Worship Confession

Worship Set

Let it Rise - D to E
Glorious – G
Holy Is the Lord – G
Enough – D
Scripture: Psalm 119:9-12, 33-34 & Psalm 19:7-10
Speak O Lord – C
Sermon
Better Is One Day (E)
Your Grace Is Enough (G)

Ok, so even though we got a late start for warm-up and rehearsal Sunday morning because of the weather, I felt really good about everything. Not in a prideful way but more of, "this is going to be a rich morning". I felt like the attitude of the band was good and we were truly there for the right reasons, to help people enter into worship then get out of the way as the "body" focused on God.

The first service started well and then it was like I hit a wall. Half-way through "Holy is the Lord" I completely forgot the chords. I WAS LOST! This is a song that I have played hundreds of times and know it very well, yet I blanked out. Thankfully, because of the smaller band I was using chord shapes that had a lot of common tones so I was able to fake it until I found my place again. Despite this however, I could feel the Spirit moving.

My prayer on Sunday mornings is always that the Holy Spirit would open our hearts and minds so we can hear and learn what He wants us to learn. Usually though, I pray that in a general sense for everyone who will be there but this morning I felt like I needed to intentionally pray it for the worship band and more specifically for myself. Man did He answer that prayer.

P.J.'s sermon was on Luke 9 and the overarching idea that he brought was that we are called to a ministry that is way bigger than us. We can only accomplish it when we stop trying to do it in our own strength and truly rely on Jesus to do it through us.

I have a good voice and can sing well. I have been playing guitar since I was 11 years old and am pretty good. I work hard at putting together the worship service and generally it flows well and people enjoy it. I am not prideful about this and I most definitely saturate it in prayer seeking God's direction yet this morning was a tremendous reminder that despite my skills and talents, it is bigger than me. I can only accomplish what God has called me to by fully committing to his call and trusting and relying on Him alone. Why was the morning so rich and despite my flubs on the guitar people seem to genuinely be worshiping? Because God is bigger than me. I am called to give him what I have whether it be a couple of fish and a few loaves of bread or my voice and guitar. Give them to God and allow Him to use them for His glory. You won't be disappointed.