The landfill

I think this is such a perfect picture for our lives in Christ. He takes the trash from the landfill in our hearts and turns it into a beautiful instrument that we can use for praise and worship. We have a choice to join in to the beautiful thing God is creating in our lives in the midst of sorrow, poverty, and pain.

Love Languages

A few months ago when I was at the Vineyard Church National Conference, I attended a worship workshop lead by Dan Wilt. He is a phenomenal musician and worship leader. To start off the session, he had us campfire style the room, i.e., get in a big round circle. There were about 150-200 worship leaders in the room from all over the country. It was a bit awkward with all the chairs set up for a lecture, but we made it work. Then Dan stood in the middle and lead us in a very old, very simple worship song. The kind of song that EVERYBODY knows, with really simple words and a basic melody. And then it happened. Everyone started singing in harmony. Everyone started singing in unity. And Everyone could feel a shift in the atmosphere. Like Heaven was not only listening but joining in. It was the kind of moment where all the little hairs on the back of your head stand on end and there's a vibrant electricity in the room that makes you want to cry and pause time so that it lasts forever. 

It was in that moment that I heard the Lord speak. Do you know what the love languages are? I felt him nudge. Yes. Of course. As most of you have probably heard of them, there are 5 "love languages", or ways that we receive and give love. Quality time, acts of service, gifts, words of affirmation, and physical touch. while we as humans typically like to give and receive love through 1 or 2 of the 5 love languages, God "speaks" all 5 languages all the time. When we as true worshipers gather to worship in spirit and in truth, that type of worship actually represents all 5 languages at once. We give Him the words of affirmation He deserves through the lyrics we chose to sing. They tell of his attributes and remind him of what he's done for us. We are spending the best quality time with Him. We set aside all other tasks and chores to just gather together and focus our hearts and our minds on him. We are having the act of service of the sacrifice of praise. We give Him the gift of ourselves, completely and totally, our minds, bodies, souls, and spirits. And by its very nature, worship at its roots means to kiss, so our worship itself acts to physically touch God in the most intimate of ways.

So the next time you're in worship at church and you feel your mind start to wander about the list of things to do later, just remember that what you're doing is speaking directly to all of God's love languages. 

Viña Anonos Play List

Singing worship songs is one of my passions. Singing them in another language is a privilege. I love the fact that it doesn´t matter what language we sing in, we can all glorify God. And there is nothing like experiencing a worship set where people from two different languages sing in bilingual harmony.

Obviously when team come and join us for Sunday worship, we sing in Spanish. I thought it might be helpful to see what we´re singing. I highly recommend listening to the songs on YouTube or purchasing them on iTunes.

Abre Mis Ojos (Open the Eyes of my Heart)
Más Que un Amigo (More Than a Friend, Jeremy Riddle)
Bendito Sea Tu Nombre (Blessed Be the Name, Matt Redman)
Nuestro Dios (Our God, Chris Tomlin and Matt Redman)
Solo Te Tengo a Ti (All I Have, Tim Dobbelmann)
Reinas Por La Eternidad (Forever Reign, Hillsong)
Quiero Más De Ti (Set a Fire, United Pursuit Band)
Por Siempre Estará (One Thing Remains, Hillsong)
Dulcemente Quebrantado (Sweetly Broken, Jeremy Riddle)
Digno y Santo (Revelation Song)
El Nos Ama (How He Loves Us, John Mark McMillan)
Cuan Grande Es Dios (How Great is Our God, Chris Tomlin)
Levanten Alabanzas (Stand in Awe, Jeremy Riddle)
Indescriptible (Indescribable)
No Me Dejarás (You Never Let Go)
Preparen el Camino (Did You Feel The Mountains Tremble)
A Los Abatidos (All Who Are Thirsty)
Todo Lo Doy A Ti (All To You)
Tú Eres Mi Respirar (This is the Air I Breathe)
Vamos a Adorar (Let the Praises Ring)
Ven y Abrázame (Wrap Me In Your Arms, Michael Gungor)
Salmo 23 (Twenty-three, Aaron Strumple, Vinelife Unplugged)
Precioso Dios (Beautiful, Jesus Culture)
Bendice Su Nombre (Bless Your Name)
Rey Eterno (King Forever, Kat Regester)
Eterno Dios (Everlasting God)
Me Acerco a Ti (The Stand)
El Lugar Santo (Take Me In)
Santo Te Adoro (David Bustamante)
Todo Para Mi (Everything, Tim Hughes)
Desciende Sobre Mi (Fall On Me, Lisa Welbanks)
Viene De Ti
Gracia Dulce Es (Sweet Grace, Steve Jones)
Aire Para Cantar
Por Quien Eres
Todo Poderoso


 AND....Pretty much every Hillsong United song....