F vs. F#
It's amazing how fast these past few weeks have gone by...barely get done with one, and the next one starts.
Sunday wound up going pretty well. All issues of chord malfunctions and unfamiliarity with the songs aside, it was nice to see something good happen. Usually, week after week, we evaluate things like "how did the music sound?" or "did all the elements flow together?" But now, I think the more important question to ask is, "Did people experience God?" "Did people worship regardless of the music or the setting?" (yeah, those are still important, but it's not the 'end all' of worship). And this Sunday, if we asked questions about the quality of the music or other things, this week we'd have to admit we were a bit "off." But the answer to the other question ("Did people experience God?") WAS answered with a resounding "yes." Actually, it's a humbling thing to know that God's moving in the people had little do with our efforts. But he did. Without going into too much detail, people responded incredibly to the whole 'giving' part of the message. And, from one comment card, we learned at least one person in the crowd even wants to be 'saved.' That just amazes me. All our efforts, as important as they are, are nothing without God doing his 'thing.'
Small group Sunday night was also, IMHO, better than normal for the same reason. Nothing was very different from a 'structure' point of view, but the time spent in the brief Bible Study and prayer was very moving for me. I can't explain it... But it felt more than just 'going through the motions.'
It was just cool. I think people did experience God throughout the day...which was very encouraging for me during a time when there's been a lot of questioning about our 'effectiveness' in ministry, worship, etc. I'll probably get around to blogging about the details of the specifics about what generated such an 'impact' throughout that day in my other blog...
It's a good thing the weekend went okay, because today's been a bit rough. Though I was able to get everything done I needed to get done today, I did most of it with a splitting, migraine-like headache. Took a nap this afternoon which lasted about an hour and a half...much longer than any normal "nap" usually lasts. Last time that happened, I got sick a couple of days later...guess my tiredness was my own body trying to fight off something. Hopefully, my unusual 'sleepiness' today is not a sign of a sickness yet to come.
That tiredness coupled with Stacey's temporary aversion to Mexican food led to our skipping out on the Guad tonight. J-mo voiced some mild "supwifdat" concern that we had decided that we weren't going. Oops.
Anyway, going to play some GTA: San Andreas then head to bed...
KEY PHRASE: "I thought you meant to call you IF we were going, not WHEN..."
Oh...many comments as to what happened on "Lord, Reign in Me" that made it sound so 'off.'
Wes: Something's wrong.
Jack A: Someone's out of tune, maybe.
Jack S: Ouch. I noticed that.
Eric/J-mo: (said nothing, just laughed onstage)
Me: There's typically no place for an F#maj chord in a song in the key of C.
Kyle: Oh, that was me.
LOL...we're free to screw up once in a while...after all, we do this all the time without much of a break...
Sunday wound up going pretty well. All issues of chord malfunctions and unfamiliarity with the songs aside, it was nice to see something good happen. Usually, week after week, we evaluate things like "how did the music sound?" or "did all the elements flow together?" But now, I think the more important question to ask is, "Did people experience God?" "Did people worship regardless of the music or the setting?" (yeah, those are still important, but it's not the 'end all' of worship). And this Sunday, if we asked questions about the quality of the music or other things, this week we'd have to admit we were a bit "off." But the answer to the other question ("Did people experience God?") WAS answered with a resounding "yes." Actually, it's a humbling thing to know that God's moving in the people had little do with our efforts. But he did. Without going into too much detail, people responded incredibly to the whole 'giving' part of the message. And, from one comment card, we learned at least one person in the crowd even wants to be 'saved.' That just amazes me. All our efforts, as important as they are, are nothing without God doing his 'thing.'
Small group Sunday night was also, IMHO, better than normal for the same reason. Nothing was very different from a 'structure' point of view, but the time spent in the brief Bible Study and prayer was very moving for me. I can't explain it... But it felt more than just 'going through the motions.'
It was just cool. I think people did experience God throughout the day...which was very encouraging for me during a time when there's been a lot of questioning about our 'effectiveness' in ministry, worship, etc. I'll probably get around to blogging about the details of the specifics about what generated such an 'impact' throughout that day in my other blog...
It's a good thing the weekend went okay, because today's been a bit rough. Though I was able to get everything done I needed to get done today, I did most of it with a splitting, migraine-like headache. Took a nap this afternoon which lasted about an hour and a half...much longer than any normal "nap" usually lasts. Last time that happened, I got sick a couple of days later...guess my tiredness was my own body trying to fight off something. Hopefully, my unusual 'sleepiness' today is not a sign of a sickness yet to come.
That tiredness coupled with Stacey's temporary aversion to Mexican food led to our skipping out on the Guad tonight. J-mo voiced some mild "supwifdat" concern that we had decided that we weren't going. Oops.
Anyway, going to play some GTA: San Andreas then head to bed...
KEY PHRASE: "I thought you meant to call you IF we were going, not WHEN..."
Oh...many comments as to what happened on "Lord, Reign in Me" that made it sound so 'off.'
Wes: Something's wrong.
Jack A: Someone's out of tune, maybe.
Jack S: Ouch. I noticed that.
Eric/J-mo: (said nothing, just laughed onstage)
Me: There's typically no place for an F#maj chord in a song in the key of C.
Kyle: Oh, that was me.
LOL...we're free to screw up once in a while...after all, we do this all the time without much of a break...
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