Debrief:
Eunice kicked off with the comment that the band was tight. The Team was locked-in & not rushed, even with the change of song in the first segment. Word to the congregation during worship was "Step out of our SELF, and step into God. Step out of our perceptions of ourselves and step into who we are in God/the person God wants us to be. There are no greater or lesser citizens in the Kingdom of God." At this point the worship experience deepened, as it was a time to mediate on God’s word and respond. Thus a midway change in song list – sang "With all I am" instead so that the people had an expression in response.
Erica smsed to say that the song selected was simple and that was good. She felt that the simplicity of the songs helped the band to focus on arrangement/flow and to "gel". The worship was brought to a high towards the end of communion when we sang How Great Is Our God.
Grace commented that often singers entered next song/verse late due to slow projection of lyrics, and the apparent reliance on it.
Jeff suggested that it could be IT dept not wanting to pre-empt the WL’s direction hence choose to err on the side of caution. Eunice will find out from IT dept’s re their rationale on this.
Chris and Esther commented that they experienced slight confusion over hand signals from Eunice. Sound mix was good. Compliments to sound man MR Yuyi. Yay!
In terms of band specifics, Gerald felt the guitars and keyboard were playing in the same bandwidth. From the house, the sound had no distinction besides the drums. He suggested that the guitars and keyboard should take note of creating space for each other.
Angie closed with prayer. 6.15pm
P.S. The speaker‘s (Dan Sneed) message spoke about our Identity in Christ - in line with Esther’s sharing and the word given during worship. The Holy Spirit seamlessly orchestrated the happenings of the whole day. Praise God!
From "My utmost for His highest" - 29 April (sent in by Esther)
Our natural inclination is to be so precise - trying always to forecast accurately what will happen next - that we look upon uncertainty as a bad thing.
Certainty is the mark of the commonsense life - gracious uncertainty is the mark of the spiritual life. We are uncertain of the next step, but we are certain of God. As soon as we abandon ourselves to God and do the task He has placed closest to us, He begins to fill our lives with surprises. When we simply become a promoter or a defender of a particular belief, something within us dies. That is not believing God - it is only believing our belief about Him (Head knowledge - Matthew 13:18 - 23)
We are not certain of God, just uncertain of what He is going to do next. If our certainty is only in our beliefs, we develop a sense of self-righteousness, become overly critical, and are limited by the view that our beliefs are complete and settled. But when we have the right relationship with God, life is full of spontaneous and joyful uncertainty and expectancy (oxymoron - joyful uncertainty??)
Jesus said in John 14:1 to believe in Him, not "Believe certains things about Me".
(From 27 Jan passage)
"I say to you, do not worry about your life..." Our Lord says to be careful only about one thing - our relationship to HIm. But our common sense shouts loudly and says, "That is absurd, I must consider how I am going to live, and I must consider what I am going to eat and drink." Jesus says you must not. Beware of allowing yourself to think that He says this while not understanding your circumstances. Jesus Christ knows our circumstances better than we do, and He says we must not think about these things to the point where they become the primary concern of our life. Whenever there are competing concerns in your life, be sure you always put your relationship to God first.
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Scribed by Collin
Edited by Eunice
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