Backstory of sorts......We (the guys) performed "I Then Shall Live" for Fathers Day at church. There was maybe 3 rehearsals for this. The first time, I didn't like it much at all because I couldn't pick out what to sing. After I watched the video 20 times over, I was singing the wrong tenor harmony part. I think on the last rehearsal they decided that instead of using boom mics, they'd pair us up and use the hand-held mics. Which meant we'd be right up front and center, big LOL (a first for me). Back to the wrong harmony part....the last rehearsal is when I heard the version I was supposed to sing with Mica, our Music Minister. His voice seemed to be giving out at the end of rehearsal. I was literally praying to God before and during service that he wouldn't lose his voice, because I didn't think I'd be able to remember the harmony part. Thankfully he still had his voice and I was able to match the harmony with him for both services.

My Current Comittment

            I’ll start out this out by saying that I am a member of Bridgepoint Church.  I'm not sure if this qualifies as a commitment story or more of a brief summary.  Now in reading this I may jump from one topic to another and then back again, but I’m using Word, so hopefully it’ll help me tell my story in a more “normal” manner.  Most of this is where things stand at this moment.  I’ll eventually post about how I came to God.

            My wife and I, well at the time we were engaged, but I digress…. We were searching for a church to join.  Other churches we went to were ok, and the sermons were fine, but I felt uncomfortable.  There was either a judgmental feeling or tenseness about some of them.  It was something “in the air.”  Long story short we found Bridgepoint.  I felt more comfortable and more at ease.  We weren’t going every Sunday, mostly because of conflicts with work, unfortunately.  It was really a shame because I really looked forward to going, which my wife found amazing.  Now things have finally come to a point where I can attend regularly.  

I recently decided to make a bold move and join the choir.  The choir and sermons are the reason I enjoy going.  It was a major move for me.  I had never sung in a choir, though I’ve been singing to most everything on the radio since I was a kid.  I was really apprehensive.  The song that motivated me really had nothing to do with joining a choir, but it moved me nonetheless.  I think it was at the Easter service that I heard a version of Kari Jobe’s song “Forever.” I wanted to sing to serve God and the church; to give something back.  

Music has been an integral part of my life, though I’m not a professional musician by any means.  I have a couple synths that I play by ear along with tunes I know.    I know the notes on a keyboard, but I’m not good at reading sheet music.  I usually can be found “plugged in” and listening to music during most of my free time.  I’ve always wanted to perform, not to be the center of attention, but to make people feel good, the way I felt when I decided that I wanted to attend Bridgepoint. I never knew what I’d be doing musically until God moved me to do this.  I couldn’t be happier than I am at this moment.  I can feel the music and lyrics with all of my heart, and I believe I can easily convey that to God, which is the reason why I’m singing.  I also hope that I, along with this awesome choir, can move people to worship, accept Jesus as their Savior, and become a member of our church.  

Now, after my first time being up there in front of all the people of Bridgepoint, I guess you can say the Spirit moved me to do more.  I know I wanted to do more musically but after the choir left the stage, and I went to my seat, I felt something.  It was different, maybe like strength.  It wasn’t like I felt accomplished, that I faced a fear or something, or relief that I got through it.  Not really sure I can accurately describe it.  But I answered anyway and sent off an email to our Music Minister, Mica, about singing with the praise team, with the band and such.  So as I get better I hope to do more and sing more in the future.  I’m blessed that God lead us here.