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Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Worship Confessional 11/08/2009

After a busy and fantastic Sunday & Monday, Tuesday is when this baby gets up. I want to keep this being regular so keep checking back for my updates...

Again, I'm giving you my feelings on where I'm at giving back to God on this Sunday Morning...

And now a word from our sponsor... You can find this post and others like it at Fred McKinnon's Sunday SetLists

Now, on to the list!

Walk In:
We didn't have a walk in as I was trying to get some things ironed out... I'll address that more later.

Set:
“You, You are God” (Gateway Worship)
"All the Earth" (Parachute Band)
“How Great is Our God/ How Great Thou Art (Chris Tomlin - Traditional Hymn)
“The Lord Reigns” (Klaus/Gateway Worship)

Special Music:
Vivi and Kendall Massey "Mystery" (Phil Wickham)

Sermon:
“The Unknown God” Pastor Daniel Diaz de Leon
You can find his sermon at www.faithassemblylc.org.

Alter Call:
“How Great Is our God"

Closing Song:
“How Great Thou Art - How Great is our God” (One Verse and 2 Chorus)

Summary:
I was a little rushed this week as I printed out some things that our praise band needed. It wasn't that I was unprepared (I could have done the service just fine without the revisions...) but after going through Sunday morning practice, it was apparent that I needed to make sure I wouldn't make a mistake during service. I never want to pull someone out of worship. I guess I just tried to squeeze more in when I should have waited. So I felt a little rushed this Sunday...

Also, I tend to run long in Sunday School. I love that my Students ask questions. I want to take every opportunity to answer their questions, but sometimes my train of thought gets derailed and we run long. And even though I love that we run long... cause that means we're talking about Jesus... sometimes it hurts the praise team, so I have to make sure we get done earlier.

Service was much better than we could have hoped. We had a few problems on Thursday and on Sunday Morning, but the actual service was pretty smooth. Additionally, "Mystery" had hitches in every practice, but during service it went very well. I love everything Phil Wickham does. He is a fantastic songwriter. Pastor Dan's sermon really was moving as he called us to spread the good news as Paul did. Of those that heard, some laughed, some procrastinated, but some came to Christ... and those are who we're looking for.

The ending of service was a little cluttered and not as smooth as it could have been. I think as I get more comfortable behind the keys it will help...

That's my list for this week...I still would love to hear from some that I haven't heard from in a while. So please leave a comment - short or long I don't care :-).. Again please pray for our Youth Praise Band that is launching in January. Your prayers are appreciated and needed.

Thanks for your support and your friendship.
God be praised for everything He has done, is doing and is going to do!

Kendall

Monday, November 2, 2009

Worship Confessional 11/01/2009

Wow... it has been so long since I published a worship confessional to this blog carnival (by my calculations 17 weeks!!!). I have missed doing this.However, it is my first doing this as a youth pastor and not as a worship minister... but that is a story for another blog... :-)

I will give you a small summary so you can catch up... In August of this year, my family and I made a big jump moving from little Hamlin, Texas ( love and miss you guys ) to League City, Texas. League City is half way between Galveston and Houston. Not a small town... I am also becoming known as a denomination switcher. I am now at Faith Assembly (www.faithassemblylc.org) after being at FBC Hamlin for 2 years and being raised Church of Christ. I have some views on that, but that is another blog as well... :-)

Also, I've gone from being the "guitar playing" Worship Minister to the "piano playing" Youth Pastor. So, my Sunday confessional will be more about my experience and what I felt about the songs. I love our Worship Minister here - Noemi Royer. She does a fantastic job. Knowing what it is like to be in her shoes - and reading the good and bad here - I want to be her support in every way that I can. So, where I would be critical of myself in earlier worship confessionals, I don't want my critiques to come across as critical of her in any way 'cause she's GREAT! Don't look for some in depth analyses. It is going to be more basic and more about my feelings on the songs and my contribution... Enjoy!

First - the business... You can find this post and others like it at Fred McKinnon's Sunday SetLists

Walk In:
We just tinkered around with songs from the service. I really like what Noemi felt led to bring as an offering this week...

Set:
“Sing Sing Sing” (Chris Tomlin)
"All My Life" (Parachute Band)
“Healer” (Planetshakers/Hillsong)
“Your Grace is Enough” (Matt Maher/Chris Tomlin)

Sermon:
“Ministry and Adversity” Pastor Dan did a fantastic job. You can find the sermon at www.faithassemblylc.org.
I really loved this sermon. It spoke loud and clear to me. I think it will bless many worship pastors/leaders out there...

Alter Call:
“Healer”

Closing Song:
“Your Grace is Enough” (One Verse and 2 Chorus)

Summary:
I'm really stretching myself going from leading a blended service on guitar to accompanying a contemporary service on piano. However, as I become more familiar with each song and as I own them (thanks Paul Baloche for the advice at NWLC 2009) I am able to settle in and worship - not gig. It is a different mindset and a different offering when you have gigged for a long time. You can slip into all business mode and forget about why you are really here. I love all of these songs - particularly "Your Grace is Enough." I actually have a post about that song coming... As you know, I have a special place for Healer as many worship leaders do. Still praying for you Mike! God will be glorified through all of this... Finally, "Sing Sing Sing" has just grown on me as a call to worship. I first hear about it on this blog and I'm so glad we're doing it here.

For those of you who've missed me, I would love to hear from you. So please leave a comment - short or long I don't care :-). Again, I would just love to hear from you. Also, we're starting a youth praise band and I'll be posting our Wednesday Nights as a personal confessional on how I thought things went. This launches in January, so I covet your prayers...

Thanks for your support and your friendship. God be praised for everything He has done, is doing and is going to do!

Kendall

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Worship Confessional 07/05/2009 - Video

OK - So this is the real worship confessional.
Last entry was my "Sunday SetList"

See what happens when you take too much time away...

Here's my video!

Have a blessed tuesday!

Monday, July 6, 2009

Worship Confessional 07/05/2009

I'm back!
Sorry about being gone so long...
I had quite a few things I needed to work through before posting again.
So, now that I'm over myself :-), I can get back to doing what I love... talking about worship!

Hope you had a great 4th! We celebrated Lyla's 1st birthday.
We were supposed to have family come up but circumstances (wonderful circumstances) prevented it.
Wednesday is Lyla's actual birthday but I'm normally out all day for Wednesday services, so we planned it for the 4th.
I'll write about it soon...

Now on to the set list!
But before the set list - a word about the Sunday Setlist Blog Carnival. :-)

You can find other worshippers' set lists here
http://www.fredmckinnon.com/myblog/2009/07/05/sunday-setlists-50/
I wasn't going to miss #50 Fred !

and my Planning Center link is here...
http://www.planningcenteronline.com/plans/718126/public

My songs are as follows...
Call to Worship: Shout to the Lord
Patriotic Song: America the Beautiful
Offertory: Glory, Glory, Hallelujah (Carol Joe Werner on Piano, Cheryl Lewis on organ)
Songs of Worship: Once Again (Matt Redman) - Amazing Grace (My Chains are Gone) and Victory in Jesus
Special Music: Jason Atchley sang Knees to the Earth
Invitation: Jesus Paid it All
Closing: Forever

This Sunday, we celebrated our freedom... not just as a nation, but as a christian nation... founded on the principles of God's Holy Word. If that doesn't make you feel patriotic, I don't know what will...

So, here's what I thought about the music...

It was great. Really. I though this week was a fantastic week of praise. While we had mishaps, I really loved everything that happened. God really blessed me during this service.

The call to worship brought us where we needed to go - even though the screens failed and the computer crashed.
AFter getting the computer back up, the video - thank you SO much Steelehouse - was fantastic.
I normally wouldn't do a patriotic song, but after that video it was needed. Especially for the body here in Hamlin.
Once Again was new to most here - but it is a song we need to know. I felt it would bring us into an appriciation of Jesus' sacrifice. I felt it did that.
My Chains are Gone and Victory in Jesus were perfect for what was being said this week. A home run from my perspective.
Everyone sang with their hearts!

Finally Jesus Paid it All was an excellent invitation - you remember I struggled here just a few months ago - and it tied everything up with a nice bow... OK... I don't mean that cheesy, but it really worked. I love this hymn and it made me remember what really makes me free: The blood of Jesus.

So all in all I was very happy. This was an effective offering to God, IMHO. :-)

... and I thank you for coming by. I'll be more regular.I promise!

Check out my Confessional - posting tomorrow
Keep singing His praises and have a great week.
Kendall

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Worship Confessional 05/17/2009

Here's my worship confessional for May the 17th!
Have a great - and blessed - day.

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Worship Confessional 05/10/2009

Here's my Worship Confessional for 5/10 (actually it has part of 5/03 also - since I lost my voice)

Enjoy!

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Worship Confessional 04/26/2009

Finally...
Here is my Worship Confessional for April 26th.
It took forever to get it up (2 Days). YouTube had problems... and more problems...

It it worth it to switch to Vimeo? Anyone?
Anyway, here it is...
Enjoy!