I’ve been at Mayfield Church for 3 years now. You would think in that amount of time setting up my guitar and microphone would be second nature. The problem is I have this horrible habit of getting the two cables mixed up and then another horrible habit of becoming confused when I can’t figure out why my vocals aren’t coming through the system while my guitar is about to make the monitors explode. You would think that at the very minimum after 3 years of making mistake number 1, mistake number 2 would be a simple diagnosis. Sadly not true. On the bright side about 20 people who showed up early got to watch me be completely perplexed for a few minutes. I think I’ve said it before, but I’ll say it again. You’ve got to be willing to laugh at yourself. Other than that the set when pretty great.
Set #1
When I Think About the Lord (A)
Not to Us (A)
Set #2
Everlasting God (B)
How He Loves (B) > This song has some low lows and some high highs for any singer with any range in any key, but we’ve decided it’s worth it to push through because it’s got some cool lyrics. We use the Crowder lyrics, the Walker instrumentation, and the Kirkland arrangement. Of course the song is written by McMillan making the whole thing quite confusing. There’s versions with banjo and even one recorded in 4/4 time. The point is that this song is attracting a lot of attention, and rightfully so.
Closer
He is Able (C) > This was a special closer that had a specific tie to the message and was requested by Pastor Scott. I love it when the closing song transitions directly from the sermon. It makes for a powerful end to service and always seems to make the song easier to lead and encourage involvement.
It was a great week with a nice balance of old and new, familiar and unfamiliar. The highlight for me was “He is Able” because I got to lead from the piano. This doesn’t happen very often so I enjoy any chance I get.
Here’s the video from Worship Set #2. This set directly follows announcements, includes the offering, and leads right into the message.
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