Greater Song

Indescribable

2007-05-04T13:43:00.000+02:00

It's been a while since the last post. Life just seems to be so hectic at the moment that it is just difficult to keep up. In these busy times it becomes easy to get distracted and focus on things that I guess really are not all that important.

Fortunately I was privileged to view an amazing "sermon" by Louis Giglio last night. Just painted a picture again of how awesome God is!! It reminds me that it is impossible to truly worship God without a sense of wonder. When we begin to see the greatness of God, then nothing seems impossible and we can't help but respond. I really pray that I personally can remain in that place of awe and wonder.

Set List for Sunday 18th March 2007

2007-03-19T08:58:00.000+02:00

Good Morning - we had a great time yesterday didn't we?

For those who wanna know - here are the songs we sang. I thought I would put the title of the song and also which CD you can find them on in case you are interested.

The Time Has Come (United Live - United We Stand)

All Over The World ( Matt Redman - Beautiful News)

Great Redeemer (Eoghan Heaslip - Grace in the Wilderness)

Glory in the Highest (Chris Tomlin - See The Morning)

Greater Song (Paul Baloche - Greater Song or Matt Redman - Beautiful News)

Amazing Grace...My Chains Are Gone (Chris Tomlin - See The Morning)

God Bless and have a great week!

Beautiful News

2007-03-06T12:59:00.000+02:00

Well - I am unashamedly a huge fan of Matt Redman's songs. Just because, in my opinion, nobody writes congregational songs with depth and truth as well as he does. He also sings with genuine passion - it never sounds like a performance.

If you are thinking of buying a CD - go to the shop and give this one a listen, and while you are listening, take out the cd cover and read the words. His stuff is never quite as catchy as the likes of United Live or Hillsong - but it has timeless truths and gems all over the place.

Thank you Matt for hearing from God and blessing us with these songs.

If you want to read a review from one of the most respected sources around: check out http://www.christianitytoday.com/music/reviews/2006/beautifulnews.html

You can read reviews on just about every CD available as well.

What Do I Worship (Part 3)

2007-02-26T12:05:00.000+02:00

Let’s read the way the psalm-writer in Psalm 115 explains it:

“Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to Your name be the glory, because of Your love and faithfulness. Our God is in Heaven, He does whatever pleases Him. But their idols are silver and gold, made by the hands of men. They have mouths, but cannot speak, eyes, but they cannot see; they have ears, but cannot hear, noses, but they cannot smell; they have hands, but cannot feel, feet, but they cannot walk; nor can they utter a sound with their throats. Those who make them will be like them, and so will all who trust in them.”

Simply put, we become what we worship.

If you don’t like who you’re becoming, take a good hard look at the things that you value most.

Take a few minutes to answer those questions on your own and to talk to God about what you may discover.

What do I worship?

1) Where am I spending most of my time?

2) Where am I spending most of my energy?

3) Where am I spending most of my money?

Set List for Sunday 11th feb 2007

2007-02-12T10:51:00.001+02:00

Ok, ok – so I know I’m only publishing the set-list the day after. This is mainly because I only finalised the list early Sunday morning!

We had a good time didn’t we? I’m really pleased that the new songs seem to be “working well” so to speak. For those of you who are not aware; the 2 new songs we have done “Rising” and “Greater Song” are off Paul Baloche’s latest CD. I have written a review in a previous post.

The last 2 weeks we have also done a version of “Amazing Grace” with an additional chorus “My Chains are Gone”. You can hear this version on Chris Tomlin’s latest CD titled “See the Morning”. I’ll write a review on this CD sometime.

I’m really impressed with how well the team is “gelling” and improving the whole time. So I encourage everyone to keep on encouraging them. They put in a lot of hours so that they can serve the family.

Set-list:

Found Love (United Live)
Rising (Paul Baloche & Matt Redman)
Hosanna (Paul Baloche & Brenton Brown)
Greater Song (Paul Baloche & Matt Redman)
Blessed Be Your Name (Mat Redman)
Here I am to Worship (Tim Hughes)
Amazing Grace (Additional Chorus by Chris Tomlin)

What Do I Worship (Part 2)

2007-02-05T16:42:00.000+02:00

Do you realize that some of the most incredible forms of worship are found outside the walls of the church and have no reference to the God of all creation?

For example, have you ever watched on TV, or, better yet, attended a concert and sporting event? These events are filled with the same forms of worship mentioned in the pages of God’s Word – the same expressions of worship that God desires. Adoration. Applause. Awe. Dancing. Devotion. Excitement. Honor. Music. Shouting. Singing.

And here’s the thing about worship; you’re free to worship whatever or whomever you want, but there’ll always be a last twist to the story: whatever you worship, you imitate; whatever you imitate, you become. In other words, whatever you value most will ultimately determine who you are. If you worship money, you’ll become greedy at the core of your heart. If you worship some sinful habit, that same sin will grip your soul and poison your character to death. If you worship stuff, your life will become material, void of eternal significance. If you give all your praise to the god of you, you’ll become a disappointing little god both to yourself and to all those who trust in you.

To be continued...

Set List for Sunday 4th feb 2007

2007-02-02T14:04:00.000+02:00

Sometimes choosing songs can be so difficult. There's so much you wanna do - but it's not all possible or practical.

We are doing a new song called "Rising" on Sunday. We are all pretty excited about it and we have spent quite a bit of time practising it. Hopefully it catches on pretty quickly.

So here is most of the songs for Sunday. I will add a few more over the weekend:

One Way
Rising
Hosanna
How Great is Our God
Glory in the Highest

Proxy Worship DVD Recording

2007-01-31T11:27:00.000+02:00

Hi everyone. See flyer above. Proxy will be recording a DVD at the IMAX on Sat 17th Feb. As far as I am aware only tickets for the 2pm show are available. Speak to me if you would like a ticket - sure to be a great time!

What Do I Worship (Part 1)

2007-01-30T12:20:00.000+02:00

This is the next article to be posted around the topic of worship in an endeavour to hopefully bring some thought and understanding about an important part of our lives that is often misunderstood. It's important to remember that Theology and Passion need to co-exist.

Thanks to Nathan Lawrenson for the material. Hope you enjoy. Feel free to comment or ask questions.

You can tell what a person worships by the way he lives his life.

So, how do you know what you worship? It’s easy. You simply follow the trail of your time, your affection, your energy, your money, and your allegiance. At the end of that trail you’ll find a throne; and whatever, or whomever, is on that throne is what’s of highest value to you. On that throne is what you worship.

Matthew 6:21 says, “Where you’re treasure is, there your heart will also be.”

And the trail never lies. We may say we value this thing or that thing more than any other, but the volume of our actions speaks louder than our words. In the end, our worship is more about what we do than what we say.

Set List for Sunday 28th Jan 2007

2007-01-26T12:16:00.000+02:00

Hi everyone. Be sure to check back every Friday as we will be putting up the planned songs for Sunday service (if you are interested that is). Of course, subject to change without notice ; )

This Sunday Eric and the team will be leading. We also have a new drummer in the form of Jarrod! I’m sure he’s very nervous so try to encourage him if you can.

Here is the list:

Take it All
Dancing Generation
Making Melody
Yours is the Kingdom
Famous One
Glory in the Highest
Consuming Fire
If You Say Go
Above all else

Busted!!

2007-01-22T17:09:00.000+02:00

Now you know what Pete really gets up to on those mission trips...

CD Review: Paul Baloche - A Greater Song

2007-01-21T23:40:00.000+02:00

While doing my usual surfing of the internet I came across a few good reviews of this CD. I must admit I have not been a huge fan of Baloche's style (was a bit dated for me) so I was a bit reluctant to buy his latest CD. But last week I decided to "take the plunge" and boy am I glad I did!

This CD is a gem! Jam-packed with great songs and with a more modern feel than his previous CD's. But more than that is the "heart of worship" that seems to flow out of this cd. There is a definite sense of journeying into God's presence.

I'm pretty positive we will be using quite a few songs from this CD. So if you want to get an idea of what's coming - I suggest you get hold of the CD.

Look out specifically for: "Hosanna" (we already use this one), "A Greater Song", "I will Boast" and "Rising"

Who is a Worshipper

2007-01-19T17:14:00.000+02:00

We will be posting various articles around the topic of worship. Please feel free to comment or ask questions by clicking on comments.

Who is a Worshipper?

The simple answer – everyone! In his book, The Air I Breathe, Louis Giglio writes the following:

“You my friend…are a worshiper! There, I said it. Everyday, all day long, in every place, you worship. It’s what you do. It’s who you are. We are all worshipers, created to bring pleasure and honor to the God who made us. You may not consider yourself a ‘worshiping’ kind of person, but you cannot help but worship something. It’s what you were made to do.”

Worship is our response to what we value most. So whether it be TV, food, the Beatles or Beyonce – it’s still worship.

We were created to worship, we don’t have a choice. The only choice we do have is what or whom we give our worship to.

The Air I Breathe by Louis Giglio is a great, easy to read book about worship. It’s available at most Christian Book stores and comes highly recommended. I also have a copy – maybe if you are nice to me I will let you read it ; )