Mighty River Music: News

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After some considerable looking around and playing different acoustic guitars, I settled on an amber colored maple Taylor 615CE. I was looking for something a bit different than my 414CE and also the (ES) expression system. I played a number of other Taylors but really liked the sound and presence of the 615CE. It also sounded wonderful through an amp. I will have to post a picture soon! And soon, you will hear it on some recordings. And yes....my fingers hurt a little bit at the moment....
Today...springy is getting buried under a heavy snow but it will be back soon, honest! Blessings
- Mark

Today finally felt a bit like spring. And it is supposed to warm up a bit more during the next week. I think I can speak for most folks here in PA that we are ready for Spring!
Some new news... I have a blog where comments can be posted at www.mightyrivermusic.blogspot.com . Please stop by and enter in the conversation!
My Rockbridge class is done for this session and I have reclaimed the time for other activities. I hope to get the lampstand song draft recorded soon. The song is kinda cool because it is written half in my very limited Portuguese and half in English. It also seems to work well in worship. The song is about every member worship & ministry.
Some books by Brian McLaren are also taking up some of my time recently. I started with A Generous Orthodoxy and then read The Story We Find Ourselves In. I am in the midst of Find Faith (that makes sense). All of these books are well worth the read. More soon - Blessings! Mark

There are a couple new songs in the works, no studio, just home recordings for now. The latest is about the lamps before the throne in heaven. The prompting comes from the latest Rockbridge Seminary class I am taking. In the song (at least so far) the priesthood of believers is asking for the Holy Oil to fuel the holy fire burning in the lamps and then they worship by the power of the Holy Spirit, ministering to the Lord. At the www.oasishouse.com resource page you will find an mp3 of a message called Burning Before the Throne, by Bob Sorge. The Lord reminded me of Bob's message so much I could hear the message being given and remembered even the drawing Bob was doing. Tonight I will listen to the message and see what it brings to the song. Email me if you have any idea's on this topic! Sing a new song to the Lord. Declare His blessings day after day.... Be one of these lampstands before the throne of God! .... Mark

I hope everyone's Christmas was filled with the Lord's presence and wonderful family time. As 2006 wraps up, I wish you all a very Happy New Year and a wonderful 2007. See you out and about!

I put up a version of O Come O Come Immanuel, in my Music section. I am considering this beautiful song for our worship time on Sunday. It borrows a bit from Nights in White Satin, by the Moody Blues, and in 6/8 is a sweet whistle song. May it spark wonderful thoughts about Advent and Christmas for you. Please email me, from the Contacts Page, if you need the chart. Blessings to all.

December 7th is Pearl Harbor Day. Thank you to all veterans, but especially today, WWII vets.

As I was searching through Christmas songs for worship, the word Advent kept popping up. I found many different thoughts about this before Christmas time. Some find it a time of fasting, repentence and preparation. I've always found it to be a time of joyful anticipation. Today, I realized we Christians are in a very special situation. We look to the Advent past, assured of what happened, and we find incredible peace and joy. We look to Advent now, and see the Kingdom of God breaking out and daily evidence of the truth that Emmanuel is God with us and we are amazed. Finally, we long for the Advent future-time when Christ comes again.

Advent(?)::Fascinating(!)

A new piece of music has been added to the music section, called As I Fall in Love. It was finished on the Thursday before Thanksgiving and played live at Juice and Java on that weekend to good response. So while not a full recording, I wanted to, as a writer, put the song up here on the site. Please go to the music section. You can click on the song title to get the story behind the song! Blessings to ya!

Wishing everyone an awesome Thanksgiving Day. Thanksgiving is a time to enjoy family and to give thanks to the Lord for his blessings and provision for our families. The Lord is good. His love endures forever...

Ok, a Thanksgiving joke... Do you know the difference between dressing, filling, and stuffing? The first helping is dressing, the second helping is filling, and the last is stuffing!

In John 17, Jesus prays for all believers. He prays for us to be one with Him and with each other. Make Us One is a prayer song, our response to our Savior's prayer for us. This is a brand new song. Please email if you want the chart. Go to my Music page to hear it in full length.

Back home from Chalmette. The Samaritan's Purse folks were great to work for and the people I met, both the team from Calvary Chapel Albuquerque and local residents were awesome. If you are thinking about going to New Orleans to help out, definitely go. There is still so much help needed. The Samaritan's Purse mission is a great place to help at!

This Saturday morning, at 11am, A bunch of my friends and I will be at Servant's Heart 1st Anniversary event. Come on out!

I will be in Chalmette, LA with a Samitan's Purse Mission for the week of Sept 16 through 25th. I will post some journal entries and some pictures on http://mysite.verizon.net/mgrosz for starters. Please pray covering for my family during this week...much appreciated.

I will be on the radio again this Tuesday, Aug 29, at 6PM. Not sure who will come to help out this time!

We had a great time at The Rock. Steve Almond and Pastor Blaine joined me. We'll schedule another one in late August! Keep watch for the date!

Events: Worship @ Life House every Sunday 9:30am www.mylifehousechurch.com
Radio time! Tuesday, July 25th, 6:00pm on 720AM The Rock.

Healing Prayer & Worship - Tuesday, Sept 12, 7pm @ Christ Community Church

Mighty River is currently available at:
Servant's Heart, Hartzdale Drive, Camp Hill, PA

The Christ Community Church Bookstore, Camp Hill, PA

Benjamin's, 60 W Pomfret St. in Carlisle, PA.

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