another moment
i've only been home 2 weeks, and i've quickly moved back into helping out at our youth group. the worship leader, josh, has been taking us through a 4 week series about worship and its purpose.
tonight, he specifically talked about how we worship in a corporate setting, and how important it is to not hold back. to not be afraid; a good lesson for everyone to relearn, not just the students.
the order of the songs went
undignified
salvation is here
here i am to worship
o praise him
blessed be your name
you never let go
at the end of o praise him and into blessed be your name, i started to lose it. tears of joy just poured out as i realized how God works in us. i was reminded about how salvation is not just a moment, but process. how God is gradually working all the crap out of my life to make more room for Him.
and then the band started blessed be your name. more tears. more joy. in the wake of God taking away something that i thought for sure was going to be the next big step of my life, a step towards a career, towards consistent earnings, a step towards preparing for the future; with all of that gone, i realized what has been given to me here. being and worshiping with mckinna. developing deeper community with josh and jami. seeing how God is working in a church that i had a huge chip on my shoulder towards.
i hope again.
as nathan says, "we serve an Easter God." a God who doesn't let death win out. a God who brings new life and who is continuing to restore our souls in such a deep and profound way that i don't understand, but i know its happened, and i know it is continuing to happen.
salvation is here
cos You are alive
and You live in me
may our lives be a joyous noise to and for a Creator. One who continues to create new life, and new hope, and new joy in our lives. One who works in us while we are unaware of it. One who brings us out of the darkness after we have wrestled with our demons, and have faced ourselves, so that we know beyond a shadow of a doubt whose we are. His. and only His.
be good to each other. look at Christ. peace.
tonight, he specifically talked about how we worship in a corporate setting, and how important it is to not hold back. to not be afraid; a good lesson for everyone to relearn, not just the students.
the order of the songs went
undignified
salvation is here
here i am to worship
o praise him
blessed be your name
you never let go
at the end of o praise him and into blessed be your name, i started to lose it. tears of joy just poured out as i realized how God works in us. i was reminded about how salvation is not just a moment, but process. how God is gradually working all the crap out of my life to make more room for Him.
and then the band started blessed be your name. more tears. more joy. in the wake of God taking away something that i thought for sure was going to be the next big step of my life, a step towards a career, towards consistent earnings, a step towards preparing for the future; with all of that gone, i realized what has been given to me here. being and worshiping with mckinna. developing deeper community with josh and jami. seeing how God is working in a church that i had a huge chip on my shoulder towards.
i hope again.
as nathan says, "we serve an Easter God." a God who doesn't let death win out. a God who brings new life and who is continuing to restore our souls in such a deep and profound way that i don't understand, but i know its happened, and i know it is continuing to happen.
salvation is here
cos You are alive
and You live in me
may our lives be a joyous noise to and for a Creator. One who continues to create new life, and new hope, and new joy in our lives. One who works in us while we are unaware of it. One who brings us out of the darkness after we have wrestled with our demons, and have faced ourselves, so that we know beyond a shadow of a doubt whose we are. His. and only His.
be good to each other. look at Christ. peace.
posted by marcelliott at 11:27 PM
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