Worship Seminar – Sonic Edge, Power of a New Song!Like many weeks ago, suddenly my shepherd told me of a worship seminar which I told her about some time ago (which I couldn’t go). I thot, huh.. are you sure? Which one? Got meh? .. haha. In the end found out it’s actually a repeat seminar organised by Campus Crusade Media due to overwhelming response, and the Seminar was ‘ A Refreshing Approach to Worship’ by Robert Brenner of Integrity Music Label Group.
Oh course I went man!! That was so happen the only week I was free from Hope Sem class (because it was a study week/break before the exams the week after! Didn’t realize..)
Of course God is good.. haha. I end up messaging many many people about it and asked if they wanna register to go, as I called up the organizer and they asked me to fax in registration.
In the end Shirley signed up through me. Others like Benaiah, Rachel has already signed up long time.
I was so thrilled. Initially Shirley said someone is going. I was then like overjoyed and bewildering my 2 colleagues who probably think I went crazy suddenly laughing and smiling to myself!
In the end both Shirley and the person didn’t come also. But dear Sijia came in Shirley’s place. Had a great time of Praise & worship sessions. We had time to sing worship songs to God every available slot before, between, after every breaks between the 2 topics of seminar and tea break! Wahh.. that was really great.
But the thing that made the whole seminar great was the Sonic Edge band!!
They were really making great music with their instruments. All guys, only 1 girl back-up singer among the whole worship team!
But it was the worship leader who was pretty cool and amazing.. I was initially amazed when he played the lead guitar and while singing lead.. wah..
In between trying to appreciate the music and admire the team & worship leader (quite good looking also from far), I thought and say to myself ‘Thank God the lyric projection screens are not right behind the band, they were up high to the left and right of the stage. Yeah.. really thank God, if not would have a hard time worshipping my God looking at the lyric of new songs with the band in view, trying not to admire or pay attention to them when I’m worshipping my God.
The topics were ‘Biblical Worship (something like that.. and something what Hope Sem had earlier on ‘Worship from Genesis to Revelation’ which I couldn’t take also)
And Power of A New Song!
The teaching on Power of a New song really gave me a new freedom and new understanding of the truth of singing a new song to God. Every other worship sessions I in church has been doing that, which is the ‘free worship’ part.. where you sing a new song (anything,, from your heart to God) or sing in the ‘spirit’ or tongues. Hmm.. think I’ll share this in my CG blog.
Anyway, the new understanding that I captured is that singing a new song is about expressing your joy, thanks giving after God has touched you or you has touched or meet God in worship in the songs before! That was really amazing. Previously, during free worship sessions, I would sometimes, or most of the times, just sing some tunes with whatever came to my mind. Think I was more of singing a new song for the sake of singing a new song.
But now I understand and experience the joy and power of expressing to God in a fresh way because of what He has done..
There are many other things I learnt or am reminded about worship.. like we were created to worship God, we will be worshipping God in heaven, worship is an obedient response to God.. worship.. a life (lifestyle) that’s lived as pleasing, honouring and glorifying unto God..and about leading people to meet God..
Need to go back to my notes for better description =P. Forgot many other things.. but this is roughly what I captured.
Yeah.. that's the Faith Methodist church venue which they used. cool. can see the Sonic edge lead worshipper on stage?
btw, saw many others there too, like VIVIEN.. haha, my DL (what's his name? oops..)etc etc. the WAM ppl. (including spencer, Sarah, USM ppl
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