Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Creating Something From Nothing

Genesis 1:1, "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth."

Imagine this....NOTHING...can you do it? Can you clear your mind of everything and imagine nothing? That was what it was before God the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit created. They spoke the world and all that is in it into existence. And isn't our world and its creation amazing! Talk about some imagination! This year's IMAGINE CHRISTMAS production journeys all the way back to the beginning, and at the beginning, there was nothing. And God began to speak into existence a perfectly created world. For 6 days, He spoke and there was something from nothing, over and over again. And His finest creation of all, man in His own image. And God looked at all He had created and said, "It is good."

Now meet Aaron Wade. He is our worship associate, and this year he has been given the challenge of creating something from nothing. Robert asked Aaron to write an original composition for our Creation production number. That's right! An original. And Aaron started with nothing. This process is so interesting to be a part of. Here is just a sneak preview of how an original piece of music is composed, in order to come to life live in our IMAGINE CHRISTMAS production.

Aaron has a software that has sample sounds of each instrument in an orchestra. We put together some sample video of what will be happening on the stage to IMAGINE what creation could have been like according to the scriptural account in Genesis. Then the writing begins. Aaron has used a great deal of imagination, had many meetings with other musicians and worship staff members, and worked many long hours in order to produce something from nothing. And he has had to do it over and over again for every instrument that makes up the orchestra for the show. Each one needing a different part that comes together to make one piece of music. This musical moment has already created much anticipation for us here at First Euless. To celebrate life of all living creatures FROM THE BEGINNING. It causes me to stand amazed and in awe of what God did so long ago, and what He alone enables us to do today, through Him. We have already been praising God for His new creations through us for IMAGINE CHRISTMAS, From the Beginning. 39 days and counting!

Oh, and just for your information, Aaron is on Day 8 of his Creation.

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