The Longing

Hi Dear Friends ..

Here's a little bit of newsy news from the world of insideout...

'The Story' takes shape.

We have had some opportunities to minister in different churches, particularly in the new context of 'the Story' package. This is an hour concert style multimedia event, through which we try to unpack this idea of God's overarching story and how we fit into it. It has been exciting to see it form and keep on organically forming as we sense God's leading and evaluate the best way this tool can serve and encourage churches. We had a fantastic morning at Warrandyte Community Church a couple of weeks ago to which we also took a band made up of some members of our church worship team. It has been so fun to work with these guys and we are hoping to keep working with them. We are going to have quite a few more of these as we begin to tour.

'The Tour' (for want of a better word ;).

We have been in the process (in all of our spare time- lol) of setting up a few different local and ministry opportunities to keep us busy till the end of the year. It looks like we will be coming to Adelaide in October, Canberra in November and Hobart in December so stay tuned to the website for all of those details..

Insideout on Praise Charts-

As mentioned in our last mailout, Praise Charts, which is an online worship music resource hub has featured 2 of our songs in their Song Quest program. You can still go online and rate them if you like ;) -

http://www.praisecharts.com/live/categories/Song-Quest/

Insideout on You Tube

Yes we have finally entered the 21st century and put some stuff on You Tube. Here are some links that help get a picture of what we are about and what we are doing

Insideout Worship (our mission statement I guess):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJ4am5tBsak

The Story Tour:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAIvwVMagJw

Who Will Stand? (for an example of the multimedia we use in concert):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6F0taeDT8Q

Just to finish....

I don't know about you, but I feel like I am constantly experiencing what I call 'the longing'...

This is a deep longing, a kind of great restlessness that keeps us always longing for more. More of God, more of life, more love, more depth, more richness, more of HIS kingdom evidenced in my own life and the life of the world around me.

What is it about 'the longing'?

Is it because we are in effect dual citizens of a spiritual, heavenly realm and a very now earthly realm?

Is it some kind of matrix like concept, that indeed the reality we experience is in fact, not full reality?

Is it the thing, the very thing, that tells us we are not of this world, that keeps us moving forward, unsettled with things the way they are?

This is characteristic of those who belong to him. Those whose hearts His spirit has placed a seal upon.

'The Spirit of God whets our appetite by giving us a taste of what's ahead. He puts a little heaven in our hearts so that we'll never settle for less' 2 Cor 5: 5 (TMT)

I sit, as maybe you do in the tension of it, the often frustration, the wrestling, the often deep belly burning of it- I am challenged and encouraged- perhaps this is for us all..

Live in the longing

Live out of the longing...

Let is stir our hearts towards greater things...

Things that taste of heaven, Things that bring the reality of heaven here on earth.

'...those who hope in me will not be disappointed..'' Isaiah 49: 23..

Blessings

Daniel and Jess

(p.s. This is going on facebook :

(http://www.facebook.com/pages/Insideout/25120556911)

and Myspace (www.myspace.com/insideoutlife)....feel free to add comments, thoughts etc)