If you have experienced any variety of contemporary worship music in the past decade you are probably familiar with the song
How He Loves Us. You may or may not know that the song was written in 2005 by John Mark McMillan, and burst on to the early days of You Tube music video in 2008 with an electrifying presentation by Kim Walker Smith of Jesus Culture which has been viewed to date over 22 million times. This is "must see" video, not only for the musical presentation but for Kim's spontaneous testimony about God's love. The song appears on the Jesus Culture live album
We Cry Out (2007). David Crowder Band also recorded the song on their album
Church Music in 2009.
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| Jesus Culture, 2012 |
Jesus Culture has been one of the shining lights of the youth driven live worship movement of the 21st century. (1) There are a number of Jesus Culture musicians that have ministered over the past fifteen years. The core members Smith, Chris Quilala, Jeffrey Kunde, Josh Fisher and Brandon Aaronson have blessed me through many beautiful worship sessions.
(video links below)
Fast forward to January of 2020 when Kim Walker Smith appeared in a worship presentation with Michael Ketterer and the church based band
Influence Music in a song called
Spirit Lead Me. The power of the presentation is multiplied when the band transitions to
Spirit Break Out (writer: William McDowell) after the 5:30 mark of the song. You can sense and feel the movement of God in the room as Kim pours her heart into a plea for the Holy Spirit to come in power among us.
Spirit break out, break our walls down
Spirit break out, heaven come down
Our Father, all of heaven roars your name, sing louder, let this place erupt with praise
King Jesus, your the name we're lifting high, your glory shaking up the earth and sky
Revival, we want to see your kingdom here.
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| Walker, Quilala, Kunde and Jesus Culture, 2018 |
Let it be so...
Notes:
(1) Jesus Culture has a church in the greater Sacramento area ..
Jesus Culture
LINKS:
Jesus Culture: How He Loves Us
Influence Music: Spirit Lead Me / Spirit Break Out
Jesus Culture: Spirit Break Out (2018)
Story Behind How He Loves
David Crowder Band - How He Loves
