So, here is my entry for today’s Creative Chaos entry over at Ragamuffinsoul.com.  This is an opportunity for those involved in worship to blog about something unique or creative that has been done in a worship service and share it with other like-minded worshippers and bloggers. 

So, a few weeks back our church’s director of young adult ministries and fellow blogger over at Mustard Revolution- came up with a really neat idea to create paper handcuffs that we were all to put on and wear during the service to symbolize how many of us are bound by things of this world and our sin and to symbolize how that can inhibit our ability to worship the Lord fully. 

Now, there were a few “bumps” along the way in the service which I encourage you to read about on Ben’s blog; however, after the sermon communion was served as the team played Chris Tomlin’s “Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone)”.  The congregation came forward, broke their chains and laid them down prior to receiving the elements.  It was a really powerful physical reminder to us that only through the sacrifice that Christ made on the cross are we forever truly and completely free!  While I couldn’t wear the chains myself (I haven’t figured out how to play guitar with my hands chained together) I stood there playing my guitar and trying to sing through the words to that chorus and the emotion of watching people break their chains to receive the body and the blood of Christ almost overwhelmed me. 

May we never forget that we are set free only through the broken body and shed blood of our Lord and Saviour!  God’s Word tells us:

“Christ has set us free to live a free life. So take your stand! Never again let anyone put a harness of slavery on you.” – Gal. 5:1 (MSG)

“My chains are gone, I’ve been set free
My God, my Saviour has ransomed me
And like a flood, His mercy reigns
Unending love, Amazing grace.”

So, Over at one of my favorite blog sites – Ragamuffinsoul.com – Carlos hosts a weekly post called “Creative Chaos” where a bunch of people have an opportunity to share their stuff and learn from each other. 

As I mentioned in a previous post this past Sunday was our Youth Sunday and the theme was “Silence is not an option” with an emphasis on evangelism.  As part of the Sunday morning service someone came up with the idea to put together a video to help punch some of the points home.  The video starts off asking a hypothetical what if – what if you had found the cure for AIDS and could save millions of lives.  Would you share that life saving information or keep it to yourself?  Since we know the answer to how to save our eternal lives – Jesus Christ – why aren’t we sharing it? 

Here’s the video that the youth put together with the help of the youth group director and one of the advisors. 

So – what will YOU do?