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24 Jul 2010
By jasondsears

Bullfrog Choir TOMORROW!

announcements
Men of Oak Mountain - come join us tomorrow morning for our 7th Annual Bullfrog Choir. Simply show up at 8AM for a quick run-through and then sing with us during the service. No need for any singing experience - simply sing the same thing you sing in the pew.See you in the morning.
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19 Jul 2010
By jasondsears

Monday morning Recap for Sunday – July 18, 2010

setlists
Mark Clement filled in for me at Oak Mountain - and did a terrific job! Thanks to Mark. They opened last weekend with Famous One. After the call to worship they sang You Lifted Me Out, Happy Day (new to oak mtn - Tim Hughes), Holy is the Lord, and Jesus Paid it All. The offering song was Everything (Tim Hughes). Bullfrog choir is this week. Really looking forward to it.
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12 Jul 2010
By jasondsears

Monday morning Recap for Sunday – July 11, 2010

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We opened this morning with Come Ye Sinners.After our call to worship we sang Amazing God, Our God Saves, Praise to the Lord (new version *to oak mountain), You Gave Your Life Away, and How Deep the Father's Love.Our offering song was The Stand - by Hillsong.Bullfrog Choir in just 2 weeks. So excited.
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09 Jul 2010
By jasondsears

Monday morning Recap for Sunday – July 4, 2010 (better late than never)

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Patrick and the Youth Group led worship this past weekend. They always do a great job - Patrick is one of those guys who is multi-faceted in ministry, and has many talents . . . our youth love him - and he's a great friend. They opened last week with a Silar's Bald tune called My Heart Will Sing.After the call to worship they sang Let God Arise, You LIfted Me Out, No Not One, and In Christ Alone.The offering song was Christy Nockel's A Mighty Fortress (great tune).BULLFROG choir in just two more weeks - July 25th. SO looking…
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29 Jun 2010
By jasondsears

Monday morning Recap for Sunday – June 27, 2010

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We had a great morning of worship at Oak Mtn - Mark Clement led for me. Mark has become a good friend over the last year - and did a tremendous job - i look forward to having him lead again in the future. They opened this weekend with P Baloche's Hosanna. After the call to worship they sang I am Free, Awesome is the Lord Most High, a new tune (to oak mountain) called You Are My Strength, and closed with How Great is our God. The offering song was Awakening. Remember - for next weekend - july 4,…
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23 Jun 2010
By jasondsears

I don't do auditions

Friday Favorites
I read an article today, in one of the magazines that comes to my office every month. It was written by a guy i respect - and have studied, and have read - and the title of it was "letting volunteers go." The premise of the article was answering a "question" from a reader about how to let a volunteer go - one that has been involved in the ministry for years, simply because they weren't a solo-quality voice.I'd offer a different perspective.I'm grieved at the thought that was would use "distraction" or "not-as-skilled" to justify excluding someone from worship…
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21 Jun 2010
By jasondsears

Monday morning Recap for Sunday – June 20. 2010

setlists
Great time of worship yesterday morning. The choir was singing. It was Father's Day. Great, great morning.We opened yesterday with a rather slow, mellow ballad from Israel Houghton called Say So. :)After our call to worship we sang Because of Your Love, O Worship the King, Everlasting God, and Revelation Song.Our offering song was God You Reign - a Lincoln Brewster song that we first did during our Palm Sunday Spectacular.We did a different arrangement of Everlasting God - one that I heard Anthony Evans do last year at the National Worship Leader Conference - it's got a bit more…
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14 Jun 2010
By jasondsears

My NICU baby turns 9 today

personal
I posted Drake's story last year. I'm gonna post it again.He was born at 6:01, on a Friday - June 15, 2001. This was after 30 hours of labor, 3 doctors, 5 nurses . . . and then she pushed for 3 hours. They were about ready to do a C-section when the doc saw the head.He came out grey . . . and not breathing. Mandy's uterus wasn't clamping back down, and she was losing so much blood that they were going to transfuse her. They hit the red button on the wall, and my parents, and brothers and…
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