When I lead worship at Sierra Vista Community Church I was at my prime. It was then where I excelled I found out what I'm good at. The only time in a job where I felt I 100% went above and beyond what was asked of me, the only time I put 100%+ of me into what I was doing, was when I was leading worship, preparing for the service and leading my colleagues and congregation.
I would receive the Bible Verses from my pastor mid-week and get an understanding of the message he would try to convey. I then would read through the bible verses I prayed and would have songs come to mind. I would then flip through my 2" three binder, alphabetized by letter, pull out a number of songs - a mix of slow & upbeat - and then piece together the order of service. I would make sure to put the list together and sent it out to my band & AV team either through email, or an online worship planning website. Going through these motions every week in preparation for Sunday's message are times that I go back to and cherish.
Leading Worship is what I'm good at. Choosing the right songs is what I'm good at. I love singing, I love playing guitar, I love worshiping God and more than any of this, I love leading people in worship so that they loose track of where they are and become fully vulnerable to God's love in that moment. I love helping people draw near to their Savior, Redeemer & Friend.
1 Corinthians 12
12 Now about the gifts of the Spirit, brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be uninformed. 2 You know that when you were pagans, somehow or other you were influenced and led astray to mute idols. 3 Therefore I want you to know that no one who is speaking by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus be cursed,” and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit.
4 There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them. 5 There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. 6 There are different kinds of working, but in all of them and in everyone it is the same God at work.7 Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good. 8 To one there is given through the Spirit a message of wisdom, to another a message of knowledge by means of the same Spirit, 9 to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit, 10 to another miraculous powers, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits, to another speaking in different kinds of tongues,[a] and to still another the interpretation of tongues.[b] 11 All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, and he distributes them to each one, just as he determines.
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