June 2010 Update:
Wow, how time flies! Already we find ourselves nearly rounding the half way point of the year! Kris and I have been encouraged by reports from various people telling us that our music has touched their lives and ministered to them. That is our goal and desire, that people would be brought closer to Christ because of us. In Galatians 1:22-24, the Apostle Paul says that many had heard that the one who formerly persecuted the church was now serving Christ and they "praised God because of me." That is our desire; our whole life and purpose is that others would give praise to God. That they would forget about us, but the end result of our part to play is God receiving glory.
We have begun a new adventure along with our friends Kerry and Kirsten Liebelt. They have started a local house of prayer right in downtown Forest Lake and have asked us to orchestrate the worship aspect. It's called WEHOP (Worshipping, Equipping, House Of Prayer) and we are excited to see what the Lord is going to do through it. We lead two hours of worship every Friday night at 7:00p.m. called "Friday Night Fire" and encourage everyone to come and soak in the Lord's presence with us.
Blessings in Christ, the Name above every name!
Erik Jacobson
March 2010 update:
God is good! Regardless of what we go through or do, He is faithful. What a great God we serve! Kris and I wanted to thank everyone who was able to make it out to our CD release worship concert. It was a great time of lifting up the Name of Jesus and telling the stories of where our songs came from and what was going on in our lives at the time each one was written. We look forward to what the Lord will do in the future as we seek His will and direction.
Coming up next week, Kris and I have been invited to sing at Victory Church in Waupaca, Wisconsin. (Kris' brother, Jason Buck's church) We'll sing a few of our songs, tell of the faithfulness of our great God and spend the weekend with family, so we're looking forward to it!
I want to especially thank my beautiful wife for all her talents employed in setting up this website! You rock, babe! Now she even has a link set up that allows you to purchase a CD right from the web site. Awesome! I like tekie toys and gadgets and stuff and I'm fairly web savvy, but when it comes down to the details of making links work and all the programming involved, I'm in the dark.
Please pray for us to hear the Lord's voice and follow where He leads us in our ministry, whatever it may look like. He is faithful and we just want to walk through the doors that He opens up for us.
Blessings in our Savior, Jesus Christ,
Erik Jacobson
February 2010 update:
It is finished! Yes, almost three months after we had hoped to finish our project. Thank you to Rich, Randy and Pat for your hours in this project - you all sure make work a blast! Thanks, also to Ben for letting us pull in his violin talent for one of our songs. You are each a blessing from the Lord to us.
We have set our CD release worship concert for FEBRUARY 28, 2010. It will be at Crossroads Church in Forest Lake, MN at 6:00 p.m. Our cds will arrive and be available for the worship concert. We are excited about how the Lord has already worked through this project - all the glory goes to our amazing King Jesus! In Him we live and move and have our being!
Erik reminded me just the other day how close we are to having enough songs for CD #2. God is certainly on the move and we are delighted to be used by Him to bring Glory and Honor and Praise to Him through worship.
Kris Jacobson
December 2009 update:
Wow, there’s a lot of little details that go into finishing a CD! We had hoped to have it done by the beginning of December, but as the deadline grew closer and closer, it became more and more apparent that it just wasn’t going to happen. But we’re close! Although my gift of time estimation isn’t my strong suit, I’m thinking that we’ll definitely have it finished and released in January. Now whether that’s January first or thirty-first remains to be seen, but unless there is an unforeseen delay, January is the month for sure!
Regardless of the details and slowdowns, we’re excited! There’s just something about worshipping the Lord that fills your heart with joy that no other type of music can do. I was talking to a friend the other day about an opportunity I had to sing secular music and get paid for it: singing isn’t enough, simply entertaining someone with your voice or instrument is still hollow at best. No offense to people out there who do that for a living, it’s just that, for me, my joy comes from singing to the Lord. It’s all about worshipping our Savior, Jesus Christ, and giving glory to the Father!
I know I can speak for my wife when I say, “that is our goal, that is our passion!”
Erik Jacobson