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From Tornado to Gentle Breeze

by Christwill Staff (Molly) on July 28, 2010

in Chronicles of a Worship Leader

Have you ever felt like you were standing in the middle of a tornado and the only reason you knew you weren’t  is that there’s no wind? Well that’s pretty much the way I felt one particular Sunday morning. Now, if we’re being honest with each other I think we can all agree that Sunday mornings can be a whirlwind by themselves. I don’t really understand why but sometimes it seems impossible to get everything done and just get to church on time, much less do it with a Christ-like attitude.

The Worship team I work with has rehearsal before church on Sunday mornings so we have to get there quite early. We all come in right on time, our rehearsal and sound check always goes smoothly without any problems and everyone is always patient and loving with each other. HA! [read the rest…]

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Sing His Word

by Christwill Staff (Molly) on July 28, 2010

in Music - Created by God for God

Music is such a wonderful gift from God. We’ve seen in our study that God created music for His honor and glory, to declare His worth and to encourage us in the Lord. We’ve seen that God sings and He is surrounded by song as the angels sing His praises. God not only gave us song to declare His worth but also to declare the truth of His Word.

Psalm 119:54 says, “Your decrees are the theme of my song wherever I lodge.” What a declaration – no matter where I am, God’s Word is the theme of my song. No matter the circumstance, no matter where you find me, the Truth of God’s Word is the theme of my song.

The book of Psalms is full of songs declaring God’s truth but there are also other songs throughout the Bible.  [read the rest…]

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Run to Win

by Christwill Staff (Molly) on July 21, 2010

in Chronicles of a Worship Leader

My husband just participated in his first triathlon.  A few months ago he came home from the gym and said they were sponsoring a triathlon. He asked me if I’d like to sign up also and I just laughed.  I prefer to be the one on the sidelines cheering him on as I sip on a cup of coffee.

From the moment he signed up he began his training. He ran, swam and biked as much as possible each week. He came home exhausted, sometimes doubting that he should tackle this race; other times he came home encouraged that he was making progress. As the weeks progressed he progressed. With each workout it got a little less difficult – not easy, but less difficult.

Finally the day for the triathlon came. [read the rest…]

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He Is Our Song

July 21, 2010
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I hope you’re enjoying our study on music. It’s definitely not an exhaustive study but I hope that you as a musician are encouraged and challenged to use music to glorify and praise God. We’ve talked about the fact that God created music for us to glorify Him and declare His worth. He also gave [...]

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God Covers the Details

July 21, 2010
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If there’s one thing that God reminds me of over and over is that He can handle the details in my life. You will find me saying this again and again. I think  He likes to give me “new songs of praise” to sing to Him, new things to thank Him and praise Him for.
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The Bird at My Window

July 7, 2010
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Right outside my bathroom window there’s a large tree. From that upstairs window I can see all types of birds that visit that tree, along with a family of squirrels. It seems to be a great tree to stop by and visit but for one particular bird, it is home. The reason I know this [...]

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Focus on Jesus

July 7, 2010
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I don’t know what your Sundays are like, but for my husband and me, Sundays are a busy work day. I say that with a heart full of thanksgiving because the work that I’m speaking of is unto the Lord. If you’re involved in an area of ministry in your church, as my husband and [...]

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A Vulture in the Road

June 16, 2010
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I saw the strangest thing the other day. I got in my car to run some errands and as I pulled out of my driveway I saw a vulture in the road. I’m talking about a real vulture, you know, the kind that is in the Disney movie “The Jungle Book.” I didn’t even know [...]

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Music is the Language of the Soul

June 16, 2010
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So far in our study we’ve looked at Scripture that says all things were created by God for God (Col.1:16) – so music was created by Him for Him. It’s a wonderful tool that He’s given us to declare His worth. We’ve seen in Scripture that God sings (Zeph.3:17) and that He is surrounded by [...]

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Just for Me

May 26, 2010
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Has it ever hit you in a fresh way that Jesus died for you – just for you?  That happened to me just recently. When I was 9 years old I ask Jesus to be my Savior. I realized at that young age that I was a sinner and I needed a Savior. I learned [...]

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Use Your Gifts

May 19, 2010
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My parents are both in their late 80’s. They have been married for 67 years and are still completely in love with each other. They both love the Lord with all of their hearts and they have taught me to love Him also. I have learned so much from them just by observing how they [...]

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