From the Mind of MandoRon

Welcome to the first Sunday Setlist of 2010!

Today at GracePoint, we started a new series called “Now is the Time”.  Bryson preached from Deuteronomy 3:11 where it talks about King Og of Bashan, the last survivor of the giant Rephaites.  It’s got me thinking about putting some time into studying giants in the Bible.  But that’s for another day.  This post is supposed to be about music.

The band did a great job today, and I noticed a lot of people singing, clapping, smiling, head-bobbing, foot-stomping, or swaying today.

The GP setlist:

• Dig In by Lenny Kravitz (walk-in)
• Take My Life by Jeremy Camp
• In the Light by DC Talk
• Until the Whole World Hears by Casting Crowns
• If We Are the Body by Casting Crowns
• Revolution by Starfield (offering)

Until the Whole World Hears was a new one today.  It’s been all over the radio, has some cool guitar licks, and the message of the lyrics is great.  The band rocked it, and it seemed that people liked it.  Honestly, I don’t really care for the song… but it’s probably a keeper anyway.

All of the other songs in the setlist have been used quite a bit, although it had been a while for Dig In, In the Light, and Revolution. 

The band: 2 male singers (plus a drummer with some BGV’s…), 2 electric guitars, bass, and drums.

To see what other churches are doing, check out the Sunday Setlist Blog Carnival at it’s new home, TheWorshipCommunity.com!

(P.S. the photo was taken from backstage this morning by @ednewby and I borrowed it without his permission)

Yesterday, I embarked on a journey to read through the entire Bible in 2010.  (I’m using the Life Journal Reading Plan on YouVersion.com, in case you’re curious…)  Part of today’s reading was Genesis 3.

Something in verse 6 really jumped out at me.

“The woman was convinced. She saw that the tree was beautiful and its fruit looked delicious, and she wanted the wisdom it would give her. So she took some of the fruit and ate it. Then she gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it, too.”  Genesis 3:6

I had never noticed this before, but Eve was looking for a shortcut to wisdom…

How many times do we get in trouble because we take a shortcut? 

We think we need a new TV or sofa or jeans today, so we buy them on credit rather than taking the time to save up the money.  We buy the house of our dreams at 30, and our quality of life and finances suffer because we bit off too much.

We want to get in shape and lose weight but rather than hitting the gym and eating right, we go to the store and buy the latest “Exercise in a Bottle” pills.  We invest in the latest “3-Minute Workout” videos.

Discontent to work our way up the corporate ladder, we work 60+ hours at work, constantly switch jobs, and backstab our peers to get ahead faster.

Unwilling to invest our money smartly and wait for wealth to accumulate, we lose our money in Ponzi and other get-rich-quick schemes.

Eve was unwilling to gain wisdom over the course of a lifetime’s worth of experiences.  She wanted it now.  And she suffered.  

We all suffer.

Instead, maybe we should all pray for patience and ask the Lord to bless us in His timing…

I’d love to hear your thoughts.