John Dunahoo
Relationship Status
Single
Highschool
Pigeon Forge High School
Interests
guitar, singing, worship leading, music, guitar gear, Apples, photography & videography, driving around just seeing the sites, road trips, hanging out with friends and just talking, having a good laugh, hiking, going to the National Park (i live 5 minutes away). being with the family, going to SteakNShake at the wee hours of the night, um makes me sound like a loser but Halo2 on the LAN haha, looking at the stars, anything with the ocean is good, taking random naps and getting some good sleep... and NOT having an iPOD though i want one haha
Favorite Music
Dave Barnes, Matt Wertz, Marc Broussard, Shane&Shane, ED CASH, Mae, JASON MORANT, Eoghan Heaslip, Charlie Hall, David Crowder Band, Tim Hughes, Delirious?, Hillsong United, MUTEMATH, Caroline Sanderson, MINDY SMITH, Patty Griffin, Nickel Creek, alison krauss, TOMMY EMMANUEL, Brad Paisley, Ryan Adams, Switchfoot, Jimmy Eat World, Underoath, Coheed&Cambria, SHOWBREAD, Blue Merle, Coldplay, U2, AC/DC, The Who, THE ZACH INGLE EXPERIENCE, the Masses, the Fray, derek webb, IMOGEN HEAP, Leslie Dudney
Favorite Movies
Braveheart, Boondock Saints, Man On Fire, LOTR series, Anchorman, Napoleon Dynamite, Austin Power series, Office Space, Waiting for Guffman, A Mighty Wind, Dodgeball, Wedding Crashers, School of Rock, Friday, The Wedding Singer, A Beautiful Mind, StarWars, Man, Mean Girls, A Walk to Remember, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, Hitch, Zoolander, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Good Will Hunting, Happy Gilmore, BIlly Madison, Switchfoot live, SRV live at Montreaux, Brad Paisley live, Chappelle's Show, Joe Dirt, Chris Farley stuff, Van Wilder, the Girl Next Door, We Were Soldier, Shawshank Redemption, SEVEN, Pulp Fiction and to be honest the Notebook wasn't that bad... i can't deny some chick fliks are good haha
a worshipful heart
March 28 2006
I once heard a story where a worship leader heard a sound that blew him away. It was during a large worship celebration: one song had just ended… The instruments died out, the crowd grew silent. Suddenly the only noise in the place was a loud, out of tune groan coming from the front row. He looked for the source of the sound and saw a woman with tears streaming down her face, her arms stretched out to heaven, just pouring her heart out to God. This worshipper was deaf and had no idea that the rest of us had stopped singing and were now looking at her. She was just going for it, expressing an uncontainable passion for Jesus, which echoed around the meeting place.
To be honest, it was not the most musical sound he ever heard. But strangely, it was among the most beautiful: they were listening to the sound of her heart. A few seconds later, her friend nudged her in the side and she stopped. That moment has remained burned on my memory because it reminded him of a principle that is core to our theology of worship: God listens to the sound of the heart.
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“Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life†(Prov 4:23).
To God, the heart of the matter is the matter of the heart: God looks at our hearts (1 Sam 16:7), searching us (Jer 17:10), probing and testing every motive and attitude. He knows what’s going on in them (Luke 16:15), has set eternity in them (Ecc 3:11) and created them as the place of interface with him.
There is good reason for this: whatever has our heart’s affection instantly has our worship (Matt 6:21). The common understanding in both the Old and New Testaments was that the ‘heart’ was the control centre of a person’s being: all yours mind, ideas, thoughts, motives and decisions flowed from here. It is with our hearts that we look for God (Deut 4:29), love God (Deut 6:5), serve God (Josh 22:5), meditate on him (Ps 19:14), hang onto his word (Ps 119:11), trust in him (Pr 3:5), do the will of God (Eph 6:6), love others (1 Pet 1:22) and pour out our worship to God (Ps 62:8).
To be honest, it was not the most musical sound he ever heard. But strangely, it was among the most beautiful: they were listening to the sound of her heart. A few seconds later, her friend nudged her in the side and she stopped. That moment has remained burned on my memory because it reminded him of a principle that is core to our theology of worship: God listens to the sound of the heart.
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“Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life†(Prov 4:23).
To God, the heart of the matter is the matter of the heart: God looks at our hearts (1 Sam 16:7), searching us (Jer 17:10), probing and testing every motive and attitude. He knows what’s going on in them (Luke 16:15), has set eternity in them (Ecc 3:11) and created them as the place of interface with him.
There is good reason for this: whatever has our heart’s affection instantly has our worship (Matt 6:21). The common understanding in both the Old and New Testaments was that the ‘heart’ was the control centre of a person’s being: all yours mind, ideas, thoughts, motives and decisions flowed from here. It is with our hearts that we look for God (Deut 4:29), love God (Deut 6:5), serve God (Josh 22:5), meditate on him (Ps 19:14), hang onto his word (Ps 119:11), trust in him (Pr 3:5), do the will of God (Eph 6:6), love others (1 Pet 1:22) and pour out our worship to God (Ps 62:8).
Alicia
March 28 2006
that's awesome. I love the fellowship part of church and the sermon part of church, but praise and worship is my favorite part. when i lift my hands i feel like i'm touching Him, and when i sing i know he's right there, listening. it feels so good.
