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We wrapped up our 2015 Global Missions Conference yesterday, and LENT begins this Wednesday.  Lent is one of my favorite seasons in the church calendar.  I love the lament and confession aspect of Lent.  I love the progression that we can go through as a believer as we come repentantly, with knowledge and expectation that the finished work of Christ has, is and will continue to sanctify us.  But a season of lament is good.  It can be a season of refocusing.  What will your focus be?We opened yesterday with Let Creation Sing.After our call to worship we sang Because of…

We kicked off our 2015 Global Missions Conference yesterday with a Choir Sunday and guest preaching from Dan Iverson - MTW's Team Leader in Japan.We opened our service with Our God Saves.After our call to worship we sang Jesus Shall Reign, The Same Love, O 4 a 1000 Tongues (with the Crowder chorus), and 10,000 Reasons.Our offering song was an older tune from Hillsong that I really dig - Let Creation Sing.We continue to prepare for our "not really Palm Sunday Spectacular Spectacular" which is set for Sunday March 22, because spring break starts on March 29.  Never too late…

We kicked off our 3-Sunday missions conference yesterday with a sermon on Justice for All.  Join us over the next two Sundays as we emphasize what OMPC is doing around the world for missions work.We opened yesterday with The Church's One Foundation. After our call to worship we sang This is Amazing Grace, The Solid Rock, You Alone Can Rescue, and How Deep the Father's Love for Us.Our offering song was God of Justice.

Yesterday's worship set was all about remembering the relentless pursuit of God's love for us.  How easy is it for you to think that you're on your own and forgotten about.  How many have strayed and think that they've gone too far to ever come back.  It's comforting, healing and restorative to be reminded that the God of the universe not only knows us and formed us, but transformed us and pursues us as the shepherd that leaves the 99 for the one that's lost.We opened yesterday with Let Us Return - a song I wrote based on Hosea.After our call…

Our worship set was focused all on the theme of adoration.  Simply spending time adoring Christ for who He is, and what He has done.We opened yesterday with a great call to worship - reminding us to instruct our souls to awake - called Awake My Soul.After our call to worship we sang This is Amazing Grace, Adoration, How Great Thou Art, and He Knows My Name.Our offering song was Savior King.  Love that tune.

Bob started a short sermon series on some social issues - and will continue through the month of January.  If you missed yesterday's sermon that highlighted some sanctity of life issues - check it out on iTunes.  You can find our sermons on iTunes by searching "ompc."We opened yesterday with This is Amazing Grace.After our call to worship we sang You Lifted Me Out, All Hail the Pow'r of Jesus Name, Your Grace Finds Me, and Draw Me Nearer.Our offering song was Give Me Faith.Choir has started back!  Now is a great time to get plugged in.  We're beginning preparations for…

It was great to be back after a nice Christmas break.  We kicked off 2015 yesterday morning with a set that was all about focusing on Jesus.We opened with Come Ye Sinners.  Best line in that song - "if you tarry until you're better, you may never come at all"After our call to worship we sang Hosanna, Stronger, Jesus Only Jesus, and Before the Throne of God Above.Our offering song was To Him - a tune I wrote a few years ago.

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 All Who Are Thirsty - great tune that allows us to sing/pray "Come Lord Jesus Come"After the call to worship we sang Joy to the World, Hark the Herald Angels Sing, Your Name (Christmas lyrics), 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 Bright.Lynne Means then sang O Holy Night.We closed…

I love the Christmas season.  I love being able to mix the timeless carols with praise songs to create a complete Advent season thought.  I love how the context of Advent creates a completely new meaning for the same text that we sing in the midst of praise songs.We opened yesterday with Here For You - a great song for the 4th Sunday of Advent - as we celebrate the Angels' candle and the Annunciation of Christ - we proclaim in that song "let your Word move in power..."We're reminded that the Word became Flesh.After our call to worship we sang…