30 Mar 2010
By jasondsears

The wrath and agony of this week . . .

Friday Favorites
Bob says it often - that we should try to sanitize the scripture - and yet we do, in our readings, and interpretation of events. But how about in the realism of Christ, upon His shoulders, taking all our sin, and God's wrath/anger.If you read through the Old Testament - you're barraged by the rules and laws that God setup for His people to follow. A friend of mine recently asked - "What in the world with all the laws . . . " and the reality is that the punishment for breaking the laws and rules was severe -…
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29 Mar 2010
By jasondsears

Monday Morning Recap for Sunday – March 28, 2010 – our Palm Sunday Spectacular

seasonal programs
We finished our 7th Palm Sunday Spectacular yesterday - the 14th spectacular in all since coming to Oak Mountain in 2003.The title of our program was "ALL."The program consisted of music, narrative, and video - testimony-type videos asking people to share 1.what lies Evil whispers in their ears, 2. What it means to them that "Jesus Paid it All" and 3. What it means to them that all the old is washed away.I started planning the service last April - after last year's Easter season. I get some initial prep and planning done, and then put it aside as I…
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25 Mar 2010
By jasondsears

Message for this coming weekend's service

seasonal programs
Welcome to "All." All is an extreme word. There's no in between. It's as far to one extreme as you can get - the opposite being "none." Today we focus on the shed blood of Christ, and His sacrifice that "paid it ALL," "washed it ALL," "redeemed it ALL." It's as extreme as we can get. The worship ministry has enjoyed the last couple months as we've dwelt on what our "ALL" looks like - and how we so often fall into thinking that Christ's blood covered "most," or "some," or "those last few times, but not this one." We…
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22 Mar 2010
By jasondsears

Monday Morning Recap for Sunday – March 21, 2010

setlists
Yesterday marked the 2nd to last Sunday of lent, and the start of Spectacular week. Today we start a week's worth of rehearsal and preparation for "All" which we'll present on Sunday the 28th at 9 and 10:30. It's been a great winter, and the preparation that the choir's been through over the past 10 weeks have certainly been exciting and transforming. Sunday simply marks the opportunity to worship through these songs one more time - as every Wednesday night at 6PM is transformed into a worship time as we consider the text and tunes of these great songs. Yesterday…
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15 Mar 2010
By jasondsears

Monday Morning Recap for Sunday – March 14, 2010

setlists
Spring break Sunday is always a lower-attended sunday than normal - and couple that with spring forward sunday . . . We opened yesterday with You Lifted Me Out - great tune. Lots of energy, and I like the "oh's"After our call to worship, we sang Because of Your Love, No Other Name - a newer song from Todd Fields, Breathe, and How Deep the Father's Love For Us. Our offering song was a "re-introduction" of a newer tune by Fee called Glory to God.Palm Sunday Program is in 2 weeks. Come join us. 9AM and 10:30.
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12 Mar 2010
By jasondsears

Bono and Justice/Mercy

videos
I saw this last night . . . Blown away by Bono on this interview, his knowledge of the scriptures and his heart for the least. It's an excellent use of 8:38[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grBByc7t3Fs&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0]
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12 Mar 2010
By jasondsears

From last Sunday

audio clips
We opened with this song last Sunday . . . we're opening with this song again this sunday. It's called You Lifted Me Outhttp://dl.dropbox.com/u/87743143/JS%20Blog/Site/Flash_Stuff_files/player.swf
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10 Mar 2010
By jasondsears

Worship Ministry Spring Schedule

announcements
I was just relaying to a friend the things we have going on over the next few weeks. i thought it may be helpful to post that info up here. March 28 - Palm Sunday Worship Service: "ALL" April 4 - Easter Sunday April 11 - The Kids Choir presents "Good Kings Come in Small Packages" pg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446851538417715586" /> April 16-17 Mens Conference: Man-UP: Redefined. April 18 - Choir sings again.
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08 Mar 2010
By jasondsears

Monday Morning Recap for Sunday – March 7, 2010

setlists
If you missed the sermon this morning - you need to get it here! We opened this morning with a new song off Chris Tomlin's latest album, called You Lifted Me Out. Great tune. Lots of energy. And I like the chanting.After our call to worship we sang Our God Saves, Awesome is the Lord Most High, Draw Me Nearer, and Never Let Go (Redman).For our offering song, we sang Come Quickly by Tommy Walker.If you missed the 80 this week - it was one of the most ridiculous things we've ever done. Check it out here.Only three more weeks…
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