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12 Mar 2015
By jasondsears

My take on Blurred Lines and Got to Give It

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Ridiculous.  $7.5 MILLION because something "reminds" you of something else?I could stop there, but i'll give just a bit more context and information.Disclaimer - I don't like Blurred Lines.  The Sears boys aren't allowed to listen to it.  From what I've seen of the video, it's tasteless.  But Pharrell made me happy with Happy - so...Blurred lines is in the key of G.  The tempo is about 118-120 BPM.  The chord progression is I, to V, and back to I.  And quite frankly - Pharrell sounds like Prince....  Maybe Prince should sue?Got to Give It is in the key of A.  The…
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12 Mar 2015
By jasondsears

APP Review: Do Not Disturb

Friday Favorites, magazine articles
As one of our resident tech nerds here at OMPC, I’m always asked about gadgets and apps, computers and TVs, software, hardware–you name it, I’ve probably at least stumbled across it. I’d like to recommend one of my newest favorite apps, and you can find it for free, already on your iPhone, as long as you’ve updated to iOS 7. It’s called Do Not Disturb. It has ended up being one of my favorite apps, and just the tool that you may need to build a little margin into your life. Set it to automatically switch your phone off at…
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09 Mar 2015
By jasondsears

Monday Morning Recap for Sunday – March 8, 2015

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We continued with our Lenten season worship yesterday.  It's so good to at least consider the idea of slowing down and reflecting on the cross, spending time in repentance....One of our tunes from yesterday had the line "the dying thief rejoiced to see that fountain in his day; and there may I, though vile as he, wash all my sins away."  It's so important that we realize, as we come to the cross through humility and repentance that we are JUST as vile as the thief on the cross.  Not worse off, nor any better - but just as vile.…
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05 Mar 2015
By jasondsears

Where else are you worshipping?

Friday Favorites, magazine articles
I’ve got a good friend who, when he preaches, usually includes a prayer that asks for us to have service of worship as opposed to worship services. It sounds like semantics, but there’s a unique beauty in the distinction. It’s so easy for us to think of worship as something we go “do” on Sunday morning. But as we look for the new Heaven on Earth, our reality can become more and more that LIFE is worship, and that we are serving as an act of worship. I’m often asked what my favorite part of being a worship leader is. Sunday…
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02 Mar 2015
By jasondsears

Monday Morning Recap for Sunday – March 1, 2015

setlists
What a great morning of worship!  Our kids choir led us in "What's Up, Zak?"  - the story of both Zaccheus and Bartimaeus and how their lives were changed forever by meeting Jesus.I'm always so excited about the church getting to share in what the kids are working on.  Children's choirs play such an integral role, not only in teaching biblical truths to our kids, but helping to shape musical foundations that will stay with them, to some degree, for the rest of their lives.  If your kids aren't involved in kids choir - they need to be!  Join us…
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24 Feb 2015
By jasondsears

New Tune Tuesday – February 24, 2015

Tuesday Tunes
Check out I Am from Crowder.  I'm not a huge crowder fan - but this tune really grabs me.  I like the easy reversal of us holding onto I AM, or - at the end of the chorus, remembering the I AM that holds onto us...[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cH_LLGiE0f0?rel=0]
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