Notes From Lakewood Church-Setting Your Heart On Higher Things
PLACE: Lakewood Church-Houston, Tx
Joel Osteen, Pastor
DATE: Saturday, September 15, 2007
TIME: 7:00 p.m.
THE MUSIC:
Worship Team: Steve Crawford, Da’dra Crawford Greathouse, Cindy Cruse Ratcliffe, Choir & Band
Songs: My Savior Lives, Still Standing, King of Majesty, Majesty, Free To Worship, Mighty To Save, Revelation Song
The thing I love about praise and worship music is that each time you hear it you get something new from it. You can hear something that seems like it is meant just for you. I’ve heard Cindy singing “Still Standing” many times, but the following portion spoke to me:
“To You I lift my offering,
And set my heart on higher things,
Cause if it had not been for You,
Standing on my side where would I be?”
“Setting your heart on higher things” reminded me to not get so caught up in all the little pesky things of everyday life. Those little things can weigh you down and keep your mind from what is truly important. Pastor Joel preaches every week about not living frustrated, keeping your hopes up and believing God for the best. Setting your heart on higher things can help you live a life free of worry, lack, fear and hurriedness. What is on the heart of God? What is He concerned about? What does it mean to you to set your heart on higher things?
“Free to Worship” led by Da’dra ties in to what I was writing about earlier. When you set aside all the “unnecessary fluff stuff”, you are free to worship God totally. You can ask God to draw you close so you can worship with your entire soul. Lakewood favorite, Carrie Hodge, sung “Revelation Song” with her husband and a couple of others. Excellent as always. Visit FaithBasedBlog for a recap and video. Read more
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Gospel Music News!
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