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Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Breaking The Chains @ VCM
I have been slow at blogging lately because I got rid of the laptop I was using at home. It has helped our home life, but made me less "productive." ;)
Last week I was able to experience what I believe is part of the fruit of what we ultimate want to see from the Boiler Room. It started with the "Break Every Chain" song I mentioned in a recent post. I was singing the song one Wednesday morning at the Boiler Room during an intercession time. Blake Dameron from Victory Campus Ministries comes most Wednesday mornings to pray with us. He heard the song and felt it went perfectly with a message he was speaking at VCM the next week, so he invited me to play the final song after he spoke.
VCM is, as far as I know, the largest ECU campus ministry, and there were probably around 200 students there when I arrived. Blake shared his message, I went up with my guitar and sang the song. He then gave an invite for people to raise their hand 1) to be saved or 2) to repent of sins they were keeping them "chained." Five students accepted Jesus Christ and twelve believers repented of major sin issues in their lives!
I want to be careful not to overstate my role in what happened that night. Salvation is coming at VCM and honestly they are in the midst of a revival as far as I am concerned. I am thrilled to even be around some of it. So I'm sure whether I sang the song or not, awesome things would have happened. But here's what I what to mention....
God wants the Boiler Room to be a "power source" for ministries like VCM who are doing the work of God in our city by evangelizing and making disciples. But as John Piper explains so well in Let the Nations Be Glad Part 2 prayer is vital in bringing power upon the word of God. Now I am sure Blake and the VCM leadership prayed (and fasted) for what God did Thursday night. However, the Boiler Room has been privileged so serve some of VCM's leaders by providing a place for them to come and "get away" to pray, as well as some extended "prayer coverage" for their ministry and others like them. As Piper says, we do not want to make prayer any more than what it is. If Blake hadn't stood up and shared the gospel, NOTHING would have happened. But I believe the POWER that was upon his words was directly tied to prayer, and I believe myself and the Boiler Room had a very small part to play.
I am excited to have that "very small part" ministry... to stand before God in the secret place, singing and praying for His presence to dwell among us and for His kingdom to come!
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VCM is, as far as I know, the largest ECU campus ministry, and there were probably around 200 students there when I arrived. Blake shared his message, I went up with my guitar and sang the song. He then gave an invite for people to raise their hand 1) to be saved or 2) to repent of sins they were keeping them "chained." Five students accepted Jesus Christ and twelve believers repented of major sin issues in their lives!
I want to be careful not to overstate my role in what happened that night. Salvation is coming at VCM and honestly they are in the midst of a revival as far as I am concerned. I am thrilled to even be around some of it. So I'm sure whether I sang the song or not, awesome things would have happened. But here's what I what to mention....
God wants the Boiler Room to be a "power source" for ministries like VCM who are doing the work of God in our city by evangelizing and making disciples. But as John Piper explains so well in Let the Nations Be Glad Part 2 prayer is vital in bringing power upon the word of God. Now I am sure Blake and the VCM leadership prayed (and fasted) for what God did Thursday night. However, the Boiler Room has been privileged so serve some of VCM's leaders by providing a place for them to come and "get away" to pray, as well as some extended "prayer coverage" for their ministry and others like them. As Piper says, we do not want to make prayer any more than what it is. If Blake hadn't stood up and shared the gospel, NOTHING would have happened. But I believe the POWER that was upon his words was directly tied to prayer, and I believe myself and the Boiler Room had a very small part to play.
I am excited to have that "very small part" ministry... to stand before God in the secret place, singing and praying for His presence to dwell among us and for His kingdom to come!
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Playing a Show and New Recordings (finally)
If you are reading this in an email, please go to my blog site so that you can listen to the music while you read!
Thanks for reading my blog. I have a few big music-related announcements that I thought would be appropriate to share here.
1) I am playing a show!
Join me this Saturday night at the Tipsy Teapot in Uptown Greenville for a night of indie singer/songwriter extravegance. I'll be tagging along a show with my friend Daniel Phelps and Jordan Clark. Starts at 6:30 and I go on third. It should be a lot of fun. I will be playing mostly songs from my new album.
2) New album? What?!
Yes I am finally releasing some music. I am calling the group of songs Changing Seasons as it is a collection that spans various seasons of my life, yet ties together somehow in themes of love and redemption. Some of these songs may be familiar and some should be brand new. You can listen to and download them right here on my blog or straight from my Bandcamp site with a "name your own price" format (including $0). However, if you pay at least $3 for all four songs you'll get a fifth song free.
Once again, thank you for your interest in my music. I hope you enjoy the new recordings and can make it to the show Saturday night!
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