wow.
yeah. that’s how this post starts. I don’t know what it was about this morning, the crowd was a little thin, but it just felt like god was doing his thing. I am the program director, so through the whole worship set i knew what was coming… sex. yes, we talked about sex… pretty explicitly really… you’ve gotta check out the podcast from our church’s homepage: www.oakbrookchurch.com
But as for the worship tuneage (not sure how you spell that) it really came together… God kinda did something in me during preparation for this weekend. On the news every night you see these ridiculous amounts of people dying in China… it’s just crazy… like a hundred thousand people? that’s just crazy. It’s hard for me to fathom that kind of devastation really. It’s like I can’t even comprehend it. But even in that, even in the brokeness… god is god. he always is. I know… it’s easy to say, but seriously… truth is truth, even when it doesn’t feel like it: even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, your perfect love is casting out fear…
so i really feel as though there are moments as a worship leader that god speaks through you and to you in the same moment. at some point HE decided to do that this morning… it’s wierd… but so good…
here’s what we did… (sorry it took so long to get here… haha…)
1. chain breaker by charlie hall
this song seriously rocks my world. we did it as the prelude this weekend, i can’t wait to lead it with our church… “redemption flowing from his hands, we all can start at life again… so come just as you are… you are free, you are free, yeah the son has set you free, drop your chains sons and daughters, come and run in liberty”… that’s TRUTH. Oh, sorry can’t buy this one till the charlie hall album comes out in the fall… you’ll just have to keep coming to oakbrook so you can hear it. 
2. marvelous light by charlie hall
well… we’ve done this quite a few times, but in light of us talking about sex for the next generation, it was my prayer this week that grace would set people free, and those where this is a deal would run to the light of christ, to be free in grace. it’s a beautiful song.
3. you never let go by matt redman
yeah… god did his thing here. we turned our thoughts to those that are broken, hurting, who have suffered loss, like those in China… we prayed over them and for them. God is good, even in the midst of brokenness. Life isn’t always shiney, but god is god and is always god.
4. our god reigns by delerious
this little chorus just blows my mind every time lead it. the chorus rose up out of you never let go, as we bent our hearts around this truth, that OUR GOD REIGNS.
anyway… that’s that…
this week live in grace. live in FREEDOM. live a life with chains broken, and where grace abounds, in the power of the resurrection.
we adore you god, help us make you famous.
-j
