“your grace is enough” by chris tomlin (cd “arriving”)
“the highest and the greatest” by tim hughes (cd “holding nothing back”)
—-connect—-
performance song: “i’m not the only one asking” by mindy smith (cd “long island shores”)
scripture: excerpts from psalms
“mighty to save” by hillsong (cd “mighty to save”)
“faithful” by kristian stanfield (cd “north point live: louder than creation”)
video: great moments in cinematic wisdom, part 2: karate kid
—-message—- jBow
i’m starting to get into the rhythm of 3 services. i wasn’t quite as completely exhausted this afternoon.
today was a little change of pace in that we inserted a performance song in the middle of the flow of a worship set. mindy smith’s song is refreshingly honest - God sometimes seems to hide himself. the song expresses a desire that we’ve all felt at one time or another - we just want to hear from God, why does he seem distant? kristi daugherty did a great job with the solo on the song.
we followed up the song with these excerpts from the psalms…
From the writings of Israel’s King David…
“Why, O LORD, do you stand far off?
Why do you hide yourself…?”
“How long, O LORD? Will you forget me forever?
How long will you hide your face from me?
“How long must I wrestle with my thoughts
and every day have sorrow in my heart?”
“Look on me and answer, O LORD my God.
Give light to my eyes…”
this song and the psalms definitely gave the next two songs a bit different context. i think it was a good reminder that we don’t worship God in a vacuum. life is hard. faith is sometimes difficult. i think that worshiping God is sometimes about expressing desire to believe as much as it is believing.
we’re having fun with the cinematic wisdom videos. although i have to say, the idea of coming up with 4 more of them is a little daunting. anyone got any ideas?
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April 12, 2008 at 4:07 pm
jeff oakes
a classic bit of cinematic wisdom occurs in that fountainhead of 80’s insight otherwise known as: “Better Off Dead.” In the film John Cusack’s character is determined to successfully ski down a run known as the K12. It’s a daunting challenge and when he seeks the counsel of his sidekick this famous line is uttered: “Go that way, really fast; if something gets in your way… turn.”
Sage advice for all of us, I think you’ll agree.