The Set- July 5, 2009
Yes, I took a break from blogging this week but that is all back to normal this week. Lets start off with what went down yesterday at The Bridge. Going in to yesterday I was quite excited about the morning. I had the great privilege of leading in musical worship with two other great men, John Paul “The Pope” Wilkens and Aaron Sayers. It just so happens that because of 4th of July weekend, this also became the setup crew (along with my lovely fiance, Amanda). When we have the small setup days like this, it actually is pretty fun to do it with such a small team (although I do miss the great help of others). We get in to the most random discussions like the debate between small and large churches down to the intricacies of the movies we all saw this week. Great inspiring stuff for Sunday morning. What I think this does so well (listen up all you Worship Leaders out there) is create a communal bond that can be carried over into our music and worship through practice and the service. When the worship team gets to interact on that kind of level, our leadership potential is multiplied.
I love the feel of an acoustic set. We only had guitar, bass, and djembe and pulled out the old bar stools. I love the songs we did yesterday and I think all of them are lyrically full and have some good musical turns in them too. We introduced the Hillsong song “The Stand” for the first time ever at The Bridge yesterday and it felt like people really took hold of the lyrics. The “prechorus” and “chorus” are both so powerful as a reflection as our response to God. Here is the set list:
Better is One Day- Matt Redman
Sing to the King- Billy Foote
The Stand- Joel Houston
How Great Thou Art- Stuart K. Hine (let that chorus ring out, so powerful)
Really enjoyed Tim’s message yesterday. It was great to get a glimpse into more of the woman’s role in marriage and a man’s response to that. He put everything in great perspective. I think so often many people in the church see the “wife submission” passage as a hierarchy, when really the husband and wife are equal. If our relationships mirror Christ/Church to God, then we are joined equally with different minds and abilities that come together to equal one. Amanda and I have come away from each week with so much to talk about and learn from. If you are engaged or married, I encourage you to either check out this series online or find a mentor that can help you in your relationship.
kyle
Great point about the conversation you had carrying over into the practice and worship. There must be relationship outside of the “programs” or even worship itself. The programs can help with the relationships, but the real stuff happens in the real life when we work or play together – when we are free. This real life of relationship then enhances all the planned stuff we do together. So, and here’s the tough part, we must work on these relationships on our own, not just wiat for someone to plan something for us!