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Hey Everyone! So with this Blog I want to do a few things; keep you up-to-date on the going on's of GoodNews Church's Worship team and other church related events, post message notes, general thoughts and God inspired thoughts and anything else that effects my life. Please feel free to read and comment at your will. Lk

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Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Mom's Day

Hi.

Well I missed out on Blogging last week because I was up in the Sunny Gold Coast for the National Australian Christian Churches Conference, which was great by the way.
But here I am to give another Song list for another week.

RECAP
Last Sunday night was our last 'official' night service for the next 8weeks as we embark on a cell group structure for Sunday nights. We will be running simultaneously the Alpha and Bible Explained courses which I'm sure will prove to be fantastic.
So back to Last Sunday night... we held a prayer and worship service which was great.
Every one brought some Passion and enthusiasm as we upheld our local Suburbs in prayer and asked God to put us in positions were we can share the gospel and see Him made famous.
Were believing that from this night we will see great fruit in the life of church so keep up the prayers.

Coming up...
So this week is Mothers Day!
What a great day it will be as we honour our mums who have sacrificed so much for us children.
We've got one of our artists at church preparing an amazing art work for the stage and our theme for the day will be 'FOUND'
Rightly so we will be opening the service with the song 'Found' by Hillsong and then the set list is as follows:
Not Ashamed- Hillsong
You are My God- GoodNews
Emmanuel- Hillsong
Sing to the Lord-Hillsong

That's it for another week.
I'll be aiming to post up a devotional in the next few days... so Stay Tuned.

Lk

Saturday, April 25, 2009

26th.

So the last few days have been big...
24th-Mum's birthday.
25th- the parents Anniversary/ ANZAC day.
and church tomorrow.
I'd be lying if I said i didn't think it was going to be good.

The song list is as follows:
Happy Day- Tim Hughes
Alive In You- Hillsong
None But Jesus- Hillsong
Sing to the Lord- Hillsong

I'm considering opening the service with the tag 'fire fall down'
too adventurous? we'll find out.

Love

Thursday, April 23, 2009

Follow the Leader

So I just can't tell you enough that the old testament is an amazing part of the Bible.

Last week I shared out of Joshua 6 with the Worship Team.
It's the story of the 'Fall of Jericho'.
I'll let you read it in your own time (start in verse 15 of chapter 5)
Basically said I love the sequence of this story and how appropriate it is when applying it to Worship Leading.
1. God Speaks to Joshua (the Leader). He tells him the how, what and when. All the details for the ultimate success of Israel.
2. Joshua Passes on the message to the Israelites and directs them in the appropriate manner they should go.
3. The Israelites follow closely to the pre-arranged plan, not deviating according to there own desires or feelings.
4. The Israelites Win, Walls Crumble, God is proven once again to be the true and only way and the devil loses.

Joshua6:20-1
"When the trumpets sounded, the people shouted, and at the sound of the trumpet, when the people gave a loud shout, the wall collapsed; so every man charged straight in, and they took the city. They devoted the city to the LORD and destroyed with the sword every living thing in it—men and women, young and old, cattle, sheep and donkeys."

I love it.
So my challenge to the team was and is.
Follow the leader.
Trust that God has spoken and given guidance to whoever may be your leader, whether it's in Worship, Pastoral situations or work places.
I Believe that, yes, there are times when the leader gets it wrong or misses the mark and I've certainly been there myself! Ha.
But if you remain faithful and committed, God will reward your Faithfulness and who knows He'll probably turn an awkward situation around to bring Himself Glory anyway.

So.

Follow the Leader.

Lk.

Saturday, April 18, 2009

HIS Interest

Yes, well I'm running a bit late with this weeks song list.
But as the purpose for this 'songlisting' section is mainly so the worship team can get the songs before the Sunday Service and this week I gave them the lists on Thursday so I didn't feel an urgency to post them online.
But here they now are.

Before I do, I'd like to share this verse from the message bible:

"the chosen ones of God were those who let God pursue HIS interest in them..." Rom 11

WOW! I pray so urgently that this week you let God pursue His interests in you. I'm certain that amazing things will come of your life if you surrender your interests and desires over to him and allow him to work.
no more self centered thoughts, God Thoughts.
no more self focused dreams, God Dreams.
no more self promoting plans, God Plans.
God has great plans, dreams and thoughts towards your life. (Jer 29:11)
Give it ago and see what comes of it.

So about the song list:
I will Stand(Pour it Out)- GoodNews
Kingdom- Edge Church
This is Our God- Hillsong
Because He Lives- Gaithers (an oldy but so good, we did this as a tag to This is Our God)
Stronger- Hillsong

Well we had great services over the Easter Weekend last week.
God was there as expected!
And on Thursday I shared out of Joshua 6 at our Worship team Rehearsal night so I hope to write up my notes and thoughts in a blog this week, stay tuned.
Seriously.

Lk