Message Series: “Restart: Everyone Deserves A New Beginning”

Song / Version / Key / Leader
“He is Faithful” – Jesus Culture – Key of D – Female 1 Lead
“Here For You” – Chris Tomlin – Key of D – Male 1 Lead
“Never Once” – Matt Redman – Key of G – Female 2 Lead
“Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)” – Hillsong – Key of D – Female 1 Lead

“He is Faithful” was our opening song and I believe a great invocation song, especially when looking at the chorus lyrics, along with a great declaration to sing during the bridge. However, we started with the drum fill and came in full band cutting the intro in half, rather than the just acoustic intro played on the album. We wanted it to start with more energy, since it’s coming straight out of a 5:00 minute countdown. From there, we kept the midi playing the key of D pad to transition to “Here For You,” while our Pastor was welcoming everyone. This song is also a great invocation song. However, it takes a while to build, so we bumped it to the second song because of this. Also, with this song you can easily end with a down chorus, which is what we did, to transition into a slower song. “Never Once” was then led by a different female leader, which I loved. I think it is nice to take a typically male-led song and have a female lead it and visa versa. It gives a fresh voicing and new life to it, especially if it a familiar song to your church. This is also the song we chose to come back with for response. It has a great message to put in the mouths of the people, “Never once did we ever walk alone. Never once did You leave us on our own. You are faithful, God, You are faithful.” We then concluded with the song “Oceans (Where Feet May Fail),” which like the song “Holy Spirit” from the previous week, is an anchor song for our church. I think it’s important to try to have at least one of these songs during a set if possible. It becomes an easy on-ramp for people to engage and participate if there is a connection to the song.