Worshiping…In Spirit and In Truth

Oh, what a night!  Without exageration, we had the best night of Mosaic Student Ministries that we have had.  It was that good.  Why?  From the very beginning several students came with the expectation that we would sing and worship.  This is something new and hasn’t always happened.  It’s not like we have alot of fancy gadgets (except for the video projection) and a lot of fancy instruments; just me and my guitar.  Something was different as we worked our way through the four song worship set, which was a mix of new and old.  We started with Lord, I Lift Your Name on High, then went to Matt Redman’s Blessed Be Your Name.  At that point I introduced the Getty and Townend In Christ Alone.  What we did unique here is that instead of me playing by myself and singing, we sung along with the WOW! Worship CD, which is a couple of years old.  By the second verse it was amazing and by the end, it was so cool to hear our students singing praises to God.  After that we went into a real favorite, Here I Am to Worship.  The singing was so strong that I actually dropped out and listened to the students.  I know that God was pleased.  I taught the Middle School class which can be interesting, and I do think it went well.  We had 21 students tonight and 8 staff people!  Praise God!  We finished the night with nachos, which is always a favorite.

 My takeaway tonight:  I know that I am always quick to give God the praise he deserves for a night like this.  How could I do anything but praise when my heart feels like it does tonight?  But as we were singing Blessed Be Your Name, I remembered that the name of the Lord is praised in the good and the bad.  So the next time we have one of those nights that makes you want to pull your hair out (and I can’t afford to do that anymore) I need to remember to praise God then too, because we are making a difference in Martinsville/Henry County and we are doing our part to build God’s Kingdom here.  Carp Diem!