Jay Willems - ProfilesArchive

About Me

I play electric guitar for various worship groups. I also play acoustic, mostly for songwriting or jamming at home. I just recently have begun writing more, and plan (hopefully) to release a handful of new songs by summertime. I go to school full time at William Jessup University, working on a Music Major with Vocal Worship emphasis, and a Theology minor. I'm all about the heart of God, His presence, and encountering Him. Live by the Spirit.

If you like what you hear and are interested in having a song written specifically for a function, project, or for any other reason, shoot me an email. I love to write new material and am open to discuss possibilities.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 9/23/2005
Band Members: Jay - Guitar(s), Vocals, Programming
Influences: Phil Wickham, Jason Upton, Misty Edwards, Jason Morant, Bill Johnson, Brian and Jenn Johnson, Merchant Band, Kris Valloten, Francis Anfusio, Danny Silk, Dwayne Roberts, Coldplay, both dads.
Sounds Like: Honesty and Sincerity. No bubblegum music here
Record Label: BlueJayRecords
Type of Label: None

My Blog

College

My father's driving up to see the collegeAnd I'm a little nervous what he'll sayThree years I've been awayI'm not sure how I've changedBut he'll know when he finds me hereMy apartment's never been too...
Posted by Jay Willems on Sat, 08 Mar 2008 03:00:00 PST

How Great

Stay with meYou'll never want to leaveI'll give you dreamsAnd the faith to believe themThe stars are bursting outThe thunder's roaring my love for youThe heavens are opened upThe heavens are opened fo...
Posted by Jay Willems on Wed, 05 Mar 2008 05:42:00 PST

Oceans Roaring

Father, You are my keeperand my comfort through the stormbreaking- my ship is sinkingI need Your spirit so I can walkthe ocean's roaring loudthe time for faith is nowwith everything to loseI'm crying ...
Posted by Jay Willems on Fri, 25 Jan 2008 10:26:00 PST

Is there anybody who has gone to church their whole life, has been saved, is currently a Christian, and is genuinely excited about their life right now? I am not talking about being anxious for all th...
Posted by Jay Willems on Mon, 10 Dec 2007 11:29:00 PST

In the Spirit

Does anybody feel like talking about what it means to "worship in the Spirit" (John chapter 4 vs. 23-24)? Jesus says "true worshipers" will worship him in spirit and in truth. Then he says this type o...
Posted by Jay Willems on Mon, 26 Nov 2007 06:58:00 PST

Washington!

Greetings!At this time tomorrow I will be sitting in a Suburban with four other guys on our way to Washington! We get to drive up and play a show for a bunch of youth groups, and do some sight-seeing ...
Posted by Jay Willems on Thu, 04 Oct 2007 03:48:00 PST

Prayer

I was hanging out with my girlfriend today, and we talked a little bit about being real with God. Have you ever prayed in a group of people, and one of the people (maybe you) begins to pray, only to u...
Posted by Jay Willems on Sat, 08 Sep 2007 12:04:00 PST

God Lives in Me

Well good evening!I haven't written anything in days! School started up again, which is bringing a ton more opportunities for me to be playing worship music (= rad). Waiting for my refund check which ...
Posted by Jay Willems on Tue, 04 Sep 2007 10:10:00 PST

God Moves

I am excited! Maybe not at this very point in time, but that's only because it's 8:30 Wednesday morning and I didn't get to sleep until around 1. But, my overall feeling is one of excitement. Let me t...
Posted by Jay Willems on Wed, 22 Aug 2007 08:51:00 PST

Inhuman Christ -followers

Check out these Bible verses. I just started somewhere in the prophets and kept thumbing my way through, into the New Testament. Most of them are passages I had underlined earlier at some point; some ...
Posted by Jay Willems on Tue, 14 Aug 2007 07:54:00 PST