Posts tagged with ‘worship’

ONE NAME.

“Familiar names get our fists in the air, but only one name is better than life.” -Louie Giglio

Last week I had the priveldge of heading down to the dirty south with 2 car loads of some great friends to be a part of LIFT: A Worship Leader Collective put on by Passion City Church.  It was a CRAZY 2 days. We where in the car more than we where at the actual conference… haha… but holy cow did God speak.

In short, here’s something HE spoke to me:

I lead worship.  And most times I step on that stage knowing full well that most of my week i’ve been fighting a massive battle of affection.  I put so many names before the ONE NAME that matters most.  I sometimes get more excited about some Apple computer thing, or the Dave Matthews Band, or (insert some THING here).  You can read it in my twitter feed… it’s a streaming feed about my affections… good AND bad. :)

I WANT to keep JESUS at the center, I WANT to value HIM most, I WANT so bad to keep HIM at the center of my affections, but this crazy world we live in keeps sucking me back… to stuff, to things, to other people.

And if I had to guess… I bet you’re a lot like me. :)

“Familiar names get our fists in the air, but only one name is better than life.”

I pray for you, and for me, that ONE NAME will be above any other name.  That our lives, our tweets, our blogs, our very existence will point to JESUS.  

There is no one like our God, HE is LIFE, HE is LOVE, HE alone can SAVE.

cheers,
j 

Set List | 06.13

A while back I used to post the set list after I’d lead on a sunday… in case people wanted to grab the songs, or where just curious about why we sang what we sang.

I’m gonna start again. :)

I had a lot of fun today… the set was a few of my favorites…

1. All Because of Jesus by Steve Fee
If you’re around Oakbrook you know this one for sure. :)  I love a song with a simple melody and a huge amount of heart… and this for sure fit’s that bill.  So fitting to sing in this series, how true is it that we are ALIVE because of JESUS!  True life is found in HIM.  Not to mention Brandon’s delay guitar makes my heart happy.

2. Walk the World by Charlie Hall
I told everybody Sunday morning that I’d been praying the words of this song all week, which was really a stinking awesome thing for me.  The words are so action oriented, and if you pray ‘em and mean ‘em, I promise it’ll move you into action if you let it.  I especially resonate with the second verse and prechorus… check it out again:

“and we where born for this, born for this day and time, our prayers flow into love, giving our lives.  broken but singing, our hearts keep shining.”

This really pushes me into action, our PRAYERS flow into LOVE… into me truly LOVING people… such a good song with good words to have on our lips.

This song also has a crazy sick groove… or is it worship disco music?  Either way, I love it.

3. Forever Changed by Eddie Kirkland
One of my favorite new songs… I love the minor and kinda dark verses and the big major chorus.  I love the simple words… especially the bridge…”The power of sin is broken I have been set free, for I have died and Jesus is alive in me.” Some things are so true you just have to sing them and put your whole heart behind them.  I can’t help but get into it when I sing words like this!  You can grab this song on the North Point Live “Awake” CD.

Man I have fun leading on Sundays… it’s such a priveledge to get to play and sing with some of the most talented people around… I love our church!

cheers,
j