We presented our annual spring outreach concert Sunday, May 17 to a full sanctuary of more than 500.
The concert featured the Christian Center children, violinist Tijmen Weilberg, Salt & Light Dance, Diamond Dance and Christian drum arts group, 'GodDrum'.
For those who would like a song-by-song description of the concert, see below...
We were amazed with our children's involvement this year. Their movements, choreographed by youth leader Bethany Turley, were fantastic, bringing great energy to the first three songs by Michael W. Smith: "Prepare Ye The Way", "A New Hallelujah" and "When I Think Of You."
Youth worship leader James Christensen belted out Chris Tomlin's "Sing, Sing, Sing", backed by our choir and background vocalists. And our 'choir guys' stepped up to the mike on "Come Now Is The Time To Worship", using the Phillips, Craig & Dean gospel-infused arrangement. At the key change, our ladies morphed into a gospel choir and sounded GREAT!
Our incredible guitarist, Matteo Piano (his real name!) shared an original guitar composition, followed by Diamond Dance's premier of Selah's "I Will Sing Of My Redeemer." Beautiful.
Bringing technology into the concert, we then showed a You Tube Kari Jobe video called "I'm Singing."
The video features testimonies from people who have suffered loss or who are just celebrating life, and 'still singing.'
Violinist Tijmen Weilberg then ministered with an original composition, inspired by the scripture passage about David's harp music chasing away evil spirits from Saul. I hope to put a video up soon of this incredible performance. We went from pop to rock to gospel to classical throughout the concert!
Closers included Hillsong's "Desert Song" (which contains the inspired concert them 'All of my life, in every season, You are still God, I have a reason to sing, I have a reason to worship.' This was followed by Michael Neale's "On Mountains High (I'll praise Your Name); Don Moen's "I Will Sing"; and the BIG finale with Tommy Walker's new song "Hallelujah! We Will Sing" which brought everyone back to the platform - children, Tijmen and GodDrum.
Simply amazing.
We were honored to have with us diplomats and ambassadors from Kenya, Tanzania and Swaziland, but most of all, the KING who we celebrated and who has given all of us a reason to sing.
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