Jason Son of Jerome

At the risk of being misunderstood, both he and I want to make clear that the definition of IMPRESS that we are using has nothing to do with impressing people to seek glory and credit for ourselves. It has nothing to do with puffing ourselves up with pride and patting ourselves on the back after a great “show.” For too long the church has equated trying to impress with trying to dazzle people… I certainly agree that we must be careful not to fall into that trap. When we hear thunderous applause at the end of one of our songs, it’s easy to believe people are clapping for us. And perhaps at first they are. However, our responsibility as [worship leaders] is to point people’s attention away from us and toward the God who deserves all the attention and applause. Impress, according to The American Heritage Dictionary means: to affect deeply or strongly in mind or feelings; influence in opinion. to fix deeply or firmly on the mind or memory, as ideas, facts, etc. People come into our worshi...

This is an awesome testimony and blog entry by one of my favorite Worship Pastors Zach Neese from Gateway Church. Make sure to read this! I got saved when I was 23 years old, lying on my back in the grass at an art museum in Austin. Just a few months before I had destroyed the heart of the woman I “loved” by pressuring her to get an abortion. As she lay on the clinic table in silent tears, I realized that the life of the only innocent person in this situation was being extinguished because of my selfishness. That’s when I saw just how small, vile and unlovable I was. Somewhere deep inside I knew that there really was a God. He was holy, perfect and just. And I had just made an enemy of Him. I had sinned. I deserved hell and it deserved me. That day God did something miraculous. He visited the art museum. God came to me where I was, in the grass, and spoke to me in a voice that could be felt as much as heard. As I shielded my eyes from His brilliance, God explained His love for me. A...

We are so lucky at Resonate to be able to have some amazing artists within our church. These are some of the amazing paintings that Jess Patterson has done during our weekend worship experiences during our Vintage Christmas series. For more information about the Resonate Expressive Arts Ministry click here to read more.

Songs: Rockin Around The Christmas Tree [Mercy Me arrangement] Light of the World [Matt Redman] O Holy Night [Adolphe Charles Adam, Placide Cappeau, Chris Tomlin arrangement] All Creation Sings (Joy To The World) George Fredric Handel, Isaac Watts, Steve Fee arrangement] Band: Drums: Mark Monteiro Bass: Gerald Lay Electric Guitar: Corey Wilkins Piano & BGV's: Carly Absher BGV's: Trisha Brock & Mary Beth Holmes Acoustic, Electric, Loops, & Lead Vocals: (Me), Jason Eaton There are three things about this song that show the importance of how and why God brought the Savior of the world to us the way He did. #1 The Timing. #2 The Place. #3 The Birth. The timing of the who nativity scene was so unexpected. For some reason God chose the time of Caesar Augustus. So at the peak of Mary's pregnancy they had to leave Nazareth to travel about 80 miles a 3 to 4 day hike to the town of David or Bethlehem. A Full term pregnant teenager hiking 3 to 4 days... Wow what timi...

This CD is a great CD. I have really fallen in love with Klaus and how he leads worship. Plus the added bonus of having the amazing Kari Jobe on the CD for most of the song doesn't hurt! I love the title track "Prepare The Way" but my favorite is "Praise HIm". Of course all the songs with Kari on them are amazing. She could sing the phone book and I would love it. SO make sure to go to iTunes or www.klausmusic.com to get the CD. This CD is in the top five CD's of the year for me. I love anything and everything Forerunner Music releases. This CD is very special and has some amazing songs on them that are all time favorites for me. One of my favorite worship leaders Cory Asbury has numerous songs on this album. My favorites are "He's Alive" with Laura Hackett and Cory Asbury, "Joyful, Joyful" by Laura Hackett, "Shekinah" by Jaye Thomas and Cory Asbury. But by far my favorite track on the whole album is absolutely ...

Songs: Angels We Have Heard On High ( by Edward Shippen Barnes & James Chadwick / Kristian Stanfill Arrangement) Joy To The World ( George Frederic Handel & Isaac Watts) Hark The Herald Angels Sing (by Charles Wesley / Chris Tomlin Arrangement) O Come All Ye Faithful (by John Francis Wade / Chris Tomlin Arrangement) Band: Acoustic & Lead Vocals: (Me), Jason Eaton Piano & BGV's: Carly Absher BGV's: Codey Burmbaugh In this series we are wanting to look at these Christmas carols that we sing so often but we rush past the lyrics and tend to never reflect or even think about them. In these carols that we are going to look at each week we want to learn from these songs about God's love for us. This first week we looked into the depth of Charles Wesley's song Hark The Herald Angels Sing. This song was written 273 years ago in 1737 and we still sing it today. A lot of times in Christmas carols because they were written so long ago we even understand...

So these are the mock drafts of the Resonate logo before the one you know as Resonate was chosen. What do you think? Which is your favorite? The one we chose and still use to this days is the very top left one of course. Pretty cool stuff.