Comments on: “Sunday Setlist” #1

By: inWorship

inWorship — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 04:46:58 +0000

Paul, welcome! I have always been a Baloche fan. Easy songs to sing, great melodies and incredibly sound lyrics.

By: Paul J.

Paul J. — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 01:53:23 +0000

Glad to see someone else feeling some Baloche. “I Will Boast” rocks…

Paul J.’s last blog post…Sunday Retrospective – August 24, 2008

By: inWorship

inWorship — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 23:28:07 +0000

Bobby, we have definitely never sung that verse before.

Brandy, I’ve attended churches like that as well

Chelan, welcome! And thanks do much for the kind words. Music can be awesome and dynamic and creative. As long as God is always. the focus of it, it can truly be and intimate and moving time.

D, thanks so much for your insight on this verse. i can honestly say i had forgotten about it till Bobby mentioned it and was very curious as to it’s basis. Thanks!

Dorothy, that is cool that you have taken time to teach about something like this.

By: dorothy (vicar of vibe)

dorothy (vicar of vibe) — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 23:20:02 +0000

Those words are in the one we do.
We actually built an Ebenezer at camp one year to teach our youth about it.

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By: lazrus2

lazrus2 — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 21:43:24 +0000

Chelan,

Good to hear from you again, and know you’re doing well and using your wonderful gifts for His glory somewhere. Are you involved in this area or further away now? (I’m Nick’s wife, in case you have no clue — the barefoot guitarist is now my main’claim to fame’=).

As to Ebenezzer, there are two references in 1 Samuel about it:
One is 1 Sam. 4:1 regarding the place where the Israelites camped before meeting the Philistines and losing the ark to them in battle. That’s not a very good ‘memorial’ since they were presuming God’s protection by having the ‘object’ of His worship, but not His favor.

The other reference is 1 Sam 7:12-13 that happens after the Philistines return the ark:
“Then Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer, saying, ‘Thus far has the LORD helped us.’So the Philistines were subdued and did not invade Israelite territory again.” NIV

That passage is the more likely use in the song I think. It is interesting that Samuel used the name related to the first ‘defeat’ in the latter ‘victory’ I think…a good reminder not to make the same mistake again for sure!

B, ’sorry if I beat you to answering it yourself. I knew it was in the Old Testament somewhere, but didn’t remember exactly, so was challenged to check it out.

I know those lyrics aren’t in the newer version you guys do, but it does add meaning to the verse if it is sung:
“Here I raise my Ebenezer, hither by Thy help I’ve come
And I hope by Thy good pleasure, safely to arrive at home…”

D-
(If someone else comes in with the answer too, ’sorry for the duplication)

By: I Will Boast « MY DAO DAYS

I Will Boast « MY DAO DAYS — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:58:20 +0000

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By: chelan

chelan — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:52:52 +0000

oh, and bobby gilles – i laughed at your comment, cause my current worship leader does that song & does that line & it throws me EVERY time. i’m singing, the Holy Spirit’s moving, & all the sudden i’m envisioning myself in the WWF, about to body slam ebeneezer scrooge onto the pulpit – what tha?! i still have no idea what it means & why it’s in a hymn.

chelan’s last blog post…well, hello bello

By: chelan

chelan — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:47:28 +0000

hey, brent! i’m glad to stop by & see you’ve joined the sunday set list crowd i like to follow.
just thought you might want to know that ricky & i were just talking about churches we’ve attended in our entire past together (14 yrs). in terms of wrshp services, we agreed that we had the most intimate & most varied wrshp experiences there at Table Rock. You’ve always done a great job with your set lists & delivery. thanks for ushering us in.
~ chelan

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By: Jeff M. Miller

Jeff M. Miller — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 16:37:51 +0000

I love me some David Ruis.

By: Brandy

Brandy — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:35:32 +0000

I’m desperate. What can I say?

Yesterday at the church we went to, Jake described the music like this: Two little boys singing side by side. It was two teenage boys standing there with microphones singing to a piano. I kind of wonder if they’d hit puberty yet?

I didn’t just say that. Ignore me.

Brandy’s last blog post…Divine!