Sunday Setlist

Marvelous Light (Hall)
Happy Day (Hughes)
It is Well (Fields)
O Praise Him (Crowder)

Not to Us (Tomlin)

It was youth Sunday, which meant we were all ready to go by 7 am. The church even applauded when I mentioned that every student was on time for rehearsal- showing their willingness to serve and give to God.


Even though we had 6 total vocalists on stage, the mix was solid (thanks Sean) and the girls each took turns leading verses to songs by themselves- and did an amazing job at it, not holding back and really singing out. We started "Marvelous Light" 2 minutes early just to see if we could encourage the church to get in the sanctuary on time which seem to help some because I noticed we were more full by the second song.

"Happy Day" was new to the church as far as I can remember, and it would be worth adding to the Sunday morning rotation. I was very pleased with how quick the new chorus to "It is Well" caught on and we will definitely be revisiting it again soon. All around I was very blessed with how well the church received and encouraged the youth that served.

Team:
Josh-electric
Jake-bass
Josh-synth/vocal
Mary-keys/vocals
Zach-acoustic/vocals
Austin-drums
Rachel-vocals
Krista-vocals
Hannah-vocals

Tech:
Tommy-1st service media
Tim-2nd service media
Sean-sound

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Sunday Setlist

Your Grace is Enough (Maher)
At the Cross (Renstrom)
From the Inside Out (Hillsong)
Come Thou Fount Come Thou King (Gateway)

You Never Let Go (Redman)

All morning we were rejoicing because the amazingly positive attitudes that everyone held during a difficult sound issue rehearsal. This is the speaker that normally puts out sound:


But for some unknown reason due to technical problems, our normal speakers decided to make everyone sound like they were singing through a walkie-talkie. So, thanks to our amazing sound and tech servants, this is what ended up saving the day:


Yet another praise was our solid Thursday rehearsal, which meant we only had to run through the set once after we addressed sound issues before the service. "Your Grace is Enough" was particularly strong to begin the morning upbeat. Todd did a great job sharing from his heart to transition into "At the Cross", which was new to me, but yet again familiar to the church, so I was grateful Todd took the melody on it as I continue to learn the song.

Sadly because the speakers weren't giving much high end, Josh's lead on "From the Inside Out" didn't come through as strong as it had in rehearsed. I'm always amazed at how songs during worship connect with the message even though it was for the most part unintentional. One of Pastor Van's passing points was an invitation for God to change us from the inside out, which is exactly what we had sung during worship. "Come Thou Fount Come Thou King" was very single singable, both the hymn verses and added chorus, and ended the worship set on a strong note going right into Greg's great pastoral prayer.

Lastly, I've been thankful for the way the team really listens for the shortened version of the response song, especially since we had to cut down "You Never Let Go" to V1, PC, C, B, B, C, C.

Team:
Todd-keys/vocal
Lianna-vocal
Zach-acoustic/vocal
Dave-bass
Austin-percussion
Zach W.-drums
Larry-sax
Josh-electric

Adam-sound
Greg-video

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Sunday Setlist

Sing to the King- E
Desert Song- D (Hillsong)
Your Name- G (Baloche)
I Will Rise- G (Tomlin)

I Have Decided- C

Overall there was a great attitude towards worship and rehearsals this week. I was very blessed by the team's energy and willingness to serve the church through leading as well serve each other- I really noticed that everyone seemed to be listening to the other instrumentalists and vocalists to create space in the songs.

"Sing to the King" always works well as a call to worship. Steph and Jill did a wonderful job transitioning to "Desert Song", which the church is really starting to own as a prayer song. I had forgotten how singable "Your Name" is, and both services belted out the simple but powerful chorus. We haven't sung "I Will Rise" since easter, but it really felt like a familiar song.

Pastor Matt did a great job with the "Heroes" message, and it was a good transition right into a response by teaching the meaning behind "I Have Decided to Follow Jesus." Here's a clip:



Team:
Dan- piano
Rick- bass
Zach- acoustic/vocals
Jessie- drums
Tom- percussion
Jeff- electric
Stephanie- vocals
Jill- vocals
Ed- vocals

Pat- video
Sean- sound

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This is my very first week to participate with The Worship Community Blog's Sunday Setlist, after having followed it for quite some time, I was finally inspired to join in!

Oh and a special thanks to Josh for the amazing blog layout and Vista Review graphic!

Sunday Setlist

It is You- E (Newsboys-ish)
Everlasting God- A (mix between Tomlin/Brewster)
I Stand Amazed- F (Passion Version)
No Sweeter Name-G (Kari Jobe)

Unchanging (Tomlin)

A solid morning of worship. "It is you" started things off nicely by bringing the attention right to God, both lyrically and in the style of the song. The transition between the chorus and bridge builds the energy up rather well for a mid-tempo song. I'm continually blessed to hear someone comment each week we sing a hymn that there's a great blend at Vista of contemporary and traditional songs. Todd did a great piano transition from the key of F up a full step to G that kept the flow going.

This was our last week with Teresa, and even though she'll be back around during school breaks, we will miss her while she starts college up in NY. "Unchanging" was a new song for me, but coming out of the message it was a good response song that was really singable and familiar to the church. And how great was it that the video was so powerful it got applause as praise to God for living out love through us, not just on Sunday mornings but throughout the week!

Team:
Zach- acoustic/vocals
Todd- keys/vocals
Liana-vocals
Austin-drums
Teresa-vocals
Larry-sax
Dave-bass
Doug-electric

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