Monday Morning Recap for Sunday – April 14, 2013

I was out of town this past weekend, and the always excellent Patrick Bush filled in, with some of his youth worship team.They opened last weekend with a new *to oak mountain tune called Exalted One.After the call to worship they sang Your Name, Come Thou Fount, and One Thing Remains.The offering song was Your Great Name.Join us for choir tonight!  Rehearsal from 6-7 as we prepare to lead in worship on Sunday April 28th.
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Monday Morning Recap for Sunday – March 31, 2013

We had a packed two services yesterday for Easter Sunday.We opened with Joyful from Brenton Brown.After our call to worship we sang Let God Arise, Stronger, Christ the Lord is Risen Today, The Stand, and In Christ Alone.Our offering song was Christ is Risen from Matt Maher.Worship choir resumes in two weeks - Wednesday night April 17th.  Join us!
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Monday Morning Recap for Sunday – March 24, 2013

We celebrated palm sunday yesterday.  Be sure and join us this week for the remainder of our Holy Week services - 10AM on Thursday for the school's Maundy Thursday service, 7AM on Friday for our Good Friday service, and Easter Sunday morning - 9 and 10:45.We opened yesterday with Awake My Soul.After our call to worship we sang Hosanna, Search Me, You Alone Can Rescue, Waiting Here for You, and How Deep the Father's Love for Us.Our offering song was a tune that fit so well with Bob's sermon called Jesus I Come.Be sure and arrive early next Sunday to…
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Morning Morning Recap for Sunday – March 17, 2013 (so it's a Thursday….)

I went on a little vacation this week - which is why it's now Thursday and I'm just getting around to posting the recap from this past Sunday.We opened with Search My Heart from Hillsong.After our call to worship we sang Lead Me to the Cross, The Same Love, Nothing but the Blood, and Hungry.Our offering song was a new tune from Hillsong's newest album called Love is War.  Really dig the tune.Palm Sunday this Sunday - and then Easter...
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Monday Morning Recap for Sunday – March 10, 2013

So it's Tuesday....I don't really have a recap for last weekend except to say that we had a great morning of worship - and about 100 people involved from the worship ministry in leading through Your Love Never Fails.  Not the song title, although we did indeed sing that song - but an hour long service aimed at reminding us of the unfailing love of the Father.I think one of the favorite songs was I Will Wait from Mumford and Sons -We also watched Nooma RAIN - which you can watch below...[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loFBGdeXGtg]Only one service this Sunday because of spring break…
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Monday Morning Recap for Sunday – March 3, 2013

We had Oak Mountain acoustic yesterday with Josh, Drew, and Connie on the fiddle.  It offers a nice contrast in style to next week's Easter season worship service (9 and 10:45 - come join us!)We opened yesterday with Search My Heart from Hillsong.After our call to worship we sang Shelter, Come Ye Sinners, Jesus Paid it All, We Will Run, and He Knows My Name.Our offering song was Waiting Here for You.Be sure and join us next week as we lead in "Your Love Never Fails" - our Easter season worship service.
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Monday Morning Recap for Sunday – February 24, 2013 (on Tuesday)

So I'm a day late this week...Last Sunday was the inaugural performance of my wife's newest musical "Not Just With Our Words."  She started working on it back in late spring of 2012, and started rehearsing with the kids in the fall.About 70 kids, and a whole slew of adult volunteer teachers, set builders, prop masters, and technicians helped to put it all together.We're working right now on the video from Sunday's program, and we'll be making the musical available for purchase to other churches soon.Our Easter Season worship service is early this year - March 10th - just 12…
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Monday Morning Recap for Sunday – February 17, 2013

We concluded our global missions conference yesterday with a message from Bruce Fiol.  Next Sunday - be sure and join us for our 2nd original kids' musical - Not Just With Our Words, written by my wife - Mandy Sears.We opened yesterday with Let Your Kingdom Come.After our call to worship we sang Filled with Your Glory, O 4 a 1000 Tongues (with the Crowder chorus), The Same Love, Hear Us From Heaven, and Saviour King.Our offering song was God is Coming, from Tim Hughes's latest worship album.  Love the tune - love the first line of the chorus "here…
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Monday Morning Recap for Sunday – February 10, 2013

Our children's musical is coming up in just two weeks - on Sunday morning, Feb 24 at 9 and 10:45.  This is the second original musical written by my wife - Mandy, based on the story of the good samaritan.  You're not going to want to miss it!We opened yesterday with a new tune called God is Coming off of Tim Hughes' latest album.  Great tune.  After our call to worship we sang Forever Reign, All Hail the Power of Jesus Name, Your Name,  and Breathe.Our offering song was also a new tune from Elevation Worship called Give Me Faith.As mentioned…
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Monday Morning Recap for Sunday – February 3, 2013

Yesterday's set was all about remembering God's unflinching faithfulness, and die-hard pursuit of us, even in our desire to run.  No matter where we go, or how fast we run, He is pursuing us, and outrunning us…We opened yesterday with a song I wrote a couple years ago out of Hosea called Let Us Return.After our call to worship we sang Your Grace is Enough, Stronger, How He Loves, How Deep the Father's Love for Us, and The Stand.Our offering song was one that my wife and I wrote back during Bob's sermon series on Hosea.  It's called Covenant Song and…
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