Saturday Night Fever!
I was in the auditorium this morning while the band was rehearsing for tomorrow’s Gathering… look out – it’s going to be a great morning! Toni Benjamin and Jenna will be joining Nick and the band so it will be a great morning of worshiping through the gift of music.
You know worship isn’t defined by just singing or listening to a song… right? If you define “worship” as the songs we listen to or sing at “church” you have been going to church to long.
The guys/girls that didn’t grow up doing church… don’t say (when they actually hang out with us at a church gathering and a song is played)… “wow that was great worship” no they say “wow that song or songs rocked or that really sucked.”
If you find yourself speaking really strong “cheesy-christianiesy”… to everyone … please for everyone’s sake stop it! :}
To help those who might be little foggy on what worship is. Worship is life. Worship is what we do, things we love, things we pursue, things we are passionate about, worship is about how we spend our time, money, resources, worship is what is most important or who is most important, worship involves music, art, sport, writing, listening, thinking, pondering, worship is fun, exhilirating, sad, draining… worship is that thing we do.
Here is the question… what or who are you worshiping?
Tomorrow we wrap up the It’s Personal series. We are going to unwrap another great story of an adult who stepped into a personal relationship with Jesus Christ even though none of his questions were answered except one… and it was the best and most important question he could ask and it is the most important question you can ask still today… so come and find out who this person was and what their question was… maybe the answer will change your life like it did this persons!
On another note
Thursday night was incredible.
We had the privilege to host Peace of the City’s Annual Fund Raising Event!
The stories of life change that were shared… unbelievable! One thing that really struck me was the amount of time it took to create these stories of grace and love… 13 years for one… that’s how long Diann and the staff “stayed” with this little nine yr old girl through all of the junk and madness… now that little girl is a 22 yr old young lady mentoring and loving and teaching other nine yr old girls!
Bart Campolo just nailed it… or I should say nailed me… to the wall at different times through the day (Renovation/Peace staffs got to have lunch and hang out with Bart fro a couple of great hours) and the evening. So thankful for what God is showing me and all of us who are in this journey together… not always easy or comfortable (hardly ever) but exciting, scary (in a good way… i think) challenging, addicting ( once you get a taste of God’s activity, movement, timing… hard to go back to Life as usual )
Come on UB… not looking good right now… it was a good run!
See you in da morning!
