Band, Church, Set List, Worship
Worship
July 1, 2009
Why we sing
- “I will sing to the LORD, for he is highly exalted.” Exodus 15:1
- Sing to him, sing praise to him; tell of all his wonderful acts. 1 Chronicles 16:9
- Sing to the LORD, all the earth; proclaim his salvation day after day. 1 Chronicles 16:23
- But let all who take refuge in you be glad; let them ever sing for joy. Psalm 5:11
- I will sing to the LORD, for he has been good to me. Psalm 13:6
- Be exalted, O LORD, in your strength; we will sing and praise your might. Psalm 21:13
- Sing praises to God, sing praises; sing praises to our King, sing praises. Psalm 47:6
- For God is the King of all the earth; sing to him a psalm of praise. Psalm 47:7
- But I will sing of your strength, in the morning I will sing of your love; for you are my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble. Psalm 59:16
- Then will I ever sing praise to your name and fulfill my vows day after day. Psalm 61:8
- Because you are my help, I sing in the shadow of your wings. Psalm 63:7
- Sing the glory of his name; make his praise glorious! Psalm 66:2
- I will sing of the LORD’s great love forever; with my mouth I will make your faithfulness known through all generations. Psalm 89:1
- For you make me glad by your deeds, O LORD; I sing for joy at the works of your hands. Psalm 92:4
- Sing to the LORD a new song, for he has done marvelous things; his right hand and his holy arm have worked salvation for him. Psalm 98:1
- Sing to him, sing praise to him; tell of all his wonderful acts. Psalm 105:2
- May my tongue sing of your word, for all your commands are righteous. Psalm 119:172
- May they sing of the ways of the LORD, for the glory of the LORD is great. Psalm 138:5
- They will celebrate your abundant goodness and joyfully sing of your righteousness. Psalm 145:7
- I will praise the LORD all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live. Psalm 146:2
- Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving; Psalm 147:7
- Sing to the LORD, for he has done glorious things; let this be known to all the world. Isaiah 12:5
- The LORD will save me, and we will sing Isaiah 38:20
- Sing for joy, O heavens, for the LORD has done this; shout aloud, O earth beneath. Burst into song, you mountains, you forests and all your trees, for the LORD has redeemed Jacob, he displays his glory in Israel. Isaiah 44:23
- Sing to the LORD! Give praise to the LORD! He rescues the life of the needy from the hands of the wicked. Jeremiah 20:13
- “Therefore I will praise you among the Gentiles; I will sing hymns to your name.” Romans 15:9
- And again, “Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles, and sing praises to him, all you peoples.” Romans 15:11
- So what shall I do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will also pray with my mind; I will sing with my spirit, but I will also sing with my mind. I Corinthians 14:15
- Speak to one another with psalms, hymns and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your heart to the Lord, Ephesians 5:19
- Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God. Colossians 3:16
- He says, “I will declare your name to my brothers; in the presence of the congregation I will sing your praises.” Hebrews 2:12
Sometimes it is good to look at the reasons why we sing. Each one of us has a reason to sing. What is yours?
I found this song in my itunes library this morning from 1995. It’s amazing and still ministers to me after all these years. I Hope it ministers to you.
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Redefining Church, Student Ministries, relationships
Tonight’s Redefining Moment
Last night around 9:30pm students from Garnet Valley High School came over to Fellowship to set up all their gear for an event that will be taking place tonight at the loft. (our student auditorium) Tonight three rock bands from the school will be performing consecutive sets. These are local kids in our community high school that just love to play music. The majority of them have no relationship at all with Jesus. We are expecting to have somewhere around 200 kids here tonight.
As Ryan Geiger and I helped them get set up last night and did sound checks for them they were blown away that a church would be so cool to host this kind of event. They saw the loft and they were in awe that a church could have a place like this with cool lights, cool stage, smoke machines etc. They want to play shows here now.
Why are we so pumped about it? Because we are building bridges with the community. 200 kids that have never been to Fellowship will be here tonight. They will feel accepted. They will be surprised that we are not offended by their hair, their music, their lifestyles, etc…we will embrace them and engage in their culture. And although I may not care for all their music, by us doing this we are embracing them and being Jesus to them. We are shining our light to our community.
I am so proud of Fellowship and Ryan Geiger for hosting this event! That is redefining church!
Church, Prayer, Spiritual Walk, The Bible
June 18, 2009
Stand Firm
This morning the Lord has really given me an awareness of our need for prayer as well as our need to know Him. Not just prayer as individuals, but prayers of protection from the enemy for each other. We are under attack! Our vision is strong! Our hearts are pointed in the right direction, and Satan is not happy. Prepare yourselves for an all out attack by putting on the armor of God.
10Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. 12For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. 13Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. 14Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, 15and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. 16In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. 18And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints. — Gal. 6:10-18
I write this because I know that I need to be better at daily putting all of this on. We will not stand against this season unless we do. The enemy is actively seeking to gain ground and ownership of our minds. It must be combated with the only thing that can fight against it. The Word of God. We must personally fill up on the Word that we may stand our ground. Pray for each other! I am committing to take time out of every day to pray for you and the battles that you are in. Pray for me also.
One more passage that God really spoke to me through this morning. It is time for self examination for myself and for the rest of us.
1 “Come, let us return to the Lord.
He has torn us to pieces;
now he will heal us.
He has injured us;
now he will bandage our wounds.
2 In just a short time he will restore us,
so that we may live in his presence.
3 Oh, that we might know the Lord!
Let us press on to know him.
He will respond to us as surely as the arrival of dawn
or the coming of rains in early spring.”
Press on my friends to know Him!
Church, Spiritual Walk, relationships
June 17, 2009
Greater Things
It has been a while since I have blogged. It has been a tough season that we have been going through at Fellowship no doubt about it. But through this time God has been sharpening me and the rest of the staff. God has brought about a sharpening of the vision of Fellowship Church. God has put a “Holy Discontent” in my heart. Usually the word discontent is considered to be a negative or bad thing. In this case it is a great thing.
As I was driving in to the office yesterday morning I was conversing with God. I feel such a burden for our community, for our church, for all the souls around us. I feel convicted that I am not doing enough to tell others the good news. Jesus doesn’t want me or you to be more religious. Matter of fact, Jesus hates religion!! Don’t believe me, read through Matthew, Mark, Luke, & John in the New Testament. Jesus was never about religion. He has never been about rules. He was never about the insiders. Jesus has always been and will always be about relationships. And because Jesus is about relationships, WE are about relationships. You will hear it a lot from the leaders at Fellowship Church. We are not about RELIGION, we are about RELATIONSHIPS!!!
That’s what my conversation with God really was about. I need to do a better job building relationships with those around me and in my neighborhood. They need Jesus! But I have to reach out in relationship with them before they will reach out in relationship with HIM!
Can I be brutally honest with you? Fellowship Church will never reach it’s potential until each one of us comes together in unity of the Vision and we truly begin to build relationships with others that need Jesus. Remember, if we don’t reach out to them in relationship, they will never reach up to Him for a relationship.
I truly believe with all my heart that Greater things are yet to come. I believe that we can reach our community. I believe that we can build bridges with those around us. But it all starts with each of us stepping out of our comfort zone and reaching out.
Once we begin to build those relationships I believe we will see the “Greater Things” begin to unfold.
2 Samuel 12:16 says
“Now then, stand still and see this great thing the LORD is about to do before your eyes!
