June 29, 2008 Worship Set

I must admit that this song written by John Mark McMillan has really caught on in the worship community as of late. It's called "How He Loves" and I first discovered it when Kim Walker from Jesus Culture / Bethel Church covered it on one of their albums. Then I stumbled onto John Mark McMillan's version on YouTube which is one of the most incredible stories you'll ever take in. And now there's another YouTube video making its way around the web using this song and cardboard testimonies. So it was confirmation that we needed to play this tune. It did not disappoint.

Call to Worship:

• Promises by Desperation Band

Worship:

• Not to Us by Chris Tomlin - This is an old one but a good one. We probably haven't played it in a year but the church is familiar with it so it was easy to sneak it into the worship set. They seemed to be into it.
  
• Glorified by Jared Anderson - I love this song and the church has been responding. I hope the whole Desperation Band covers it on one of their upcoming albums.
  
• Hallelujah to My King by Paul Baloche - This feels like a contemporary hymn but it's a song that warms my heart

Offering:

• How He Loves by John Mark McMillan - Raw. Emotional. Tugs at your heart. Makes you want to weep. This song says it all. Jesus loves you.

My favorite part of the service was seeing some of my friends worshipping in the back of the gym...arms and hearts raised without a care in the world.