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Amanda and I decided that we were going to play worship music in the background of our home all week long.  No, I haven’t forgotten what we talked about last night.  Music is NOT worship . . . it’s just a form of worship.  Worship is my response to the most important thing in my life.  If that’s Jesus, then every breath I breathe should be offered as a holy sacrifice to Him.  We want to use music (which we both love) to keep us focused on Jesus and focused on giving every second to Him.  I’m guessing it’s going to be harder to get frustrated at a two year old while Jesus songs are in the background, right?

We want you to apply what God is showing you to your life.  Check out the section called “Current Series” for ideas.  Try them out and then send us a note and we’ll post what God is doing in your life up there for everyone else to read.

I love iTunes.  I’m a slow adapter to technology so I was one of the last people to buy into this digital music idea, but it has revolutionized music for me.  I made a “Worship Week” playlist for our family and I realized two things.  First, I really love music.  I’ve got 7,348 songs (that is 20.2 days worth of unique music according to iTunes).  If you have more than that you’ve got to let me know, because we’re going to start a support group.  It doesn’t count if you download music from Limewire or other places, it has to be all paid for.  Second, there are some great songs out there that I forget I have.  Here’s my top 8 right now (some old, some new):

“No Other Name” by Unhindered
“Blessed Be Your Name” by Tree63
“Living For Your Glory” by Tim Hughes
“A Greater Song” by Matt Redman
“Marvelous Light” by Charlie Hall
“God Of This City” by Chris Tomlin
“Love Song” by Jason Morant
“Stand Amazed” by Chris Clayton

Let us hear your top 8.  Send it to the feedback!

6:50pm update – I can’t leave it at 8 songs.  I’ve got to add at least two more:

“Facedown” by Matt Redman
“Abandon” by Jason Morant

Watch the Message

Each week after the TXT3 Experience, we’re going to give you a recap of the night. While we’ll provide information about what we used, from the videos to the songs to anything else, the main thing we want you to read is the first thing we’ll list:

How do I take what I heard and apply it to my life?

We’ll provide at least a few examples each week. Consider leaving a comment about how you’re incorporating these things into your life.

The Series: Blurry: Our perceptions of what the church is about have become blurry.
The Main Idea:  Worship is my response to the most important thing in my life.
The Text: Romans 12:1-2
The Message: Listen to it

Apply It

• Have Christian music in the background of your home all day long for a week. Allow God to use the music to focus you on worshiping Him.
• Place a bowl on your dining room table. Make it an “altar” in your home that you can lay down anything that God calls you to give as a holy sacrifice.
• Set your watch to “beep” on the hour and ask yourself “What is the most important thing in my life and how am I responding?”
• Memorize Romans 12:1
• Sacrifice some time this week to get away from the noise and take time to talk to God.
• Take a walk this week and pay special attention to God’s creation (Psalm 19:1). Spend that time talking with God.

Text Answers

We asked “What is worship?” These were the answers texted in:

• Between God and me.
• worship is when I connect with god through different means…music, reading, or staring at the amazing sky
• worship to me is spending time with god, communing with him
• Worship is praising God for the provisions he’s provided us with.
• Jesus
• Worship is expressing my love for God and opening my heart to his eternal LOVE for me.
• what is worship?????prayer
• enjoying Gods presence.
• praise!
• worship is praising god go EVERY way
• worship is an attitude that should go to God but mostly goes to movie stars, sports teams and cats
• I think worship is ANYTHING that draws you or others to focus on God.
• a group of 2 more gathered together to prais the Lord.
• praise to the lord
• praising god
• Worship is having an intimate relationship with God
• Praising jesus with others no matter what else is going on in your life
• worship is people acknowledging who God is and what He has done for us

Music

We Shine, Fee
Let God Arise, Chris Tomlin
From the Inside Out
Your Love Oh Lord, Third Day
Offering, Third Day

Other Video

The Gift of Worship

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