Monday Morning Recap for Sunday – April 14, 2013

I was out of town this past weekend, and the always excellent Patrick Bush filled in, with some of his youth worship team.They opened last weekend with a new *to oak mountain tune called Exalted One.After the call to worship they sang Your Name, Come Thou Fount, and One Thing Remains.The offering song was Your Great Name.Join us for choir tonight!  Rehearsal from 6-7 as we prepare to lead in worship on Sunday April 28th.
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Friday Favorites 4.12.13

1.  Favorite geek-out picture(that's Han Solo, Darth Vader, Chewbacca, Leia, Luke, and R2D2 - left to right)2.  Favorite twitter report - Twitter is dumbhttp://www.theonion.com/video_embed/?id=15443.  Favorite mashup - 4.  Favorite potential for unintended consequences - 5.  Favorite line from upcoming Sunday morning worship service - "Your love never fails, never gives up, never runs out on me"
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Thursday Thoughts 4.11.13

1.  Is it possible that the same facebook friends that were complaining about the cold weather are now complaining about the pollen?2.  Speaking of facebook - when was the last time you thought "that was 10 minutes well spent?"3.  Mexican food.4.  Understand that friends come and go but with the precious few, you should hold on.  Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and lifestyle, because the older you get, the more you need the people you knew when you were young.   - Baz Luhrmman, Everybody's Free to Wear Sunscreen.5.  Nothing makes me snap quicker than folks that…
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Friday Favorites 4.5.13

1.  Favorite news report - 2.  Favorite ninja practice - [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYvw68IneV4]3.  Favorite complete ridiculousness - [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOLqGxuvf08]4.  Favorite reason to NEVER have pyrotechnics in church.  ever.[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1d-NZaMPZbw]5.  Favorite line from upcoming Sunday morning worship service - "Give me faith, to trust what You say, that You're good, and Your love is great"
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Thursday Thoughts 4.4.13

1.  Remember that 13 hours this year that the weather was nice?  Yeah.  That was awesome.2.  So - Lindsay Lohan did wholesome Disney movies as a kid.  How's the actor that plays Carl on the Walking Dead gonna turn out?3.  Baseball fans - I've been told there's 162 games in a season.  Pace yourselves.4.  Rain rain rain RAIN rain RAIN RAIN RAIN rain rain rain RAIN rain rain rain rain rain rain RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN.5.  The Redbox april fool's prank was one of the best I've ever seen.
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Monday Morning Recap for Sunday – March 31, 2013

We had a packed two services yesterday for Easter Sunday.We opened with Joyful from Brenton Brown.After our call to worship we sang Let God Arise, Stronger, Christ the Lord is Risen Today, The Stand, and In Christ Alone.Our offering song was Christ is Risen from Matt Maher.Worship choir resumes in two weeks - Wednesday night April 17th.  Join us!
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Friday Favorites 3.29.13

1.  Favorite ad - [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAH0NhWR5g4]2.  Favorite explanation of the debt ceiling - [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Li0no7O9zmE]3.  Favorite "couldn't have said it better myself" - 4.  Favorite "something that I still watch because it makes me laugh every time" - [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGTAnXqn9Jc]5.  Favorite line from upcoming Sunday morning worship service - "You broke my shame, and sinfulness, You rose again, victorious"
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Thursday Thoughts 3.28.13

A driving edition1.  Turn signals.  Just try it!2.  Anniston I-20 stretch.  Unbelievable.3.  Left lane and 60 mph, doesn't mix.4.  I've almost been hit while running so many times from drivers that are texting.5.  I never fully appreciated how much I enjoy sitting up in a truck until driving a sedan for a few months.
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Monday Morning Recap for Sunday – March 24, 2013

We celebrated palm sunday yesterday.  Be sure and join us this week for the remainder of our Holy Week services - 10AM on Thursday for the school's Maundy Thursday service, 7AM on Friday for our Good Friday service, and Easter Sunday morning - 9 and 10:45.We opened yesterday with Awake My Soul.After our call to worship we sang Hosanna, Search Me, You Alone Can Rescue, Waiting Here for You, and How Deep the Father's Love for Us.Our offering song was a tune that fit so well with Bob's sermon called Jesus I Come.Be sure and arrive early next Sunday to…
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