Set List for 11.16.08

Hey guys here is the set list for this past Sunday. Looking forward to this upcoming Sunday, we'll be partaking in communion, always a great worship experience.

Rejoice - Chris Tomlin
Nothing but the Blood - Brandt Farmer arrangment
Sing to the King - Billy Foote
He is Exalted - Twila Paris
Not to Us - Chris Tomlin

Full Band this coming week...it's going to be good...be there.

Windmill-kick to the face

So, it took a little convincing, but I finally talked Megan(the most amazing Fiance ever) to watch Kung-Fu Panda. I'm kind of a kid at heart, especially with animated movies. Lately, I like to sit and find the humor that completely surpasses the heads of all the little kids who watch them, some movies are worse than others. Just to set it up a little(if you haven't seen it yet, stop reading, go watch it, then continue reading) Po, the panda, is chosen as the Dragon Warrior who will be the savior of the town and/or China. Shifu is assigned to train Po in the art of Kung-Fu. He sends word to a prison to double the guards and protection around the bad guy, Tai Lung. The wise old master, Oogway who happens to be a tortoise, drops a bomb of wisdom on Shifu and the audience.

"One often meets his destiny on the road he takes to avoid it," says Oogway. Say What?!? I had to stop the movie and rewind it. Here I am looking for adult humor in a childrens' animated movie, and I get windmill kicked in the face with this. Ouch. Maybe it hurt so much, because I've been there, done that kind of thing. Have you ever done something to avoid you're calling or destiny? I'm sure I've tried, but sovereignty always gets the best of me.

I was, however, instantly reminded of a classic bible story about a man that gets eaten by a fish, then vomited out of said fish. You can get the whole story here, but below is a little teaser for now.

Jonah 1:1-3
1)The word of the LORD came to Jonah son of Amittai: 2)"Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before me." 3)But Jonah ran away from the LORD and headed for Tarshish. He went down to Joppa, where he found a ship bound for that port. After paying the fare, he went aboard and sailed for Tarshish to flee from the LORD.

Jonah tried to run/avoid God's will for his life, but it didn't work. He ended up in the belly of a fish, and through that God gave him a second chance to complete the objective. Interesting...I'd love to hear your thoughts.


*I found this picture through Google Images, The artist is Keith Tucker, I don't know anything about him so I don't endorse anything on his site, but this is a very cool painting. Clicking on the picture will take you to his website.

Set List for 11.09.08

Hey guys, sorry it seems like all this blog is is set lists. But here is yet another set list. We started our Change One series this week. We talked about how one way to change lives is to value others. If you want to read some reflections on that click here.

All Things New - Elevation Worship
Salvation is Here - Hillsong United - Look to You
Center - Charlie Hall - Flying into Daybreak
Till I See You - Hillsong United - Look to You
Let God Arise - Chris Tomlin - See the Morning

Here is a little taste of what happened. Everybody except the guy singing are complete studs.

Set List for 11.02.08

So we decided to shake things up a bit this week. I don't know if it made a big difference or not, but it was a cool feeling of unity among the body this week in worship. Next week is full band and I'm always excited about those weeks. I kept the set simple:

Holy is the Lord - Chris Tomlin - Arriving
Made to Worship - Chris Tomlin - See the Morning
Prepare the Way - Charlie Hall - Our Love is Loud
You Alone - David Crowder - Lime EP
Joyful, Joyful(We Adore Thee) - Charlie Hall - Passion: Hymns Ancient & Modern