what this bassist says...

As bass is the foundation for all things groove-related....so is Jesus
Christ
the foundation for all things LIFE-related.

I am His instrument, and it is His call on my life to encourage & help equip His body.

Oh...and in the process, perhaps to do my part to inspire all creation to Groove for Heaven...

"I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in
me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who
loved
me and gave Himself for me." Galatians 2:20 NIV

- norm stockton
(christian musician)

are we on track?

life goes on and on. then again, death may also go on and on.
what's your decision?
every decision requires sub-decisions to support the action(s) of the decision.
have we penned or pencilled the objectives of each decision? starting from our thoughts and embracing them into our hearts?

have i DECIDED to look, touch, talk, aromatise, and taste my goals?
to what extent am i willing to go to feel?
to what extent am i willing to go NOT to feel?
what should i do to gain the knowledge, wisdom and understanding? [col 1:9]

discipline:
it is of motions and emotions.
motion: shall i move toward the greater good even when my emotions state otherwise?
emotions: shall i use it to feel or fuel my life as i work towards my identity?
if every single thing i do is interconnected as variables to my life, how must JESUS fit in as the absolute?
everything has a purpose!
everything has a foundation or joint or hinge; something to hold it together.
the smallest molecule also has absolutes that make it what it is.

is life all relative??

i don't think so......

have i DECIDED to look, touch, talk, aromatise, and taste JESUS?
to what extent am i willing to go to do that?

thank you LORD for calling me 'son'.....

So what does the bassist do in a band?

Lay down the bottom line of course!

The Christian Groove!

This is my first post as a servant of the Lord in the Worship Ministry and my role as a bassist in the church.

When a worship band plays, it attempts to usher in the presence of the Lord into the midst of the congregation. Each person that shares the pulpit with the pastor has a special blessing and anointing of the Lord. But along with that comes the additional spiritual responsibility.

I shan't go further into that at the moment. It's another topic for another time.

So what is the role of the bassist in the whole context of the body of Christ? I'd like to echo the words of Abe Laboriel when he said,

"The bass player builds the house that all other players get to live in."

So if the bassist is uncomfortable or messes up the timing or groove of the team [emphasis intentional], not only does everyone feel confused, the confusion becomes a distraction to the congregation and causes people to lose focus on their seeking the Lord to seeking out the cause of the 'noise'.

The bass instrumentalist is hence, a very humbling role indeed.

The Bassist makes people move. Grooving is God's inate gift to all of us. We all (believers or otherwise) have a heart that beats rather consistently. It fills the spaces and bridges gaps in a music band (Hmmm, what is the role of each band member?? I suppose we can discuss this another time too).

Jesus Loves YOU!!!