Whew… I am worn out. I just finished up a long weekend of preparation and execution of the first contemporary worship service(in a long time) at my home church, First Baptist of Laurens, SC. Overall, I think things went really well and I believe that God was glorified. It is always such an honor and privilege to lead God’s people in worship. Matt Reeves gave the message about how we need to get out of our good lives and move to the great life that can only be discovered when your striving to be like Jesus everyday. I know I need to apply this to my life. I know I have it pretty good. I’m not so sure I have it great, yet. It was also neat to learn that Matt was a former Clemson football player, and now runs an a great after-school center in Greenville, SC for impoverished kids in the Greenville area.
The music side of the night turned out really great as well. Matt, Philip and I had been working pretty hard over the past month or so to get things ready, and it definitely paid off. We were also joined by the incredible Layne Madden on electric guitar and mandolin. He is simply amazing. There’s really nothing else you can say about him. I’m glad he decided to come out of his way to join us.
Now it’s time to start gearing up for a second service on August 10. After tonight, I’m pretty excited about this next service and for what God has planned for the church in the upcoming future. If you happen to be in the Laurens area on that Sunday, you should definitely stop by.
If anyone is interested, here is the set list from tonight. I’m also hoping to get video of the service online soon.
Jesus Paid It All - Kristian Stanfill
Holy is the Lord - Chris Tomlin
You Never Let Go - Matt Redman
Rejoice – Chris Tomlin
Come Thou Fount – Micah Lee Band Arrangement
Your Grace Is Enough – Chris Tomlin
