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-JESUS IS ALIVE!!!!!!!
-The services at FCC on both campuses today were off the chain! Hearts were changed and people stepped over the line of faith ALL – DAY – LONG! YEA BABY!
-We changed up our stage a bit this week. Drums in the middle instead of the side. Backdrops hanging off the drapes. Different colored lights, etc. I think it looked BOSS!
-Speaking of, check out the pics of today HERE. Ron Hartzog takes amazing pictures.
-I had a smoking band today! Jason, Blake, Scott, and Podge rocked my face off! I’m excited to have some of the same players on the stage with me for the next little while. Continuity is awesome.
-Set today was great: All B/C of Jesus/Fee-Happy Day/Hughes-When Love Comes to Town/U2-How He Loves/McMillan
-We butted the two first songs together. Same key and same tempo… great transition and people loved it!
-We had a sound guy come in for the weekend and he was great.
-I can’t believe how cool our volunteers are… they give time and effort, and all because they love the church and have caught the vision. They’re our secret weapon.
-The hospitality ladies added assorted teas to the snack tables this morning. This is great as I’m trying to give up caffeine and I’m on a diet, so I was in hog heaven today. Green tea w/ berry before you sing works wonders. Thanks you guys!
-Did I mention I LOVE our volunteers??
-It was good to have my parents, sister, and brother in law in church with us this morning. They visited from Virginia just for the weekend. They LOVED IT!
-I’m hoping to get my Hagstrom Guitar and Blackheart Amp sold this week so I can purchase a new acoustic. I REALLY need one pretty soon.
Need a new guitar or amp? Here’s some pics. Go to the album called “Hagstrom” and “Blackheart” $500 for a NICE LP-style guitar and case. $300 for a brand new Blackheart Amp and 1×12 cab.
-We had RECORD NUMBERS in Toccoa this morning. 83 in the first service, 118 in the second. 3 Salvations, 7 Recommitments, and 6 people wanna get baptized!
-Remember, we have a baptism service at the Seneca campus on April 26th at 6p! I’m joining Eric and David and leading worship, doing the Lord’s Supper, and BAPTISM! DON’T-MISS-IT!
-You should go to QuestionsUncensored.com and ask anything.

GREAT DAY BUT I’M BEAT… GOODNIGHT! THANK YOU JESUS FOR WHAT YOU DID FOR US!!

I read a blog earlier and it had something interesting in it… So, what do I do with this prayer?

Father, may I not save my most significant worship moments for the platform but only for those to be revealed to me when I am with You only.              -My Friend Miriam

WHAT??? In a world where I’ve been taught to make the stage my home and give everything I’ve got only when safely on the platform… how do I wrestle with this? I have been advised and taught by some of the best worship leaders on the planet (in my opinion), and most have made the emphasis of their teaching about the STAGE, and while that’s not completely off, it’s not the whole story.

Most worship leaders, myself included, when asked about their job and how they do it, immediately assume others are talking about the stage. When somebody asked me, “How do you like doing what you do?” my mind automatically was drawn to the stage. When I heard a message about worship, when I was challenged by a teaching podcast, when I felt most excited about worship… I thought of the stage and how to lead people in a more efficient and captivating way. I wanted to be challenged to lead people better, and I was.

Fast forward to now… I’m staying home with my baby girl and not worshipping on stage on a regular basis.

What has this done to me? At first, I longed to be back on stage. I wondered when I got to be up there next. Then in the midst of all that, I realized I was misleading myself. God has put some very interesting people and blogs in my path recently, and most have been challenging me out of this mindset, into a deeper worship relationship with God. There has always been a special thing that happens when I sit down with my guitar and worship before only God, but it’s different than being on stage, with a band, and leading people. It’s just going. Going to the throne and talking with the King. Going to our secret place and telling my God everything I am and everything I’m dealing with. Going to a place like no other.

Not leading, just going.

Father, may I not save my most significant worship moments for the platform but only for those to be revealed to me when I am with You only. Amen.