Life Verse

God showed me this verse while I was reading the One Year Bible the other day, and I'm claiming it!


God has chosen you
to take your place before him
to serve in conducting and leading worship—
this is your life work;
make sure you do it and do it well.

2 Chronicles 29:11

Leading Worship

“If leading worship is just about bringing a group of people into a room so we can get goosebumps and sing songs together, there’s not much value in that. But if leading worship is a means to an end, that we leave this place as a different kind of people, as part of a new humanity that God wants to create – the people that are caring for the widows and orphans, that aren’t bound by the systems of this world but becoming free, becoming fully engaged in our world – then that matters.”

Michael Gungor

228/601 COLLIDE

Sunday night, our church hosted an event know as 228/601 Collide. It was basically a gathering of youth thru college age students from the South Mississippi region. Hence the "228" and "601" area codes being represented. Over 275 students were in attendance with 15 youth groups taking part in shaking our region!

If you missed out (or if you're too old to attend like me) here is a link to the stream from that night. Be ready for your world to be rocked! COLLIDE

The next 228/601 Collide will be held on October 30th at Northwood Church Gulfport campus. If you need more info, check out the Collide facebook page!

"There's a stirring in South MS"

Songwriting

So since I last blogged, I have written 3 more songs! I'm really excited. It's like once God poured out the anointing for the first song, it comes easily now. What a blessing! I think the most amazing part is that God is giving me songs that are specifically for our church. I'll post lyrics later, but the three new songs are "Listen (Psalm 95)", "The Chamber" (which started as a spontaneous song that came out of our Wednesday prayer meeting), and the third one is untitled. Still working on a name for that one. :)

Thanks for being so encouraging and believing in me! God is doing great things in South Mississippi, and I'm so excited to be a part of it.



"There's a stirring in South MS"

We Won't Be Silent- Foursquare UG

We Won’t Be Silent

Words and Music by Kimberly Fader
Key- E


Verse 1
E F#m
Boldly we come into Your courts
C#m
With an offering of praise
A
We lift Your name

Verse 2
We call out revival in our land
We see You move
As we worship You

Prechorus
F#m C#m A E-B
No other name has overcome, no other name
F#m C#m A E-B
No other king has conquered all, no other name

Chorus
C#m A E B
We won’t be silent anymore, anymore
C#m A E B
We won’t be quiet anymore, anymore

2nd Chorus
E(only once) A E B
We won’t be silent anymore, anymore
C#m A E B
We won’t be quiet anymore, anymore

Bridge
C#m A
In this land, in Your command
E B
We won’t be silent anymore
C#m
With our hearts unified
A
Here we stand, here we rise
E B
We won’t be quiet anymore

By Your Blood- Foursquare UG

I looked for chords everywhere for Foursquare United Generation, and they were nowhere to be found. I ended up emailing their worship pastor, Luke Breton Van Groll, who was kind enough to email me the chords. So here is the first of several I will post.

By Your Blood Key – D
Words and Music by Emmy Rose

Verse 1
D Bm G
New Creation stands as I bow at Calvary
D A
In your grace I am Yours

Pre Chorus
Bm A G
White as snow
Bm A G
Pure and Whole
Em D A
By Your blood

Chorus
Bm G
At Your cross I will sing
D/ F#
I am redeemed
Asus A
You rescued me
Bm G
By Your blood I will sing
D/ F#
I am redeemed
Asus A
You’ve taken me

Instrumental
D A
G D

Bridge
D
By Your blood my soul set free
A
You gave Your life and thought of me
G
I will worship
D
I will worship (repeat)

He's Careful

"Risk your life and get more than you ever dreamed of. Play it safe and end up holding the bag."

This scripture came from Luke 19:26 in the Message paraphrase.

I had just told Jeffry Saturday night about how I was a little nervous about debuting my song the next morning. He was telling me there's nothing to be worried about.

I went on to explain to him that this song is very vulnerable. It completely shows my heart. It literally came straight out of my prayer journal. He comforted me and encouraged me which was great.

Sunday morning I got up to read my One Year Bible as usual, and I came across this verse in Luke."Risk your life and get more than you ever dreamed of. Play it safe and end up holding the bag." Through this verse, God told me that morning that we don't have to be afraid to risk our lives and our dreams because He is careful with us. He will not take advantage of our hearts. I didn't realize it as I wrote down those words, but while I was in the shower He reminded me. I realized that He was telling me that although my heart would be completely exposed through this song, that He is careful with my heart and won't take advantage of it.

Wow...He's so faithful and careful with us. He's tender and loving, the perfect example of a Daddy.