Julia
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Encounter Eternal live in Lafollette, TN
As many of you know, the event that happened last night at Life Point Church in Lafollette, TN, had been canceled back in July. In my humble opinion, having to wait until last night to go to this event to see Encounter Eternal was almost unbearable for me. I love this band's music! Add to that my friendship with the band, and you couldn't blame me for having to anxiously wait nearly two months before I'd be able to see them again. In that time, Vance Moore came on board as the new bass player. Vance, we all wish you, as well as your family, a warm welcome to the band. If I do say so myself, you have enhanced the band's sound with your talents.
For those of you who were there last night, if you needed to let your hair hang down (literally and/or figuratively), or came feeling ashamed, hindrered, or even spiritually dry, I hope that Encounter Eternal's music, and what lead singer Jon Hopkins spoke about between songs, uplifted you. Having seen them four times already, their music may be hard and loud, but the messages in the songs, as well as what Jon shares between them, are very real and humble-just two of many things I like about them-and are things that have stuck with me over time.
While still on the subject of their songs, there were some new ones that they played. Though he hasn't gotten to where he has memorized the words, and in his dedication to have God speak to the audience through him, Jon sang some of the new ones. That he wasn't ashamed of needing to look at the lyrics he had written on paper spoke volumes to me. I am, for a lack of better words, a "reformed perfectionist"; seeing Jon do what he did has convinced me to apply that a little bit more to some areas my life.
If you were truly blessed with Encounter Eternal last night, or at any other time over the past few months, I have great news. You will more than likely see them quite a bit in the near future. After what I saw last night, I believe God is going to do great things through them. You can, as Jon said last night, "jump in and you'll still be okay."
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Julia
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Jam 4 the Lamb
Calling all head bangers who are loud, proud and love the Lord, and are not afraid of praising Him out in the streets-and even in the mall parking lot-of Morristown, Tennessee! Encounter Eternal is one of very many bands who will show you that it is okay to be a Christian and bang your head to some loud and hard Christian rock. They were a great complement to the lineup for the bands that were scheduled to play in last night's Jam 4 the Lamb. After all that I saw that night, I really believe that with the messages that Johnathan Hopkins gave between songs about how much he loves the Lord, and how really genuine men of God they are, they acquired some new fans. One way I know that they really want to do what they can for their fans is not waste any time on the lyrics and music for new songs; they blessed the crowd with some great new songs, which were written just a short time prior to this event. Two of them were "Your Reality" and "Sweet Peace."
I consider the month of October to be Enounter Eternal Awareness Month. They will be at Spring City Park on October 20th, and at Roane County Park in Harriman on October 27th. I'm sure that they would say, "wEE hope to sEE you at thEsE EvEnts."
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