indescribable

Some friends of mine gave us some free tix to last night's Chris Tomlin, Matt Redman, Louie Giglio deal @ Bayside in Rocklin. I've got a world of things to say and the words will barely form in my mind. Louie took the awesomeness of God and simplified it as much as he magnified it. He took the smallness of us and simplified it as much as he clarified it.

note to self: if Louie is within 200 miles, go see him speak.

Matt and Chris are both amazing in their own right. They don't take for granted the fact that the room is filled with 2000 people that paid good money to get their worship on. They still step out in what God has tailored for their lives and lead God's people into worship. Aside from the huge widescreen media presentation, amazing light show, impeccable sound quality, and talent upon talent, upon talent, they managed to step back and magnify Jesus. The set ended with Chris solo on the piano, How Great is Our God followed by How Great Thou Art, in a capella goodness, and an empty stage, 2000 of God's people sang out in humble adoration.

We must not forget the need for the lead worshiper to be so much more than a musician. One of the greatest, David, a man after God's own heart, led people to worship in a way that they had never worshipped before. Sometimes we think that if people show up on a Sunday morning, then they are there because they want to be, but the truth is that many are there because they are used to it; it's comfortable. What is it going to take to create a place where a whole host of people show up because they want to be there? What would the church turn into if freedom in God was not only embraced but lived out? Something beyond boredom, time frames, services that the church offers, and ourselves. Something approaching edification, extrication, liberation, adoration, and exclamation of a joy that surpasses our understanding as specks of dust in a light beam when compared to the indescribable nature of the God that wraps himself with light that he created by speaking it into existence.