Lead Me To the Cross June 3, 2009

In Brooke Fraser’s song she sings . . . “lead me tot he cross.” As I was preparing for musical worship this week I was thinking about what that meant.  The cross an agent of death – a method of execution.  It was the place that Jesus died the final death.  So we come to the cross with our sins so that they can die.  It is a place that we rid ourselves from our human error and accept the grace of God in his resurrection and his victory over sin and death.   When I am on my knees in of Christ I am letting go of the “prison of me” and taking on the “freedom of God”.  

Savior I come, quiet my soul, remember
Redemption’s hill, where Your blood was spilled or my ransom
Everything I once held dear I count it all as loss

Lead me to the cross where Your love poured out
Bring me to my knees Lord I lay me down
Rid me of myself, I belong to You
Oh lead me, lead me to the cross

You were as I, tempted and tried, human
The Word became flesh, bore my sin in death, Now Your risen
Everything I once held dear, I count it all as loss

To Your Heart
To Your Heart
Lead me to Your Heart
Lead me to Your Heart

Brooke Fraser

for who He is September 28, 2008

Do I worship God merely because He deserves it?

He does in fact deserve it – He is the only one who ‘deserves’ anything.

He is worthy of my praise, adoration, and sole commitment.

Lord – Teach me to praise you like I should.

next steps to worship June 18, 2008

Confess your sins.
Let God restore you.
Take the next steps to walk in His freedom.

This is worship.

God Shows Up February 24, 2008

He cares about His worship.  He wants to be glorified.  He will use me – despite me – to worship Him. 

God is Alive.
He will fix our broken lives.
and so I will stand to GLORIFY HIS NAME!!!

Thank you Lord for showing up when I felt so weak, helpless, unworthy, unable, unsure.  Thank you for transforming our community into a worshiping body. 

 song lyrics:  Fire Fall Down by Matt Crocker