The Dave Koenig Band

Happy Resurrection Sunday!

Dave — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 05:44:08 +0000

How wonderful it is we serve a risen Lord! To paraphrase something I heard in a video recently, “Jesus wrote a check for our sins when he died on the cross, and when he rose again from the grave, the check cleared.” Happy Resurrection Sunday!

(John 20:1-31 ESV)

[20:1] “Now on the first day of the week Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb. [2] So she ran and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved, and said to them, “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid him.” [3] So Peter went out with the other disciple, and they were going toward the tomb. [4] Both of them were running together, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first. [5] And stooping to look in, he saw the linen cloths lying there, but he did not go in. [6] Then Simon Peter came, following him, and went into the tomb. He saw the linen cloths lying there, [7] and the face cloth, which had been on Jesus’ head, not lying with the linen cloths but folded up in a place by itself. [8] Then the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, also went in, and he saw and believed; [9] for as yet they did not understand the Scripture, that he must rise from the dead. [10] Then the disciples went back to their homes. [11] But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb, and as she wept she stooped to look into the tomb. [12] And she saw two angels in white, sitting where the body of Jesus had lain, one at the head and one at the feet. [13] They said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?” She said to them, “They have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid him.” [14] Having said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing, but she did not know that it was Jesus. [15] Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you seeking?” Supposing him to be the gardener, she said to him, “Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have laid him, and I will take him away.” [16] Jesus said to her, “Mary.” She turned and said to him in Aramaic, “Rabboni!” (which means Teacher). [17] Jesus said to her, “Do not cling to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to my brothers and say to them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’” [18] Mary Magdalene went and announced to the disciples, “I have seen the Lord”—and that he had said these things to her. [19] On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the doors being locked where the disciples were for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you.” [20] When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord. [21] Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I am sending you.” [22] And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. [23] If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you withhold forgiveness from any, it is withheld.” [24] Now Thomas, one of the Twelve, called the Twin, was not with them when Jesus came. [25] So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord.” But he said to them, “Unless I see in his hands the mark of the nails, and place my finger into the mark of the nails, and place my hand into his side, I will never believe.” [26] Eight days later, his disciples were inside again, and Thomas was with them. Although the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.” [27] Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here, and see my hands; and put out your hand, and place it in my side. Do not disbelieve, but believe.” [28] Thomas answered him, “My Lord and my God!” [29] Jesus said to him, “Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.” [30] Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; [31] but these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.”

Talking Donkey

Dave — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 07:32:50 +0000

One passage of Scripture that always makes me smile is Numbers 22, and this is where I found myself in my daily readings this past week. Numbers 22 has one of the most comical situations in the Bible, at least to me. The Israelites are marching through nation after nation on their way to the promised land, and one terrified king has an idea: hire a prophet to speak to God against them. Fast forward a bit: this prophet, Balaam, is on his way to prophesy against Israel when all of a sudden his donkey starts acting funny. He gets mad, starts beating the donkey, and then the donkey talks to Balaam. You know what I would have done if my donkey started talking to me? I would have freaked out, then I would have tried to come up with something witty to say, to see if donkeys appreciated puns, which I suspect they would, just like the rest of the animal kingdom. I would have quickly realized, however, that I couldn’t make any puns about a donkey that I’d want to actually say out loud, so I would just stand there looking dumbfounded, like Napoleon Dynamite. Then I would have looked around to see if Shrek was nearby. This is a sample of why God, in all His wisdom, made sure and kept me out of the pages of Scripture.

Anyway, Balaam apparently didn’t notice it was his DONKEY that was talking to him, and began to argue back. The account ends up with Balaam going ahead and prophesying, but saying blessings rather than curses. He says some pretty powerful stuff like “Anyone who blesses Israel will be blessed, but anyone who curses Israel will be cursed,” an idea found elsewhere in Scripture, most notably in God’s covenant with Abraham in Genesis 12. The king gets mad at Balaam, of course, and after a handful of other prophecies, they go their separate ways.

I want to draw a life lesson from this episode in Balaam’s life. Do you ever get so focused on where you’re going or what you’re doing that you miss something so completely obvious in your life? Maybe you’re “too busy” for someone when they need you most. This brings to mind the parable of the Good Samaritan, where the priest was in too much of a hurry to help the hurt man on the side of the road that he passed by. If we would just take the time to look around, people are there looking for someone to help them. Maybe you’re so preoccupied with what matters to you that you fail to see what matters to others. I recently read an illustration where a pastor finds out one Sunday morning a Sunday school teacher just got arrested, and the first thing that comes to his mind is “who on earth is going to cover his class?” It may seem silly, but we do stuff like this all the time. We’re so preoccupied with what’s going on in our little world we miss everything outside of it.

I don’t know about you, but I don’t want to miss the next talking donkey in my life. Or a chance to see a sloth get carried across the road.

Thoughts, comments? Let me know!

Anchor Solo On The Mbira

Dave — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:28:07 +0000

I got a sweet present from Cody (my bass player) today. He just got back from Africa and bought me an African instrument, the mbira. I tuned it and played the solo line to our song “Anchor”. Enjoy!

I Stand Amazed In The Presence

Dave — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:09:40 +0000

Arrangement of the hymn, “I Stand Amazed In The Presence” and my first video in ages!

My New iPad

Dave — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:45:29 +0000

So, for Christmas this year I got an iPad. Now, there are many reasons people would be excited to get one. I have a few reasons below, see what my iPad will be doing…

There’s an app from PreSonus that let’s me control my sound board via the iPad. It’ll be pretty slick walking around the venues adjusting levels! And, onstage I can use it to change my in-ears.

I also have iMovie on here too. I’ll be making more YouTube videos this year!

And, to my surprise, I get this throwback to my childhood- NBA Jam… Boom Shakalaka!!!

Catch Me When I Fall

Dave — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 16:39:59 +0000

Catch Me When I Fall
Dave Koenig

Verse:
F#m                        G
   I may be weak, I may be tired
         Bm                            A   (D)
I may be pressed up against the wall, yeah
F#m                        G
 But Your eyes are on this child
             Bm
And You will catch me when I fall
              A
Yeah You will catch me when I fall

Prechorus:
F#m(D)           G(D)           Bm(D)
      I'm not afraid to admit I need You
F#m                   G
You are the source of life, You alone

Chorus:
D  Bm       Em
 Jesus, You are my
D  Bm        Em
 Savior, You are my
D  Bm      Em
 Lord, and I will
F#m            G         Riff
Worship You forever, yeah

Verse 2:
It doesn't matter what I am
It matters what You are in me, yeah
I need less of me and more of You
Cause You fill me when I'm empty
Yeah You fill me when I'm empty
prechorus/chorus

Bridge:

D
 Hear the sound of this generation
          Bm
Shouting, "Everything we are is Yours, Lord"
G                  A
 We're not looking back
D
 See the sight of this generation
Bm
Joining together in the name of Jesus
G                  A
 We're not looking back
prechorus/chorus

Anchor

Dave — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 16:34:19 +0000

Verse
Am       F          C
 Lord we hope in You
        Am      F         C
As an anchor for our souls
Am         F         C
 In You we are secure
                  Am       F      C
Jesus, You have gone on our behalf
      Am          F  C
As our high priest into the sanctuary
Am      F         G
 You are most high

Chorus
      Am            F
Let us take this hope
   C       G
Offered to us in You
Am    F    C       G
 Jesus, we worship You
       Am      F
Oh Your sacrifice
   C       G     Am
It gave us life eternal
F        C      G      Am F C
For this we worship You
             Am F C
We worship You

Verse 2
You can calm the seas, Lord and You can change our hearts
Nothing can separate us from Your love or take us from Your hands,even when the storms seem so overwhelming You hold us near

Bridge (2x)
F     C    Am      G       F        C
 Hallelujah in the highest, for our King
       Am              G
Has made a way for You and me

New Year, New Website

Dave — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 04:30:55 +0000

I’m excited to present to you our new website! With this new website comes a new blog…

Acorns start out small and end up big, but it takes a long time. That may describe our journey better than anything else. I’ve been leading worship for over a decade, and our band has been around for several years, and I can definitely see where God has led us over the past several years, how he’s been growing us as a band- but it’s seemed slow at times! Feels a little bit like Mark 4:30-32.

However, I feel very fortunate to be where I am. I am one of those lucky ones who gets to do what he loves, and to top it off is accompanied by his wife! Nothing’s more fun than jam sessions at home, with the kids jumping around being our audience.

We’re starting a new year, and while I have no idea what’s in store, I’m very excited. I hope you will join in on our journey this coming year. And hope you like our new site!

-Dave

Take My Life- Arrangement

Dave — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 03:42:37 +0000

Verse 1
C                G      Am Am           G        C
Take my life and let it be consecrated, Lord, to Thee;
C                 G        Am   Am             F      G
Take my hands and let them move at the impulse of Thy love
C              G      Am    Am             G      C   G Am
At the impulse of Thy love, at the impulse of Thy love
       Am G C          C G Am          Am G C
Of Thy love, it's Your love, it's Your love

Verse 2
Take my feet and let them be swift and beautiful for Thee;
Take my voice and let me sing, always, only for my King.
Always, only for my King, always only for my King
For my King, You are my King, You are my King

Verse 3
Take my silver and my gold, not a mite would I withhold.
Take my moments and my days, let them flow in ceaseless praise
Let them flow in ceaseless praise, let them flow in ceaseless praise
In ceaseless praise, I will praise, I will praise

Bridge
C       G    Am      Am      G      C
Take my life Lord, I give it all to You
C       G    Am      Am      G      C
Take my life Lord, I give it all to You
   C        G      Am      Am      G      C
In sweet surrender Lord, I give it all to You
C       G    Am      Am      G      C G Am
Take my life Lord, I give it all to You
          Am G C           C G Am           Am G C
My all to You,  yes I will give   my all to You

Verse 4
Take my will and make it Thine, it shall be no longer mine;
Take my heart, it is Thine own, it shall be Thy royal throne.
It shall be Thy royal throne, it shall be Thy royal throne

A Magical Time of Entertainment

Dave — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 08:49:08 +0000

This is 1/4 of the reason why I haven’t uploaded a video in almost a month. I’ve been on the road at 4 camps and a one week trip to Kansas. At a middle school camp my band and the camp speaker put on this performance at the Thursday night talent show.