Bio: Brett Barry
EP: Vows to the GroomBio: Brett Barry
EP: Vows to the King

Brett Barry is a minister, songwriter, and lead worshiper committed to personal growth in the Lord and to helping His Church better understand Her identity and purpose in Christ. He has served for over three decades as a Nashville songwriter, touring artist, and director of worship in the local church. 

With his latest recording project, Brett is pleased to be releasing a new worship EP, Vows to the King, produced by Luke Anderson, Ricky Rodriguez (Elevation Worship) and Brett.  

The first single is titled, In The Third Heaven. Brett says it's a song deeply meaningful to his heart because it took 18 years to write. When asked why it took so long, he pauses and smiles, “I've wondered about that too. I'm slow, but not usually that slow. So I asked the Lord why couldn’t I finish it sooner. and He said I hadn’t experienced enough disappointment in life – enough to, from the depths of my being, be disappointed about the right things; things born of wanting Him more than anything else…I’m still leaning into that, but I must have made some progress because, well, I finished the song!” 

In The Third Heaven is based on 2 Cor 12 where Paul writes, “I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven…He heard inexpressible things, things that man is not permitted to tell.” Brett continues, “It’s a long story, but it was my growing desire to know God more that resulted in my writing the foundations of the song so many years ago. I had been touring, and one evening while in concert, I was talking with God…and I told Him I wanted to know Him more than anything else, no matter what (yes, I was having a side convo with God while I was singing! Ha!). He took me up on that and within a few months shut down my career as a touring recording artist. Man. I didn’t see that coming.  

It was a strange experience. His loving faithfulness led me into nearly two years of deep agonizing pain as I white-knuckled my identity as an artist and wrestled first to keep it, and then finally to understand why my path no longer included touring. It's a fairly long story, but as I began to find new footing, I wrote the foundations of In The Third Heaven. Having prayerfully read 2 Cor 12, I thought, ‘Wow, Lord, that’s it: I want to know You that way; I want to hear those things I cannot say…’ and the opening line of the song was birthed." 

In The Third Heaven paints a picture of what our faith journey is leading us to in Christ: unhindered oneness with our Holy, all-powerful, self-sustaining Creator, God Almighty; the fulfillment of this life on earth ushering in an eternal fellowship and reign with our Lord, Savior, King, and Groom, Jesus.  

Brett concludes, “It's taken many years, but today I understand who I am in Christ, as well as  my life's ultimate purpose: Help the Bride prepare Her vows to the King.” 

You are cordially invited.

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