{"id":210,"date":"2008-05-28T09:09:49","date_gmt":"2008-05-28T15:09:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iamanoffering.com\/blog\/?p=210"},"modified":"2008-06-10T12:39:25","modified_gmt":"2008-06-10T18:39:25","slug":"worship-matters-is-here-plus-my-promised-sunday-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iamanoffering.com\/blog\/worship-matters-is-here-plus-my-promised-sunday-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Worship Matters&#8221; is here! &#8211; Plus my promised Sunday Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Worship Matters &#8211; Leading Others to Encounter the Greatness of God<\/h3>\n<p>A while back <a title=\"Bob Kauflin | Worship Matters\" href=\"http:\/\/www.worshipmatters.com\">Bob Kauflin<\/a> <a title=\"Worship Matters | Win a Free Copy\" href=\"http:\/\/www.worshipmatters.com\/2008\/05\/free-copy-of-worship-matters-for-twenty-bloggers\/\">offered the opportunity to win a free copy of his new book<\/a> that shares the title of his website.\u00a0  We were asked to tell why worship matters in 100 words or less.\u00a0  I was able to keep mine to exactly 100 words and I was informed that I was one of the twenty winners, which is very exciting, because I was hoping to get a copy of the book.<\/p>\n<p>Well, it&#8217;s here (complete with a hand-written note on the inside cover &#8211; now that&#8217;s just downright cool) and I&#8217;m already devouring it.\u00a0  I&#8217;ll be posting a review when I&#8217;m finished with the book (hopefully within this week or next.)<\/p>\n<h3>Sunday Recap<\/h3>\n<p>This Sunday was a good day at <a title=\"Living Word Free Lutheran Church\" href=\"http:\/\/www.livingwordfreelutheran.org\">Living Word<\/a>, as always, but with a few hiccups.\u00a0  The first issue was that the folks who were running EasyWorship weren&#8217;t sure how to get it to project on the screen.\u00a0  A few settings needed to be changed and we were up and running.\u00a0  We&#8217;ll have to make sure all the video operators know how to troubleshoot.<\/p>\n<p>The second issue was that since we&#8217;re a church plant that sets up every week, we record our sermons on CF cards.\u00a0  Well, the CF cards went missing and we didn&#8217;t catch the sermon, which is unfortunate, because it was very good and very convicting.<\/p>\n<p>Other than that, the day was great.\u00a0  One thing that I notice as I type, however, is the only song I remember us singing is &#8220;Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us.&#8221;\u00a0  When I plan the music for a service I get so intimately familiar with the songs.\u00a0  This week, since I didn&#8217;t plan them, I barely remember them.\u00a0  I guess that&#8217;s food for thought when worrying if we&#8217;re singing a new song too often when we&#8217;re introducing it &#8211; 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