Worship Recap 02.27.11

What a great relaxed service this morning. I'd love to bottle up these kinds of days, but then again they wouldn't be special if they occurred every week.

With everyone arriving early, rehearsal went well with what seemed like an endless amount of time. We had a very slow methodical review of each arrangement and it payed off later during the service.

I changed our sending song late Saturday night after leading worship at our Heartsong service earlier that evening. During that service our pastor took an unexpected turn for me and led the congregation directly to a song that I'd written a year or so ago.

Technology being what it is today, I was able to call up the song on my Ipad and flow seamlessly right into it to close the evening service. It worked so well I flew it into our Sunday plan.

Music Plan
I Am Free [Egan
Prayer of Focus
Oh Taste and See [Leeland]
Here I Am To Worship [Hughes]
Statement of Faith
Something Beautiful & New [Mann]
Message
Love Never Fails [Mann

Sunday Setlists at theworshipcommunity.com

Pray on,
Eddy

Behind The Twelve - It's Clear To Me

Behind The Twelve is a brief look behind the songs of "The Twelve" CD.
The inspiration and creation of "It's Clear To Me"

Worship Recap 02.20.11

Every worship leader needs a Bob. A Bob is someone who's sole purpose is to be what the team needs. A Bob sacrifices all for the team. A Bob will play whatever and whenever needed without a second thought. A Bob never complains. A Bob is selfless.

My Bob is Bob Solarz. He's my right hand guitar/bass/mandolin player. I can't think of one time in my ten plus years at Gloria Dei when Bob has not been what I needed. He has done this without question. Bob has been asked to play multiple instruments, to turn up, to turn down, to turn his amp around. To stand here, to stand there, to stand over there. None of that ever seems to be important to him, What is important, is what he thinks I need on that given Sunday to please God.

So it was so nice to back him up as he sang Matt Redman's If I Have Not Love this morning. I can't express how much joy I had in being what he needed for a change. I can count on one hand how many times I've asked him to sing. So this was a special moment for me as I know it was for him. He delivered a wonderful, and spiritual offering that I know the congregation appreciated.

My Bob's a blessing... and he was awesome as always this morning.

Music Plan
I Will Follow [Ingram, Tomlin]
Prayer of Focus
I Am Free [Egan]
Just To Be With You [Baloche]
Statement of Faith
If I Have Not Love [Redman]
Message
Love One Another [Mann]

Sunday Setlists at theworshipcommunity.com

Pray on,
Eddy

Behind The Twelve - Standing Here Before You

Behind The Twelve is a brief look behind the songs of "The Twelve" CD.

The origin and evolution of "Standing Here Before You"

Worship Recap 02.13.11

Ever wonder if God can hear you? ...if he understands your frustration? ...if knows what's on your heart when your quiet?

Today I just couldn't get comfortable. My guitar was just missing in my mix. It didn't matter what emotion I might have been feeling, I couldn't express it musically because I couldn't hear it. I couldn't control it.

So I prayed, more then played, knowing that God knew what was on my heart. That he knew my struggle and how it was draining me spiritually.

This led me to living a different kind of worship moment this morning. It made me worship from a different place. In the end it was still satisfying. In the end it was still God and me hanging out, sharing, praying, and worshipping.

Music Plan
Joyful [Brown]
Prayer of Focus
Beautiful One [Hughes]
Our God Saves [Baloche]
Statement of Faith
Let Us Adore [Morgan]
Message
How Great Thou Art [Hymn]

Sunday Setlists at theworshipcommunity.com

Pray on,
Eddy

Unbreakable... A Free Valentine's Day Download

Unbreakable... a free Valentine's Day Download 

Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves.

A cord of three strands is not quickly broken... Ecclesiastes 4:12

He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the LORD... Proverbs 18:22

Behind The Twelve - Grace, Wondrous Grace

Behind The Twelve is a brief look behind the songs of "The Twelve" CD.

"Grace, Wondrous Grace" was inspired by a message that was delivered by D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones at Westminster Chapel in London, 1964.

Hanging Together

Lately it seems that I'm surrounded by all these fragile situations. All around me are these crumbling foundations. Both close to home, and in the world at large, there seems to be an epidemic of weakness, sickness and failure.

Why do some relationships, friendships and marriages last? Why do some teams, bands and partnerships last? Why do some bonds, agreements and promises last?

Avoiding a fight is a mark of honor... Proverbs 20:3a [NLT]


My guess is that my relationships, my partnerships, and my promises that continue to exist do so because of my faith. My strength when threatened, my patience when tried, and my wisdom when questioned all come from a source much greater then me. Surely, on my own I would fail.

Loyalty makes a person attractive... Proverbs 19:22a [NLT]


Hanging together for me is part of my faith journey. Hanging together is not a choice, but a church. It's those who fill the roster of my accountability team. It's my Teacher, Coach and Best Friend who meets with me every morning for a walk.

Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.   Colossians 4:6 [NIV]

My prayer is that we find a way to hang together [to love] not as a race, not as a city, not as a country, but as a world, as a people of God.

Pray on,
Eddy

Worship Recap 02.06.11

Lets start with the sun. I don't think it was out for more than a few hours all week, so waking up to a sun filled morning was an awesome start.

Our team had a more mature theme to it this morning. Just a scheduling quirk, nothing I had planned, so the vibe was a bit different [in a good way].


I changed up our arrangementss for The Heart of Worship and How Great Thou Art and both really felt good and were well received.

I loved our message this morning [Matthew 5:13-20] concerning the salt and light of the world. With all of our inclement weather, the salt symbolism really hit home for me.

Music Plan
I Will Follow [Tomlin]
Prayer of Focus
Oh Taste and See [Leeland]
You Gave Your Life Away [Baloche/Scott]
Communion
Undivided Heart [Beeching]
The Heart of Worship [Redman]
Message
How Great Thou Art [Hymn]

Sunday Setlists at theworshipcommunity.com

Pray on,
Eddy

Behind The Twelve - Surely, You Are God

Behind The Twelve is a brief look behind the songs of "The Twelve" CD.

This segment explains the inspiration for "Surely, You Are God" and how it originated from a song challenge on TheWorshipCommunity.com website.