End of Andrew Jeremy Riddle

Day 3?

Guard the anointing but don’t loose your composure: the show must go on

It’s not whether you have a big nose or not that’s the problem, it’s whether you can pull it off!

Some of the most anointed worshipers are not the talented ones: never disqualify moments of worship you think weren’t very good

Lead the common man in pursuit of excellence, creative, current

Is there enough grace and splendor to awake the dry, broken people?

Worship is a result of creation not education

Use the “now “ keys” you get in His presence rather than cheerleading, but fresh revelation from God: new, true and real

After the big climax song we have the silence: it’s good to say “ Now it’s time to relax, sing in the spirit, etc.”

Fresh revelation from Jesus leads to worship: when the Glory comes, less is more

Feel the crowd and sing out what they are dealing with: connect first to the Lord THEN scan the room and ask the Lord

Its like a vacation- right amount of planning and spontaneity

Every note is important, don’t fill just to fill

There’s a time and place for everything: corporate, personal, harp and bowl, etc. Be aware of yourself, whats you and whats not through your day: God is talking all the time, you just have to tap into it.

Try playing the chorus again or do two chord progressions to interpret pictures and words He gives in worship

Lead the common man

Don’t judge by whats on their faces- notice what God is doing in the room. Ask for keys to unlock the common hearts

In order to be able to flow in the spirit, you have to be a good enough musician to be versatile and keep learning your instrument.

It’s going to get messy ( like childbirth) that’s why there’s a worship TEAM and LEADERSHIP.

Jeremy Riddle, songwriter, worship leader

What it the goal of a worship song?

( my def:To proclaim Him to bring people into his presence)

Jeremy’s def: Revealing the nature of God in song and give a united voice by which the community of saints express their hearts back to God in response of this revelation…facilitate connection.

**people should be drawn near to God and God promises to draw near to us. He is passionate about His people

Bad worship leader example: A wedding where the minister steals the show and makes the focus on him.

Worship leaders should have a pastoral heart, not that of an arist.

Where should the songs flow from?

All true ministry flows from intimacy. We can’t make it happen has to flow from the well of what you’re experiencing with God, the song of God’s truth in your heart, and action in your life.

Jeremy’s process:

Revelation: life of study, leaders are readers

Ispiration, melodies and playing around on instrument focuses us and we sing it out without an agenda: then revelation comes

Brent Brown, (Everlasting God)

_1. Like going fishing: can’t make it happen, bu if you do it often, try different bait, but you can’t get them to bite

2. Like preparing a sermon; meant to be accurate ( have a friendly theologian check it out for heresyJ), read about it, study

Like a crossword puzzle (?)

Keep options open, build your vocabulary, don’t use the played out words, try rhymezone.com

How to write a song:

Start with the melody, because it already has a message in it; it speaks; the concept and theme match the music

There will be seasons when you get a ton of ideas- just jot them down or use your iphone, garage band, don’t try working them all out just record it some way. Then in your dry seasons come back to them and work them out: be patient.

Notebook: when your hearing a sermon or whatever, try to marry the concepts with th random melodies

Community: let the refining fire of that community take effect

Sweetly broken:

Used a pre-chorus as a bridge; don’t take too long to get to the chorus

Noon is an expert, but listen and be open to criticism; it’s not about you ( though you’re in it) it’s about the church connecting to God expressing their hearts back to God; it’s WAY BIGGER than you think.

Chorus is your thesis

Kevin Prosch wore his heart on his sleeve; God authenticity; Rita Springer, Delirious: you can learn initially through imitation.

Books: theology books ; Concise Theology, Packer; Five Smooth Stones, Peterson, Persiut of God,, Tozer.

How do you know if a song is a congregational song?

Ask a non-music person as well as a music person

Business world: trys to stay out of it, now worship is more mainstream on radio. His prayer is that the industry becomes accountable to the church ( like Bethel)

Two different paths:

Artst/performer worship leader

Goals are same but method is different; worship leader is more like a pastor, and it constrained where the artist has the freedom to cut loose

God alone determined our influence, but keep at it; make demos, put it together, make time

At the end of the day, though, “If I don’t love my wife so she feels loved and cherished I’m a banging gong”

Worship: we have to go somewhere TOGETHER; unify, draw people in, so sometimes trying to break the mold and be super creative isn’t helpful, or simple enough.

Ian McIntosh, unique and fresh, Kim Walker, John Forman EP projects (not a lot of congregational, but good food)

Notes from Bethel Cont

Sorry this took awhile; I had drafted them and then some didn't save...arg


Day 2
Andrew:

( He supports Brian and Jenn's ministry; was a big part of the Jesus Movement and Vineyard Church, has an orphanage)

Power of His presence
I was made for the glory of God
The door to His glory is His presence
The abiding presence is the floor that glory rests on
Worship leaders are to bring His presence to woo His bride
Circumspect (care for, be vigilent of, guard) what God is doing toward His bride during worship

Keith Green story. He never compromised what God lead him to do.

He comes and he stays when we press through, hungry for His presence
Can you bring the Presence to the least in the crowd?(least meaning the least likely to be entering into worship, not the least in terms of worth; we are all equally worthy of entering into the presence of our Maker)

(This was an awsome talk mostly due to the Keith Green stories and other stories he shared about the Jesus Movement and other miracles he saw. I was so blown away by all of it I didn't write it down, and trying to piece together what I do remember doesn't really give it justice. The only one I could retell would be the time he dremed of Keith Green and Keith lifted him out of his bed at night and they flew to Keith's house ( Andrew had never been there before). There were many details in the dream of the house, many many because Keith showed him all the rooms and the grounds, even the soccer field with his staff playing a game. Later they were up on a hill looking over everything. Keith asked him if he would take care of the house and grounds and oversee the ministry for him. After arguing about why and how Andrew agreed. Keith eaither dissapeared or flew away. Shortly after Andrew woke up he heard news that Keith had died that night around the same time Andrews dream had ended. So, Andrew went to the house, it was EXACTLY as it was in his dream, and took over the ministry. AMAZING. I think they had some crazy stories about raising the dead too. Like I said these stories were so unreal I was just staring at him in wonder and wrote nothing down.)

Finally I am writing up my notes. I'm starting at the beginning. I'm putting my own ideas in red, not because I think I'm Jesus, but because...well because if I'm wrong, my theology or something, you won't think it's Bethel. You can blame me!

Day One:

Thankfulness: story of boy who was trying to dig to China, other mocked, he confessed he may not get there, but he opened up his hand and said, Look at all the treasures I found along the way!
Appreciating what God has done, and where you are because of it;
Contentment comes from your connection with Go throughout your day.
Who you are in God: Walking in it is like you are a song from Heaven; we all have our own song what is as unique as our DNA.
When you are being you and not trying to be someone else, you effect others to be themselves...you need to be you for them to be them, since we are a body
value one another's gifting; their gift makes your gift work
dont TRY to be amazing: be you! You are amazing!
watch out for envy
You don't have to push for your "big break"; God promotes based on faithfulness.
God highlights different people at different times for different reasons
Do the things in your life that God is highlighting you to do
have authority over the season you are in: sleeping through the storm, ie not letting the circumstances determine your ability to walk in authority and confidence in what God is doing
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Bill Johnson:
The farther we go into God, the less we can take with us
He's not a tame lion, He's WILD

Thanksgiving is a responce to God's ACTS, praise is a responce to His WAYS. (Israel knew the ACTS of God, Moses knew His ways)
Commitment not to worship, but to HIM
Thanksgiving and praise are actions we can DO; we start here
Even if we don't feel like it when we start, once we do, we will!
To minister to Him we give HIm honor, and declair it! (Ps 115)
You always become like what you worship
You are the living sacrifce, more who you are than what you do
It is costly and not convenient
YET He desires compassion above sacrifice
"To exhalt"= to leap in the air with jumping and turning
A long time ago he didn't know thats what it meant, but in his quiet times he had started doing it because he read about David dancing and wanted to worship more like David. He suddenly felt like it jumping and turning! Next day he found out through his dad's sermon that's what exalt means.

Mark 5:2
"Legion" the most deamon possessed man in the bible WOSHIPED BEFORE HE WAS SET FREE
So, Satan doesn NOT have the power to stop our worship; only we do

When noone is looking we have encounters so that when everyone is looking you can be entrusted with encounters
David and lions(alone) David and Goliath (in view)
We choose His presence, the miracles, the healing because we choose HIM

Learn to live FROM the presence of God, not just from Kingdom principals (what God said, which is good, but not enough if void of realtionship)
When we turn our hearts, our affectinons to HIm His presnece manifests

The worship service must have: faith, compassion, and love for people

Worship is horizontal and vertical ( first a connection with God, then with the body)
Don't preach
Bring His presence
Look for the worship moment that accelerates the worhsip( that "key" that unlocks another relm of worship, the path that opens that you walk together further into the kingdom realities.)









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No Internet for a week; now I'm back home!

So, it's kinda anti-climactic to not have written for a week and then suddenly I'm back home.

But, I'm going to continue the blog as I process more and more of what I've learned. All the notes I took I'm going to type out and mull over with my friend Havah. I met Havah the first day, I think, and we were instant friends. It just so happens her parents live in SB and she's here for the summer. Praise God I have a friend to enjoy, process with, and grow in the very things we studied!

To be honest. I was hoping to write more, but I'd rather unpack and organize. I don't feel settled. But I do have grocieries:-)

Not a sinner and dinner with Kim Walker

Go to Bethel's homepage, Click on "Sermon of the Week" on lower right of page, go to the purple "Podcast" button. See 'listeners also subscribed to" on right. Click "The best of Chris Vallotton". Download the sermon called: "Is your House Haunted Pt1"

(or just follow this link if it works and use that purple "podcast" button)
http://www.ibethel.org/features/sermonoftheweek/189/Danny-silk-Follow-Me-11:00am/free_message.html

So, yes I've discovered something and I'll never be the same again. I am not a sinner saved by grace as I always thought. I WAS a sinner, and ow I live UNDER grace. If you had as many questions as I did about all this, please go to the sermon God directed me to. It will blow all this out of the water. I always thought I sinner all the time, because, hey , we're all sinners, right? Well, when I read Romans, Paul tells me a different story. I've actually camped on the conclusion that I really don't sin that much, actually, because God showed me a new def. of sin. Sin is willfully disobeying God, and this is not something we are naturally prone to when the Spirit of God lives in us (Rm 8). I rarely think, man I'm going to purposly gossip about this person today. If I do gossip, IF, and it wasn't intentionally done, say it just came out, it's not a sin. ( I know, it sounds like heresy, but let me continue)It's a mistake and the Holy Spirit is using it to teach you something. You will not have to stand before the Father on Judgment Day and have HIm brin it up.

There's deeper levels to it than all that, but the most important result of this realization is that I feel so much better about myself. What a weight I've been carying to think I am prone to sin, and that all these mistakes I do and thoughts I think without meaning to etc. are sin. I've prayed manytimes for God to forgive me for all the many things I did throughout the day that were sinful. What shame to feel you are continually disappointing God? Instead, He is perfectly pleased with me! Perfectly! I am a new creation in Christ, and I am clothed in perfect righteousness, without blemish or spot, whiter than snow. I always was inwardly confused that Jesus paid it all and yet I'm still always screwing up. Don't get me wrong, I DO screw up and sin and need to repent, but it's not what I'm prone to, and I don't do it all the time. *sigh* Thank you God!

In other news, yes it's true, I had dinner with the famous Christian Worship leader/artist Kim Walker. http://www.kimwalkermusic.com/ Her music is some of the most prophetic of my generation, meaning she'll make up these songs on stage that are seriously downloads from heaven that speak messages and hope from heaven. She is so talented, and so wise beyond her years from all the time she spent with the Lord(what she says was the only key to her success). Well, I'd like to say she was just this normal person, but she's about as normal as any of the crazy Bethel people around here! Very quirky, very type A ( in a good way) She just got married and was telling us all about how it was a musical with dancers and singers and costumes, etc. Oh, this all came about because my friend Derika is friends with the couple whose house it was Kim was staying at for the conference. We were invited over for dinner, not having any idea Kim would be there. God kept me humble, because I was dressed really casual, like not very pretty, and my hair was kinda greasy because it was really hot that day. it seems like every time something great happends I'm having a bad hair day. lol. But, it was interesting that Kim is now interested in theater and wanting to revive the theatrical evangelism of Aimee Semple McPherson

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aimee_Semple_McPherson

who in the 30's founded the four-square church and did musicals instead fo sermons. They were such high quality shows people came from all over to see them. Hollywood and the artists of the day really respected it. You guys all know my heart for a long time has been longing for something like this to happen in our day. How cool that Kim is heading this direction.

So, that was really fun, it was good to get to know the sister and her husband and joke around the table telling stories and having a good time. We were talking about our first car wrecks and she had a really funny one that she backed into her Dad's truck that was parked in the drive way three times in succession because she thought it was a wall of snow. (crunch crunch)

Wonderful times. And I met this wonderful girl Havah who is from Santa Barbara. She's Jewish and really free-spirited, an artist, and has such a keen awareness of the love of God. We prayed today and the Lord really ministered to my core. Inner healing is so good when friends are praying for you and not just church people you don't know.

I'm also really really glad I'm doing dance class. I really feel like I'm in a super-hero class, or Harry Potter because we're learning to listen to the spirit and connect with God in such a way that we can actually change the atmosphere of a room through dance and break strongholds of the enemy and other things people are dealing with by dancing the opposite spirit. Dance becomes a tool for proclamitary prayer. It's also really fun and freeing when we do the improv. exercises. What a blessing! She has such a crazy testimony about how she wanted to be a missionary in Africa and the Lord kept prophesying that she would do dance when she wasn't really even a dancer. She resisted it, but out of her love for Him started walking in the directions of His way and people started getting healed in the church when she danced and all kinds of crazy stuff. Now she puts on the amazing dance shows and her dancers go all over the world making a difference for Christ. And, just as everyone is emphasizing here, it all came from her relationship with the Lord and all the time spent loving and ministering to Him in secret.

Well, enough excitement?! It just keeps coming! I'll try to be better about writing what's going on because there's more and more, but I want to ask everyone to please pray because my check from the School District never came today, and I really hope the address wasn't wrong. I need that money!
Bless you all!

I prophesied in front of 300 people yesterday

Yes, it's true. And God kept me very humble because I was having a really bad hair day.

So, you know all that stuff I've been writing about 11:11? Turns out God was showing me something to show others, and in turn began a movement of the Spirit that will effect generations and countries.
Sound lofty? Well, it def. wasn't from me!

Our speaker on Monday Ben Armstong mentioned briefly about 11:11, I don't even remember what context, but he mentioned numbers were very important to God, so it kept me thinking. Well, our speaker yesterday also mentioned numbers and their significance to Israel ( he knows more about Jewish history than any Jew I know even thought he's kind of a red neck, which he considers a compliment) He was telling the David and Goliath story in a new way, talking about slaying the giants by the new sound of the slinging sling-shot and how the Lord has a new sound for all of us to slay the giants. We all stood up and pretended to "woosh" the sling shots in a circle above our heads and declair the fall of the giants in our lives and in the land we are called to. We reclaimed the land, and then we snapped all together and asked God for the cleansing rain to refresh us by His spirit. ( I know it sounds wierd but it was amazing)

I noticed when we were all done the time was 11:11 am. I thouht about Deut 11:11 which was about entering the land God is bringing us to (which was full of giants) where the rain is from heaven( they didn't need irrigation, it was supernatural blessing). I explained it all to him and read Deut. 11;11 and asked what he thought. He said he thought I should teach the class.... That was not expected.

Not to beat a dead horse, but this whole 11;11 thing continues again and again. It's a huge blessing for my generation! I went to a small worship gathering that evening and Benjamin said he felt the Lord was saying "redemption". He didn't know about what. Afterwards we kept worshiping, and I felt it was time to dance. So I went into the kitchen where noone was. I was kneeling on the ground waiting til it felt right. I knelt quite a while, and then someone else started playing a new song. I felt this was the song, so I got up and turned around waiting for him to sing. I was staring at the oven clock at 11;10 and RIGHT as he starts to sing it changes to 11;11pm ( don't tell Mom I was out that late on a school night).

Then, today we were in class again with the crazy red neck teacher and he told us all to stand up again and declair redemption over our country, our land for the kingdom. We all shouted and proclaimed what needed to be redeemed. Somehow I was already sitting when I looked at my computer clock I was taking notes on and I swear I didn't look at it til that moment: 11:10, I nudged my roomate and said look, it will end at 11;11. As soon as it ended someone shouted out from across the room "It's 11:11 !!!!!!!!" EVERYONE cheered!

So, our little revelation wasn't so little! It blessed 300 people! Thank you Pastor Jason for teaching me about this. Of course, this is all very miraculous and interesting, but it's only the tip of the iceberg for what deep acts of Love God is doing underneith it all. After all, Paul said all the amazing prophesy without love is meaningless. This redemption that will happen will be His act of Love.

So much else is happening, but I can't write it all or you'd blow up with exitment. (:-) Please pray for my foot, though. I did something wierd to the top of it and it hurts in a strange way- I can't describe it- it's like I briused a vein, or pulled somthing....this is not good for my dancing! Also, my friend Katie is sick and when we pay she'll be fine, and then it will come back. Definatly an attack. Thank you so much for your prayers! Blessings!

God just sang me a love song

A few moments ago I was worshiping God through the photography of Brett Weston
(http://brettwestonarchive.com/Images) and I got this art song by Ravel stuck in my head from Scheherazade, you know that story about the princess who would have been killed had she not told the King stories that didn't end that night so he didn't be-head her because he wanted to hear how the story turned out, remember?
Well I was on youtube listening to it and I thought, dang it's in French and I wish I knew what it meant. Then I saw a beautiful photo of this glorious beach as an album cover for another song about Scheherazade. I listened to it and knew it was Jesus singing a love song to me. It's terribly deep, myterious, and like Song of Solomon in passion and beauty.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-O0tcbWF3M&feature=related

"the young prince and the young princess as told by scheherazade"

And you would cause the sun to see your light
And then be shamed
You cover darkness with a thousand secret flames
With your love, oh my love, oh my love, my love
And I would cause the winds to blow a hundred different days
And bring the perfumes of the gardens of the ways
Of your love, oh my love, oh my love, my love

Crystal and the clay, nights and the days
All on the prince’s seal
Eagle of the sky, lion of the earth
This is what the seal is worth, what the seal is worth
Holds all of the dreams of a man
Tapestries, wishes of man, pictures and visions of man
The spirit of the soul of the man
And he would vow to love her for the rest of all his days