Hello all,
Well hopefully your week is of to a great start as we get ready to roll over hump day tomorrow.
Today I was reading and came across a great verse, and I just wanted to remind you all of how much Christ loves you. Check this out:
1 John 3:16:
"This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers."
I found it intriguing how the Bible's most well known verse is typically John 3:16 out of the Gospel of John and this one is "1st" John 3:16.
Keep your eyes upon Him this week!
In His Love,
Mark
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Gracia Burnham
Hey everyone, hope you all are having a great week so far.
I just wanted to take a quick moment to remind everyone of this Sunday's service at Har-Ber High School's Auditorium. Service starts at 10am and will end around 11:30. In this service you will have the opportunity to listen to the heart of a missionary, Gracia Burnham, who lost her husband while serving the Lord in the Philippines. We will have a great time of worship as well and we hope you all can join us. For more of Gracia's story, click on her name (the title of my post) and it will take you to an online article. Or check out our website @ www.crosspointenwa.com.
On the music front, some of you have inquired about where I find the songs that we sing on Sunday's. So I wanted to share with you what is loaded up in my iPod currently. I have ranked these by the number of times I have listened (courtesy of iPod). This doesn't mean that we will necessarily be doing these on Sunday's but it will give you a good idea of what ministries I find my inspiration from.
Top 20
1) Surrender - by Planetshakers -- this is a song we will be singing this Sunday.
2) Awaken my Heart - by Steven Miller -- worshipped with this one last Sunday.
3) Your Love Never Fails - Chris Quilala -- coming in November
4) Lay 'Em Down - by Needtobreathe
5) Come Holy Spirit - by Planetshakers
6) Glorified - by Jared Anderson (New Life Worship)
7) The Lord Reigns - Christ for the Nations
8) When I Pray - Darrell Evans
9) It's Your Life - Franchesca Battistelli -- very motivating!
10) Solid Rock - New Life Worship
11) Divine Romance - Phil Wickham - beautiful love song to Jesus!
12) Today is the Day - Lincoln Brewster
13) Bless His Name - Jeremy Riddle - moving up fast on my playlist.
14) The New Song We Sing - Meredith Andrews
15) Hallelujah, Jesus - Monk and Neagle
16) None Greater Than You - Salvador
17) Our Great God - Todd Agnew
18) Give it All Away - Aaron Shust
19) Arms Open Wide - Hillsong United
20) Hallelujah - Seven Stories Up
Some of my favorite worship bands/leaders out right now:
1) Michael Gungor - great guitar player/writer..
2) Steven Miller-- read his devotionals with his songs.. great stuff. http://www.stephen-miller.com/songs.php
3) New Life Worship (Ross Parsley, Glenn Packiam, Jon Egan, Jared Anderson)
4) Hillsong (Brooke Fraser, Joel Houston, Marty Samson, Ruben Morgan)
5) Planetshakers
6) Kari Jobe - first sang Revelation Song.
7) Chris Tomlin - a staple.
8) Jeremy Riddle - great up and comer.
9) Gateway Worship
10) Lincoln Brewster
Check these guys out if you get a chance. I hope you find encouragement knowing that they are serving our Lord with us in the world through their ministries.
Can't wait for Sunday.. Can't wait to see everyone together.. Come ready to lay it all down and lift up Christ.
In His Grip,
Mark
I just wanted to take a quick moment to remind everyone of this Sunday's service at Har-Ber High School's Auditorium. Service starts at 10am and will end around 11:30. In this service you will have the opportunity to listen to the heart of a missionary, Gracia Burnham, who lost her husband while serving the Lord in the Philippines. We will have a great time of worship as well and we hope you all can join us. For more of Gracia's story, click on her name (the title of my post) and it will take you to an online article. Or check out our website @ www.crosspointenwa.com.
On the music front, some of you have inquired about where I find the songs that we sing on Sunday's. So I wanted to share with you what is loaded up in my iPod currently. I have ranked these by the number of times I have listened (courtesy of iPod). This doesn't mean that we will necessarily be doing these on Sunday's but it will give you a good idea of what ministries I find my inspiration from.
Top 20
1) Surrender - by Planetshakers -- this is a song we will be singing this Sunday.
2) Awaken my Heart - by Steven Miller -- worshipped with this one last Sunday.
3) Your Love Never Fails - Chris Quilala -- coming in November
4) Lay 'Em Down - by Needtobreathe
5) Come Holy Spirit - by Planetshakers
6) Glorified - by Jared Anderson (New Life Worship)
7) The Lord Reigns - Christ for the Nations
8) When I Pray - Darrell Evans
9) It's Your Life - Franchesca Battistelli -- very motivating!
10) Solid Rock - New Life Worship
11) Divine Romance - Phil Wickham - beautiful love song to Jesus!
12) Today is the Day - Lincoln Brewster
13) Bless His Name - Jeremy Riddle - moving up fast on my playlist.
14) The New Song We Sing - Meredith Andrews
15) Hallelujah, Jesus - Monk and Neagle
16) None Greater Than You - Salvador
17) Our Great God - Todd Agnew
18) Give it All Away - Aaron Shust
19) Arms Open Wide - Hillsong United
20) Hallelujah - Seven Stories Up
Some of my favorite worship bands/leaders out right now:
1) Michael Gungor - great guitar player/writer..
2) Steven Miller-- read his devotionals with his songs.. great stuff. http://www.stephen-miller.com/songs.php
3) New Life Worship (Ross Parsley, Glenn Packiam, Jon Egan, Jared Anderson)
4) Hillsong (Brooke Fraser, Joel Houston, Marty Samson, Ruben Morgan)
5) Planetshakers
6) Kari Jobe - first sang Revelation Song.
7) Chris Tomlin - a staple.
8) Jeremy Riddle - great up and comer.
9) Gateway Worship
10) Lincoln Brewster
Check these guys out if you get a chance. I hope you find encouragement knowing that they are serving our Lord with us in the world through their ministries.
Can't wait for Sunday.. Can't wait to see everyone together.. Come ready to lay it all down and lift up Christ.
In His Grip,
Mark
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
UnChristian
Hey everyone! We are safely back from the mountains and ready to get back to work for the Lord. What a much needed break to reset. Thanks for your prayers for our trip, we actually felt them. God did amazing things and it was evident that he was with us every step of the way.
I have been reading a book entitled, "unChristian", it is by David Kenniman. This book has been a BIG reality check for me. Though I have yet to finish it, I can already sense God talking to me through it. You can get a copy of this book in our resource center, or purchase it online out on www.amazon.com. I highly recommend it.
This week is a big music week for me. We rehearsed last night for Friday nights 10/40 window worship service. I am really excited to see God proclaimed in that room on Friday night. We go on at 8:00pm, so please come out for a great night of worship of our Lord. Please also keep the 10/40 window in your prayers. 3% of the population in this part of the world are Christ followers, and they need our prayer support to continue to live for Him.
Tonight is rehearsal for Sunday, I have come upon a new favorite worship song out right now. It is entitled, "Awaken My Heart" by Stephen Miller. Download it off of iTunes this week, it is a beautiful song. We will be teaching you this song this weekend and just as the song says, this is my prayer this week for myself and believers across the world. That God would awaken our hearts, so there is no turning back from Him. Please if you think about it, pray that with me this week and as we come together on Sunday.
God is doing big things in the community. With the 10/40 worship service, Fellowship Bible's "Draw Near" groups starting up at the end of this month, and the excitement I have seen in serveral people recently to lay it down for Christ.
Have a blessed week! I will see you all on Sunday.
In Him,
Mark
I have been reading a book entitled, "unChristian", it is by David Kenniman. This book has been a BIG reality check for me. Though I have yet to finish it, I can already sense God talking to me through it. You can get a copy of this book in our resource center, or purchase it online out on www.amazon.com. I highly recommend it.
This week is a big music week for me. We rehearsed last night for Friday nights 10/40 window worship service. I am really excited to see God proclaimed in that room on Friday night. We go on at 8:00pm, so please come out for a great night of worship of our Lord. Please also keep the 10/40 window in your prayers. 3% of the population in this part of the world are Christ followers, and they need our prayer support to continue to live for Him.
Tonight is rehearsal for Sunday, I have come upon a new favorite worship song out right now. It is entitled, "Awaken My Heart" by Stephen Miller. Download it off of iTunes this week, it is a beautiful song. We will be teaching you this song this weekend and just as the song says, this is my prayer this week for myself and believers across the world. That God would awaken our hearts, so there is no turning back from Him. Please if you think about it, pray that with me this week and as we come together on Sunday.
God is doing big things in the community. With the 10/40 worship service, Fellowship Bible's "Draw Near" groups starting up at the end of this month, and the excitement I have seen in serveral people recently to lay it down for Christ.
Have a blessed week! I will see you all on Sunday.
In Him,
Mark
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