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Offline SavnBass

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Re: ANOTHER service?
« Reply #20 on: September 19, 2009, 02:25:05 AM »
My church has 3 active bass players.. but at one point it was just me.. and I was playing 2 services in the morning.. and one in the evening.. and for a while there I was playing in the hispanic service too so basically I was there all day.. WE have two primary bassists that alternate weekly now.. and one guy who does evening services.. but we are blessed in the sense that we could field at least 4 whole bands at least.. if all the musicians at our church. As it is now I play on one praise team and I also play with a band that is affiliated with the church but not an official part of the music ministry.. WE also have an alternative thing we do that I am also a part of.. It worls for me.. but t gets hectic sometimes. I guess what you have to ask yourself is ... why are you playing in the first place.

Me.. I am just grateful that at this point I have a venue to play in and I want to do it... and I can... I made some .... reckless choices in my day.. and I know it only through GRACE that I am even standing here.. so as long as I can pick up the bass and hit that string...  I'm there.
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Re: ANOTHER service?
« Reply #21 on: September 19, 2009, 02:32:40 AM »
OH.. and did I mention the rehearsals.. Monday for the band... Friday for the alternative... and every other Thursday for the praise team.. and that's when I am not standing in for the other bass player.. Then we have the gigs with the band.. going to a prison next week and a AME church @ 35 miles south of here on Sunday.. (I am off this week at home..)  the alternative worship set once a month on a Friday... and every other Sunday...
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Re: ANOTHER service?
« Reply #22 on: September 19, 2009, 01:55:34 PM »
Yes...people don't count the time spent in preparation and rehearsals each week...
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Re: ANOTHER service?
« Reply #23 on: September 19, 2009, 01:57:02 PM »
Quote from: b3wannab on September 18, 2009, 02:30:26 PM
This is something that most musicians will struggle with at some point. 


Sometimes you may just have to say, "I ain't comin'!"

I'm at that point right now when i cant afford to be in church for every service.I have scheduled a meeting with my pastor tomorrow to let him know that.I travel one and half hours to get to church.I'm sure he'll understand.
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Re: ANOTHER service?
« Reply #24 on: September 19, 2009, 02:18:44 PM »
Quote from: phatstrings on September 19, 2009, 01:57:02 PM
I'm at that point right now when i cant afford to be in church for every service.I have scheduled a meeting with my pastor tomorrow to let him know that.I travel one and half hours to get to church.I'm sure he'll understand.

90mins????

Never.

Church would probably be a rare occasion for me!
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Re: ANOTHER service?
« Reply #25 on: September 19, 2009, 03:24:07 PM »
Try traveling 3+ hours each way...
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Re: ANOTHER service?
« Reply #26 on: September 19, 2009, 04:35:33 PM »
Quote from: LaRue1212 on September 19, 2009, 03:24:07 PM
Try traveling 3+ hours each way...

No. I would definitely be home then! Church would probably be once every 3 months.
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Re: ANOTHER service?
« Reply #27 on: September 19, 2009, 04:50:19 PM »
Quote from: B3Wannabe on September 19, 2009, 02:18:44 PM
90mins????
Never.
Church would probably be a rare occasion for me!

In your case I'd ask myself why I go to church if I felt that way.

In Phat's case..
I'd just find another church..

I find that for me.. I get discombobulated when I miss too much church.. It's like I need that fellowship.. I need that reaffirmation that there is something greater than me and all my problems and dreams.. and that there are others around me who ache, and dream, and need ... just like I do. That is why we were told tonot forsake the gathering of ourselves together y'know..

Church was made for you.. not the other way around.. and it is more than just a social event. We should be going to church because we habve needs and can fill someone else's need.. I look at the parise team work I do as service to my home church.. The band I play with is my work for the kingdom.. doing what I can when & where according to the talents given me.. The alternative thing I do is a wild card and partly done for selfish reasons because I really enjoy playing with the people I do it with.. but we all need it, at least I feel I do. If it is a burdeen something is wrong.
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Re: ANOTHER service?
« Reply #28 on: September 19, 2009, 05:02:14 PM »
Quote from: LaRue1212 on September 19, 2009, 03:24:07 PM
Try traveling 3+ hours each way...


Wouldn't happen for tha kid.  :-\


Quote from: B3Wannabe on September 19, 2009, 02:18:44 PM
90mins????

Never.

Church would probably be a rare occasion for me!
Quote from: B3Wannabe on September 19, 2009, 02:18:44 PM
90mins????

Never.

Church would probably be a rare occasion for me!

When I was MOM, I used to travel 75 minutes one way to chu'ch. Yes, I know..crazy.  :-\



I used to travel 70 min. both ways when I was @ my former church.



Now, I'm 20 minutes away round trip. God is a GREAT God!! ;D
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Re: ANOTHER service?
« Reply #29 on: September 19, 2009, 05:16:29 PM »
There was a time (albeit a short time) when I lived 7 minutes from my church - I'm talking from the garage to the pulpit! LOL. It was sweet, heavenly bliss. It didn't last long because we ended up having to drive about 45 minutes to pick up a sister who had no transportation. Ugh!

I'll say this much - it's a lot easier to travel 30 min, 90 min, or 3 hours when you know you're doing what the Lord said to do. When He sends you on a ministry assignment and its 2 cities over (or the next state over), there's peace in knowing you're in His will.
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Re: ANOTHER service?
« Reply #30 on: September 19, 2009, 06:16:20 PM »
Quote from: SavnBass on September 19, 2009, 04:50:19 PM
In your case I'd ask myself why I go to church if I felt that way.

In Phat's case..
I'd just find another church..

I find that for me.. I get discombobulated when I miss too much church.. It's like I need that fellowship.. I need that reaffirmation that there is something greater than me and all my problems and dreams.. and that there are others around me who ache, and dream, and need ... just like I do. That is why we were told tonot forsake the gathering of ourselves together y'know..

Church was made for you.. not the other way around.. and it is more than just a social event. We should be going to church because we habve needs and can fill someone else's need.. I look at the parise team work I do as service to my home church.. The band I play with is my work for the kingdom.. doing what I can when & where according to the talents given me.. The alternative thing I do is a wild card and partly done for selfish reasons because I really enjoy playing with the people I do it with.. but we all need it, at least I feel I do. If it is a burdeen something is wrong.

Don't get me wrong I love church. It's just not that serious. I don't-feel like I'm God's gift to the church.

If I never spend another day in a church, I have the faith that I've been taught what I need to make it In.  Do I know everything? No.

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Re: ANOTHER service?
« Reply #31 on: September 19, 2009, 06:44:13 PM »
Quote from: LaRue1212 on September 19, 2009, 03:24:07 PM
Try traveling 3+ hours each way...
Quote from: sjonathan02 on September 19, 2009, 05:02:14 PM

Wouldn't happen for tha kid.  :-\


When I was MOM, I used to travel 75 minutes one way to chu'ch. Yes, I know..crazy.  :-\



I used to travel 70 min. both ways when I was @ my former church.



Now, I'm 20 minutes away round trip. God is a GREAT God!! ;D

Ya'll got me beat!  Lol.  I'm about 2 hours both ways.
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Re: ANOTHER service?
« Reply #32 on: September 19, 2009, 07:21:41 PM »
Quote from: kodacolor on September 19, 2009, 06:44:13 PM
Ya'll got me beat!  Lol.  I'm about 2 hours both ways.

why? ?/?
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Re: ANOTHER service?
« Reply #33 on: September 19, 2009, 08:32:20 PM »
Quote from: under13 on September 19, 2009, 07:21:41 PM
why? ?/?

Now that I look at what I wrote it looks weird. (kinda like that sentence.  LoL!)

It's one hour there and one hour back (hence two hours both ways), not two hours there and two hours back.  I like the church.  I get spiritually fed there. 
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