Friday Favorites 2.22.13

1.  Favorite exercise machine warning - 2.  Favorite song-writing tutorial - [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhYuA0Cz8ls]3.  Favorite BAHAHAHA - [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIdJMVkLOyY]4.  Favorite video from the Youth House - [vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/60035181 w=451&h=250] YH Harlem Shake from Patrick Bush on Vimeo.5.  Favorite line from upcoming Sunday morning worship service - "Love your neighbor..."
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Thursday Thoughts 2.21.13

1.  Having thoughts on Thursday is high-pressure.2.  This harlem shake thing... really?3.  I'm done with the cold weather.  Really over it.4.  As we were leaving breakfast today, my oldest said "i don't think i'll ever get tired of waffle house for breakfast..."   I don't know.....5.  I've been amazed this week as how quickly and readily the gospel shows up through a bunch of kids in a musical.
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Monday Morning Recap for Sunday – February 17, 2013

We concluded our global missions conference yesterday with a message from Bruce Fiol.  Next Sunday - be sure and join us for our 2nd original kids' musical - Not Just With Our Words, written by my wife - Mandy Sears.We opened yesterday with Let Your Kingdom Come.After our call to worship we sang Filled with Your Glory, O 4 a 1000 Tongues (with the Crowder chorus), The Same Love, Hear Us From Heaven, and Saviour King.Our offering song was God is Coming, from Tim Hughes's latest worship album.  Love the tune - love the first line of the chorus "here…
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Friday Favorites 2.15.13

1.  Favorite Mind Blown - [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBtKQHg1Rzk] 2.  Favorite handraising instructions - 3.  Favorite reason to not have Nicki Minaj in your house - 4.  Favorite perspective - [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zm32ZPvGIYY?rel=0]5.  Favorite line from upcoming Sunday morning worship service - "Here You come, running to find me..."
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Thursday Thoughts 2.14.13

1.  The sun is supposedly going to be out today.  I plan on taking a picture of it.2.  Today is Valentine's day.  Fellas - don't let today be the only day that your woman is convinced you love her.3.  The things we choose to care about...4.  The kids musical is 10 days away.5.  The adult musical is 24 days away.
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Thoughts on Lent …

Lent starts tomorrow (Ash Wednesday).  Lent - in the traditional church is 40 days and nights before Easter, not including Sundays.  It's a time for reflection, sacrifice, and lament over Christ's death.  It doesn't include Sundays, because of the reality that Christ HAS risen, and HAS redeemed us from our punishment of eternal separation from God.Being raised Catholic - it was tradition to "give up" something for lent.  It was something done out of a sense of legalism - you do this, because this is what you do for lent....When i left the Catholic church - i abandoned "giving something…
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Monday Morning Recap for Sunday – February 10, 2013

Our children's musical is coming up in just two weeks - on Sunday morning, Feb 24 at 9 and 10:45.  This is the second original musical written by my wife - Mandy, based on the story of the good samaritan.  You're not going to want to miss it!We opened yesterday with a new tune called God is Coming off of Tim Hughes' latest album.  Great tune.  After our call to worship we sang Forever Reign, All Hail the Power of Jesus Name, Your Name,  and Breathe.Our offering song was also a new tune from Elevation Worship called Give Me Faith.As mentioned…
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Friday Favorites 2.8.13

1.  Favorite reason for music - I was telling my choir just the other day about this clip.  It sums up why music means so much to me - it accesses a part of the brain, heart, and soul that nothing else can possibly access.[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLdg9FMp7f8?rel=0]2.  Favorite photo montage - I enjoyed flipping through these photos…3.  Favorite educational weather graphic - 4.  Favorite HUH? (courtesy of my brother - Garrett)[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ii2ctMbYWU?rel=0]5.  Favorite line from upcoming Sunday morning worship service -"Here You come, running to find me …."
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Thursday Thoughts 2.7.13

1.  Friday nights, I have a date with my wife - my favorite part of the week.2.  Thursday mornings I have breakfast with my oldest boy - runs a close second to thought #1.3.  Who cleans up roadkill?4.  Is there a more polarizing topic to discuss than politics?5.  We are 2 weeks and 3 days away from the 2nd original Children's Musical from my wife - Mandy Sears.  We are 4 weeks and 3 days away from the 2013 Easter-season worship service.
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Monday Morning Recap for Sunday – February 3, 2013

Yesterday's set was all about remembering God's unflinching faithfulness, and die-hard pursuit of us, even in our desire to run.  No matter where we go, or how fast we run, He is pursuing us, and outrunning us…We opened yesterday with a song I wrote a couple years ago out of Hosea called Let Us Return.After our call to worship we sang Your Grace is Enough, Stronger, How He Loves, How Deep the Father's Love for Us, and The Stand.Our offering song was one that my wife and I wrote back during Bob's sermon series on Hosea.  It's called Covenant Song and…
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