Artist Profile #3: Jason Sears
Posted on : 27-10-2010 | By : Rob Reed | In : Artist Profiles, Free Downloads
Tags: Alabama, Birmingham, christ, Church, jason sears, music, worship
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Jason Sears is an incredibly talented pianist/songwriter/musician with a great passion for God and a great passion for music.
(1) Twitter Testimony (limit your testimony to 140 characters)
Sinner, saved and being sanctified by grace alone. Figured out in college what it meant to walk with Christ (@jason_sears)
O, Love by Jason Sears (sung by Carlee Means) (Right-click link for Free Download)
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(or listen while reading — Jason talks about this song briefly in this week’s podcast)
(2) Tell us a little bit about you…
I am married with 3 boys, and I am the Worship Pastor at Oak Mountain Church in Birmingham, Alabama.
(3) Where can we find your music?
I have a blog that has worship music on it – jasonsears.com. I am also on Itunes.
(4) Do you have a favorite song that you have written… and why? Or choose one and talk about the inspiration behind it…
My favorite song – called I Will Sing – exhortation out of the psalms for our posture in worship (stand and lift my hands) . . . not out yet – album late fall.
(5) What is your favorite Bible verse and why?
Gal 4:6 – God sent His Spirit into us – as His adopted, enabling us to cry out Abba – i love the position this puts us in for worship – God has to act first – enabling us to cry out.
(6) Are you working on new music now?
Yes. several new songs – about one/2 weeks.
(8) Who are your musical influences?
Elton John, Beethoven, Rachmaninoff, Gabe Dixon Band
(9) Who are your favorite Christian music artists?
Tommy Walker, Paul Baloche, Laura Story (i play piano and sing for Laura on the road)