August 24 2009
Sunday Set List: “Our only prize is Jesus, is that enough?”
Tagged Under : Hillsong, Hillsong United, Merchant Band, Sunday Set List, Taylor Sorensen, worship
This was a weighty Sunday for me as I prepared a financial update from the church to share with the body. There wasn’t really any good news I could deliver except that we worship Jesus and he can change our hearts. I attempted to lovingly but firmly expose our sin of greed and money worship as a church. Not as an elder condemning with a pointed finger but as a member humbled and convicted of my own sin. I asked this question of the body:
If the only thing you received in return for your giving was a more full revelation of a life after Christ and the only blessing was more of Jesus in your life, would that be enough? I have no other prize to offer.
That’s really all I can say, I don’t have a sales pitch as to why we should give, I can just say if we love Jesus and each other our hearts will respond with overflowing generosity. If knowing more of Jesus, seeing more of Jesus, being filled with His spirit and loving Jesus more isn’t enough of a prize then it doesn’t matter how much you give because you’re missing the giver, Jesus. I pray for our church, I love our church and I desperately want to see God move in the hearts of our church in this area of great weakness, pride and immaturity. I pray that our church would know the kind of giving in 2 Corinthians 8:
“Out of the most severe trial, their overflowing joy and extreme poverty welled up in rich generosity.”
Here’s how we worshipped in song…
- You Love Me Forever – Merchant Band (loop not yet available)
- Hosanna – Hillsong United (loop available)
- My Jesus I Love Thee
- Gloria 34 – Taylor Sorensen (loop available)
- With Everything – Hillsong (loop available)
This post is part of Fred McKinnon’s Set List Sundays.
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Hey Kyle–sorry to hear about the money situation–that's always tough.
Listen, I wanted to drop by and let you know that I used two of your loops (Hosanna and Everlasting God) in worship yesterday, and it turned out that we sounded better than I've ever experienced. We had never used loops in worship and I'd been wanting to get it going for awhile now, and yours are some of my favorites. God bless you and your ministry for providing these to us and I only hope that I can somehow return the favor one day!
Feel free to email me anytime!
Nick,
That's awesome to hear man, thanks so much for stopping by with the encouragement. Glad it sounded good for ya. Keep in touch and let me know if I can assist in any way.
God bless.
kyle,
Thanks for the service to the church yesterday. I was so encouraged by your ability to point people to Jesus in all things. U are a great leader and friend. Thanks again for your leadership.