After much anticipation the digital version of our album has now officially been released! Have a listen below. Let me know which of these songs you like the most.
Unity Has No Labels
Fundamentalist, liberal, post-modern, emerging, traditional. These are just a few words some people use in their Christian circles to label others and even themselves.
Here is the thing about labels: You demote yourself from Son of God, passionate follower of Jesus to a fundamentalist or liberal or whatever you want to call yourself. Here is another thing about labels, you also get associated to that group and if their fame is not a good one your reputation also goes down the drain, creating an instant barrier between you and other people, causing instant division. Yet another thing about labels, you feel the need to defend your thesis or point of view instead of talking about the one thing that matters the most - the gospel. Or maybe this is just a subtle excuse for us to talk about our favourite subject... ourselves.
The amazing things He has done in our lives gets replaced by questions, dissections and discussions about methodologies overlooking the core message that is being preached. We get caught up in conversation about labels instead of discussing strategies on how to win those who are lost and (on a daily basis) crying out for answers.
Am I going crazy or Jesus did say that we would be known by our love for one another? Who cares about methods, as long as you are preaching that Jesus is God's only begotten son and the only way to heaven. Should we maybe stop over analysing and start getting busy with loving one another?
I think there are way too many Christians with too much time on their hands in this world. Lets stop the useless talk and start concentrating on what actually matters!
Here is the thing about labels: You demote yourself from Son of God, passionate follower of Jesus to a fundamentalist or liberal or whatever you want to call yourself. Here is another thing about labels, you also get associated to that group and if their fame is not a good one your reputation also goes down the drain, creating an instant barrier between you and other people, causing instant division. Yet another thing about labels, you feel the need to defend your thesis or point of view instead of talking about the one thing that matters the most - the gospel. Or maybe this is just a subtle excuse for us to talk about our favourite subject... ourselves.
The amazing things He has done in our lives gets replaced by questions, dissections and discussions about methodologies overlooking the core message that is being preached. We get caught up in conversation about labels instead of discussing strategies on how to win those who are lost and (on a daily basis) crying out for answers.
Am I going crazy or Jesus did say that we would be known by our love for one another? Who cares about methods, as long as you are preaching that Jesus is God's only begotten son and the only way to heaven. Should we maybe stop over analysing and start getting busy with loving one another?
I think there are way too many Christians with too much time on their hands in this world. Lets stop the useless talk and start concentrating on what actually matters!
Once Upon a Time...
We are starting a new series at our church called "Once Upon a Time...". Since we've been dealing mostly with new Christians and people with no church background we've decided to rewind a bit and go back to the basics.Joseph, David, Daniel... We will be telling these amazing stories from the Bible and the timeless principles we can draw from them. I think as pastors we sometimes tend to forget that all people need is to know or be reminded of what God did and still do. He hasn't changed.
I believe that this fun, Sunday School style series will bring a lot of perspective for the Christians in our church as well as show our guests how interesting and life changing the Bible is.
D7 Debut Album
Our worship team has been in the studio recording our very first album. What God is doing is truly amazing, it's been only seven months and we have enough music for three albums. I can definitely see Titus 2:10 coming to pass.The thing I like the most about this album is that it totally reflects our church and community. In this worship album you will find music that people around us are listening to, we've had an amazing response from unbelievers wanting to buy our music and since God seems to be blessing this side of our church ministry with such overwhelming creativity we've just decided to go for it. The result is an amazing worship album that even the unchurched will enjoy. An album that reflects our passion for life and those who have not yet been filled with Jesus. This is an album that will make you smile and draw you closer to the God.