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Two Christmas CDs Worth Buying

Every year I try to buy a couple of new Christmas CDs for our family. Those who attend Northridge might be interested in two in particular (if you don't already own them).

Last week I mentioned Andrew Peterson's "Behold the Lamb of God." That has been a personal favorite of mine for a long time. Last Sunday Brittany sang a song from the CD ("Labor of Love"), and most of the songs on the CD will be used on Christmas weekend at Northridge. I am convinced you will enjoy the services even more if you are familiar with the CD. Last week, we sold out. As of this morning (Saturday morning), the new shipment hasn't arrived yet, but I am praying that it will. Stop into the bookstore to see if it is there, or buy the MP3s just about anywhere (It is $8.99 on Amazon.com).

The other CD I would recommend is "Northpoint Christmas."  Last Sunday, three of the songs we sang as a congregation came from this CD ("Joy to the World"; "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen", and "Angels We Have Heard on High"). All of them are traditional songs with a contemporary twist to them. We have plenty of these CDs in the bookstore.

Christmas CD Worth Purchasing (my favorite)

My favorite Christmas CD is Andrew Peterson's "Behold, the Lamb of God." It tells the Christmas story starting with the Old Testament. If you like to see Christ in the OT - get this CD!

A huge bonus of purchasing this CD in the next couple of weeks is that you will enjoy our Christmas weekend services even more if you know this music! And more important, I think if you become familiar with this CD, you will appreciate Christmas more this year.

It is available in our bookstore, and is well worth your $11.00

I hope you consider purchasing it!

Things to Consider Before Going to Church Tomorrow

Here are some things to consider before showing up @ Northridge tomorrow:

1. In case you think "singing" and "worship" are exact synonyms - consider this before tomorrow morning:
   
   “Now it is totally true that we worship as we sing. But that is only one aspect of worship. We have subtly taught (in my opinion) a reductionist view of worship limiting it primarily to music and singing as what defines the word and practice… in terms of sacrifice – singing doesn’t cost us too much. We mentally and emotionally bring ascent to our thoughts as we sing and focus on God. But we aren’t really sacrificing something. Are we?” — Dan Kimball
   
   
2. If you get a few minutes, read Ephesians 6:5-9 and pray that God uses this well-known passage in your life tomorrow.
   
   
3. Would you consider serving others and parking far? Thank you to those of you who do this every day. I am convinced God is and will reward you. For those who haven't done it yet - would you consider helping us out by parking off site? Even if you only come to the first service... the in between times can be very difficult. Thanks for considering it.
   
   
4. I can't wait for the final song tomorrow. You will enjoy it and be encouraged by it! Hope you don't miss it!

See ya' tomorrow.

9/11: Blessings (a song via video)

I think the highlight of last Sunday at Northridge Church (9/11) was the song that Brittany sang. In case you missed it - or wanted to see it again - check this video.  The song starts at 1:30.

2011-09-11 Part 10 of 10 from Northridge Media on Vimeo.

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Songs Used on April 10 @ Northridge Church

I've received several emails, phone calls and text messages about the songs used on Celebration Sunday and how people can find them.  Here they are:

Brittany sang: WAITING HERE FOR YOU
by Christy Nockels; CD: Passion - Here for You

Nate sang: GOD OF MY EVERYTHING
by Bebo Norman; CD: Ocean

Both CDs will be carried in our bookstore or you can order online or individually for your MP3 player on any major, music website.

"Our God" and Christian Rap

One of my favorite worship songs that we sing at Northridge Church these days is "Our God."  The chorus says, "Our God is greater; our God is stronger; God You are higher than any other..."  Maybe you recognize it.

This morning, I watched a video with that song PLUS it had a Christian Rap in the middle.  I'm old enough that I have no idea who the rapper is, but my guess would be Lacrae - because he's the only Christian rapper that I hear of these days, and the college students in the audience seemed rather excited when he came out on the stage.

BUT anyway, hearing "Our God" by the original artist (Chris Tomlin) plus the rap... well, it was pretty great!  I LOVE the strings in this arrangement.  We are going to have to work on this arrangement for our band (minus the rapping, mind you).

If you have five minutes - watch the first song from this link: http://live.passion2011.com/

If you are going to watch this, you will have to do it before the next session of PASSION 2011 - as it will become the live feed for session two around 10:45 AM this morning (1/2/11).

Songs @ Northridge Church - Used in December

This month @ Northridge, we've had some great "special musics" (STILL hate the phrase and will find another phrase one day). 

BUT - in case you loved one of the songs and want to get a hold of it for your music collection, here are some details:

• "ALL CREATION SING (Joy to the World)" is the song we've been singing all month. That is from the Northpoint Christmas CD.
  
  
  
• A couple of weeks ago, Mark sang a the song "EVER AFTER" while a video played of his daughter, Paige, and him.  This is NOT a Christmas-themed CD. You can see the video and hear Mark sing it by clicking HERE. That is from Aaron Shust's latest Take Over :
  
  
  
• Last Sunday, Nate sang the song "HOPE HAS COME", which is from the Sovereign Grace Christmas CD called, Savior:
  
  
  
• Finally, at the Christmas Eve service last night, Nate also sang a song called "EVERYTHING CHANGED".  You can see a video and hear the author (Eddie Kirkland) sing it by clicking HERE. That also is from the Northpoint Christmas CD.
  
  
  

All four of these songs were absolutely amazing! I love the gifts and humility God has given to our singers and our band!  Mark & Nate have amazing gifts, and I love what each of them did with the songs they sang (or led).

Last night's Christmas Eve service was a GREAT atmosphere for us to celebrate Christ!  We had 781 people in our worship center (which only has 750 chairs in it).  PLUS, we have over 100 in 417 and 419 who watched via video.  Thanks for coming, squeezing tight, and singing out in celebration to God!

Have a GREAT Christmas!

Video of "Ever After" from Sunday

At Northridge Church this Sunday, Mark sang "Ever After."  There was a video that showed while he sang. The video is of Mark and his youngest daughter, Paige. The audio/video below is from the first service.  ENJOY!

Ever After from David Whiting on Vimeo.

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Q&A on Music and Church - part 2

Here is part 2 of the video on Q&A with church music.  It is part of the promotional videos for the 16:5 conference in January (10-11, 2011). 

How and Why Did You Change Worship Styles - part 2 from David Whiting on Vimeo.

 

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Q&A on Music and Church

We have our 16:5 conference coming up in January (see website HERE). The conference is to help churches think through issues of faithfulness and fruitfulness.  It will discuss proper parameters of cultural relevancy. We've started some Q&A videos for the conference.  Here is part one of a Q&A on music.

Why and How Did You Change Music Styles? - part 1 from David Whiting on Vimeo.

 

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