I don’t think I’m going to miss vinyl
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?
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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
February 23rd, 2009 on 7:11 pm
Ok, maybe that support group is needed. I currently have over 14k songs in my iTunes library. Not sure if is this my TOP 8, but it’s 8 songs I like to “worship” to.
“Broadcast” by Fee
“Show Me Your Glory” by Third Day
“You’re Worthy of My Praise” by Jeremy Camp
“Overcome” by New Life Worship (Desperation Band)
“He Reigns” by Newsboys
“People Get Ready” by Misty Edwards
“God is Great” by Fusebox
“Let Your Glory Shine” by Lincoln Brewster
By the way, I loved your definition of worship. My response to the most important thing in my life.
February 24th, 2009 on 7:14 pm
I don’t really have a top 8 off the top of my head, but my favorite one right now is:
“By Your Side” by Tenth Avenue North
It really spoke to me this last week.
February 25th, 2009 on 5:16 am
Trading my Sorrows
“We Live” by Superchick
“East to West” by Casting Crowns
“Set the World on Fire” by Britt Nicole
“Indescribable” by Chris Tomlin
“Rain Down” by Delirious
“Mighty to Save” by Hillsong
“This Man” by Jeremy Camp
Here are my 8 but there are still plenty more that i like!
February 25th, 2009 on 2:57 pm
Not sure about my top picks either, but I can say I’m really digging Sheltershed lately. Andy Hunter too.
February 25th, 2009 on 3:00 pm
The top 8 songs that get me moving throughout the day are older, but still good songs.
“Big House” by Audio Adrenaline
“Come, Now is the Time to Worship” by Brian Doerkson
“Better is One Day” by Charlie Hall
“You are Worthy of My Praise” by Charlie Hall
“I Will Call Upon the Lord” by Petra
“Beyond Belief” by Petra
“Send Revival, Start with Me” by Petra
“Love is Our Weapon” by Petra
These songs have always gotten me through the realities of life. They help me get energized when I am not wanting to do any work along with changing my mood.
Looking at the other replies and mine I am realizing I really need to look into some other groups. I haven’t heard of a lot of the artists mentioned, and they are considered favorite.