Monday Morning Recap for Sunday – December 16, 2012

I don't have our normal worship recap for yesterday - as it was our Christmas worship service that took the entire service time.  I'll post the videos here, this week for additional viewing.  So thankful for the three folks that stepped out and shared their stories.I will say this - one of my favorite songs from yesterday was from Tim Hughes's new worship album.  I don't think he intended it to be a Christmas song - but the lyrics are undeniable as one.  The title is God is Coming - and the chorus lyric is "Here You come, running to…
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Friday Favorites 12.14.12

1.  Favorite music nerdery - [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dF074CL5vjI?rel=0]2.  Favorite Christmastime is here - Well, ok…so not FAVORITE - but this is pretty awesome.[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yOUWNM5JcE?rel=0]3.  Favorite reason to not have live animals in the sanctuary - [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFd3e3m4Eao?rel=0]4.  Favorite complete ridiculousness from the Youth House - [vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/17531203 w=451&h=250]5.  Favorite line from upcoming Sunday morning worship service - "Here You come, running to find me…" - a line from a new Tim Hughes song that we're doing this weekend.  Man, if he wasn't intending to write a Christmas song….
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Thursday Thoughts 12.13.12

1.  Well - that whole 12-12-12 thing didn't pan out… what's next… oh yeah.  12-21-122.  Man - wearing shorts and t shirts in december really stinks - said no one, ever…3.  It's to that point in the year where driving on 280 in either direction, at any time of day, for any distance at all, takes at least a half hour.4.  Twitter user ID's crossed into the billions - please let that serve as some perspective for those that are still competing for attention there…5.  Come worship with us this Sunday - as the worship ministry presents "All Things New."
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Monday Morning Recap for Sunday – December 9, 2012

Yesterday was the 2nd Sunday of Advent - the Bethlehem candle on the traditional Advent Calendar…We opened yesterday with All Because of Jesus.After our call to worship we sang  Sing to the King, O Come All Ye Faithful, O Little Town of Bethlehem, and You Alone Can Rescue.I was struck by the last verse in O Little Town - "cast out our sin and enter in, be born in us today" and how well it fits with the opening line for You Alone Can Rescue - "who, Oh Lord, can save themselves, their own souls could heal…"For our offering song, Lauren…
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Friday Favorites 12.7.12

1.  Favorite Christmas rendition - [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWEfszb9h8Q?rel=0]2.  Favorite fully committing to the reporting - [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cq0pGF0HcT4?rel=0]3.  Favorite graphic on music consumption - 4.  Favorite WOW - [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcZL87J8-xo?rel=0]5.  Favorite line from upcoming Sunday morning worship service - "cast out our sin and enter in, be born in us today"
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Thursday Thoughts 12.6.12

1.  I finally edited my notification preferences for Spotify.  My email inbox isn't going to know what to do with all the extra space.2.  It's "unsubscribe from that email list" week.3.  Microsoft announced that it's releasing a new social network.  Revolutionary, Microsoft - and so timely too.4.  Thursday mornings I take my oldest son to breakfast - it's some of the best time of my week.5.  Is there a better Christmas movie than Charlie Brown's Christmas?  Well - except for Christmas Vacation, of course.
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Monday Morning Recap for Sunday – December 2, 2012

I love the Advent/Christmas season.  One thing I love doing as a worship leader is taking songs that we sing during the rest of the year - and putting them into the Christmas context, flanked by a few carols that are essentially singing/saying the same thing.  Just simply altering our context a little bit can change the way we view the most common of praise texts.We opened yesterday with That's Why We Praise Him - a Tommy Walker song that I don't think we've done for about 5 years - but says it perfectly.After our call to worship we sang Hosanna,…
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Friday Favorites 11.30.12

1.  Favorite "I can't believe this isn't a song yet" - [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mk0wDbyKcSg?rel=0]2.  Favorite security camera footage - [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXdyiPNfyBk?rel=0]3.  Favorite Presidential picture - Good sport… McKayla is not impressed, and neither is the President4.  Favorite Trailer - I may have posted this before, but it still makes me laugh…[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMgFc9nbF4c?rel=0]  5.  Favorite line from upcoming Sunday morning worship service - "Hear the sound of hearts returning to You - we turn to You."
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Thursday Thoughts 11.29.12

1.  Tomorrow is the last day of November.  Really?2.  Is there a worse intersection than 459 south onto 280 east?3.  A heads-up: Billy Idol's Christmas Album is NOT what one might hope it would be...4.  Advent starts this Sunday.5.  Go DAWGS!
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Monday Morning Recap for Sunday – November 25, 2012

It's been a while since we've had a "thanksgiving" Sunday - the Sunday following thanksgiving for the last few years has also been the first Sunday of Advent.  Advent start this coming Sunday…We opened yesterday with Awake My Soul.After our call to worship we sang Let God Arise, Arise, Stronger, O Love That Will Not Let Me Go, and Before the Throne of God Above.Our offering song was Gungor's Beautiful Things.
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