Jason Son of Jerome

#1 – Repentance - Where there is no repentance there may be an emotional experience, but it’s not worship! Worship does not become worship until it IMPACTS the WAY WE LIVE! #2 – Intellectual – We’re called to worship the Lord with our minds by renewing it and fixing it on Him. ( Colossians 3:1-2 ) #3 – Emotional - Worship is overwhelming when we realize how deeply we were entrenched in sin, how helpless we were and how incredible it is that Jesus would rescue us. (The reality of Romans 5:8 BLOWS ME AWAY!) #4 – Intentional - No one accidentally follows Christ…if we are going to worship Him, it will be done purposefully! #5 – Relational – Worship impacts every relationship we have, it is impossible to be a fully devoted worshipper of Christ and be a jerk to your wife or try as often as possible to take advantage of the opposite sex. #6 – Financial – Until following Christ has impacted our finances in a sacrificial way we are not followers of Christ. Would you like to see the prima...

The times they are a’changing. Worship leaders used to be conservative. Now you’ll see them sporting hats, deep v-neck shirts, and TOMS. They use vocoders and trash cans for a bit of creativity. But some things about worship never change. This is my take on 10 things a worship leader should never do. Enjoy! Chastise the congregation. If the congregation isn’t responding, it can get tempting to “preach” to them about how they aren’t worshipping. But we can’t judge their hearts. Plus, it’s the pastor’s job to bring correction. The worship leader should be a cheerleader, not a grumpy coach. Take a secular song, and change the word “baby” to “Jesus”. (Unless it’s referring to baby Jesus.) Come on, guys. I know it can be tempting to play that really cool song on the radio. A simple change of the word “baby” to “Jesus” could do the trick. But, seriously?! Introduce every song with a story. An occasional story can be a useful tool to engage folks with a song. But you’re there to sing, not ...

Band: Acoustic Guitar & Lead Vocals: (Me), Jason Eaton ( @JasonEatonMusic ) Songs: He Is Faithful (Bryan & Katie Torwalt) ( @BryanTorwalt ) ( @KatieTorwalt ) Jesus, You Have Won Me (Brian Johnson) ( @BrianJohnsonM) Murdered Son (John Mark McMillan) ( @JohnMarkMC ) How He Loves (John Mark McMillan) ( @JohnMarkMC ) This weekend we entered week two of our Margin series! Last week we talked about having margin in our life for people. People are the most important thing outside of our relationship with God and God calls us to love people as ourselves. We have to create space in our life for people. This week we talked about creating margin with our time. Our world always tells us do more, spend more and live more. But if we live our lives full tilt all the time we skim the surface relationally, your attitude is challenged, we race past our priorities, and we miss out on the life God intended us to have. Margin is the amount available beyond what is necessary. Unfortunately mar...

Songs: I Saw The Light / I'll Fly Away (Hank Williams Sr. & Albert E. Brumley) How Great Thou Art (Stuart Wesley Keene Hine) Blessed Assurance (Fanny Jane Crosby & Phoebe Palmer Knapp) Amazing Grace (John Newton) Band: Acoustic Guitar & Kick Drum: Corey Wilkins ( @CoreyLayne ) Bass: Rob Sherrod BGV's: Sarah Hatfield Acoustic & Lead Vocals: (Me), Jason Eaton ( @JasonEatonMusic ) This weekend we began a brand new three week series called MARGIN. Margin is something that unfortunately America as a whole struggles to find. We have very little margin in our lives. But, when we create space for the things that are most important God leverages them for His purpose and our good! What are the things that are most important in your life? Where do you spend most of your time? Where do you spend the most money? Jesus gave us His answer to this question in Matthew 22:37-40 when He quoted the Shema by saying "love God and love people". Can other people tell wha...