Word of God Speak- A (Mercy Me)
How Great Thou Art- A (Baloche)
Mighty to Save- A (Mighty to Save)
O For a Thousand Tongues- E (Crowder)
We Crown You- E (Fee)
Glorious- B (Tomlin)
This sermon series on "Discernment" has been tough for me...it's something I've been wrestling with personally- What does it mean to hear from God? How do you know for sure?...My hesitations and frustrations about the topic are the result of personal times when I thought I was hearing from God but it turned out it wasn't Him...as well as seeing how others have used the claim that they have heard from God for personal gain...
So what's risen to the top for me is this...how relevant the discernment series is- and to even ask the questions 'what is God saying,' or 'am I hearing from God' is a good sign...it shows that you have a desire for Him...because we are all given a need to know and hear from God- created with a need for a relationship with God, however, without a renewed heart, we do not and will not desire Him...
How has God spoken to me?...how do I discern God's voice?...well the best and only completely reliable way is Scripture...I have always loved Jesus' response to Peter when he called Him the the Messiah..."this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by my Father in heaven." (Matthew 16:17)
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Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Sunday Setlist
Awesome is the Lord Most High- E (Tomlin)
All Because of Jesus- A (Fee)
How He Loves- C (McMillan)
Stronger- C (Hillsong)
Fairest- D (Desperation Band)
Todd did a great job leading out on "All Because of Jesus" keeping up the energy that we started with both services, and his transition into prayer kept the focus on Christ as we entered into a more intimate time of worship with "How He Loves" and building into "Stronger"...
Since we were running short on time we had to limit "Fairest" to only the 1st verse, 2 choruses, then ending with the last verse...overall a great weekend and even better attitudes ready to serve one another and give to God...
Another highlight and praise was the addition of our new keyboard that God blessed us with...it immediately added a fuller sound...thank You Lord!
Team:
Todd-keys/vocals
Lianna-vocals
Zachary W.-acoustic/vocals
Larry-sax
Dave-bass
Zach-drums
Dillan-media
Sean-sound
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All Because of Jesus- A (Fee)
How He Loves- C (McMillan)
Stronger- C (Hillsong)
Fairest- D (Desperation Band)
Todd did a great job leading out on "All Because of Jesus" keeping up the energy that we started with both services, and his transition into prayer kept the focus on Christ as we entered into a more intimate time of worship with "How He Loves" and building into "Stronger"...
Since we were running short on time we had to limit "Fairest" to only the 1st verse, 2 choruses, then ending with the last verse...overall a great weekend and even better attitudes ready to serve one another and give to God...
Another highlight and praise was the addition of our new keyboard that God blessed us with...it immediately added a fuller sound...thank You Lord!
Team:
Todd-keys/vocals
Lianna-vocals
Zachary W.-acoustic/vocals
Larry-sax
Dave-bass
Zach-drums
Dillan-media
Sean-sound
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Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Sunday Setlist
Sweetly Broken- B (Riddle)
Today is the Day- C (Brewster)
Hosanna- G (Baloche)
Your Grace is Enough- G (Maher)
The challenge I gave coming out of "Sweetly Broken" for the new year was this:
What would 2011 as well as our worship look like if instead of being defined by our successes we would be defined by our brokenness?
Dan did a great job transitioning through prayer going into "Hosanna" which is always a powerful song that invites God to help us keep Him in focus instead of our issues and worries...we kept strumming the G and kicked in big with the intro to "Your Grace is Enough" which ended our first worship time of 2011 by celebrating the greatest thing there is- Christ!
Team:
Jesse-drums
Tom-percussion
Rick-bass
Sean-electric (great Sunday debut)
Dan-keys/vocals
Theressa-vocals (last time before heading back to college)
Zach-acoustic/vocals
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Today is the Day- C (Brewster)
Hosanna- G (Baloche)
Your Grace is Enough- G (Maher)
The challenge I gave coming out of "Sweetly Broken" for the new year was this:
What would 2011 as well as our worship look like if instead of being defined by our successes we would be defined by our brokenness?
Dan did a great job transitioning through prayer going into "Hosanna" which is always a powerful song that invites God to help us keep Him in focus instead of our issues and worries...we kept strumming the G and kicked in big with the intro to "Your Grace is Enough" which ended our first worship time of 2011 by celebrating the greatest thing there is- Christ!
Team:
Jesse-drums
Tom-percussion
Rick-bass
Sean-electric (great Sunday debut)
Dan-keys/vocals
Theressa-vocals (last time before heading back to college)
Zach-acoustic/vocals
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Monday, December 27, 2010
Sunday Setlist
Let the Praises Ring-C (Brewster)
Angels From the Realms of Glory-A
Everlasting God- (Tomlinish)
Marvelous Light-A (Hall)
Jesus Paid it All-B (Passion)
We almost canceled rehearsal this week but from how tired we seemed Sunday morning after Christmas I am so glad we came in with a good sense of where the worship set was going...Steph did a great job transitioning into the first hymn by sharing about the invitation each verse to come worship Christ...we then went right into the chorus of "Everlasting God" and finished that song taking a moment to pray the verse asking for God's strength as we wait on Him...
Pastor Matt's message was a good close to 2010 in that it put the emphasis on God and His plans no matter our circumstances and no matter what is to come in the new year...excited to see what God has for the worship ministry this coming next year!...
Ken-acoustic
Zach-electric
Theressa-vocals
Tim-bass
Steph-vocals
Omar-drums
Greg-media
David-sound
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Angels From the Realms of Glory-A
Everlasting God- (Tomlinish)
Marvelous Light-A (Hall)
Jesus Paid it All-B (Passion)
We almost canceled rehearsal this week but from how tired we seemed Sunday morning after Christmas I am so glad we came in with a good sense of where the worship set was going...Steph did a great job transitioning into the first hymn by sharing about the invitation each verse to come worship Christ...we then went right into the chorus of "Everlasting God" and finished that song taking a moment to pray the verse asking for God's strength as we wait on Him...
Pastor Matt's message was a good close to 2010 in that it put the emphasis on God and His plans no matter our circumstances and no matter what is to come in the new year...excited to see what God has for the worship ministry this coming next year!...
Ken-acoustic
Zach-electric
Theressa-vocals
Tim-bass
Steph-vocals
Omar-drums
Greg-media
David-sound
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Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Sunday Setlist
CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION
Ensemble Prelude- O Come O Come Emanuel
Come Thou Long Expected Jesus
Joy to the World Verse intro
Joy to the World- C with choir
O Come All Ye Faithful- F
Glory in the Highest- A with Christmas verse
Advent Candle with Dance
O Holy Night- A
Unspeakable Joy- A/B
I was so blessed by the amount of people who joined in to help serve to make a great weekend of worship and celebration...the choir did an amazing job leading with their hearts, the new addition of the brass brought an exciting introduction to the service...and it was very fitting that we celebrated through "Joy to the World" to begin and end the services...
Van's message on "Living in the Gap" brought a reality to Christmas and for the need for the birth of Jesus, and coming out of which we sang out the powerful words to "O Holy Night"..."long lay the world in sin and error pining, till He appeared and the soul felt its worth..."
Overall, I was very thankful for the attitudes of those who stepped up to lead by serving and giving...it's always a reminder for me that Jesus is in our midst when I see people surrender and love one another- which is not an easy thing, but it's so amazing!...thanks to all who were a part of the weekend!
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Ensemble Prelude- O Come O Come Emanuel
Come Thou Long Expected Jesus
Joy to the World Verse intro
Joy to the World- C with choir
O Come All Ye Faithful- F
Glory in the Highest- A with Christmas verse
Advent Candle with Dance
O Holy Night- A
Unspeakable Joy- A/B
I was so blessed by the amount of people who joined in to help serve to make a great weekend of worship and celebration...the choir did an amazing job leading with their hearts, the new addition of the brass brought an exciting introduction to the service...and it was very fitting that we celebrated through "Joy to the World" to begin and end the services...
Van's message on "Living in the Gap" brought a reality to Christmas and for the need for the birth of Jesus, and coming out of which we sang out the powerful words to "O Holy Night"..."long lay the world in sin and error pining, till He appeared and the soul felt its worth..."
Overall, I was very thankful for the attitudes of those who stepped up to lead by serving and giving...it's always a reminder for me that Jesus is in our midst when I see people surrender and love one another- which is not an easy thing, but it's so amazing!...thanks to all who were a part of the weekend!
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Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Sunday Setlist
KIDS MUSICAL
Hallelujah Your Love is Amazing- G-A (Baloche)
Fall on Us Now- A (Vineyard)
Glory in the Highest- A (Tomlin)
ADVENT
Hark the Herald Angels Sing- E (Wesley)
It was a packed stage with the set ready for the Kids Christmas Musical, but I was very impressed with the sound and tech team who championed getting everyone and everything where they needed to be...
Pastor Van helped lead the first two songs, and it was a great opportunity to share in our friendship- as well as for me to enjoy his heart for worship...I was very impressed with how the team really followed and listened well to where we needed to go musically...
"Glory in the Highest" created a feel in the middle of the set to sing out what the angels proclaimed over the birth of Christ...for the Advent candle, we joined in a responsive reading that partnered psalms that focus on joy and between which the church said together "The Joy of the Lord is our Strength"...and to transition to the kids play we sang the familiar Christmas hymn "Hark the Herald Angels Sing"...
Team:
Van- acoustic vocals
Laura- keys vocals
Mike- bass
Tom- drums
Zachary W.- acoustic vocals
Tommy- media
Sean- sound
Doug- lights
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Hallelujah Your Love is Amazing- G-A (Baloche)
Fall on Us Now- A (Vineyard)
Glory in the Highest- A (Tomlin)
ADVENT
Hark the Herald Angels Sing- E (Wesley)
It was a packed stage with the set ready for the Kids Christmas Musical, but I was very impressed with the sound and tech team who championed getting everyone and everything where they needed to be...
Pastor Van helped lead the first two songs, and it was a great opportunity to share in our friendship- as well as for me to enjoy his heart for worship...I was very impressed with how the team really followed and listened well to where we needed to go musically...
"Glory in the Highest" created a feel in the middle of the set to sing out what the angels proclaimed over the birth of Christ...for the Advent candle, we joined in a responsive reading that partnered psalms that focus on joy and between which the church said together "The Joy of the Lord is our Strength"...and to transition to the kids play we sang the familiar Christmas hymn "Hark the Herald Angels Sing"...
Team:
Van- acoustic vocals
Laura- keys vocals
Mike- bass
Tom- drums
Zachary W.- acoustic vocals
Tommy- media
Sean- sound
Doug- lights
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Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Sunday Setlist
Joy to the World Unspeakable Joy- A-B (Tomlin
Sweetly Broken- B (Riddle)
Desert Song- D (Hillsong)
ADVENT
Unchanging- E (Tomlin)
Sing to the King- E (Jesus Culturish)
"Unspeakable Joy" was difficult to find a good key- A was low during the verses but B caused the added chorus to jump up high- even still it brought great energy to the beginning of the morning...
There was a great theme from the first song going into "Sweetly Broken" that also expresses how before God we are at a "loss for words" when we see His beauty and glory...I was amazed hearing how "Desert Song" has really become a great prayer for our church...that took us right to a time of silence for the Peace Candle lighting...
We transitioned out of silence just vocally singing the chorus to "Unchanging"...and there was once again great energy at the end with "Sing to the King"...Pat on media picked out the Revelation 3 verse to put up on the screen during the intro, and I was blessed when one of our elders shared how that connected with him during worship...I love how the body comes together like that to serve one another...finally we ended with just voices singing..."For He Alone is Worthy- Christ the Lord"...
Team:
Jesse-drums
Tom-perc
Rick-bass
Doug-electric
Zach-acoustic
Jill-vocals
Stephanie-vocals
Pat-media
David-sound
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Sweetly Broken- B (Riddle)
Desert Song- D (Hillsong)
ADVENT
Unchanging- E (Tomlin)
Sing to the King- E (Jesus Culturish)
"Unspeakable Joy" was difficult to find a good key- A was low during the verses but B caused the added chorus to jump up high- even still it brought great energy to the beginning of the morning...
There was a great theme from the first song going into "Sweetly Broken" that also expresses how before God we are at a "loss for words" when we see His beauty and glory...I was amazed hearing how "Desert Song" has really become a great prayer for our church...that took us right to a time of silence for the Peace Candle lighting...
We transitioned out of silence just vocally singing the chorus to "Unchanging"...and there was once again great energy at the end with "Sing to the King"...Pat on media picked out the Revelation 3 verse to put up on the screen during the intro, and I was blessed when one of our elders shared how that connected with him during worship...I love how the body comes together like that to serve one another...finally we ended with just voices singing..."For He Alone is Worthy- Christ the Lord"...
Team:
Jesse-drums
Tom-perc
Rick-bass
Doug-electric
Zach-acoustic
Jill-vocals
Stephanie-vocals
Pat-media
David-sound
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Thursday, December 2, 2010
Christmas is Coming
Tonight our brass ensemble had their first rehearsal, and there was great excitement building as they got ready to ring out in Christmas celebration!...
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Sunday Setlist
Your Grace is Enough- G (Maher)
Our God Saves- C (Baloche)
There is Nothing Like- C (Hillsong)
Advent Candle
Come Thou Fount Come Thou King- C (Gateway)
We came into the weekend without a rehearsal during the week because of Thanksgiving...but the team did an amazing job of coming ready to serve, give, sing and worship...Todd did the greeting and lead "Your Grace is Enough" which brought great energy and excitement along with the theme that God is still good enough even if we don't get what we want in life- which is the same for worship...since the next songs were in the same key, we took some time to enjoy the words and lay them before God along with our hearts...actually during our morning run through we decided to begin "There is Nothing Like" with the bridge praying out the words: "I'll love you forever, Lord"
For the advent candle lighting, we decided to post some questions on the screen to give people a chance to reflect on what they are hoping for this Christmas season...which took us right into "Come Thou Fount Come Thou King"...and as always, Vista really belted out the hymn...we tagged our worship time with the end of the last verse offering our hearts for God to seal it for His purposes...
Team:
Todd- keys/vocals
Liana- vocals
Zach W.- drums
Austin- perc
Jeff- electric
Dave- bass
Zach- acoustic/vocals
Larry- sax
Dillan/Tommy- media
Sean- sound
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Our God Saves- C (Baloche)
There is Nothing Like- C (Hillsong)
Advent Candle
Come Thou Fount Come Thou King- C (Gateway)
We came into the weekend without a rehearsal during the week because of Thanksgiving...but the team did an amazing job of coming ready to serve, give, sing and worship...Todd did the greeting and lead "Your Grace is Enough" which brought great energy and excitement along with the theme that God is still good enough even if we don't get what we want in life- which is the same for worship...since the next songs were in the same key, we took some time to enjoy the words and lay them before God along with our hearts...actually during our morning run through we decided to begin "There is Nothing Like" with the bridge praying out the words: "I'll love you forever, Lord"
For the advent candle lighting, we decided to post some questions on the screen to give people a chance to reflect on what they are hoping for this Christmas season...which took us right into "Come Thou Fount Come Thou King"...and as always, Vista really belted out the hymn...we tagged our worship time with the end of the last verse offering our hearts for God to seal it for His purposes...
Team:
Todd- keys/vocals
Liana- vocals
Zach W.- drums
Austin- perc
Jeff- electric
Dave- bass
Zach- acoustic/vocals
Larry- sax
Dillan/Tommy- media
Sean- sound
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Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Thanksgiving Praise Night
Today is the Day
Prince of Peace
Real Stories
Fairest
Real Stories
Now Thank we all our God
Great is Thy Faithfulness
Prayer
I am Free
O Come All Ye Faithful
Jesus Messiah
It was really the heart of the choir volunteers to want to come back for our Thanksgiving Praise Night...we gave them the option of whether to sing only in the morning or just lead that evening, but their response was to do both...
We had a quick run through of the songs, and kept things very loose as far as planning...Pastor Greg did an amazing job of bringing a light-hearted tone to testimonies, and Pastor Van shared a solid time of the value of prayer followed by thanksgiving small group prayer time...
Since the Christmas decorations had been wonderfully started being put up, on the spot we decided to sing a verse and chorus of "O Come All Ye Faithful..." which flowed right into "Jesus Messiah" to end the night by emphasizing Christ as we enter the holiday season...it was a great night of relationships and praise...
Prince of Peace
Real Stories
Fairest
Real Stories
Now Thank we all our God
Great is Thy Faithfulness
Prayer
I am Free
O Come All Ye Faithful
Jesus Messiah
It was really the heart of the choir volunteers to want to come back for our Thanksgiving Praise Night...we gave them the option of whether to sing only in the morning or just lead that evening, but their response was to do both...
We had a quick run through of the songs, and kept things very loose as far as planning...Pastor Greg did an amazing job of bringing a light-hearted tone to testimonies, and Pastor Van shared a solid time of the value of prayer followed by thanksgiving small group prayer time...
Since the Christmas decorations had been wonderfully started being put up, on the spot we decided to sing a verse and chorus of "O Come All Ye Faithful..." which flowed right into "Jesus Messiah" to end the night by emphasizing Christ as we enter the holiday season...it was a great night of relationships and praise...
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Sunday Setlist
Glory in the Highest- A (Tomlin)
You Never Let Go- A (Redman)
We Crown You- E (Fee)
Crown Him With Many Crowns- C (public domain)
No Sweeter Name- G (Jobe)
CHOIR WEEKEND
Laura did an amazing job getting the vocal parts ready for us to serve...all our vocalists were out sick for the weekend, yet everyone stepped up to sing out passionately...going into rehearsals I wasn't feeling the flow with a few new songs to lead, however once we started in, it became obvious the focused theme was Christ, which served the message in a powerful way...
"Glory in the Highest" worked well as a walkin, and it also introduced it to the church since we are planning to revisit it during christmas...going into "We Crown You" we taught the echo part to the church and explained that the focus of the song is not that we are making Christ King, it's that we are inviting Him to sit on the thrown of our lives...
I will never tire of how the church sings out hymns!...the end of the set was also powerful to just linger on singing the name of Jesus...despite some of our setbacks, all in all I was blown away by God's presence through our worship community- Praise You Oh Lord!...
Team:
Laura- choir director/keys
Doug- electric
Jesse- drums
Tom- percussion
Zach- acoustic
Pat- media
David- sound
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You Never Let Go- A (Redman)
We Crown You- E (Fee)
Crown Him With Many Crowns- C (public domain)
No Sweeter Name- G (Jobe)
CHOIR WEEKEND
Laura did an amazing job getting the vocal parts ready for us to serve...all our vocalists were out sick for the weekend, yet everyone stepped up to sing out passionately...going into rehearsals I wasn't feeling the flow with a few new songs to lead, however once we started in, it became obvious the focused theme was Christ, which served the message in a powerful way...
"Glory in the Highest" worked well as a walkin, and it also introduced it to the church since we are planning to revisit it during christmas...going into "We Crown You" we taught the echo part to the church and explained that the focus of the song is not that we are making Christ King, it's that we are inviting Him to sit on the thrown of our lives...
I will never tire of how the church sings out hymns!...the end of the set was also powerful to just linger on singing the name of Jesus...despite some of our setbacks, all in all I was blown away by God's presence through our worship community- Praise You Oh Lord!...
Team:
Laura- choir director/keys
Doug- electric
Jesse- drums
Tom- percussion
Zach- acoustic
Pat- media
David- sound
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Sunday, November 14, 2010
Sunday Setlist
Forever Reign- C walkin (Hillsong)
Let the Praises Ring- C (Brewster)
Fall on Us Now- A (Vineyard)
Sing to the King- E (Jesus Culture-ish)
New Doxology- E (Gateway)
Our focus and challenge during worship was that God has gifted us to sing- just as everyone was given an appetite to eat, he has given us a voice which we can use to worship Him...I think I borrowed this thought from a William Law book I read way back in college...I also took quote from Calvin I heard from a Kauflin podcast- that said when we sing we pray twice- which is a reminder that worship is just as much heart as it is head...
"Fall on Us Now" was new to me, but familiar with the church..."Forever Reign" will be one we will revisit during a worship set soon since the team really championed the flow and core of the song...what was really great was hearing the church sing out to the Doxology which transitioned well to the message...
Team:
Larry- sax
Zach #1- drums
Austin- percussion
Zach- acoustic/vocals
Liana- vocals
Dave- bass
Jeff- electric
Sean- sound
Pat and Dillon- video
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Let the Praises Ring- C (Brewster)
Fall on Us Now- A (Vineyard)
Sing to the King- E (Jesus Culture-ish)
New Doxology- E (Gateway)
Our focus and challenge during worship was that God has gifted us to sing- just as everyone was given an appetite to eat, he has given us a voice which we can use to worship Him...I think I borrowed this thought from a William Law book I read way back in college...I also took quote from Calvin I heard from a Kauflin podcast- that said when we sing we pray twice- which is a reminder that worship is just as much heart as it is head...
"Fall on Us Now" was new to me, but familiar with the church..."Forever Reign" will be one we will revisit during a worship set soon since the team really championed the flow and core of the song...what was really great was hearing the church sing out to the Doxology which transitioned well to the message...
Team:
Larry- sax
Zach #1- drums
Austin- percussion
Zach- acoustic/vocals
Liana- vocals
Dave- bass
Jeff- electric
Sean- sound
Pat and Dillon- video
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Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Sunday Setlist
Saviour King- 1st service walkin E (Hillsong)
O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing- E (Crowder)
Hosanna- E (Baloche)
Beautiful the Blood- A (Fee)
Mighty to Save- A (Hillsong)
This was a Sunday of changes...we switched Hosanna from G to E...our drummer stepped in Sunday morning...second service we cut the walkin to save time...but to God's glory the team handled it well, and the church didn't miss a beat- which always humbles me when reminded that worship is not dependent on my planning...
With that said, the transition from "Beautiful the Blood" to "Mighty to Save" thematically worked well...finishing with the words- Christ my Savior- immediately lead right into- He can move the mountains- we really took our time with the end of worship and enjoyed that moment engaged with God...
Team:
Doug- electric
Laura- keys
Tom- drums
Jesse- percussion
Rick- bass
Zach- acoustic/vocals
Steph- vocals
Jill- vocals
Pat- media
David- sound
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O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing- E (Crowder)
Hosanna- E (Baloche)
Beautiful the Blood- A (Fee)
Mighty to Save- A (Hillsong)
This was a Sunday of changes...we switched Hosanna from G to E...our drummer stepped in Sunday morning...second service we cut the walkin to save time...but to God's glory the team handled it well, and the church didn't miss a beat- which always humbles me when reminded that worship is not dependent on my planning...
With that said, the transition from "Beautiful the Blood" to "Mighty to Save" thematically worked well...finishing with the words- Christ my Savior- immediately lead right into- He can move the mountains- we really took our time with the end of worship and enjoyed that moment engaged with God...
Team:
Doug- electric
Laura- keys
Tom- drums
Jesse- percussion
Rick- bass
Zach- acoustic/vocals
Steph- vocals
Jill- vocals
Pat- media
David- sound
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Sunday, October 31, 2010
Sunday Setlist
Sing Sing Sing- C (Tomlin)(1/2 walkin)
Let God Arise- A (Tomlin)
Your Name- A (Baloche)
Sweetly Broken- B (Riddle)
Lead Me to the Cross- G (Hillsong)
There were a few obstacles for the morning- but God as always prevails- "the church will stand she will endure" (Let God Arise)...vocally I lead the up front set alone, and after leading 3 worship sessions at the youth retreat, I'm grateful my voice was carried through...
Last minute we switched the order to end with "Lead me to the Cross" so Daniel could come and join- and it was so easy to blend with his melody...thematically I was keying in on rest- the invitation to come to Christ and trust Him with our hearts...the baptism video also touched on the same theme, only to be followed by Pastor Matts message on freedom...
Team:
Zach #1-drums
Larry-sax
Laura-keys
Zach-acoustic/vocal
Dave-bass
Jeff-electric
Greg-media
Adam-sound
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Let God Arise- A (Tomlin)
Your Name- A (Baloche)
Sweetly Broken- B (Riddle)
Lead Me to the Cross- G (Hillsong)
There were a few obstacles for the morning- but God as always prevails- "the church will stand she will endure" (Let God Arise)...vocally I lead the up front set alone, and after leading 3 worship sessions at the youth retreat, I'm grateful my voice was carried through...
Last minute we switched the order to end with "Lead me to the Cross" so Daniel could come and join- and it was so easy to blend with his melody...thematically I was keying in on rest- the invitation to come to Christ and trust Him with our hearts...the baptism video also touched on the same theme, only to be followed by Pastor Matts message on freedom...
Team:
Zach #1-drums
Larry-sax
Laura-keys
Zach-acoustic/vocal
Dave-bass
Jeff-electric
Greg-media
Adam-sound
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Sunday, October 24, 2010
Sunday Setlist
YOUTH SUNDAY
Solution- G walkin (Hillsong)
Our God- G (Tomlin)
Happy Day- C (Hughes)
Stronger- C (Hillsong)
From the Inside Out- C (Hillsong)
It is Well- A (Fields)
Usually the youth lead every time there is a 5th Sunday in a month, however next weekend is the fall retreat so they switched it up...and above all I was blown away by their commitment and passion to give their all to God...the vocalists took time to work on harmony parts...Josh on electric carried the guitar parts to each Hillsong tune...and every member was where they needed to be when they needed to be there...
The flow of the morning really highlighted the emphasis of Pastor Vans message...of how God changes us, and transforms us to be more like Him...since most of the songs were in similar and relative keys, we were able to take our time transitioning- either with a spoken invitation to the church to join in focusing on what the words we are lifting up to God are saying- or by just allowing the melody to create space during our morning time of worship...
Team:
Tim-percussion (so thankful for his much needed support and friendship)
Austin- drums
Josh- electric
Jake- bass
Zach- acoustic/vocals
Mary- piano/vocals
Krista- vocals
Rachel- vocals
Daniel- vocals
Sean- sound
Dillon- media
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Solution- G walkin (Hillsong)
Our God- G (Tomlin)
Happy Day- C (Hughes)
Stronger- C (Hillsong)
From the Inside Out- C (Hillsong)
It is Well- A (Fields)
Usually the youth lead every time there is a 5th Sunday in a month, however next weekend is the fall retreat so they switched it up...and above all I was blown away by their commitment and passion to give their all to God...the vocalists took time to work on harmony parts...Josh on electric carried the guitar parts to each Hillsong tune...and every member was where they needed to be when they needed to be there...
The flow of the morning really highlighted the emphasis of Pastor Vans message...of how God changes us, and transforms us to be more like Him...since most of the songs were in similar and relative keys, we were able to take our time transitioning- either with a spoken invitation to the church to join in focusing on what the words we are lifting up to God are saying- or by just allowing the melody to create space during our morning time of worship...
Team:
Tim-percussion (so thankful for his much needed support and friendship)
Austin- drums
Josh- electric
Jake- bass
Zach- acoustic/vocals
Mary- piano/vocals
Krista- vocals
Rachel- vocals
Daniel- vocals
Sean- sound
Dillon- media
http://www.planningcenteronline.com
Check out other great worship thoughts at The Worship Community Blog's Sunday Setlist
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Saturday Setlist
Cannons- F (whickham)
I Stand Amazed- F (tomlin)
Center- F (hall)
Message
True Love- A (whickham)
Open up the Sky- A (deluge)
Blessed Be Your Name- A (redman)
It was a more low key evening of worship- still the same passion though...we kept the sets in the same key so there would an easy flow...Evan lead vocally very strong- between the second and third song Collin came up and challenged everyone to take time to journal with God...
Coming back up after the message, once again Evan lead off well with a great spirit and expression to a newer song for our Saturday night gathering...the flow from that into "Open up the Sky" built great tension that was released with the powerful lyrics... "we don't want blessings, we want you"...
Team:
Evan- acoustic/vocals
Josh- keys/vocals
Zach- piano/vocals
Mike- bass
Jesse- percussive drums
Josh- media
Caleb- sound
I Stand Amazed- F (tomlin)
Center- F (hall)
Message
True Love- A (whickham)
Open up the Sky- A (deluge)
Blessed Be Your Name- A (redman)
It was a more low key evening of worship- still the same passion though...we kept the sets in the same key so there would an easy flow...Evan lead vocally very strong- between the second and third song Collin came up and challenged everyone to take time to journal with God...
Coming back up after the message, once again Evan lead off well with a great spirit and expression to a newer song for our Saturday night gathering...the flow from that into "Open up the Sky" built great tension that was released with the powerful lyrics... "we don't want blessings, we want you"...
Team:
Evan- acoustic/vocals
Josh- keys/vocals
Zach- piano/vocals
Mike- bass
Jesse- percussive drums
Josh- media
Caleb- sound
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Sunday Setlist
I am Free-C walkin (Newsboys)
Today is the Day-C (Brewster)
Hallelujah Your Love is Amazing-G (Baloche)
Desert Song-D (Hillsong)
Amazing Grace My Chains are Gone-D (Tomlin)
Choir Weekend! The choir came ready to serve God and the church by giving their all in worship for sure...we started "I am Free" during the countdown, then once it hit zero we kept playing then invited the church to join in one more time through the verse that built into a full high chorus...
"Today is the Day" was convicting for me as I came into the morning stressed- so when we sang out "I won't worry about tomorrow- I'm giving you my fears and sorrows"- it was a moment of surrender to let go and just worship...we decided to not do the key change for "Hallelujah" which also helped keep things more simple for the morning...
When we rehearsed "Desert Song" really didn't feel like a choir song- but hearing everyone really sing out on the bridge was another great moment for me... "all of my life, in every season, you are still God I have a reason to sing, I have a reason to worship..." Finishing with "Amazing Grace" helped transition well into the message for our current series of Galatians- especially since the major theme Paul wrote on is Grace- seriously, almost every chapter touches on it...
Team:
Laura- choir director/keys
Steph- vocals
Dan- bass
Zach- acoustic/vocals
Matt- acoustic2
Doug- electric
Tom- percussion
Jesse- drums
Pat- media
David- sound
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Today is the Day-C (Brewster)
Hallelujah Your Love is Amazing-G (Baloche)
Desert Song-D (Hillsong)
Amazing Grace My Chains are Gone-D (Tomlin)
Choir Weekend! The choir came ready to serve God and the church by giving their all in worship for sure...we started "I am Free" during the countdown, then once it hit zero we kept playing then invited the church to join in one more time through the verse that built into a full high chorus...
"Today is the Day" was convicting for me as I came into the morning stressed- so when we sang out "I won't worry about tomorrow- I'm giving you my fears and sorrows"- it was a moment of surrender to let go and just worship...we decided to not do the key change for "Hallelujah" which also helped keep things more simple for the morning...
When we rehearsed "Desert Song" really didn't feel like a choir song- but hearing everyone really sing out on the bridge was another great moment for me... "all of my life, in every season, you are still God I have a reason to sing, I have a reason to worship..." Finishing with "Amazing Grace" helped transition well into the message for our current series of Galatians- especially since the major theme Paul wrote on is Grace- seriously, almost every chapter touches on it...
Team:
Laura- choir director/keys
Steph- vocals
Dan- bass
Zach- acoustic/vocals
Matt- acoustic2
Doug- electric
Tom- percussion
Jesse- drums
Pat- media
David- sound
http://www.planningcenteronline.com
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Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Mission City
A few weeks ago we were preparing the hymn "Nothing But the Blood" and after building up the chorus we sang out some words that Josh and Caleb back in the sound booth latched onto...they quickly tossed up those additions on the screen...here's the clip from worship that night:
Thank you for the blood
Thank you for the cross
Thank you for your body
That was given up for us
Team:
Kyla- keys/vocals
Zach- acoustic/vocals
Sean- electric
Stephan- acoustic 2
Doug- mando
Omar- drums
Mike- bass
Josh- media
Caleb- sound
Thank you for the blood
Thank you for the cross
Thank you for your body
That was given up for us
Team:
Kyla- keys/vocals
Zach- acoustic/vocals
Sean- electric
Stephan- acoustic 2
Doug- mando
Omar- drums
Mike- bass
Josh- media
Caleb- sound
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Sunday Setlist
How He Loves- C walkin (McMillan)
Sing Sing Sing- C (Tomlin)
At the Cross- G (Renstrom)
Holy is the Lord- G (Tomlin)
Rescue- D (Anderson)
Message
All I Have- A (Vineyard)
In the case of faith vs. the law, faith wins!...that was Pastor Collin's message theme- and the giant gavel was used as a sermon illustration. This was our very first Sunday morning attempt at using a click track/worship loop...and aside from my itouch giving us some trouble (thanks to me dropping it in water) the team really did a great job staying with the metronome- and my biggest surprise about worship loops is how much it really does free up the transitions so we can focus on leading others in worship instead of focusing on all the details of the song...
Another first was "How He Loves" for our Sunday services...though our Saturday and youth gatherings are quite familiar with it...Todd did a great job leading both "At the Cross" and "All I Have"...the transition into "Holy is the Lord" worked very well and built both anticipation and energy that partnered well with the anthem of the lyrics...
Team:
Todd- keys/vocals
Zach- acoustic/vocals
Dave- bass
Larry- sax
Austin- percussion
Zach W.- drums/loops
Jeff- electric
Duane- media
Sean- sound
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Sing Sing Sing- C (Tomlin)
At the Cross- G (Renstrom)
Holy is the Lord- G (Tomlin)
Rescue- D (Anderson)
Message
All I Have- A (Vineyard)
In the case of faith vs. the law, faith wins!...that was Pastor Collin's message theme- and the giant gavel was used as a sermon illustration. This was our very first Sunday morning attempt at using a click track/worship loop...and aside from my itouch giving us some trouble (thanks to me dropping it in water) the team really did a great job staying with the metronome- and my biggest surprise about worship loops is how much it really does free up the transitions so we can focus on leading others in worship instead of focusing on all the details of the song...
Another first was "How He Loves" for our Sunday services...though our Saturday and youth gatherings are quite familiar with it...Todd did a great job leading both "At the Cross" and "All I Have"...the transition into "Holy is the Lord" worked very well and built both anticipation and energy that partnered well with the anthem of the lyrics...
Team:
Todd- keys/vocals
Zach- acoustic/vocals
Dave- bass
Larry- sax
Austin- percussion
Zach W.- drums/loops
Jeff- electric
Duane- media
Sean- sound
http://www.planningcenteronline.com
Check out other great worship thoughts at The Worship Community Blog's Sunday Setlist
Saturday Setlist
Death in His Grave- walkin (McMillan)
Sing Sing Sing- (Tomlin)
Forever Reign- (Hillsong)
Prayer
Sweetly Broken- (Riddle)
Jesus Paid it all- (Passion)
Message
O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing- (Crowder)
So enough is enough, I've finally committed to sharing our Saturday evening worship sets as well...this is week 2 of attempting to introduce click track worship loops...it seemed to work well for our walk-in song...Josh did a great job finding a great "That's My King" video to act as the call to worship- which really introduced the theme of the night- again, moments I wish we could claim we had planned, but just goes to show how great God is at working in all our hearts separately in our planning...
"Sing Sing Sing" brought some great energy that carried into "Forever Reign" nicely...which I'm so glad we didn't use the loop track so right before the bridge we could toss out this verse:
"My dear children, let's not just talk about love; let's practice real love. This is the only way we'll know we're living truly, living in God's reality. It's also the way to shut down debilitating self-criticism, even when there is something to it. For God is greater than our worried hearts and knows more about us than we do ourselves." (1 John 3:19-20 The Message)
Then when it came to singing the words "My heart will sing, no other name...Jesus, Jesus"...it was our cry for God to show His greatness and make that a true reality in our lives...
Evan did an amazing job leading "Sweetly Broken" and "Jesus Paid it All"...transitioning them well...ending with "O For a Thousand Tongues" was the right choice as a Pastor Collin suggestion after seeing how well it worked last week during the Sunday services...
Team:
Evan- acoustic/vocals
Zach- acoustic/vocals
Kyla- keys/vocals
Sean- electric
Doug- mando/bazuki
Jesse- drums
Mike- bass
Josh- media
Caleb- sound
Sing Sing Sing- (Tomlin)
Forever Reign- (Hillsong)
Prayer
Sweetly Broken- (Riddle)
Jesus Paid it all- (Passion)
Message
O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing- (Crowder)
So enough is enough, I've finally committed to sharing our Saturday evening worship sets as well...this is week 2 of attempting to introduce click track worship loops...it seemed to work well for our walk-in song...Josh did a great job finding a great "That's My King" video to act as the call to worship- which really introduced the theme of the night- again, moments I wish we could claim we had planned, but just goes to show how great God is at working in all our hearts separately in our planning...
"Sing Sing Sing" brought some great energy that carried into "Forever Reign" nicely...which I'm so glad we didn't use the loop track so right before the bridge we could toss out this verse:
"My dear children, let's not just talk about love; let's practice real love. This is the only way we'll know we're living truly, living in God's reality. It's also the way to shut down debilitating self-criticism, even when there is something to it. For God is greater than our worried hearts and knows more about us than we do ourselves." (1 John 3:19-20 The Message)
Then when it came to singing the words "My heart will sing, no other name...Jesus, Jesus"...it was our cry for God to show His greatness and make that a true reality in our lives...
Evan did an amazing job leading "Sweetly Broken" and "Jesus Paid it All"...transitioning them well...ending with "O For a Thousand Tongues" was the right choice as a Pastor Collin suggestion after seeing how well it worked last week during the Sunday services...
Team:
Evan- acoustic/vocals
Zach- acoustic/vocals
Kyla- keys/vocals
Sean- electric
Doug- mando/bazuki
Jesse- drums
Mike- bass
Josh- media
Caleb- sound
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