I went to the delirious gig at the O2 last Saturday night, they were so good. To think that for nearly 13 years they have been entertaining crowds on both sides of the pond with their soaring guitar riffs and God-centred lyrics. Saturday night had passion, emotion and intensity. What impressed me is that Delirious can switch between the emotion of songs such as Jesus Blood or All Gods Children to the pace and charisma of God is Smiling Over Us and History Maker.
Delirious were ably supported by Tree63 who are an old favourite of mine, and the gig was well worth the ticket price of £18 for the “VIP” section at the indigo O2. Somehow the VIP tickets were all that were left, so we managed to avoid the queues and get into the lift with Jon Thatcher (the bassist from Delirious), and then enter the VIP lounge where the band and their kids were sitting before the gig! It pays sometimes to book late!
What impressed me most about Delirious is that through all their successes and criticisms they still love God and are unashamed to bring his message. Martin Smith spoke a couple of times about God moving and anything he missed was aptly filled with the lyrics of songs such as Jesus blood.
All in all for those in Loughborough next week, you are in for a treat.
This Saturday I’m hopefully getting a car, quite possibly a Seat Ibiza 1.2, so it will be interesting to start driving around, rather than walking, cycling or catching the train.
Lastly thought I’d just mention at the moment at NCC the real emphasis is on being missional re: Mark Driscoll’s word at Brighton and also to see people stepping-up, as a church we have been increasingly shaped by Luke 5 and the disciples catching many fish, and we are also being stirred as we go through Acts, there is real momentum and expectation, which is exciting, we just need to make sure we don’t lose sight of God and that we are ready and willing to be used and to step out and to step up.
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