MICHAEL POULIOT: This last Sunday at
Hannaford, Michael Pouliot of
BattleZone Ministries spoke. He basically shared how he came to trust Jesus. He grew up as a Catholic who "believed" in Christ, but later learned to move past "religion" and develop a "relationship" with Jesus.
HOLY IS THE LORD: At Hannaford, one song we often sing is
“Holy Is The Lord” written by Chris Tomlin and Louie Giglio. I shared the origin of this song Sunday. It was inspired by the picture of worship around the throne of God in Isaiah 6 … the heavenly creatures sounding this anthem back and forth to one another:
"Holy, holy, holy is the LORD Almighty;
the whole earth is full of his glory."
The song is completed with another picture from Nehemiah, where the people joined in a mass assembly … a great example of corporate worship. The Bible says they raised their hands to God at the hearing of his Word, they bowed with their faces to the ground and together would proclaim
"the joy of the Lord is our strength."
While researching I came across an audio file of Chris Tomlin describing how the song came about. I didn't get to share it all on Sunday but the story left a lump in my throat. Listen to or download the mp3
here from
theheartofworship.org. Or use the player below
(as long as the link remains valid).