{"id":33,"date":"2008-10-10T20:57:57","date_gmt":"2008-10-11T02:57:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.worshippinginthewilderness.com\/blog\/?p=33"},"modified":"2008-10-10T20:57:57","modified_gmt":"2008-10-11T02:57:57","slug":"make-it-a-journey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.worshippinginthewilderness.com\/blog\/?p=33","title":{"rendered":"Make it a Journey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When I was at the National Worship Leader Conference this year, Paul Baloche gave a piece of advice that I will never forget. He encouraged us to structure our worship set to take the congregation on a journey. He suggested we build a flow of thought that people can follow through the songs. He gave an excellent demonstration of this on the first night of the conference as he played \u00e2\u20ac\u0153You Gave Your Life Away\u00e2\u20ac\u009d then praised God in prayer for His sacrifice for us. He then said his only response could be praise and transitioned into \u00e2\u20ac\u0153What Can I Do\u00e2\u20ac\u009d (but Praise You)\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 The flow of thought from song to prayer to song really carried you on a journey closer to God. It involved the congregation\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6I was praying as he prayed. I was singing the words to God as he sang. I was thinking, not just singing a song. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your strength, and all your <em>mind<\/em>\u00e2\u20ac\u009d (emphasis added)<\/p>\n\n<p>Last week we played a set of songs while reading Psalm 33. We started with a reading, then played part of \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Unfailing Love\u00e2\u20ac\u009d then read more of the psalm and played \u00e2\u20ac\u0153What Can I Do\u00e2\u20ac\u009d then read even more and transitioned to \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Mighty to Save\u00e2\u20ac\u009d then read the rest of it and finished off with the ending of \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Unfailing Love\u00e2\u20ac\u009d. The songs went with the words that were spoken in the Psalm. The music never stopped, but got soft as the Psalm was read then transitioned to the next song. I was amazed at how God used that time of worship. He truly showed up, and people were really worshipping Him. I am so blessed to have such a great God watching over and loving me. Yet I am humbled knowing that without Him, I could do none of this. <\/p>\n\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Praise You God of earth and sky, how beautiful is Your Unfailing Love!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<p>-Chris<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When I was at the National Worship Leader Conference this year, Paul Baloche gave a piece of advice that I will never forget. He encouraged us to structure our worship set to take the congregation on a journey. He suggested we build a flow of thought that people can follow through the songs. 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