Fluid In Motion
A Profile of Waves Church (continued
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Worship
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During a Waves worship time,
expect to hear an eclectic mix of old hymns, contemporary worship songs
and songs written by Jeff that are tailored for the people of Waves. His songs
reflect the biblical spirituality in relation to Asian-Canadian cultural
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Some of the Filipinos come from Catholic backgrounds, and in one song,
based on Exodus
20:3 (1 of the 10 Commandments), called ‘No
One Better’ it says that "there is no one better we can pray to...
not saints." Jeff stated "Some of our friends deal with psychics and so I’ve
written, ’There’s no one better we can rely on... not psychics, not
superstitions, or feng shui.’" And for Chinese and Japanese, Jeff included
these lyrics: "Not...ancestors or deities." As a worship leader,
he looks for songs that deal with these issues that remain largely
untouched by contemporary worship songs. Jeff’s music is trans-generational:
"Just this afternoon, a gentleman in his 40's told me that he felt God
spoke to him through that song ‘No One Better’ even though it’s very
contemporary."
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Incorporated into the songs Jeff writes are scripture
references. And in the
Web site (www.waves.ca)
where a list of Jeff’s songs can be found under ‘RadioWaves,’ (www.waves.ca/radio)
the scripture references are Internet hyperlinks. Some songs even have links to
devotionals, bible dictionary definitions and animations, making each song an
interactive bible study.
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