The Band Guy

Well, the new gig is fully here, traveling the highways and byways of Northeast Georgia , helping band directors, students, parents, and everybody in between with all their band needs. Going to as many as 6 band camps in a day and seeing and making friends, old and new. I am having a blast!

We have been to many schools including Commerce, Banks County, Habersham County, East Hall, West Hall, Johnson, Rabun County, Hart County, Madison County, Franklin County, Winder Barrow, Jefferson, Jackson County, East Jackson, Oglethorpe County, Appalachee, North Hall, and we are just getting started. We have seen many great marching shows in progress including Queen, Red White and Blues, Rolling Stones, Sparticus, Grease, Day and Night, Good Marching Bands Gone Bad, Pirates, The Climb, and some custom shows that are mindblowing. Where do these guys get these ideas? I get to work with some of the most creative people in the world.

Despite budget cuts, 1000000 degree weather, staff changes, old age, young age, new age, and stone age we are still out there making chicken salad for all we are worth! Congratulations to all of you students, staff, and parents for making it through band camps. I know you can't wait for school to start!

In His Presence

A New Walk Christian Fellowship is hosting a revival in July called Seven Days in His Presence.

Wow, what a concept! This church advertises itself as being different, and I believe it. They have a food ministry that is dedicated to feeding the hungry and are reaching out to meet the needs of their community. The revival begins on Sunday July 18 and runs through that week. Healing Flow is scheduled to lead worship on that Monday night, July 19th. Hopefully we can bring some of our faithful friends with us to experience God's Presence in a new and powerful way. Hope to see YOU there.

Jack

Here's a link to the church: www.anewwalk.org

check it out!

Catching Up

A chapel in the middle of nowhere, where Daniel and I played a wedding

June has been a busy month for all of us, with me starting a new job, and commuting to Anderson, South Carolina every other day, and the various comings and goings of Healing Flow and SDR, and our families, I realize I have been slack in updating the old blog. So, much apologies and here we go....

There are some updates on the website www.healingflowmusic.com which shows SDR live at Summer Jam 2010. Check it out! You have to admire the desire of these kids to do something great for God, but a flat bed trailer on an open ballfield, in the middle of the day in 100 degree (no I am not exaggerating) heat is cause for heat exhaustion. If you check out the pictures, you see Daniel with a towel over his head for most of the gig. yikes. The good news? We got to see a Spirit Filled Baptist Church, with a fired up pastor and youth group, and unafraid of witnessing and worshipping God in freedom.

New music is in the works for Healing Flow, as we are doing some of the latest from Mercy Me, Chris Tomlin, Hillsong United, and of course, Healing Flow. God has been moving mightily in our worship at Walk on Water, and the services have been awesome. Pastors Perry and Angie Burgess are dialed in to the Holy Spirit right now and great things are happening. If you are free on Sunday Morning or you don't have a home church, come and check it out.

Coming soon: Healing Flow will be leading worship at a revival called "Seven Days in His Presence" at A New Walk Christian Fellowship in Gainesville. Check out their website and come see us on June 19th! 1607 Calvary Church Road in Gainesville.

In His Flow

Jack

The Unplugged Worship Report

On to plan B!

We arrived at Walk on Water Church to set up and something seemed strange. The Red light was out there getting off the Atlanta Highway and everything was dark. We pulled up at the door and was met by our sound man/outreach director/cook Joey who informed us that we had no power.

Well, no electricity, anyway. After much weeping and gnashing of teeth (no not really) and putting our heads together, we decided to set up in the front of the church and prepare to do the service unplugged. Me acoustic guitar, Daniel congas, Frances djembe and Me, Cathy and Hannah on vocals. We picked tunes that work unplugged and that the congregation would know without words (no video).

We ran through a few tunes and put the set together just about the time the lights came on. With a whole 15 minutes to work with we decided to go with what we had just done, only hooking up the guitar and some mics. It was a great set and a different feel, and God blessed it.

Here's what we did:

Your Love is Amazing

Light of the World (Here I am to Worship)

How Great is our God

Amazing Love

Amazed

The running "amazed" theme was totally unintentional, but cool, none the less.

I'm now officially retired and unretired in the same week. I have started with Draisen-Edwards Music so I can be your hook up for musical instruments, PA, whatever. Call me or e-mail me and I will get you the best prices guaranteed!

Spent Memorial Day with my grandson, Myles. We had a great time. He's the coolest and although he is not walking without holding on to something, I think he will take off running any minute!

check out the Sunday set lists at www.theworshipcommunity.com to see what other worship teams are doing!

Have a great day!

Jack

Weekend recap

Nobody's perfect, but a little excellence wouldn't hurt

Sometimes we scramble, sometimes we flow easily, sometimes the anointing and the inspiration come from unexpected sources and times. Is it always easy? NO! The good thing is, the Lord is the one who is directing the show, we just need to be in tune with Him. I felt like sunday morning was one of those times. Our regular practice is Wednesday night, but we did that gig at the Potters House so we had to rely more on where we were Sunday Morning. It never really felt comfortable until we got under the Anointing and relaxed a little. Everything was fine and the music came out great. We did remind ourselves that we are not "performance based" but that we are worshippers and that's what He expects from us.

Here's the recap

Friend of God Israel Houghton (Michael Gungor) Always a good one and the congregation is always up for it.

None But Jesus Hillsongs Cathy does such a good job with this one. She is a gifted singer and worship leader and I am blessed to team up with her. Gentle spirit. Reminds us that "You (Jesus) are all I need" . How true.

Revelation Song Gateway Worship This song just works for us in a great way. The lead trades around through the band, and the song takes us somewhere, which is what we strive for in our ministry.

Your Love is Extravagant Darrell Evans We love to flow on this one with some other songs mixed in such as Reliant K's For the Moments I Feel Faint and Free Falling by Tom Petty

Trading My Sorrows Darrell Evans One of my all time favorites, and so appropriate for where we are as a church and a ministry. Led right into Pastor Angie Burgess' sermon on love.

This week is another busy one, including graduation for Hannah and a wedding for Cindy Jones' sister where Daniel and I get to stretch out our country music chops a little!

Be Blessed! Go to http://www.theworshipcommunity.com/ and check out the Sunday Set lists to see what other Praise Groups are doing.

In the flow

Jack

Wednesday Night at the Potters House

Here it is, your report on the outreach of Walk on Water Church at the Potters House Wednesday night. Packed house, standing room only, and anticipation of something special on this night. We came with high expectations and prepared some of our favorites for the worship set.

Ascend by Lenny Leblanc led by Hannah Roesch. Although the men were not really familiar with this chorus, it did not take them long to jump right in there. Hannah said she had never seen anything quite like that. (They learn in a hurry)

Mighty to Save by Hillsongs led by Cathy Roesch. This one they did know and the worship was really starting to build nicely. I know we were getting a little loud, but the men worship so hard there that you have to to be heard.

Hold On by Healing Flow By now it was on. The men really jumped in and learned this one and the anointing was strong. You know there is a certain level of desperation in a rehab center like that so the message of the song touches people.

Pastor Perry got up at this point and asked for People Get Ready. Daniel leads this and it is a congregational favorite whenever we do it. This really set up the speaker of the night, Karen Lewis. She brought a message of healing and deliverance and probably close to 40 men responded to the altar call.

Celebration set

Trading My Sorrows by Darrell Evans. We have always loved this one and the men there love it too. Great worship led by Daniel.'

More prayer led by a young lady with our church and followed by our own Greg Roesch. I have never seen Greg so fired up.

Friend of God by Israel Houghton. This was the loudest of the night. The men blew us off the stage with passionate worship at an amazing volume and intensity. What a way to end the night. The only bad thing I can say is, WE FORGOT THE CAMERA IN THE TRUCK.

OOPS.

Pictures would be good right here, Jack. yep.

Well there you have it, went to minister and got ministered to again. It's contagious when you are around Perry Burgess, he makes you want to serve people and he's got it going on at Walk on Water World Outreach Church.

Potters House, you were a blessing for Healing Flow.

It had it's moments....

my weekend, that is....

Going to the auction, going to the Doctor, going to church, going a little nuts......but first

The Sunday Worship Recap

Walk on Water World Outreach Church, Athens, Georgia.

Praise Your Name by Healing Flow. This is our newest cooker, a good call to worship that rocks out pretty good. (Show me Your ways, Teach me Your paths, Guide me in truth, Lord we need you.) Bridge has a classic 60s rock feel.

Let it Rise 90's vintage praise tune, something familiar that we pull out from time to time that always gets a good reaction from the congregation

Without You (You are all I need) led by Hannah Roesch. Great harmonies and easily learned tune.

I Will Rise by Chris Tomlin Led by Daniel Balthazor. Here's where the anointing was so strong this morning. The feeling as the song built was electric (not that we go on feelings or anything, but the Spirit really started to move on people). A great worship anthem for the church. We are into our Chris Tomlin stuff more than any other time in the history of our ministry. It just works.

In Your Name by Healing Flow. We kinda medley'ed this one up with Breathe by Marie Barnette and All of my Dreams by SDR (Daniel's Band) A good flow here leading into the sermon by Pastor Angie Burgess on Bartimeus

The weekend itself....Frances and I enjoy going to auctions. A lot. Sometimes to excess. Anyway, we went to an auction friday night at the Apple House in Alto, a great place for people watching, almost as good as the patio at Starbucks, and were joined by our son Christopher for the evening. We bought some stuff for our grandson, Myles who gets whatever he wants because his grandpa (me) has already told him that he is Santa Claus. Saturday we went to one in Jefferson, and found a few bargains as well. The main thing we do is socialize and people watch.

Saturday morning I gave in and went to the Dr. after a couple of weeks of coughing, wheezing and general sinus mayhem. The First Care in Jefferson is great for that kind of thing and Dr. Zimmerman there fixed me up with all kinds of medicine. Bronchitis. whoo hoo.

Coming up this week....Healing Flow will be leading worship at The Potters House in Redstone Community in Jackson County. This is a Drug and Alchohol Rehabilitation Center and they do a great work. We can't wait. We will try to take pictures and give a good report.

Hanging in there this week, my last as a public school teacher.

Jack