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Monday Morning Recap for Sunday – January 5, 2014

Happy New Year!  How is everyone doing on their new years resolutions?  Our worship set was designed to be a reminder of focusing our efforts on Christ - allowing Him to be the change in us. We opened yesterday with Come Ye SinnersAfter our call to worship we sang Forever Reign, The Solid Rock, Search Me, and Love is War.Our offering song was Holy by Matt Redman.  Great tune.Join us this Wednesday as we kick-off things heading into our Palm Sunday worship service.  6-7 in the choir room.  Free childcare, drinks and snacks.
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Monday Morning Recap(s) for Christmas Eve AND December 29, 2013

We were back to "normal" programming yesterday - as I don't tend to sing Christmas songs after Christmas.  But before we talk about yesterday - we had Christmas Eve service!We opened Christmas Eve with Our God Saves - great tune and idea for talking about God's gift of salvation for mankind.After the call to worship we sang Joy to the World, Hark the Herald Angels Sing, Here I Am to Worship, and Away in a Manger.  Carlee then sang Welcome to our World.That was followed with a reading of the Christmas story from the gospels of Matthew and Luke, by Rob…
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Monday Morning Recap for Sunday – December 22, 2013

And with that - Advent comes to a close.Be sure to join us tomorrow (Tuesday) for our Christmas Eve services at 5 and 6:30!We opened yesterday morning with Beautiful One - all of our songs pointed us to joining the angels in declaring God's glory on earth.After our call to worship we sang Filled With Your Glory, Angels We Have Heard on High, Angels from the Realms of Glory, and Holy is the Lord.Our offering song was Child of God - sung so well by Alicia Baker.See you tomorrow!
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1.  Favorite line from favorite Christmas movie - (ok - maybe not the FAVORITE line from this movie - but the only one I can put on a public blog!)[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKncYRJQRC8?rel=0]2.  Favorite Christmas commercial - [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfkGKdXXpVM?rel=0]3.  Favorite umm, something about Christmas, sort of - [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiSn2JuDQSc?rel=0]4.  Favorite Christmas music from the Youth House - [vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/7975567 w=451&h=250]5.  Favorite line from OTHER favorite christmas movie - they can't be both from christmas vacation, right?[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0ZGibTDo9A?rel=0]6.  Favorite Christmas meaning video - //player.vimeo.com/video/18129385 What is Christmas Really All About? from Oak Mountain Presbyterian Church on Vimeo.7.  Favorite line from upcoming Sunday morning worship service - "The Earth is filled with His…
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Clips from last Sunday

Here's a couple clips from last Sunday -Son of Godhttp://dl.dropbox.com/u/87743143/JS%20Blog/Site/Flash_Stuff_files/player.swfhttp://sample.mp3Ring the Bells - this year, we added our youth choir - and an 80-piece orchestra....http://dl.dropbox.com/u/87743143/JS%20Blog/Site/Flash_Stuff_files/player.swfhttp://sample.mp3
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Monday Morning Recap for Sunday – December 15, 2013

We had an awesome time of worship yesterday - as we took the whole hour to present "The Glorious Impossible."Not your normal Monday morning recap - as our Christmas worship service takes the whole hour, and involves video, narrative, and tons of music.   We'll put clips up soon.In the meantime - make plans to join us next Sunday for our normal worship times - 8:15 and 10:45, and a special carol service at 9:30!Christmas Eve services this year will once again be at 5 and 6:30.  NO nursery or childcare provided.  Bring the whole family!Only one service on Sunday,…
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Monday Morning Recap for Sunday – December 8, 2013

We're busy this week finalizing details for our special Christmas worship service - this Sunday, Dec 15 at 8:15 and 10:45.  Make plans to join us for The Glorious Impossible.  Where is God calling you to believe the impossible, and how is He calling you to worship Him through it?We opened yesterday with All Who Are Thirsty - again, the chorus of this well-known praise song is "Come, Lord Jesus, come" - so appropriate for Advent.After our call to worship we sang Your Grace is Enough, O Come All Ye Faithful, How He Loves, and O Little Town of Bethlehem.Our offering…
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Monday Morning Recap for Sunday – December 1, 2013

We kicked off the 2013 Advent Season yesterday at Oak Mountain.  Be sure to join us next week for communion, and the following Sunday for our Christmas Worship Service - the Glorious Impossible, at 8:15 and 10:45.One of my favorite things to do during the Advent season is to continue using praise songs that we sing all year, interspersing them with Christmas carols.  As we consider Advent not only being a celebration of the anticipation of Christ's birth, but also an anticipation of His return - the words to these praise songs take on a whole new, Christmas meaning.We opened…
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Monday Morning Recap for Sunday – November 24, 2013

Short work week this week.  For everyone traveling for Thanksgiving, be safe!Reminder to worship choir - NO rehearsal this week.  See you next Wednesday - December 4, 6-7 in the choir room.We opened yesterday morning with Let Us Return.After our call to worship we sang All Because of Jesus, Crown Him With Many Crowns, The Same Love, and Center.Our offering song was Give Me Faith, from Elevation Worship.Advent starts on Sunday.  Come worship with us as we celebrate our anticipation of Christ.  You may want to download our new Christmas Album Ring the Bells - available now on iTunes.And be sure…
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