highlights: Lead Me To The Cross was easily my favorite song of the set. We played it before taking communion. Megan, one of our female vocalists, lead the song with the piano and electric guitar players accompanying her. No one else played or sang alongside them, which was really cool because it allowed the rest of the […]
Worship: A Reaction or Action?
Have you ever considered that worship music may be more of a reaction as opposed to an action? We sing songs because it’s part of what we were made to do in Christ Jesus, not because of anything that we’ve done. God sent Jesus so that we could worship Him (i.e. give Him glory) through […]
Why Are There Easter Songs?
I totally get why we celebrate and sing songs about Easter, i.e. the life, death and resurrection of Jesus, but shouldn’t we be doing that all of the time? If so, then why do we “save” certain songs for Easter? Do church songwriters actually write “day specific” songs? As a songwriter myself, I know that […]
Beyond Mere Inhabitants of the Earth
Every first Sunday of the month is Communion Sunday for us at EFCC. That doesn’t mean that we don’t recognize the implications and mandates of the cross each week (or each day) – we simply dedicate a significant amount of service time at the beginning of each month to intentionally focus on Jesus’ sacrifice for […]