15 Mar 2012
By jasondsears

Thursday Thoughts – 3.15.12

Friday Favorites
1. I don't understand where Phineas and Ferb get the money to build the things they do...2. Verizon had an outage in Birmingham yesterday. It was so nice and quiet.3. I'm excited about the talent found in the most unexpected places.4. I find that the number of days elapsed between refreshes of my Facebook or Twitter feeds has a direct correlation to how much actual work I get done.5. Brusters is still closed for the winter. It was 81 yesterday.
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12 Mar 2012
By jasondsears

Monday Morning Recap for Sunday – March 11, 2012

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We had the privilege of Scotty Smith in the pulpit yesterday. Scotty is a long-time friend, and terrific preacher/pastor. If you missed it - be sure and check out the iTunes sermon feed and catch it.We opened with a new (to Oak Mountain) tune called I Lift My Hands.After our call to worship we sang Amazing God, Forever Reign, Rejoice the Lord is King, and When All is Said and Done.Our offering song was You Alone Can Rescue by Matt Redman. (just a little joke there)Our communion tunes were Streams of Living Water Flow and Beautiful Things.
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09 Mar 2012
By jasondsears

Friday Favorites 3.9.12

Friday Favorites
1. Favorite Improv - [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uub0z8wJfhU?rel=0&w=450&h=251]2. Favorite impossible - [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0mms6xaPCI?rel=0&w=450&h=251]3. Favorite 80's song rendition - [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBgMeunuviE?rel=0&w=450&h=251]4. Favorite scene from West Wing - West Wing is one of the best shows ever made. I'm not going to argue, nor discuss the politics represented, but the writing and acting was some of the best on TV. The cast was absolutely incredible. So - i'm going to start putting a "favorite scene from the West Wing" up here on Fridays - the box DVD set is killer.[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQWxgnFc1fk?rel=0&w=450&h=251]5. Favorite line from upcoming Sunday morning worship - "oh, I'm running to Your…
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08 Mar 2012
By jasondsears

Thursday Thoughts – 3.8.12

Friday Favorites
1. Haitian animal hide drums are not allowed to be brought into the United States thanks to a risk of cutaneous anthrax.2. I take pride in not knowing the name of one american idol contestant.3. The Canadian geese that hang out around the Meadowbrook office park are pretty snobby.4. Brusters says it's opening soon - after being closed for winter. It was 80 degrees today.5. I feel bad for the trees. "Do we bloom now? Ok bloom! No WAIT! Freezing."
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05 Mar 2012
By jasondsears

Monday Morning Recap for Sunday – March 4, 2012

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Awesome weekend of worship. Be sure and grab the sermon from iTunes if you weren't able to join us.We opened yesterday with a new tune from Brenton Brown called Arise and Sing.After the call to worship we sang Filled With Your Glory, Our God Saves, Stronger, and The Love of God.Our offering song was Love is Here.
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02 Mar 2012
By jasondsears

Friday Favorites 3.2.12

Friday Favorites
1. Favorite Dog Tease - Still love it.[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGeKSiCQkPw&w=450&h=251]2. Favorite One Man Band - Mike Tomkins - brilliant. Stick around at the end of the video to see how he does it.[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvoNfiNo1DA?rel=0&w=450&h=251]3. Favorite Telemarketer Strategy - [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COzKzYmnXFE?rel=0&w=450&h=251]4. Favorite Song that could be about Jesus but the songwriter probably didn't mean for it to be about Jesus - [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJgJL4NnW8M?rel=0&w=450&h=251]5. Favorite Line from upcoming Sunday morning worship - Could we with ink the ocean fill, and were the skies of parchment made, were every stalk on earth a quill, and every man a scribe by trade; To write the…
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01 Mar 2012
By jasondsears

Thursday Thoughts 3.1.12

Friday Favorites, ridiculous
1. Man, this weather stinks.2. I wonder if they make those janitor keychain slingshot things for remote controls.3. I think the more time we spend "connecting" on social networks is inversely proportional to how connected we really are.4. Today's high was 78. Brusters is still closed for the winter.5. After about a week, high definition television becomes just....television.
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27 Feb 2012
By jasondsears

Monday Morning Recap for Sunday – February 26, 2012

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I so enjoy the privilege of leading worship with some of the finest musicians in town - and my choir is no exception. Choir Sundays are and always have been some of my favorite Sundays. It's never too late to join the choir.We opened yesterday with Paul Baloche's Hosanna.After our call to worship we sang Because of Your Love, Come Ye Sinners, Praise to the Lord the Almighty, Never Let Go, and Before the Throne of God Above.Our offering song was Tommy Walker's When I Don't Know What to Do.If you've been thinking about joining the choir - it's still…
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23 Feb 2012
By jasondsears

Thursday Thoughts

Friday Favorites, ridiculous
1. I like the architecture on the new building that's going up in the Meadowbrook Office Park.2. Isn't the beep on a voicemail greeting universally recognized as "talk now?" Can we get rid of the nice lady that gives up 2 minutes of instructions?3. I think Facebook and twitter are probably doing the opposite of what we think they're doing.4. I like the line in Natalie Grant's Your Great Name that says "the enemy, he has to leave, at the sound of Your great name."5. Bruster's is closed for the winter - but almost everyday i've been able to run…
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