The band led worship at the Witney Filling Station last night. We were just a happy trio of keyboard, guitar and bass – we definitely missed our drummer and vocalist but we survived. For the first time, I attempted to operate the words computer using foot pedals whilst playing guitar. It was an interesting experience which made my brain feel like it was getting pulled in two directions at once! I think all the right words came up at the right time though, and hopefully my guitar playing wasn’t too badly affected.
The talk was give by David and Charis Baker from Trinity Church, Cheltenham, and they looked at Isaiah 43:
Forget the former things;
do not dwell on the past.
19 See, I am doing a new thing!
Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?
I am making a way in the wilderness
and streams in the wasteland.
They had a strong sense that God wanted to rekindle our passion and vision – ‘I am doing a new thing!’ – but that sometimes the way we see and tell our story so far can blur our vision of what’s ahead. When we look at the promised land, do we tell a story of giants and impossible obstacles, or do we tell a story of an abundant land flowing with milk and honey?