Wonder and Warfare

Worship Album (Day 3)

We started recording yesterday, it went great! David Whitlow is getting some sweet footage of the place we're recording, so stay tuned for some sweeter videos.

Worship Album (day 1)

"The Medicine"

John Mark Mcmillan's new CD is about to come out.  You can take a sneak listen here.
 

I think they kept this take......

My friend brandon put this on his blog and I had too as well because this is really intense.  Mutemath, one of my favorite bands is in the studio right now tracking for their new album.  Here is a video on the drummer doing his part.....

The Sound that breaks Strongholds

So yesterday we had a great time of worship.  We extended our time in the second service of worship.  The  Lord was up to some stuff that we couldn't really pin point.  So as we kept playing I just began to ask the Lord to show me what he wants to do, how we need to end, so on and so forth.  He reminded of the numerous times in the old testament where you would see the musicians go before the people of God to "confuse" the enemy.  So yesterday as we ended as I asked everyone to get the circumstance or the stronghold in their life set before them in their mind and we just released this huge anthem instrumentally over the people and in faith believed God would tear down the strongholds and he did.  We had a ton of people who felt release. 

Here was the set from yesterday.
"Happy Day"
"From the Inside Out"
"Revelation Song"
"Bless the Lord"
"Like You Promised" (Chorus)

Speaking of releasing a sound that breaks strongholds, this is the week leading up to the HINGE.  We are expecting to release a song of worship and prayer in the heart of our city to initiate revival.  This day will be all about Jesus.  So please make plans to come out for some of the day this Saturday.

It May be the Stress.....

So yesterday there was a large pain that started in my mouth that I'd never felt before.  It was one of those ulcers; you know that hurt like a beast.   This one hurt so bad that I had to call my friend Ben who is a doctor to prescribe me some Magic Mouthwash.  It relieves the pain for about 5 minutes and then back to not being able to talk because of the huge ulcer on my tongue.  I showed it to Lauren and she said I must be stressed.  I think so.....

New album
New baby (on the way)
The Hinge
to name a few.

It will be okay. 

Dreaming Big....

Had a conversation with a friend today about dreams.  In my mind I consider this guy a pretty big dreamer.  He turned to me and said that his dreams weren't big enough.  I thought to myself why in the world was he saying this.  Then I thought, you know, the only limitation to our dreams is our own imagination.  God's promises to us even succeed our imaginations.  That's pretty big.  His thoughts are higher than our thoughts and His ways are higher than are ways.  His goodness to us is better than we know.  The fulfillment of our dreams according to His will is nothing for Him to accomplish.

Our Vacation....

I just love our friends Gene and Rosanne!  They let us come hang out with them and we had a free place to stay in the Riviera Mayan! So needless to say we had a great vacation.  So good!   It was good until the last day when the reflection of the sun on the sand fried me to a crisp!  I burn so easy.  While I was down there I bought me some "kayne west" glasses, you know the ones that cover the whole face above the nose.  I had a huge outline of my glasses from the sunburn.  When you go on vacation wear sunscreen....

God is always faithful...

Over the past 2 1/2 years my wife and I have been trying to have a baby.  With no luck we'be been through numerous tests of infertility to find out I had issues with my "boys." (catch my drift.)  Ten months ago from July 1st to be exact, RIch, Ben and I decided to fly out to Bethel Church in California where a revival culture is being established in the area because of all the wonderful things the Lord is doing through people.  While we we're out there I had a lady "prophesy" or give me a "word of knowledge" about my life and she said "I beleive you and your wife will conceive in 10 months."  I thought okay I'll receive this by faith and ask the Lord.  So after we all got back from Cali three weeks went by and I got a call from this lady.  She wanted to call and remind me of the word.  I immediately asked if she called everyone she prayed for to follow up and she said "no, I feel so strongly about this word for you."  Lauren and I have surrounded ourselves around prayer warriors and have travailed in prayer and asked God to heal.  Through many series of  events we felt like the Lord was leading us to do (IVF) which is like a really intense medical procedure that makes people pregnant.  So long story short, July 1st roles around this past Tuesday, Lauren takes a pregnancy test before we go to start IVF the next day and she finds out she's pregnant on July 1st (which is 10 months to the day!)  Needless to say, we didn't do the IVF and I am overwhelmed with the Lord and His faithfulness in our lives.  How good is He.  Jesus, whew!

New CD = New Sound = Demo's starting......

So for those of you who don't know, I am embarking on a journey next month to start a new worship album.  This is one of those things that I haven't taken lightly. Over the last few years there have been times I so desperately have wanted to do an album just because it's what worship artist do.  If you're a worship leader/artist out there and your motive behind doing a worship cd is so you can keep up with all the other guys doing their albums,well, the Lord probably isn't in it. I want a CD that releases an anointed sound directly to the listener's heart that takes them into the presence of God.  The key I believe to accomplishing this isn't complex at all.  It's intimacy with Jesus when no one else is watching.  So I sent off my first Demo track called "Closer than Angels" this past week to my producer's Jeremy and Brian.   I'm really looking forward to working with these guys.....