Chris, you never know who's lifting prayr for you. The first time I found you was after seeing your name posted on screens as writer for songs .Finally, after a few weeks I turned to my friend...Who's chris Tomlin? She shrugged her shoulders...no one knew as it was BEFORE your first release. I left, went to my auto & sat in silence, Interiorly I heard "pray"!!!!!! Thus began yrs of praying for you .I finally finished after praying for your future wife, I will NOT be at your upcoming concert, I am five feet & its too expensive, but I'm sure eventually it will post. I lift my hands in celebration & for HIS glory in the gift he has given you .If you ever find this its nice to meet you!!! You never know!!!!jr hoffman estates.
While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them, saying, “What do you think about the Messiah?” Whose son is he? They said to him: “Son of David.” He said to them: “How then does David in the spirit call him Lord? Saying: The Lord said to my Lord: Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies your footstool. If David calls him Lord, how is he his son? But no one could answer him with a word. And from that day no one dared to ask him at all.” (Matthew 22:41-46) ..........
Been trying to get this for months, watched the video many times. Finally clicked today and I’m so excited! Thanks for sharing this with us, Paul. Grace to you, brother.
acoustic is like no makeup BETTER!!! really, it's Biblical to sing to YAHAWAH and "play skillfully on the strings." It's RAW and Biblical.. not that rock stuff :)
I’m a worship leader who plays electric. Growing up, I listened to mostly Tommy Walker and Maranatha! Music, thanks to my parents. When I was just getting started in my guitar career, I found this video with Paul and Ben. At that time in my life, it was the kind of sobering advice I needed to hear. A few years down the road, I listened all the way through the “Today Is the Day” album by Lincoln Brewster. At the end of the song, “God You Reign,” Brewster took nearly everything Paul Baloche said at the start of this video and threw it out the window. It was a liberating experience, and was exactly what I needed to hear at that time. So, why did that work, and why was it still engaging instead of distracting? In my opinion, this is one of those rare cases when both approaches are right at their core. Here’s what I mean, and what I learned from both: 1) Every instrument should serve the song and the moment. When you’re noodling over everything, you’re not really engaging in what’s going on with the vocals and the rest of the ensemble. That’s common sense. 2) Expression in worship is not limited to the lead vocal performer. If the words of our songs were the only thing that honored God, He wouldn’t ask for the other stuff. But, He does. See Psalm 33:3, 1 Corinthians 13, Romans 12:1. That pretty much covers the gamut of what God could ask of us in worship. That’s biblical. God wants our best, not just our leftovers or mindless noodles. He wants excellence from us and He made us to complement each other. That extends to corporate worship, the way we craft, play, and sing songs to Him. It’s us giving glory to Him as we bear His creative, communal image. That is what I see at the heart of this video-trying to make worship excellent and engaging. There is something here to be learned for every guitarist, and especially those who are just starting out. I’m glad I didn’t start out trying to play every lick I knew, and I generally wouldn’t recommend that as a goal in any worship set. Having the right tools is great, but knowing where to use them is better.
