Desperation Band, Spending It All

(from L to R: Cory Reynolds, Jared Henderson, Me!, Jon Egan, Daryl Wong)

They were jet-lagged, it was early and for some of them, it was their very first time visiting this part of the world.  But, the Desperation Band certainly lived up to their name - their heart and desperation for all of God was evident throughout their 2-hour breakfast gathering with some of Singapore's worship leaders & pastors.

Jon Egan (DBand's frontman) was eager to share the band's outlook with us and it was (to me, at least), nothing short of inspiring.  Here are a few excerpts...

Jon: 

We take no pleasure in attention but we take much pleasure in being obedient.  We want to be real; there are no gimmicks to our worship.  This is our heart - complete obedience.

Isaiah 58:10, "...if you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry and satisfy the needs of the oppressed, then your light will rise in the darkness, and your night will become like the noonday."  This is a major passage for Desperation Band.

It's never been about the music for us.  Music is just a vehicle that proclaims God.  We must never choose convenience and comfort.  We have to sweat this thing out.  We have to move beyond ourselves because God is in the risky.  Get as low as we possibly can before the Lord and don't be afraid to try things that might not work.

God does not live in the safe, He lives in the dangerous.  We've learnt that as the band spends themselves more and takes the risk there is an explosion in the heavenlies.  We get awakened in our risk when we step outside of our comfort zones.

Let's push forward and spend ourselves together."

Ushering in AWESOME

I used to think that good worship was the same as feel good worship.  But over the years, I've learnt that worshipping "in spirit and truth" (John 4:23) goes beyond just feeling good.  Only one element is key in creating awesome worship - the presence of God, and that cannot in any way be duplicated except by Him.

When the focus is on God and God alone, the worship becomes great.  Take a look at the heart of New Life Worship...

New Life Worship-Weekly Gatherings from New Life Worship on Vimeo.

ALOHA Bob Fitts!

Singapore said 'aloha' to song-writer, worshipper, teacher and legend, Bob Fitts, who was in town (from his hometown in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii) for just 2 days last weekend as part of his round-the-world tour spanning Europe, Israel, Asia and the USA.  As Mr. Fitts himself puts it, he's joining with "worshippers around the globe to bring awareness to the awesome goodness of our God!" 


Alexandria Tan, who experienced this 'awesomeness' at the Bob Fitts worship service shares, "He's really annointed in leading worship....We enjoyed it very much, even our Joshua enjoyed it and clapped his hands and snapped his little fingers along."


Talking about Bob Fitts, always brings us (at Integrity Asia) back to the good old days of our youth.  Remember 

, and?  

These songs never fail to take us back to our beginnings and how far we've come by God's faithfulness alone.

Can you tell that we're big fans? 

Well, we can't wait for Bob Fitts' 25-year compilation, to be released later in the year, as well as a Christmas album planned for release at the end of this year.

So, what was your favourite Bob Fitts song growing up?