Movements of God were never meant to be confined to one community. Never meant to be kept in one house. One city. They were meant to be spread across the globe. It started with some disciples and apostles that were fueled by spreading the message throughout communities and telling everyone what had been happening everywhere they went.
If you’ve read the blog this week, then you know the upcoming album from Elevation Worship is entitled Kingdom Come. And that’s exactly what we pray happens with this release. His Kingdom Come. On earth. Just as it is in Heaven.
The idea behind Kingdom Come is to partner with those of you that are praying the same thing…that are working towards the same goal.
If you’re a worship leader we want to partner with you. We want to work together. So in the month of August we’d like to come alongside 100 worship leaders. Meet some new people. Make some new friends. And see if we can’t collectively make a greater impact on our world than we can separately.
All details about this partnership are dropping here on our site next Tuesday, August 3. There may be a certain pre-release involved for those partners (wink, wink). But even better, we believe this is God’s design for His Church. Uniting for one cause. To see his Kingdom Come.
In keeping with “Announcements-Related-To-The-Album-Release” blog trend, we had to let you guys know that you won’t have to wait until September 7 to hear a little something from the new album. Kingdom Come, the title track from the new record, will be released as a single next Tuesday on iTunes!
This song has been one of the most resonate songs for our church in the past year, and I’m excited that it’s finally being released as our first single.
We can’t wait for you guys to hear this album version! So check it: Tuesday, August 3rd. One week from today. We’d love for you to help us spread the word when it hits iTunes next week!!
In the meantime, check out these Live versions of Kingdom Come:
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HECK YES! We’re excited to officially announce that our new album, “Kingdom Come,” will be releasing September 7! It’s been a long work in progress, but we’re praying that through these songs of hope and faith, the Kingdom of Jesus will come in grace and power to bless and inspire your life, your community, and the world!
Matthews – Wade, London
Providence – Mack, Brad Hudson
Uptown – Chris
Awaken – Elevation Worship You Are Enough – Elevation Worship Your Love Never Fails – Jesus Culture In Christ Alone - Matt Papa version You Deserve **6Pm Only** – Hillsong Broken and Tired **6Pm Only** - Elevation Worship
Last week, Pastor Steven shared with the staff some teachings on worship. It was super low key, with him just answering some common questions about biblical worship. One of the things that was brought up was the “worship button” – How there seem to be certain songs that no matter how dead the atmosphere is, or how unengaged the people are, once you hit that bridge or that chorus, hands get lifted in the air, people start shouting, and the Holy Spirit falls.
Although these times can be really powerful in worship, this isn’t the healthiest way for us to worship. It’s not healthy to stand in the presence of our Creator God, arms crossed, waiting for the worship leader to play our favorite song, then give everything we have. We are called to enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise – ready to worship Him.
We need to mature. We can’t allow our worship to live in this infant stage, like a child waiting for his mother to feed him.
We have to find our own worship button – controlling it ourselves, not just allowing the atmosphere to control it for us. When you first come into worship, and there’s a song that you don’t particularly enjoy, spend that time speaking thanksgiving to God – remembering how good He is to you. Spend that time honoring Him and His grace in your life. Speak out loud the characteristics of God. We must make our worship a response to God, not a response to a song.
There is a “worship button” that can be pressed, but don’t allow the worship leader to be the only one to ever press it. Control it yourself.
Alright party people, Charlotte’s very own, Andy Cherry is releasing his debut album tonight at Charlotte ONE. Not only will you be supporting some great local talent, but the songs on this album are so good. The band for tonight’s release is sick! And it’s sure to be a party up in Uptown. 7PM. First United Methodist Church. Check out Andy’s facebook for any more details.
Your Cross – Elevation Worship Kingdom Come - Elevation Worship Awaken (tag) – Elevation Worship Let It Be Over – Pastor Steven, Carl Cartee We Rejoice – Elevation Worship
This past weekend we kicked off our F Bomb Series on forgiveness. We decided to match the aggressive name of the series with an aggressive opening song. Hope you enjoy.
If you are in an eGroup at Elevation or you serve in an eTeam, then we want to see you this Thursday night at the Matthews Campus for a special evening of worship. Whenever we get our core Elevators together for a night like this, things get a little rowdy and God shows up in a powerful way. We are also recording the video of this night to use as part of the new online worship experience we are launching this fall. This night is going to be different than any other worship experience we’ve ever had! We’re going strong with 17 of your favorite Elevation Worship songs! And you might even get a little sneak peak at some of the songs from the new worship album that we’ve yet to introduce to our church! Can’t wait to see you all there! Expect great things to happen!
Matthews – Chris, Wade Providence – Mack Uptown - London
How Great Your Love – Elevation Worship For Your Name – Hillsong Glorious – Newspring Bulls On Parade – Rage Against The Machine Healer *(Sunday night only) - Mike G You Are Enough *(Sunday night only) - Elevation Worship
