Behind the Mic – January 24th
January 25, 2010
Worship set for FUEL January 24th:
Holy is the Lord – Chris Tomlin
Nothing But the Blood – Matt Redman
Desert Song – Hillsong United/Brooke Frasier
It is You – Newsboys
Endlessly – Desperation Band
Jesus Lead On – Brent Helming
This past Sunday morning was great. It had some really great moments, and a few minor issues. All in all though, God was glorified.
I planned an acoustic set for the morning and had Ariel sing with me. We started off with Holy is the Lord and Nothing But the Blood. I usually do Holy is the Lord when I play an acoustic set because it lends itself really well to a simple acoustic arrangement. In fact most Chris Tomlin and Matt Redman songs do. There was a smaller number of students at FUEL for reasons I’m not sure of, however it was still a great time of worship. The students were pretty responsive from what I could tell.
After we played the first two songs, Paul came up and gave his message. He admitted that he had a hard time coming up with what he was supposed to speak on. He explained how he had been pretty devastated by the news in Haiti, which led him to speak on what he did. It was great and it was simple, love God, love others and prove it everyday, which is the motto of the Family Ministry Department. He shared his feelings on Haiti and how, even though students may not be able to go to Haiti and help, they can still love God and others each and everyday right here.
After the message Ariel and I went back up and she sang Desert Song. It is an absolutely beautiful song, and she sang it great. It talks of how at times we feel like we are in a battle, or in a desert and the enemy is attacking us, but we will still sing praise for the fact that no weapon formed against me shall remain. Excellent song. It’s a must listen to, and if you can, a must play at your services. We then followed up with It is You, which is a great song as well.
After the prayer time, we finished with 2 more songs. First Endlessly, which half way through my microphone died, so Ariel tried taking over for me until they changed the batteries in my mic, all the while I’m still singing and no one could hear me. Those sort of moments are needed every once in a while. They keep things real. And then right after my mic died, the stage right projector went out. It will do that every once in a while when it gets too hot. The service was really flowing well with what Paul had to say and I’m pretty sure Satan was trying his best to destroy it. Unfortunately, he had no success. God was praised all the more. We closed with a very old song. A song that I did a lot when I was first hired 6 years ago, Jesus Lead On. It is a great song and very fun to play in an acoustic setting. Some of the students may not have heard it, however everyone was into it. It was a great way to close the service.
Again, God showed up and did a great work. It was an excellent morning and I’m looking forward to another this weekend.
Talk to you all next Monday.
