brian doerksen
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Changed by Your Glory
1989
Various Artists
Vineyard Music/Langley Vineyard

Purchase this album online at IONWorship.org

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Tracks
Awesome God
Good To Me
I Lift My Eyes Up (Psalm 121)
Faithful One
Psalm 63
Father I Want You To Hold Me
Refiners Fire
We Come To Humble Ourselves
Changed By Your Glory
I Saw Heaven
You Are Mighty
As I Abide In You
Isaiah 6
Unto The King
All Heaven Declares

Story of the "Changed by Your Glory" recording:

October 1 1989. That date changed more things about my work and ministry life than almost any other day. Andy Park, who had been the worship pastor of our church since it's planting in 85, had just announced his departure to go and pastor a church. I had become the full time worship pastor at the age of 23!! We had been discussing doing a simple recording of the songs we were writing for our church, and so I invited Andy to come back for a Sunday evening of worship that we would record. We gathered in the afternoon to pray and I had an experience that is unique in my life and one I will never forget. As we were praying and giving the project over to God, I was struck by something that knocked me to the ground. (Just so you know I am fairly conservative when it comes to these sort of things and have been at several meetings where everyone else gets "slain in the Spirit" and I am the lone one standing). When I collapsed this intense electrical type current starting coursing through my body. At one point it got so intense I thought "I'm going to die . . . God has come to kill before we do this recording because I am a sinner!!" However, after I realized that I was still alive, I understood that the power was not there to kill me or judge me, but love me!!!! The "Refiner's Fire" is love. Yes our God is a consuming fire . . . but He is Love!!!! I eventually got up and we had a wonderful evening!!

It turns out that this project, which we originally thought was just for our church, started spreading via word of mouth and many of the songs started spreading too. This was the album that introduced a few of my first songs like "Refiner's Fire," "Faithful One" and "I Lift my Eyes up" to the church.

I'm also grateful that many of the friends we made during that season of our life are still dear friends, including Gary & Joy Best, who were our pastors for years along with Doug & Suzie Watts.

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