Easter 2009

Posted by Jeremy on April 12, 2009 in Uh.. | 0 comments

I can’t remember the last time I had as much fun worshipping as I did today.  For those who don’t know we had a 21 voice choir, 13 piece orchestra and the usual band.  Before the services we prayed as a team and I shared this with them (or at least the gist).

We have all spent a lot of time and energy preparing for this moment.  But unless God is totally in this our preparation is all for naught.  God will use our preparation for His glory but if we try to do this in our own strength we’re gonna fall flat on our faces.  So right now we need to put ourselves aside and allow God to take over.  We need to put our strength in Him and allow His glory to shine through us.

Musically the services were wonderful and sounded great.  In the 9am service we probably had over 400 in attendance, the worship center was packed.  Anytime the worship center is packed it elevates the energy in the room.  In the second service as we were singing Happy Day I began to feel what I sensed to be God smiling on us.  We then did Christ the Lord is Risen Today, and holy cow I had so much fun singing it.  I really felt as if the congregation was not only worshipping but having fun worshipping.  So many times we do it (worship) but don’t have fun, I mean really have fun to the point you can’t stop smiling.  That’s where I was at.  We sang the Easter song and it was amazingly clean.  My wife commented that we sounded a bit like Trans-Siberian Orchestra, to which I responded…SWEET!!!  (I love Trans-Siberian Orchestra)  Then came Mighty to Save…

I could not stop smiling, I was filled with a joy unlike anything you can find on earth.  It was a greater high then the adrenaline rush you get from a roller coaster.  I felt that God was completely satisfied and pleased with the offering we had brought to Him.  He was smiling down on us and I truly felt His joy.  I still smile as I think about the services and I probably will for weeks to come.  I can only hope that this was a beginning of God pouring more of His spirit out on our church.  Oh that we could experience that kind of intimacy with God on a weekly basis.

I’ll be editing down the video of the services this week and I hope to have it up online later this week.