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explains. “The fire of God’s presence
is in people’s hands because Christ
lives inside. It’s a natural outflow, not
a forced thing or expectation. It’s in
your hands because you’re a child of
the king who has given you all
authority and power to face the
enemy.”
it, instead allowing people to find
their own voice.”
What developed was a new kind of
mob culture; a unique community
wherein the greater expression is less
about individual contribution and
more about serving the whole. Less
about what you bring to the table;
more about what God brings to the
table.
“Our culture is enthralled by talent,
but we lose focus in that,” Garrett
continues. “In WorshipMob, every
gift we have is put on the altar,
everything is surrendered for the
glory of God’s Name, and soaked in
God’s presence and in agape love,
consistently, week after week. And in
that atmosphere, people are
transformed, released from their
struggles for validation to find their
true, complete identity. Empowered,
fully righteous and free in the
finished work of Christ.”
This is the emphasis found in the
WorshipMob live worship videos—
independent and made available
online for free to everyone—which
have already touched lives around
the world with over 9 million views
and 54,000 Youtube channel
subscribers to date.
WorshipMob’s CARRY THE FIRE—its
first project in partnership with
Integrity Music—captures not only
the core concept behind this unique
servant/musician community but also
the impact, the contagious joy and
regeneration discovered in its wake.
Intimate, spontaneous, at times
ambient, at times exuberant, but at
all times collaborative, WorshipMob’s
CARRY THE FIRE expresses the joy,
freedom and empowerment of life
infused by the Spirit of God. From
the opening verses of “Satisfy”
(Come lay down your burdens, And
I’ll become your peace) to the
benediction of “Love Break Down
These Walls,” it’s not about our
effort, but about response to what
God has done and is doing,” Garrett
“Arrested By Grace (You Call Me
Worthy),” a driving modern anthem
of irrevocable acceptance in Christ,
sets the tone for the album. “If
there’s one song that captures the
core of our message,” says Garrett,
who co-wrote the songs with his wife
Elaina and Nico Perez, “the chorus
and the bridge of this song say it all.”
“Adopted by perfection,
you rejected my rejection,
Made whole by
resurrection,
I’m yours…”
“Love Outran Me” stands out as a
hallmark on the album. “It’s the song
of my life, and if you knew the story
of my life, you’d know there are no
theories in my faith,” says Garrett.
The grandson of a polygamist cult
leader who was eventually
imprisoned, Garrett spent his
formative years without his father—
who was murdered by cult
members—in witness protection,
then orphaned by his mother who
committed suicide.
“God became my Abba at a young
age. I was afraid for my life for four
years, with no one to comfort me but
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