Past week's set...
Let God Arise (G)
All Because of Jesus (A)
Intro new song - We Crown You (E)
Scripture (from Rev, led by Sara)
Revelation Song (E) - Sara led this and transitioned into "How Great Thou Art"
How Great Thou Art (E)
*Greeting/Announcements
*Parent Child Dedications (Sunday morning only)
Special: Choose (by christy knockles, led by Sara)
- With this song we were trying to tie in with the theme of Valentine's Day along with a lead in to the passage we were talking about in I Pt. 3 which talks about the relationship between husbands and wives.
This was a good Sunday for us. The participation of our church was strong and we worked really hard to get some of the songs we did into singable keys. Unfortunately, most recorded songs are too high for the average worshipper and we feel strongly about making the worship accessible for everyone. Obviously, some high keys allow people to sing an octave lower, but it is something we try to pay attention to.
It was good to have Sara Smith co-worship leading. It was good to have her playing guitar, reading scripture and leading our congregation in worship. My prayer is that through our example of sharing leadership in the service, God will be planting seeds in young people's hearts in our church to be worship leaders.
It was a good weekend for us. I am really excited about what God is doing.
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
On Weekend Service Building
Psalm 127
1 Unless the LORD builds the house,
its builders labor in vain.
Unless the LORD watches over the city,
the watchmen stand guard in vain.
I find myself thinking about this verse many times over the course of a weekend service. The challenge with service programming is that it's easy to come up with a great service on paper the week prior, but the all-telling sign of whether or not the Lord built "the house" is when you get to the actual service. In reflecting on this verse, I am convicted more than ever about the importance of prayer and seeking the leadership of the Lord as our team puts together services each week.
I think one of the biggest ways God reminds me of this in the midst of technical difficulties. A couple weeks back, we arrived for our 30m run-through on Sunday morning, after the Saturday rehearsal and service, to find that all of our audio settings had been erased. With a digital board and lots of patching and presets, it got a little panicky from about 8:05-8:30. While these difficulties are never fun, our whole team was reminded that "unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain".
We are dependent on God at each step of the way and we need to acknowledge Him in all of them.
1 Unless the LORD builds the house,
its builders labor in vain.
Unless the LORD watches over the city,
the watchmen stand guard in vain.
I find myself thinking about this verse many times over the course of a weekend service. The challenge with service programming is that it's easy to come up with a great service on paper the week prior, but the all-telling sign of whether or not the Lord built "the house" is when you get to the actual service. In reflecting on this verse, I am convicted more than ever about the importance of prayer and seeking the leadership of the Lord as our team puts together services each week.
I think one of the biggest ways God reminds me of this in the midst of technical difficulties. A couple weeks back, we arrived for our 30m run-through on Sunday morning, after the Saturday rehearsal and service, to find that all of our audio settings had been erased. With a digital board and lots of patching and presets, it got a little panicky from about 8:05-8:30. While these difficulties are never fun, our whole team was reminded that "unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain".
We are dependent on God at each step of the way and we need to acknowledge Him in all of them.
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