03.23.08 playlist

performance song - “what i want” by daughtry (cd “daughtry”)
—welcome—
“sing sing sing” by chris tomlin (cd “passion 08: god of this city”)
“let me sing” by todd fields (cd “north point live: louder than creation”)
“jesus paid it all” by kristian stanfill (cd “passion 06: everything glorious”)
—connect—
video: emily’s story
—message— jBow
performance song/video - “better days” by the goo goo dolls (cd “let love in”)
—wrap up / prayer— jBow
“marvelous light” by charlie hall (cd “flying into daybreak”)
“all because of jesus” by steve fee (cd “burn for you”)

great celebration on sunday!

steve pushed through the throat pain and rocked out on the daughtry song. thanks, shaun, for letting me borrow the les paul. it made all the difference.

it was packed out! we launched our third service. second hour we had 75+ people watching on video from the high school room.

jBow brought a very different message than we’ve come to expect on easter.
:::for resurrection to happen, something has to die
:::god breathed life (spirit) into adam; after resurrection, jesus breathed life (spirit) into his disciples
:::the resurrection means eternal life now, not just heaven when we die
:::the new life is not just for us, it’s new life for the whole world, all of creation
:::the best way for western christians to celebrate our jewish rabbi savior is to go out after easter service and eat a honey baked ham.

while i’m on the subject of how great jBow is…..let me just say that i’m more and more impressed with how artfully he crafts his messages to ramp to whatever comes after. he truly sees the whole service as one message. it’s not just me setting him up. he sets me up. i love that.

don smith, greg stoner and jed anderson worked hard and long this week to make upgrades to the auditorium, including two more screens to make one giant widescreen, and a fresh coat of black paint on the stage floor.

oh yeah, and then don had to make sure that we had video for all three screens! don will be sleeping for the next couple of days i hope.

at the end of the day, what is most satisfying is knowing that the creator of everything has - at great cost to himself - rescued me and has invited me to be part of his mission to redeem, rescue, refresh, renew, restore, reclaim his creation…..