Worship Rises... The Story Behind The Song

We introduced this song Sunday and I thought you'd like to hear from my friend Chris Vacher about the song.  He's a co-writer on the song with Joshua Sellars.  Listen to Chris and his heart for worship about songs that are being sung by local churches.

Worship Confessional, August 8, 2010

This post is part of Sunday Set List over on The Worship Community Blog. It's where worship leaders post their experiences for all to see and to share what God is doing through worship.

We are in the last few weeks of our series BECOMING A HEALTHY CHURCH.  Today we focused on the characteristic of GOD INSPIRING WORSHIP. The whole service was about worship.  We even broke up the sermon part into three sections and had video, songs and scriptures that talked about worship.  I like it when we can have an experience that is "out of the box" and not your typical Sunday experience.  I think it worked well!

In a recent survey this characteristic was the strongest in our "Strength" areas.  I'm glad to see that, but that doesn't mean that we've arrived.  We still have work to do in defining what "worship " is and isn't.

Becoming A Healthy Church--God Inspiring Worship

We opened with this video

Glory To God Forever (Beeching/Fee)--our 4th week on this song. I think it's catching on!

All Because of Jesus (Fee)---what better what to start the service than to declare that "All because of Jesus I'm alive".  Love this song!
Welcome/Announcements/Offertory
Sermon 1-
Worship: What Is It (Video from Floodgate Productions)
Message- Robbie Boyd (Psalm 103)
Worship Rises (Vacher/Sellars)  I was so excited to do this song today.  My friend, Chris Vacher, helped co-write this song which is the anchor song on the compilation  of the same name which is worship songs written and sung in Canadian churches (except today it was sung in a Texas church). It's a great song and we'll keep singing it a while.
Scripture Reading (Psalm 24/ Psalm 95)
Wonderful Maker (Tomlin)-an oldie but a goodie...this one just fit today
Sermon 2
Message-Robbie Boyd (John 4: 21-24
All Creatures of Our God and King (Crowder)-- Great old hymn. We even used the background from the video on Crowder's video of this song.  Majestic!
Video--Worship Everywhere (Shift Worship)

Sermon 3
Morning Message- Robbie Boyd (Romans 12:1-2)
Worship Rises (Reprise)
From The Inside Out (Hillsong)

How was your Sunday?

WORSHIP RISES!-- It's coming from the NORTH

For the past year I've heard my friend Chris Vacher from Canada talk passionately about a project that he was collaborating on called WORSHIP RISES.


WORSHIP RISES  is compilation of songs that are written, birthed, sung and distributed through Canadian churches.  It is the hearts desire of these musicians that they capture the songs of their people in their churches and share them with the world.  I think its a magnificent vision and goal.  Who knows where God will take these songs in the day and age of technology and the internet.


Just this last Sunday we heard BEAUTIFUL ONE being sung by German people in a video.  I saw faces of our people immediately connect with the song and enjoy the moment as they heard the same praise in a different language.  I think heaven is going to be like that.


Chris tells me that this is just the beginning of the project.  The group is meeting today to lay down more songs and more grand ideas for the Kingdom.


I'm so proud of Chris and his friends for attempting a God-sized task all for the glory of the King.  Way to go Chris.


You can get the cd here--it's only $3.96. You won't go wrong in adding this to your ipod or cd rotation.  

It's my hope that in the future Chris' church and my church can be singing one of these songs together on the same day, at the same moment and connect via technology.  Wouldn't that be cool?