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Where have I been???

August 5, 2009 · Filed under The Journey, Worship

Busy.  That’s right, busy.  That’s where I’ve been…at the intersection of Busy and Excited.  God continues to impress us and give us our heart’s desire.  It has been a great journey so far!  Let’s see, where should I start?

(cue flashback music)

iPhone lets me know I have a new email.  I go to check it and find that we have been invited to lead worship in Bentonville, Arkansas for a period of time.  Being always up for a new adventure, we get our calendar straightened out and make our first trip to Bentonville.  In one word I can describe that trip (and every thereafter): Awesome.  and that word doesn’t even do it  justice.  How ’bout Awesome-est. 

Anywho, we’ve been enjoying God’s presence in Bentonville for a little over a month now, and man has it been great!  God is really doing a new, fresh thing in Bentonville!  What anointing!  What talent!  What great attitudes!  What great worshippers!  I thank God for showing up and healing hearts and lives in the services.  It’s not ever about us, but it’s always about him. 

I hope that you can come experience God in Bentonville with us .  If you’re not able to come to Bentonville, check out this excerpt from our Sunday Evening Worship Service on 8-2-09.  I’ve been listening to it while typing this post, and the tears began to fall…I feel that God’s anointing was so fresh and soaked on this service and I know that it will continue to flow and minister to you as you listen. 

 

(Awesome is the Lord Most High by Chris Tomlin, Jesse Reeves, Cary Pierce, Jon Abel.  Forever by Chris Tomlin.  You are Good by Kari Jobe.  How Great is our God by Chris Tomlin, Jesse Reeves, Ed Cash.)

 

Keep us in your prayers as we seek God’s face and will for our lives.  God is THE Orchestrator and continues to put things together that no one else can.  Thank you Lord for what you’ve done for us this far, but we thank you already for what you’re going to do in the future!

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10,000 songs and still strong

May 21, 2009 · Filed under General, The Journey, Worship

10,000 songs.  Ten thousand.  Diez Mil.  dix-millièmes.   diecimila.  一萬  That’s alot.  That’s how many songs Amy and I have sang in the last 7 years. 
 
Here’s the breakdown:
Time at Victory: 7 years
Approximate number of times to lead worship: 1,000
Avg. Songs per Worship Service:  8
Avg. Songs per Altar call:  2
Avg. # of songs in the key of E:  15
Avg. # of songs in the key of G: 25
Avg. # of songs in a flatted/ key: 0
 

That means that we probably sang songs like ‘Open the Eyes’ and ‘I Could Sing of Your Love Forever’ about 400-500 times apiece..Yowza! 

So hat’s off to the last 10,000 songs that we sang, and here’s to the next 1,000,000.  May God continue to grow and bless us 10 times over on the next 10,000.  We pray God’s blessings on you all…thanks for letting us worship with you.  If you haven’t worshipped with us yet, what are you waiting on? 

 

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Change Your Life

May 10, 2009 · Filed under The Journey

Needless to say, in the last month there has been change. And when I say change, I mean CHANGE. There is not one area of my life that is not going through a change…house, car, job, church, etc. You name it, I guarantee it’s changing.  Not all things that change are bad though, I have learned. Sometimes it’s just time for an upgrade, or trade-in!

So endure the change and PRAY. Hold on. You’ll make it. When you are in God’s will, there is nothing that should stand in your way.  One day things will be great again and you’ll look back and wonder why you were so worried about the changes that were going on in your life.

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Visiting The Assembly

April 26, 2009 · Filed under The Journey

So today was our first Sunday in a long time not leading worship.  Weird, I know.  We are slowly adjusting to our new normal…but it’s not really our new normal.  It’s our new normal until a new new normal is here (Leading worship, full time once again).  Lost?  Now you know how we feel.

Anywho, we visited The Assembly at Broken Arrow today.  What a nice place to start off our journey!  Working in Broken Arrow, I knew of the church but did not really know a whole lot about it.  A friend that I went to church with back in the day is currently the Student Minister/Pastor here.  

Upon arrival, we were quickly greeted by ushers who escorted us to the Worship Center.  Entering the Worship Center, we were greeted by another usher who asked ”Where would you like to sit?”  I told him about halfway down in the middle.  We were escorted to two empty seats with a smile and a quick “Make yourself at home, today”. 

We worshipped with the amazing praise team at The Assembly.  Apparently, the Worship Pastors have recently got on board at The Assembly (and are in the middle of a move, God be with them!) and to my looks, are doing a marvelous job!  A full choir, orchestra, and vocalists complemented the tremendous voice of the Worship Pastor.  The background lighting changing from a soothing purple to a blue set the mood to worship. 

A smooth transition from the Worship to the Word was done in part by the Pastor, Ron Woods.  He delivered a great word that spoke directly into our lives.  His words of seeking God first and not anything else, plunged straight to my heart.  How timely a message to hear!  The service was closed with an altar call and word of prayer.

After service, Amy and I hung around until the Worship Pastors seemed to be not busy anymore.  (Note: Worship Pastors are never NOT busy, but have priorities to which they assign their time.)  We approached one of the Worship Pastors and began to introduce ourselves.  We had a great talk with the Worship Pastors over lunch, talking of our dreams, desires, jobs, etc.  Very personable Pastoral Staff at The Assembly!

If you are in Broken Arrow (or maybe if you’re not), I encourage you to visit The Assembly.  You will find smiling faces, helpful staff, and an overall greatness of people there…not to mention, if you go looking for God, you will find him alive at The Assembly!

 

Always,

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