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Had a chance to worship with the fine folks at Providence Worshiping Arts Center in Jesup again today. It’s always such a great time there!

1) Here For You (Passion): Key B. One of my new favorites this year. It’s so simple, yet such a powerful call to worship. I love opening up worship sets with this one. It immediately sets the tone for the rest of the set. I capo 4 and play in G.

2) Our God (Tomlin): Key G. This is one that seems to be getting a little stale for me personally, but I continually remind myself that it’s not about how it is or isn’t for me, but how congregations respond and engage as I do a song. And this is on that pretty much still has plenty of gas left in it! It’s also really singable and very congregational so I love incorporating it into my setlists, even if it’s not my own personal favorite.

3) The Lord Reigns (Original): Key G. This is one I wrote in 2010. I decided to share some originals this trip and I think they went over well. It’s always a little awkward when you’re introducing a newer song (especially if it’s an original that nobody’s ever really heard). That being said, I typically write pretty straight forward and “singable” songs, so I felt like folks were singing along with me fairly quickly.

4) Let The Name of the Lord Be Praised (Original): Key G. I wrote this one probably in 2002 or 2003. I haven’t sung it in ages it seems. Was glad to bring it out and dust it off. I realized it’s actually very catchy and singable. Might have to do something with it here in the near future.

5) Every Creature (Original): Key G. Another one I wrote back around 2003. This one actually grew wings and flew a little bit back in the day. A friend of mine recently told me he was using it in setlists at his place. That made my day! I actually changed it up a little this go-round though.

The previous two songs are in 6/8 and I wanted to medley all three songs. Every Creature is a pretty solid 4/4. However, when practicing I just began to worship with the verses and choruses of Every Creature over the 6/8 groove I was playing from the previous song and it actually fit nicely! So I rocked it in 6/8!! Nice change up!

I actually had a friend who was at the service this morning who remembered the song from way back when and later asked me if I had changed the melody or something because it felt different. I told him, “no I just switched up the groove!” To which he replied, “Ah! I thought something felt a little different!”

I don’t suggest trying to squeeze every song you’ve got into a different time signature, but I had recently heard a version of He Loves Us done in a pretty standard 4/4 and it intrigued me. So, needless to say when I was experimenting with moving a song from 4 to 6 it wasn’t a totally off the wall idea.

6) Praise The Name of Jesus (Hicks): Key G. Ummm. This was pretty cool to just jump right in after every creature…but it was a little too high in G! Haha.

Great set today! As always I’m sharing this setlist along with many others from around the world at The Worship Community!

Thanks to Mike Richardson (drums) and Bucky Keen (bass) for sitting in with me today at The Chapel. Mandy and Drew are on vacation and she asked me to fill in for her!

1) Everlasting God (Brown): Key Bb. Pretty standard arrangement.

2) Blessed Be Your Name (Redman): Key G. Kind of low, but really singable as a whole. I love this song. No doubt about it. I think it will always be in my repertoire.

3) Christ Is Risen (Maher): Key G. If blessed Be was low, this one was HIGH! But it begs to be!! This one jut needs to be proclaimed, ya know. Loudly! Not just sung!

Message on missions.

4) Amazing Grace/My Chains Are Gone (Tomlin): Key D.

5) Here I Am To Worship (Hughes): Key D. These last two were communion songs so we played them freely.

Had a great time at The Chapel! Thanks for having us, Mandy Thompson!

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Heading out in a few minutes to worship with the great folks at Providence in Jesup, GA.

Excited to have my beautiful wife Lydia alongside me and also her “little” brother Andy sitting in with us on guitar this morning! I’m excited to see him using some of the guitar skills I’ve taught him over the years for what may be one of the first few times he’s played in public! Go Andy!

1) Here For You (Passion): Key B. This is the first time I’ve used this song, so I’m anxious to see how it goes over. It’s a very rangey song, so I don’t know how singable and congregation friendly it is. But we’ll find out!! The words are SO powerful and so engaging…I think it will be a great call to worship!

2) Hungry (Scott): Key B. We’ll segue right into this song from Here For You. I think the message about being here to worship God and the “waiting” aspect of Hungry will mesh well together. One of my all time favorites!

3) Mighty To Save (Morgan): Key G. Such a singable and catchy chorus.

4) Overcome (Egan): Key G. Probably still one of my top 5 favorite songs over the last few years. Last time I did this I flowed right into the chorus of He Loves Us and it was a really neat fit. Kind of meshing the ideas that God sent His Son, Jesus, to overcome because HE LOVES US!

5) He Loves Us (McMillan): Key G. Optional tag for overcome.

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Great day at The Chapel today alongside my lovely wife and Mandy Thompson and The Chapel Team.

We facilitated a “worship encounter” today that included elements of song, prayer, scripture, teaching, etc.

1) My Savior Lives (New Life Worship): Key A.

2) The Lord’s Prayer (Trent Smith): Key F#. Mandy led this one. GREAT SONG! It was a little tough on the keys in the key of F# but I made it through by reminding myself there is no E in the key of F#.

3) Shout To the Lord (Hillsong): Key G. Classic.

4) Blessed Be Your Name (Redman): Key G. Classic.

5) How Great Is Our God/How Great Thou Art (Tomlin/Hymn): Key G. Oldie but goodie!

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Great day at SSCC today.

1) Hosanna (Baloche): Key G. We did a pretty standard arrangement of this one. Good solid song! Fred leads out on this one!

2) Our God (Tomlin): Key G. I led out on this one. It’s a great song. The first service folks really connected well with this one! It was good to see that energy in the room that early!

3) Blessed Assurance (hymn): Key D. We did this one in a 9/8 groove which was a little foreign to me as I’m used to doing more of a 12/8 (triple 4) feel. It went well though with Fred leading out on that one.

4) Your Name (Baloche): Key A. I played this one in capo 2 (G). Felt more natural to finger pick it I’m G. Dustin and Michele did a great job leading out on this one. It was Dustin’s first time singing out by himself here. He did great!

5) Real Men of Genius (spoof): Key G. We used this to intro our Man Series today. It was funny. We saluted Mr. All You Can Eat Buffet Inventor.

6) Lead Me (Sanctus Real): Key C. We closed the service with this one. It’s a fun song to sing. It also moves me to the core every time i sing it.

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