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Chris and the band are truly changing lives in and around this nation
Thanks Chris, Thanks God.....
>>By Brian (Monday, 11 Nov 2002 04:08)
Hey!! I just saw Chris and his band this past weekend @ Ressurection in Gatlinburg, Tennessee!! It was truely amazing!! Him and his band and Pastor Steve Handy (the speaker) changed my life!! I am now becoming a better person than what I was before Ressurection!! If anyone gets a chance to see this band perform, you need to!! They will change you in many ways and won't forget it!! Everyone, keep believing in God and you all will go far!! ~Luv In Christ~ linz
>>By linz (Tuesday, 28 Jan 2003 02:50)
This band rules! I was also at ressuresction. I went into that place and left as two different people. God is more active in my life and i believe it was the band that and had the biggest impact on my changed life.Thanks.
>>By Teal (Wednesday, 29 Jan 2003 04:18)
Nick, "Enough" is for you. Thank you, Chris Tomlin. Thank you too, Nick, for being who you are. I love you.
>>By Jodie (Friday, 31 Jan 2003 21:27)
Jodie, thank you... for what you've been in my life. This message has certainly encouraged me today. Just knowing that someone feels this way about me... gives me joy.
God Bless You!!!
>>By Nick (Monday, 31 Mar 2003 19:36)
Jodie, My name is Nick... but not your Nick... Just to let you know.
However, your message really did touch me.
Thanks
>>By Nick (Monday, 31 Mar 2003 19:37)
Well i just wanted to say how much i love the song "enough" it is definetly one of my most favorite worship songs. I enjoy listening, singing, and playing it on the piano. I just cant here that song enough!!
>>By Taylor Doubler (Friday, 11 Apr 2003 01:22)
WE love them!!! They are a great band...their music is so inspiring(dont think i spelled that right) ANYWAYS the song NOT TO US is our favorite.
>>By jo and em (Monday, 21 Apr 2003 19:50)
he is swell..and so is the cd...i like it lots..plus i have a crush on daniel
>>By bill parcells88 (Wednesday, 23 Apr 2003 02:36)
his cd is amazing. he is an excellent songwriter and will be blessing christians and non christians for many years. keep it up. the new cd is definitely worth the money to buy it. change your life.
>>By johnny (Wednesday, 23 Apr 2003 02:37)
I have never actually seen Chris, but i luv his music. His awesome heart of worship is so inspiring and encouraging. God is using him and will continue to do so because of his broken spirit and his obedience. He is an awesome role model!!! And one day I hope to see him in person!
(In New York....hint hint)
>>By Cross-eyed (Tuesday, 6 May 2003 03:14)
chris tomlin is awesome! his music rocks and so does his heart 4 God!!!!!!!! come 2 NY chris!!
>>By linzy-gurl58 (Tuesday, 6 May 2003 03:18)
chris tomlin is awesome! his music rocks and so does his heart 4 God!!!!!!!! come 2 NY chris!! i lke what Johnny said bout him & his music
>>By linzy-gurl58 (Tuesday, 6 May 2003 03:19)
I saw Chris Tomlin and his band perform at 7:22 here in Atlanta, Georgia and it was AWESOME! I like both songs:) Not to us and Enough. It's both good because it's to HIM, the Almighty One. God bless...
>>By Unknown (Wednesday, 7 May 2003 04:21)
I have never been more impacted by a CD, than "Not to Us". Chris and the band are definitly annointed. My personal favoriate is song #10 on Not to Us, next time you guys listen to the CD play #10 and listen to the words. Amazing!!! I never knew that just two words could impact my life like "Spirit Overflow". Peace just flowed throught me as I listened to that song. I was able to see Chris lead worship for FBC in Round Rock, TX and he has a beautiful and gentle voice that helps soothe your soul while worshipping our Father! I highly recommend this CD to anyone who wants to enter the throne room of God while worshipping and praising His Name. I was fortunate enough to go to the OneDay03 this past weekend and I just want to say that God was moving in the hearts of everyone there and I felt so blessed to be there. God Bless!
>>By ambur81 (Tuesday, 27 May 2003 23:33)
Chris Tomlin is the best worship leader in america. He has so much passion for what he does and you can see God working through him. He just preformed as the worship leader for super summer 03 in marshall tx and it was soo awsome . I highley recommend you go out or order his cd right now you don't know what you are missing! GOD BLESS*
>>By jenn (Saturday, 14 Jun 2003 19:38)
Chris Tomlin and his band are incredibly awesome. i just spent a whole week with them at Quest Camp in South Carolina and they were our worship leaders both morning and night for the whole week! They are so great and close to God. I bought their new CD "Not to Us" and got them all to autograph it. But i wanted their autograph, not because they are famous, because God is the FAmous one, but because they are so awesome and inspiring! If you get a chance to go see them in concert or meet them, you better jump on the oppourtunity, cause it will be great. THey are all so nice and they mingled with the youth at camp instead of staying off by theirselves.
>>By Tiff (Monday, 23 Jun 2003 07:24)
He's awesome. He is really called by God to minister to people especially the youth/college kids. He's the worship leader at the church where I go to here in Austin and he's really good. I thank God for people like him.
I was wondering, do you know how old is he and Daniel? thanks!
God bless you all!!!
>>By blue_ice88 (Monday, 30 Jun 2003 05:46)
Blue_ice88,
I'm not sure how old Chris is, I think he is like 30 and Daniel is like 19.
I just started to go to the Austin Stone, too, and I love it. Everyone seems so friendly. I love the Pastors, Matt and Brad, they are annointed as well as Chris and the Band.
Saved by Grace
>>By ambur81 (Wednesday, 2 Jul 2003 19:42)
I had the chance to see Chris Tomlin In concert last fall in Nampa,Idaho. I was so blessed by the songs that he sung especially the Happy Song. Thank you Chris for fallowing in the foot steps of Jesus. You are an incredible singer through Jesus Christ!!!! I love the passion you have to lead others to Christ. I Can't wait to see you if God leads you to this area again!!! You are in my prayers. God reward you for all you are doing for His Kingdom.
Dios te bendiga. ( God bless you)
***Kinsey
>>By Kinsey (Friday, 4 Jul 2003 09:06)
CHRIS AND THE BOYS ARE ANNOINTED HONEY!! NEXT TIME Y'ALL SEE THEM TELL I SAID "HOW YOUR DUURING?"
SHIRLEYQ
>>By SHIRLEYQ (Friday, 18 Jul 2003 16:24)
i saw chris in philedelphia for a national conference and he was our praise leader. when he first came on stage i said hes just a person that thinks he can sing. as the days went by i realized god gave him the gift of praising him. i cant wait to see you again
>>By Andrew Park (Thursday, 24 Jul 2003 06:09)
You know who reminds me of Chris Tomlin? And I'm not the only one . . . Dave Lubben!
Distinctive debut worship artist Dave Lubben (A Place Called Surrender—Vertical Music) doesn't really try to play down his checkered past. The youthful mistakes he made, and the grace that has beautifully re-routed their outcome, now work together in telling why God must truly be lifted up in praise above all else.
Just 27 years old today, Dave was raised in Fargo, North Dakota and attended church regularly, but admits he maintained a self-centered, rebellious life. Still not having a personal relationship with his Maker, a musically inclined Lubben quit high school at age 16 to travel as lead singer with a successful rock band. The fans and the freedom were nice, but he still felt empty, and finally reached out to find his true purpose.
" That was when I cried out," Dave says. "When I turned my life over to Christ, He began to dramatically change it for the better and for His glory."
Lubben went back to school with a developing spiritual commitment, but still felt the struggle between earthly and heavenly desires. By graduation, his girlfriend Maggie was pregnant. They married soon after, and the kids had their own child that Christmas, a daughter named Alissa. Months later, as the accelerated marriage fell apart and divorce talks began, Dave met with a pastor and pursued Jesus with a new intensity.
" I came face to face with the truth that divorce isn't an option with God, and that Jesus Christ was offering to help sustain our marriage and give us the abundant life that only He can give," Lubben explains. "So we surrendered to His ways and invited Jesus to be the center of our marriage."
Since then, Dave and Maggie have experienced eight wonderful years as husband and wife and welcomed three more children: son Noah and daughters Selah and Lydia. The Lubbens are surviving and thriving proof that Jesus rescues lives, marriages, and families - a recurring theme in Dave's songwriting.
Throughout those turbulent yet enlightening early days of adulthood, Lubben also managed to earn a degree from Minnesota State University, where his passion for music never wavered. In 1999, he networked his way to Nashville for the annual Gospel Music Association convention and met Petra drummer Louie Weaver. The Christian rock veteran helped him record an independent album, and the process led Dave to another deep spiritual gut check as it related to his career ambitions.
"My number one passion in life was to create and share my music all over the world. I'd sacrificed everything for it and left behind school, my friends and my family," Dave remembers. "I thought that there was nothing wrong with that, but God was making it clear to my heart that Jesus Christ is the only one worthy of that kind of abandon and passion. So I surrendered my life's ambitions to Him."
A part of that surrender involved letting go of the pride that came with Lubben's obvious creative talent. Instead of seeing his own name in lights, Lubben determined to spread Christ's fame and live for His glory. He stepped back from the traditional music industry bid, took a youth ministry job in Fargo, and only recently moved to Portland, Oregon where he now serves as worship leader for Meadow Springs Community Church.
In fact, A Place Called Surrender was recorded live at Dave's former church in North Dakota. The project is well-titled, with lyrics that center on his relief that God is the sovereign star of the show. Still, Lubben does prove to be an exceptional singer and writer as well; his pop worship style brings to mind a gamut of hit makers, from Steven Curtis Chapman and Chris Tomlin to classic U2. The company he keeps on record is also testament to his gifts. Nathan Nockels (Watermark, Passion) handles production, Christy Nockels (Watermark) sings background vocals, and Scott Dente (Out of the Grey) plays acoustic guitar.
As he has done so often in life, Dave seeks God in song after song. Titles like "Lord Most High," "We Need You," "You Are the One," and "You Reign" are self-explanatory, as are the tenderly sung words of "Lay It Down," the fourth track in a quiet, worshipful suite; "I am not my own. I am Yours."
Most poignantly, the night A Place Called Surrender was recorded marked the last time Lubben would share corporate worship with his friend and mentor, Dan Roelofs, who died of cancer just two weeks later at age 33. That painful experience, ultimately overcome by joy, defines what Dave has learned and longs to share with everyone.
" The night of worship we shared was captured on this recording," he says. "God showed us through these songs and through Dan what it means to live life in a place where joy isn't dependent on circumstances, where our ways are abandoned and God's ways are embraced. It's the place where Jesus is calling you and me to come and find peace. It's a place called surrender."
David Schrader is a freelance writer living in Nashville, TN.
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>>By Norwegian Princess (Tuesday, 12 Aug 2003 20:17)
I just want to say that Chirs Tomlin is amazing in concert and truly brings you so close to God with his music and he has the coolest guitar player. Shout outs to Daniel Carson.
>>By Molly May Sunshine (Sunday, 31 Aug 2003 07:17)
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