Day 4 from the road…
I did something different today. I waited until now to write the blog, one because I forgot to do it earlier, but second I wanted to wait until I got off the stage worshipping to give you an authentic reaction to our time.
Tonight is the last night of this camp with Gladeville Baptist Church and their middle school and high school students here @ Coldstream Christian Camp in TN. What is crazy is that name Baptist puts many different connotations in your mind and I at times am no different. I grew up in a Baptist Church so I had pre-conceived ideas about how these students might worship. I was so wrong and I am so glad for that. This group of 80-100 students have blown me away. They are passionately chasing after God in our times of worship. Tonight we ended our time with the song I wrote called “Forgive Me”. We taught the song to them last night and tonight they were going for it. We end the song singing an ad-lib part God gave me one night in a worship service and it simply just ask God to come move in us, then asking the Holy Spirit to come move is us and tonight I began to see God answer that cry. It was so awesome just to sit back and watch the God of the universe stir in the hearts of 12-18 year olds.
If I have never said it before, I LOVE WHAT GOD ALLOWS ME TO DO WITH THE GIFTS HE HAS GIVEN ME! The guys have flat out KILLED it this week. Isaac (Drums), Brooks (Guitar) and Ed (Bass), not only have they played amazingly, they have worshipped their hearts out on that stage and they have connected with students and have reflected Jesus!
Pray that these students will leave this camp and carry the fire of Christ they have received back and live it out in their everyday life. Pray that in just a few minutes as students begin to respond to what God is and has been doing in their life. Pray that we can celebrate this week with them when we sing “We Shine”! Pray that Ed’s parents van will be ready tomorrow. Pray I will have plenty of rest for my voice until we sing again on Sunday morning @ Grace Community Church.
I will write tomorrow from our day of hanging out in Nashville…
Craig Webb said,
July 7, 2009 at 2:26 pm
Thanks Matt for your ministry to our glade students. My sons, Aaron (16) and Casey (13) were at camp and were impacted greatly. God bless you and your worship team.
Michael said,
July 7, 2009 at 3:54 pm
Hey Matt – Thanks for such a great worship experience and for loving on our kids this week. FANTABULOUS JOB!!!!! Really enjoyed meeting your family, your allowing your children to hang out with our kids, and for the attitude with which your guys approached leading us in worship. Can’t wait to get together with you again.
-Michael