderstandings with todays new worship music. If your a young worship, I know you deal with these. If your an older believer, there’s a chance you have thought one or all of these things. Things like: “Todays new music is too loud” … Continue reading »
Discipleship and Worship
Praying and studying this morning and came across a familiar passage that the Lord seemed to highlight for me in light of my new job at Riverside. “But even if I am being poured out like a drink offering on the sacrifice and service coming from your faith, I am glad and rejoice with all … Continue reading »
New Songs
Here are a few songs that are really working for us right now: (click funny icon for chart download) Our God – Passion Love Came Down – Brian Johnson Holding Nothing Back – Tim Hughes (I’ve linked to the Jesus Culture version though) Open Up – Cole Jennette (Admittedly, this seems a bit vain, but … Continue reading »
What is a worship leader? Part 5
So far we’ve talked about the role of a corporate worship leader as a teacher and as a prophet. Today, we will be talking about the role of: EVANGELIST! This word, much like the word prophecy, get’s thrown around a ton. There are “evangelical Christians” and there are “non-evangelical christians”. Some churches hire full time … Continue reading »
What is a worship leader (part 4)
If you want to start this series from the beginning, go HERE. The past two days we’ve talked about the role of a corporate worship leader as: teacher. We said that the songs we sing become the truth we believe. We need to know the word in order to pick our songs. We also said … Continue reading »
To The Glory and Praise of God
Whenever someone we respect tells us how or what they pray for, we listen intently. Why? Because it’s a snapshot of what they really value. In Philippians 1:9-11 pauls tells us what his prayer for the Philippian church is: And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in the knowledge … Continue reading »
Zamar
Zamar – to make music or play an instrument Did you know that this word is used 35 times in the book of psalms? So many times, I get to an instrumental bridge of a breakdown in a song and I feel a sense of loss from the people I’m leading. And not just my … Continue reading »
