With that said, here is my song of the week::

Leading worship has been something that I have been passionate about for the past few years of my life. I was only recently introduced to leading a short 2 1/2 years ago. During my junior year of high school an old student pastor of mine invited me to lead for the middle school group since the usual worship leader wasn’t going to be there. I had never sung before. I have never played a musical instrument before. I basically had never done anything that embraced the idea of leading worship.

I went in the day of, did a very rough practice with the band and took the stage. Ever since then, leading worship has been an unbelievable passion that I have. Looking back on the day, I will never forget the opportunity that Andrew Graham, the student pastor at the time, gave me. Since then, I have begun to “evolve” as a musician but still have a LONG way to go.

A few years later, during my freshman year of college, Pastor JR Lee and Todd Lollis invited me to lunch to tell me about Freedom Church. I grabbed lunch, ended up visiting the church, and got a random phone call from Blake one day asking me if I could play acoustic guitar since their usual guy wasn’t going to be there. Ever since then I have been able to co-lead with Blake every Sunday.

I love and have embraced this aspect of worship and service to God. It is an amazing privilege to lead at Freedom Church and experience what God is doing in and throughout the church.

Blake and myself get an excellent opportunity to embrace the culture of Freedom Church and, in turn, respond to that through writing music. We have been writing songs for particular series and ideas that have sprung from Freedom Church and have incorporated them into our worship on Sunday mornings. You can check out more about writing music here.

This upcoming fall we will be entering into the studio to produce our first ever CD that will be a response to our first year as a church. This is going to be a great opportunity for not only our church to have but also for other churches to hear our songs, and hopefully utilize them within their culture. We want our music to be God-breathed, Freedom inspired, and open for others to use. We believe that God has spoken life into our music and are extremely excited about getting this CD out to the public.

If you ever get a chance, be sure to swing by Freedom Church and experience what God is doing in the church. We exist so that people who are far from God can experience life in Christ. My avenue is leading worship. Other people get an opportunity to respond through greeting, ushering, setting-up, tearing-down, etc. Everyone’s part is equally as important so that the people who walk through our doors can encounter God and pursue a relationship with Jesus Christ.

What do you currently do at your church to help people who are far from God experience life in Christ.

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Week 2 of Rebel today and an UNBELIEVABLE day of worship at Freedom Church! You could definitely feel God moving throughout the room during the message and the music. I was loving it!

• We’re Not Gonna Take It – Twisted Sister
• You Deserve – Hillsong United
• Shout Your Name – Freedom Live
• Tear Down The Walls – Hillsong United
• Freedom Is Here – Hillsong United

All I’m saying is that you BETTER be here next week and July 12th! Its going to be absolutely INCREDIBLE!

VERSE 1:
On that day when I see
All that You have for me
When I see You face to face
There surrounded by Your grace
All my fears swept away
In the light of Your embrace
Where Your love is all I need
And forever I am free

BRIDGE:
For eternity
All my heart will give
All the glory to Your Name

Chords: http://www.911tabs.com/link/?6403779

Tabs: http://guitarpraise.blogspot.com/2009/05/you-hold-me-now.html and http://guitarpraise.blogspot.com/2009/05/you-hold-me-now_10.html

BOO!

OR

The Fray or Kanye?

How could you be so heartless?

In elementary school I remember a dream, vividly, of me and my friends trying to escape from a guy who was trying to kill us. We would kill him every night in the dream, but the next day he would come back alive. Freaky.

I also remember having a dream that a house across the street always had a party going on and a green light was constantly emitting from the house – but when me and my friends went to “explore” it everyone inside was frozen. Weird.

Once I had a dream where we were trying to see how many people it would take to reach the moon, standing on each others shoulders. Strange.

And last, I remember having a dream where we were trying to escape from a killer pig that was living in the basement of our house. It could somehow go through walls and chase us so we could never escape. Funny.

What are some freaky, weird, strange, funny dreams have you had?

• Born To Be Wild – Steppenwolf
• Freedom Is Here – Hillsong United
• Our Victory – Freedom Live
• Mighty To Save – Hillsong United
• All Because of Jesus – Steve Fee

Next weeks set list is looking mighty good! Be sure you are there at either 9:30 or 11:00!

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