the more contagious our love for Him is.
So, to get a clear view of God we need to
focus on Jesus. He’s the clearest view of God
we have ever been given. All that being said, I
think just opening up the scriptures and having
the stories and the words of Jesus resonating
in our hearts and bring that to the stage with
us and letting that contagious response run
through the crowd and affect your church, to
make people burn on fire for Him.
[WM] What advice do you have for aspiring
musicians?
[Phil] If you’re a musician, my advice would
be practice. I’ve found that with people who
put their heart and soul into something and
also have a gift, eventually the good stuff rises
to the top. I’m not much of a chef, but I think
there’s some kind of cooking analogy in there,
where if you boil something, stuff rises to the
top, the good parts. I think that with talent and
gifting, you first have to put feet to your face,
so to speak, and put time in and practice.
But if there’s the gifting there and it’s invested
in, I think it’ll rise to the top and you’ll get
opportunities to share that gifting.
If you take that further, the advice I give to
worship musicians is anytime you have an
opportunity to lead, serve, or to be a part of a
worship band is great. Obviously practice and
know your stuff, but there is nothing sweeter,
more refreshing, and more useable than a heart
that’s ready to serve. You go to God incarnate,
Jesus, and you see that when He came into
a room with the twelve disciples at this really
special Passover dinner, where He deserves
the most honor and to be served, He comes
into the room with a rag around his waist like a
servant, with a bowl of water and a washcloth
to wash his disciples feet. So, for you guys
who are taking the stage to lead, whether
you’re a worship leader or playing drums, our
responsibility is to come into those moments
saying, “How can I serve this moment? How
can I serve the people in front of me and
bless the heart of the Father?” Even if that