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Thursday Thoughts – 3.22.12

1. That day of spring that we had was nice.2. I hear the Charlie Brown teacher's voice every time someone says anything following the words "American Idol"3. I've been watching a show called "Doomsday Preppers." i need to stop watching the show called "Doomsday Preppers."4. We've officially had the spring equinox...Brusters is still closed for the winter.5. Did you know that the original origin for the word "twitter" is "white noise"?
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Monday Morning Recap for Sunday – March 18, 2012

Spring break started this past Friday - but it seems like many families decided to stay in town - or perhaps the ones that did have guests, and they all came to church!What a great morning of worship. We opened with a new tune from Brenton Brown called Arise and Sing.After our call to worship we sang You Lifted Me Out, No Other Name, I Stand Amazed, You Gave Your Life Away, and He Knows My Name.Our offering song was a blast from the past - He Will Rejoice, by Scott Wesley Brown.In just two weeks - join us at…
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Friday Favorites 3.16.12

1. Favorite reason to not eat fast food - Mechanically separated chicken[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9B7im8aQjo&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3]2. Favorite Michael Jackson cover - [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zP8JgVFTESE?rel=0&w=451&h=250]3. Favorite West Wing weekly scene - I'm telling you - buy the DVD set[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H66LG8k5hS8?rel=0&w=451&h=250]4. Favorite iPad ad - [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0FVm_H_D18?rel=0&w=451&h=250]5. Favorite line from upcoming Sunday morning worship service - Lost is where you found me, shattered and frail, but You loved me still...trouble may surround me, my heart may fail, but You never will, You never will...
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Thursday Thoughts – 3.15.12

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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Monday Morning Recap for Sunday – March 11, 2012

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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Friday Favorites 3.9.12

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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Thursday Thoughts – 3.8.12

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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Monday Morning Recap for Sunday – March 4, 2012

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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Friday Favorites 3.2.12

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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