Trust - Live at CIY MOVE
FEELING NOSTALGIC?
We filmed a live recording of our song “Trust” with our good friends at CIY MOVE in the summer of 2019. Having the opportunity to sing this song with so many people has brought us so much joy!
Trust - A New Single (Out Now!)
NOW AVAILABLE WHEREVER YOU LISTEN TO MUSIC!
We practice trust 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We trust the chairs we sit in, the cars we drive in, the pilots that fly the planes we ride in, and the chefs that prepare our food. So why can it be so difficult when it comes to God? I think there are lot of answers to that. First being, at least for me, that I can’t visually see Him or audibly hear Him. Anybody with me?
This song was written from looking at the story of Elijah. Man, I’ve always been frustrated with this guy. He sees fire literally fall from heaven and then retreats and questions his whole existence. God must have been so frustrated, right?! Wrong. In fact, it is in his doubting that God meets Elijah in the most beautiful of ways. And I think that’s the point. Trust doesn’t always look like calling fire from heaven, sometimes it looks like bringing your doubting self to God and letting him pick up the pieces. In that, we move from just trusting to knowing the person in whom we are putting our trust. And THAT is my prayer for the church and our world, that we would experience the true, strong, good, and near person of God. Because a trust built on that, well I think that’s what they call the Kingdom of God.
We hope this song serves as a reminder to Trust God in all situations
You can now download or stream our new single “Trust” wherever you listen to music!
Thank you for your continued support and we hope to see you this summer.
WANT TO USE “TRUST” AT YOUR CHURCH?
Send us an email and we’ll send you tracks that you can use with Ableton and/or Multi-tracks! Click here
Rejoice - A New Christmas Single
NOW AVAILABLE WHEREVER YOU LISTEN TO MUSIC!
About a year ago, we had set out to write a Christmas song that was both seasonal and worshipful.
Jesus's birth was not only God breaking the silence with the Israelites but the start of a new way of life. A Kingdom built on grace, humility, love, and salvation. This radically changed the world by revealing God’s heart for all mankind.
A man named Simeon, that Luke tells us about, recognizes that right away when seeing the child saying, “my eyes have seen salvation.” This song is a celebration of that reality.
You can now download or stream our new single “Rejoice” wherever you listen to music!
Thank you for your continued support and we hope you have an amazing Christmas season.
WANT TO USE “REJOICE” AT YOUR CHURCH?
Send us an email and we’ll send you tracks that you can use with Ableton and/or Multi-tracks! Click here
Summer Photos
We made so many great memories this summer. New friendships, places, coffee ;), and worship experiences. It's hard to find words to explain what we get to experience, so we'll let pictures say it all!
Each summer we get the wonderful opportunity to be part of an event called "CIY MOVE". CIY MOVE is a christian youth conference that meets at various college campuses across the country, and inspires students to live out their faith. This year we traveled to La Mirada, CA and Corvallis, OR to worship, and sing, alongside those students and witness life-altering decisions being made in the process. We had a lot of fun as you can see in the pictures below!
Enjoy!
The Bookouts NOW AVAILABLE ON SPOTIFY AND APPLE MUSIC
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! The wait is finally over and you can now stream our album on Spotify and Apple Music! Thank you for your continual support and we look forward to hanging with you all in 2018!
Summer Song List
As a resource for churches and students who are leading their groups in worship, we wanted to let you have a copy of our master song list from our time at CIY MOVE. We hope this encourages you and your church to take the songs you learned this summer and let them impact your congregation. Most of the songs listed are available on iTunes, Amazon, and Spotify.
- Come Right Now - PlanetShakers
- Dust & Bones - The Bookouts
- Ever Be -Bethel Music
- Focus My Eyes - The Bookouts
- Good Good Father- Chris Tomlin
- Great are You Lord - All Sons & Daughters
- Holy Spirit - Byran & Katie Torwalt
- In the River- Jesus Culture
- It Is Finished - The Bookouts
- Lion and the Lamb - Bethel Music
- Never Gonna Stop Singing- Jesus Culture
- No Longer Slaves- Bethel Music
- O Come to the Altar- Elevation Worship
- Oceans - Hillsong United
- Real Love - Hillsong Y&F
- This is Living - Hillsong Y&F
- Tremble- Mosaic MSC
- What A Beautiful Name - Hillsong Worship
Purchase The Album Today on iTunes, Amazon Music, and Google Play!
It's finally here! Our debut album has released on iTunes, Amazon Music, and Google Play.
Over the past several years we have been writing and crafting these songs with hopes of making an album just like this. To say we are excited to share this with you is an understatement!
We hope you enjoy it!
Pre-Order Our Debut Album Today!
Yes, you heard that correctly... You can now pre-order our debut album on Bandcamp.com, iTunes, Google Play, and Amazon Music! We are so excited to share this project with you and we can't wait until you are able to hear the album in it's entirety. We hope you enjoy the sneak-peek of the album art as well!
Summer Photos
Each summer we get the wonderful opportunity to be part of an event called "CIY MOVE". CIY MOVE is a christian youth conference that meets at various college campuses across the country, and inspires students to live out their faith. This year we traveled to Anaheim, CA and Corvallis, OR to worship, and sing, alongside those students and witness life-altering decisions being made in the process. We had a lot of fun as you can see in the pictures below!
All pictures were taken by our good friend and photographer Kyle Ellis. www.thisiskyle.com
Enjoy!
CIY Move 2016: Daily Set Lists
As a resource for churches and students who are leading their groups in worship, we wanted to let you have a copy of our daily set lists from our time at CIY MOVE. We hope this encourages you and your church to take the songs you learned at Move and let them impact your congregation. Most of the songs listed are available on iTunes, Amazon, and Spotify.
DAY 1PM
- Build Your Kingdom Here
- Real Love
- Wake
- ----
- You Make Me Brave
- Shine A Light
- How Can It Be
- ----
- Good Good Father
- Wake Up O Sleeper
- Build Your Kingdom Here (Chorus x2)
DAY 2AM
- Your Love Awakens Me
- Alive
- ----
- Broken Vessels
- Holy Spirit (Chorus)
- How Can It Be
DAY 2PM
- Real Love
- This is Living
- ----
- Shine A Light
- Touch The Sky
- Ever Be
- ----
- Wake Up O Sleeper
- O Come To The Altar
- Oceans
- Dust & Bones
DAY 3AM
- Your Love Awakens Me
- Touch The Sky
- Great Are You Lord
- Build Your Kingdom Here (Chorus x2)
DAY 3PM
- This is Living
- You Make Me Brave
- Great Are You Lord
- ----
- How Can It Be
- O Come to the Altar
- Ever Be
- Wake
DAY 4AM
- Shine A Light
- Your Love Awakens Me
- ----
- Good Good Father
- Dust & Bones
DAY 4PM
- Alive
- Real Love
- Touch the Sky
- ----
- How Deep the Father's Love For Us
- Holy Spirit (Chorus)
- O Come To The Altar
- Broken Vessels
- Wake Up O Sleeper
DAY 5AM
- Wake
- ----
- How Deep The Father's Love For Us
- Good Good Father
DAY 5PM
- You Make Me Brave
- Your Love Awakens Me
- ----
- Shine A Light
- How Can It Be
- Great Are You Lord
- ----
- Dust & Bones
- Ever Be
- ----
- This is Living
- Build Your Kingdom Here
- Real Love
CIY Move 2015: Daily Set Lists
As a resource for churches and students who are leading their groups in worship, we wanted to let you all have a copy of our daily set lists from our time at CIY MOVE. We hope this encourages you and your church to take the songs you learned at Move and let them impact your congregation. Most of the songs listed are available on iTunes, Amazon, and Spotify.
DAY 1PM
· Alive - D
· Only King Forever - B
· Relentless - B
· Unstoppable God - A
· This is Amazing Grace - Ab
· Holy Spirit - G
· You Are Here - G
· Holy Spirit (reprise) - G
DAY 2AM
· Sizzler Song :)
· This is Living- E
· Our Hearts Your Home- E
· Cornerstone- Bb
· You are Here - G
DAY 2PM
· Unstoppable God- A
· This is Living - E
· You Brought Me Back to Life - Ab
· I Will Look Up- G
· Holy Spirit - G
· Wake Up O Sleeper - D
· Dust & Bones - D
· Scandal of Grace- B
· Sinking Deep- G
DAY 3AM
· Wake- D
· You Brought Me Back to Life - Ab
· You are Here - G
· I Will Look Up- G
· This I Believe - C
DAY 3PM
· This is Amazing Grace- Ab
· This is Living - E
· Our Hearts Your Home- E
· You Are Here - G
· Sinking Deep - G
· Oceans - G (bridge)
· No Other Name - F
· Oceans - A
· Dust & Bones - D
DAY 4AM
· This I Believe- C
· Only King Forever - B
· This is Amazing Grace- Ab
DAY 4PM
· Wake - D
· You Brought Me Back to Life - A
· Unstoppable God- A
· Alive (acoustic) - C
· Holy Spirit (acoustic)- F
· Wake Up O Sleeper (acoustic) - F
· You are here (acoustic)- F
· Cornerstone - Bb
· Oceans- A
· No Other Name - F
DAY 5AM
· Wake- D
· Sinking Deep - G
· This I Believe- C
DAY 5PM
· You Brought Me Back to Life - Ab
· This is Amazing Grace- Ab
· Only King Forever- B
· Dust & Bones - D
· Wake Up O Sleeper - D
· Oceans- A
· I Will Look Up- G
· Unstoppable God - A
· Our Hearts Your Home- E
· This is Living - E
· Alive - D
3 Ways to Lead Yourself
You've been there before... You're running on empty, you barely know the songs you're singing, you've only read one bible verse to get you through that morning's worship set, the band isn't sounding the way you'd like, and you can't wait to get home for lunch. One might take a look at that scenario and say "They just need some time off", but I would say it comes down to preparation. I understand that leaders suffer from burnout a lot, so I don't want to negate the struggles of ministry. I'm speaking from my experience in feeling the weight of the chaos I've created by not preparing my heart and mind for a worship set. I'm no worship leading guru, and there are many who have blazed the trail before me on all of this, but I feel you can sum up the preparation process into 3 categories.
"Search me O God and know my heart..."
Psalm 139:23-24
1. Prepare Your Heart
"Search me O God and know my heart. Test me and know my thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me and lead me in your way everlasting." Psalm 139:23-24
Our weeks get busy with tasks, some routine and some spontaneous. It's easy to let the "to-do list" get in the way of your time to study and pray. I'm not one to read for hours on end, but there needs to be a time where you are meditating on the word and delighting yourself in it (Psalm 1:2). Find verses that coincide with what your pastor will be teaching through that weekend and meditate on them. Pray that the Holy Spirit would use you to share the gospel through song and lead from a place of humility. Truly take a moment to allow God to search your heart and know your thoughts. That way you head into your song planning and worship setting sober minded and guided by the Spirit.
2. Prepare Your Songs
Do we "let the spirit lead" in our song choice the day before or should we schedule songs two weeks in advance? I like to meet somewhere in the middle saying "Let the spirit lead while you plan your songs a week or two in advance". We should always keep the congregation in mind through this process because they are the ones ultimately effected by the decisions we make. When you plan ahead, everybody wins! The band plays the best with little to no "distractions". The congregation is more inclined to be engaged because everyone is focused on one thing... WORSHIPING!
Once you've discerned and chosen your worship set, PRACTICE THE SONGS! Practice them as much as you can. A goal of mine is to know the songs I'm playing well enough that I don't need a music chart or lyric sheet. Once you know the songs well enough, find some time to lead yourself through those songs. Open up the opportunity for the Holy Spirit to move in a time of vulnerability and seclusion. Sometimes the Holy Spirit will put something on your heart to speak for that worship set. Sometimes you gain a better understanding of how the songs flow together and you can create new arrangements.
"Let the Spirit lead while you plan your songs a week or two in advance".
3. Prepare Your Words
Say what?!
Exactly! What are you going to say? This last one has been the most difficult for me because I like to feel authentic when I'm speaking to the congregation. Basically, I've felt if it's not impromptu then it must not be the Spirit. I've learned that's not the case at all. Instead of trying to come up with something to say on the spot, I am able to comfortably lead from one song to the next. I would be a fool to think the Spirit can only impact my words when I'm on stage with a guitar in my hands.
Bob Kauflin touches on this topic in his book "Worship Matters" as he encourages leaders to think through what they are going to say. He even brings up the idea of writing down your prayers ahead of time! The goal behind this isn't to make you a robot who just memorizes things all the time. It's to help you form a cognitive process of how to say exactly what needs to be said to garner a response of worship to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
There you have it: Prepare your heart, prepare your songs, and prepare your words. I believe if all these things are taken care of before you head in to your weekly worship setting you will dodge the feelings of chaos and entropy. In return, you will experience a new found freedom of leading in "Spirit and Truth", and a new found focus on aiding the congregation in worshiping the God who deserves to be praised!
Point Loma Photos
We didn't want to leave our Point Loma experience out of the group; So we decided to post some photos from our time there. We had such a wonderful time worshiping with that group of people for the 2nd year in a row! There's just something awesome about worshiping the Lord of all creation in that gymnasium and then walking out to that view, in the picture above, where you get to view the magnitude of what He has created. We always look forward to our time in Point Loma!
Also, we must give a shoutout to our good friend Kyle Ellis (www.thisiskyle.com) for capturing some great moments with his camera. Kyle is a photographer and designer based out of Los Angeles, CA.
Oh, and how could we forget Jeff Cravens! Jeff is a worship leader at Shepherd Church in Porter Ranch, CA and is one gifted guy. If you're interested in hearing more music from Jeff you can find it on iTunes under the album "Shepherd Youth Live EP".
Enjoy!
Oregon Photos
We figured some individuals might enjoy a few 'recap' photos from our time in Oregon. This is just a quick glimpse into the fun we had while worshiping our amazing God and playing some music. We also want to acknowledge and thank Sara Lewis for capturing some really great moments with the camera. Enjoy!
Who are "The Bookouts" band members?
We are blessed to have so many wonderful and talented friends whom we play music with on a regular basis! When we decided to come together, as a band this summer, we called on a few people to join us for our weeks with CIY MOVE. These people are not only very talented at their instrument(s) but they also have a desire to see people connect with the Lord of all creation. We just wanted to introduce them to you all so that you can get to know who they are and what they do!
BRIAN BOTHWELL
Brian is a fan of the finer things in life. You can find him spending most of his time eating bean and cheese burritos and an assortment of sweet goods. Obviously, he is very gifted in the area of percussion! Brian attended CSUN where he studied Jazz performance. Brian is one of the kindest hearted individuals we know and is a joy to have in the band. Brian is also headed to the Czech Republic at the beginning of next year to partner with a mission organization known as "Josiah Venture". If you are interested in supporting or following Brian on his endeavors, visit the website below!
Website: www.czechinonbrian.wordpress.com
Instagram: @brianbothwell
JAYME LEWIS
Jayme is a man of many talents and entrepreneurial endeavors. He is a national touring bassist and studio musician, a record producer, author and music educator. Not only is he a fine musician, but he also has a desire to see others develop their God-given talents in music and use those talents to bring glory to Jesus. Jayme has a plethora of resources for musicians, young and old, regardless of your background in music (check out some of his websites below). Jayme and his wife reside in the Northern Los Angeles area with their beautiful stuffed pet shark "Bruce".
Websites: www.jaymelewis.com / www.labasslix.com / www.modernworshipmusician.com
Instagram: @jayme_lewis
ANDIE GUERRERO
Andie is a guitarist who is eager to use her talents to glorify Jesus Christ. It's evident in every chord or lead line she plays, that she is helping draw people closer to the God who loves them. She has been playing guitar for 8 years and has been involved with the worship team at Shepherd Youth for the same amount of time. In addition to writing music and worship ministry, her passion is mentoring middle school girls. It will also be her pleasure to serve you up a mean Chic-Fil-A sandwich!
Instagram: @andiegguerrero
ALEX STRAHLE
Don't let the denim and vintage spectacles fool you! Alex is a musical force to be reckoned with! Alex was born into a musical family and picked up guitar at a very early age. He is a very talented musician who brings complexity and intricacy to every musical situation, yet he does it with finesse and simplicity. Alex is also an Americana / Alternative touring and studio guitarist, and takes influence from Buddy Miller, T-Bone Burnett, John Leventhal, and Nels Cline. Skills a side, Alex has a pure heart when it comes to worship and he enjoys seeing people respond to Jesus Christ.
Website: www.alexstrahle.com
Instagram: @astrahle
SEAN MASSEY
Think of a question... any question. Got it? Sean probably already knows the answer to it! Also, if beard length were the truest form of wisdom, then we would have one very wise man here! Joking a side, Sean is a man of various talents and skills. When playing music with us, he uses an array of pianos and synths to create a wonderful worship and musical experience. However, his true passion and business is live production, predominantly in churches and houses of worship. Sean seeks to help churches and individuals create an experience that is of highest quality and points to the greatness of God.
Website: www.ableproductions.org
Instagram: @i_sean
CIY MOVE SET LISTS 2014
As a resource for churches and students who are leading their groups in worship, we wanted to let you all have a copy of our daily set lists from our time at CIY MOVE. We hope this encourages you and your church to take the songs you learned at Move and let them impact your congregation. Most of the songs listed are available on iTunes, Amazon, and Spotify.
DAY 1PM
Relentless - B
Alive - D
Our Hearts, Your Home - C
This is Amazing Grace- G
Your Love Never Fails- G
Holy Spirit - E
Forever Reign - B
I Will Look Up (chorus) - B
DAY 2AM
Wake - G
This is Amazing Grace - G
Cornerstone - Bb
Give Me Faith - E
Give My Life To You - E
DAY 2PM
Alive - D
Wake - G
Only King Forever - B
Scandal of Grace - B
Holy Spirit - E
Wake Up O Sleeper - D
Dust & Bones - D
For The Cross - F#
Oceans - D
Give My Life to You - E
Our Hearts, Your Home - C
DAY 3AM
Relentless - B
Furious - A
For The Cross - F#
I Will Look Up - G
DAY 3PM
Only King Forever- B
Wake- G
I Will Look Up- G
Give Me Faith- G (acoustic)
I Give My Life to You- E
Forever Reign- B
Cornerstone- Bb
Dust & Bones- D
DAY 4AM (ACOUSTIC)
For the Cross- F#
Our God- A
Alive - D
DAY 4PM
Alive - D
Furious - A
Your Love Never Fails - G
Wake Up O Sleeper/Oceans - D
Cornerstone - Bb
Scandal of Grace - B
One Thing Remains- D
DAY 5AM
Relentless - B
Forever Reign - B (chorus & bridge)
I Will Look Up - G
DAY 5PM
Our Hearts, Your Home - C
This is Amazing Grace - G
Give My Life To You - E
Holy Spirit - E (chorus)
Dust & Bones - D
Oceans - D
Only King Forever - B
Wake - G
Alive - D
The Story behind "Dust & Bones"
I (Louie) wanted to take a moment and share the thought process behind a song we will be releasing soon titled "Dust & Bones":
There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. 2 For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death. 3 For God has done what the law, weakened by the flesh, could not do. By sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, he condemned sin in the flesh, 4 in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not according to the flesh but according to the Spirit. ROMANS 8:1-4
Growing up in church I found myself constantly thinking that grace is something you achieve through the things you do or have done. I can't even begin to tell you how many times I've felt like I deserved or earned my salvation even though that was contrary to the messages I sat through week after week; and I think most people can relate with me on that. This becomes very dangerous and shaming because what ends up happening is salvation becomes primarily work based in our heads. We trick ourselves into thinking that we can somehow earn our way into Gods' good graces or heaven. This thought process is the furthest thing from the truth. The problem with this thought process (other than the fact that it's not the gospel, at all!) is we end up carrying all of our burdens. Our Guilt, our sin, and our shame become a burden that we feel we need to bear, but there is absolutely no possible way we can do that other than through Jesus Christ.
"I NO LONGER HAVE TO LIVE IN MY GUILT, MY SHAME, MY SIN"
A few years back Romans 8:1 hit me like a ton of bricks, because for so long I was condemning myself every time I would sin. I figured if I told myself how terrible of a person I am for sinning the struggle would magically disappear. I tried to guilt myself into not sinning anymore. Again, it became more about what I could do as oppose to what Jesus had already done. A mentor of mine had spoke Romans 8:1 over me and it all finally made sense. This whole time I had been caught up in shaming myself and guilting myself that I forgot Jesus took all that stuff with him to the cross. Yet, he didn't just die with it on the cross... he rose victorious over death and sin, and now I'm able to be blameless in the sight of the Lord. Without Christ we are bound to death! We are due our sentence or punishment, but Christ took our sentence and punishment upon himself and redeemed us. He pardoned us on the cross, paid our ransom, and if we remain in Christ there is no more condemnation. God views our debt as "paid in full"!
"YOUR WORD IN FLESH CAME DOWN TO PARDON ME"
If you've been struggling with that mentality lately, I pray that God reveals the redemptive work of his son Jesus to you. Read through Romans 8 a few times and let it sink in. You no longer have to carry your burdens because Jesus already did that for you. Stop living in condemnation and leave those burdens where they belong... at the foot of the cross!
Welcome
We are so glad you stopped by the website to get some info on what we are up to!
We've got a few things coming your way in the very near future but for now we've got three things you should know about:
1. Download "Our Hearts, Your Home"
We released a single a few months back for FREE! Yes that's right for FREE! So go ahead and click on "Our Hearts, Your Home" and start listening!
2. Recording
We are currently in the process of recording a version of our song "Dust & Bones". We know some of you have been waiting in anticipation and believe us we are as eager and excited as you are! We look forward to sharing that song with you all very soon. When the time comes, the song will be available for download on iTunes
3. CIY Move 2014
This summer we are hitting the road again and partnering with CIY Move for a couple of weeks. We will be traveling to San Diego, CA and Corvallis, OR to worship with a few thousand high school students. These weeks are extremely dear to our hearts because we know and value the importance of raising up the next generation to advance God's kingdom. Stay up-to-date through our various social media outlets and join in on our travels.
Thank you again for checking out the website!
-Louie and Brianne