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I've managed . . .

to NOT watch the Sound of Music the whole way through, ever . . . but this made me smile. A lot.[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkBepgH00GM&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0]
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Monday morning recap for Sunday – May 3rd

Yesterday was our 20th Anniversary Celebration. Great morning of worship. We had Rev. Barker in attendance and he offered up our pastoral prayer. Also showed a 13 minute video highlighting the founding of the church as well as the impact of the church through some testimonies. We will post it as soon as we "can."We opened with Awesome is the Lord Most HighAfter our call to worship, we sang Sing to the King, Not to Us, and the Solid Rock. We followed that with Immortal Invisible, Everlasting God (the Brenton Brown version, NOT the harder-to-sing Lincoln Brewster version), and I…
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20th Anniversary Service Details

One service only - 10:00 AM.Families - please come in one car, if at all possible! Please help us by STARTING the parking on the soccer field.From 8:30-9:30 we'll be serving a brunch in the gym, and have an opportunity to peruse the ministry tables that are highlighting some of our ministries, what they've done in the past, and what they're currently doing.We'll be shutting down the brunch at 9:30 to ensure that everyone gets a seat for the worship service.We expect a very large crowd this weekend. Come prepared to squeeze into the sanctuary.At 9:46:29, we're going to begin…
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Perspective . . .

Mars Hill - Seattle keeps a blog that I read. Mark Driscoll puts his sermon outlines on the web every once in a while.I loved this point:2. Worship God Because Glory is Coming (1 Pet. 4:13)For Christians: this life is the closest you will ever get to hell.For unbelievers: this life is the closest you will ever get to heaven.This life and its troubles will pale in light of eternity.
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Monday morning recap for Sunday – April 26, 2009 (on Tuesday)

What a great Sunday morning of worship . . . We opened with Cambridge's arrangement of Come Ye Sinners . . . A very appropriate musical tune for the text.After our call to worship, we sang Filled With Your Glory (Starfield), O Worship the King (with the Tomlin chorus), Hear Us From Heaven, I Stand Amazed, and When All is Said and Done (T. Walker).For our offering song, we introduced Face to the Ground, by Ronnie Freeman - get it on iTunes. Very congregational - i love the posture that's emphasized in the text.Next Sunday is our 20th Anniversary Celebration.…
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Monday morning recap for Sunday – April 19, 2009

Hello 4 people . . . Last Sunday we opened with Famous One by Chris Tomlin/Jesse Reeves.After our call to worship, we sang Amazing God, which I just love, by Brenton Brown. We followed that with Beautiful One, Search Me, and When I Survey/Wonderful Cross. If you're looking for a new song - check out Search Me by Ronnie Freeman. Great song writer. The tune may be hard to find, via a recording. I know it's on the JH Ranch Praise, disc 2.For our offering song, we introduced Center by Charlie Hall.
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