This morning, we had our first really "good" morning of the year. People were back from vacation or Christmas break, and there was energy in the room! I felt really good about how everything went, and we only had a few hiccups along the way. We introduced Phil Wickham's "True Love," which is a fantastic song with a fantastic lyric. It provides a beautiful summation of the gospel, and it is done in a very fresh and thought-provoking way. If you haven't heard it, you need to.

We also brought back a newer song that we taught a few months back, "Salvation's Chorus," off of North Point Live's Louder Than Creation. This is a fantastic lyric with solid, up tempo music. I love this song, even though I get tied in knots trying to keep the lyric straight! I love remembering the idea that the redeemed believers are the only ones who can sing that song to God, not even the angels really get it!

"Let Me Sing" has become one of my favorite songs. The chorus sings: "Let me sing/ Louder than creation to You/ for the pain You bore in Your body/ to bring my soul to You." I love the clear statement about how Christ suffered for us, to bring us to God. Beautiful!

Anyway, here's the set:

"Kingdom" (A) - Kristian Stanfill "Salvation's Chorus" (A) - Todd Fields "Glory to God Forever" (A) - Fee "Mighty to Save" (A) - Reuben Morgan, Ben Fielding "True Love" (C) - Phil Wickham Response: "Nothing But the Blood (Your Blood)" (B) - Matt Redman "Let Me Sing" (Bb) - Todd Fields

It was a great morning of worship, paired with Pastor Jay's message answering the rest of the 48 questions about Hell. It was powerful stuff. There were several people who came forward at the end of the service to profess their new faith in Jesus Christ. Lots of new life around our church. It's a beautiful thing.

Be sure to check out other worship leaders' set lists and comments at Fred McKinnon's Worship Community.

Glory to God!

Bill