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We are working on a few new songs for worship in the upcoming weeks.

The first is Amazing God by Brenton Brown.

This is Anthony Evans’ version which Roland sent out as an example of how he will do the song. I found a version by Brenton Brown (who plays guitar as his lead instrument) and liked his version as well. The song starts at 1:20 but his story to set it up is touching and worth watching.

I will most likely do a combination of the two songs. Namely, the two have different tempos but since I plan to put the song early in the set, I will tend to lean toward 148 bpm or so.

The next song is Jesus Saves by Tim Hughes.

I like the feel and message of the song but I am kind of struggling with the fact that the chorus does not seem to be defined…maybe that’s cool. But my mind, especially in regards to how I will lead a band through this song, needs to clearly define the different sections of the song.

I really like how Hughes, toward the end of the song, lets the worshippers sing the “chorus” out in chant-type fashion…hearing worshippers worship is cool.

I love doing new stuff and look forward to adding these to the song lists in weeks to come.

We had a great time at the Rock and Worship Roadshow on Friday night.

From right, my friend Ryan Forsman, some kid in an orange shirt, Mae Morton, Wyatt, and Kara.

There were fully 15,000 people at AAC for the concert. If you have never been to a Christian concert where the name of Jesus is being lifted up by so many people in one place, you should. It is really cool to hear the sound of so many believers singing together…what it’s all about.

There are several worship outings and events that are worth your time if you live in the Dallas area.

Friday, April 16 - 7 pm
Rock and Worship Concert at American Airlines Center - Dallas
I will be enjoying worship with David Crowder Band, Mercy Me, Fee and more for only $10. Let me know if you want to join me.
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Sunday, April 18 - 9 am and 11 am
Worship Services at Sojourn Church - Carrollton, TX
I will be leading worship along with the Sojourn Band for our morning services. Join us!
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Saturday, April 24 - 7 pm
God of the City worship and prayer night - Frisco, TX
This is a moving event with worship, prayer and Godly words for the Dallas Metroplex…let’s act on behalf of our cities.
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Sunday, April 25 - 6 pm
Seeking Him Night of Worship at Sojourn Church - Carrollton, TX
Join Pastor Roland Worton and the Sojourn team (including me on acoustic guitar :)) for a night of extended worship and prayer. We will be blowin’ out the worship this night…such a blast.
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Hope to see you at one or all of these worship events, it will be well worth your time.

Over the Easter weekend, we took a trip to Boerne, TX (just north west of San Antonio) to visit my Grandparents.

While there, the kids and Kara visited mission San Jose and the Alamo.

I spent Saturday playing in my first disc golf tournament of the year. The park was in Boerne and only five minutes from my grandparent’s house. I didn’t play well so look at the results if you must.

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Sunday, the kids hunted eggs.

After celebrating the resurrection of our Lord at Boerne Church of Christ, we posed in our Sunday best in the field of Blue Bonnets behind my grandparent’s home. (Click the pictures for a larger view.)

We capped off the trip with a stop at the Underwoods to hunt some more eggs and eat some great grub. In all, a wonderful weekend.

This past Sunday was a sweet time of worship at the morning services and at the evening Seeking Him service.

We have been doing a new song called I Love Your Presence. With it, we sing a part that goes:

“If you want it, come and get it
He’s crying out loud
This love that He has given you was never in doubt
Let go of your heart, let go of your head
Recieve it now”

If it sounds vaguely familiar, it is because the lyrics originally belonged to David Grey on his Babylon song. I like the redeemed version quite a lot, there is some real power on the words when sung from the Christian perspective.

Come and join me as I lead worship with our worship team band this weekend at Sojourn Church in Carrollton. We have a 9 am, 11 am, and a 6 pm service that day.

www.sojournchurch.org

Yesterday, we finally signed the paperwork to close on our new house.

I must give credit where credit is due. On Tuesday morning, I was convicted that we had been striving too hard in our own power to push this deal through and that we needed to turn the process over to God in prayer. Just over 24 hours after doing just that, we were sitting at the title company signing papers. What we couldn’t do in a month, He did in just over a day!

I will post pictures of the house soon, we can’t wait for everyone to see it.

Back in July, during our Wyatt family get together at my Grandparent’s house, several of us enjoyed Sea World and Schlitterbahn water park. Here are a few pictures from that trip. (Click on any picture to get a larger view.)

Kids at the entrance to Sea World in July

Getting ready to ride Journey to Atlantis

Feeding the dolphins

Wyatt and his new friend

On to Schlitterbahn…

I have a picture of Ashton riding this same slide when she was much younger...maybe I will find it and post comparison pics.

the boys enjoying the water

The tickets we bought to Sea World back in July were good for a “Second Day Free” if used in the same year. So we decided that this past weekend that we would travel back down there for another day of fun.

The kids loved to climb these traffic blocks.

Flamingo friend

We all got a kick out of the 4D pirate movie

Up we go on a ride called Journey to Atlantis. This had a backward drop then a steep drop into water. All three kids loved it.

One of our favorite parts of Sea World (and a great place to get pictures) is feeding the Lorikeets. Parker missed this last time so he was loving the experience.

Parker feeds the birds

Ashton the bird perch

Sometimes the bird's claws dig in a bit.

Alas, we accomplished all and it was time to leave. What fun!

All of us Guerrys love the rides and have a blast at Sea World and other theme parks. In fact, in my next post, I will put up some pictures of a recent Six Flags trip. It is a great way to have a great time with my family. I hope they cherish these trips as much as I do.

There are several pictures of the kids that have built up over the last few months. Some bragging, if you will:

This is Ashton’s soccer team and the trophies they received for the Spring 2009 season. Ashton is on the far right in purple. I am proud of her for doing something that is out of her comfort zone. I think she will be less of an athlete as she grows, however. We are leaning toward music lessons for her.

Also in the spring, our family took a camping trip to East Texas.

This is the beautiful Sulfur Springs, Texas courthouse.

Here are my fishing boys. It was windy and cool but its fun to toss lures anyway.

Then, at the end of the Winter/Spring season, my hockey team competed for the MCHA Championship. As you can see, we won the game and took home the cup for first place in our league!

In lieu of a swimming pool, we cool off our hot tub so the kids can take a dip.

We have a blast with our activities…next up, I will post some summer fun pictures.