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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Monday Morning Recap for Sunday – January 27, 2013

We had a choir Sunday yesterday, AND we're already at the end of January.  Hard to believe.We're continuing preparations for our "not really palm sunday" worship service - set for March 10, as Palm Sunday is in the midst of Alabama's spring break.We opened yesterday with I Am Free.After our call to worship we sang Hosanna, Everlasting God (with the Anthony Evans OH), Praise to the Lord the Almighty, and 10,000 Reasons.Our offering song was Waiting Here for You - just an fantastic tune.
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Monday Morning Recap for Sunday – January 20, 2013

Yesterday was a morning/worship set for considering our position/posture in worship - as Bob's been preaching through the first few verses of 1 Peter the past few weeks - I'm reminded of how without God acting is us first - we don't possess the ability to sing His praise… HE lifted us out, HE sets our feet, HE tunes our hearts, HE leads us…We opened yesterday with Arise and Sing - a new-ish song from Brenton Brown that also has the same intro as Journey's Faithfully.After our call to worship we sang You Lifted Me Out, Surrender, and Lead Me to…
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Monday Morning-ish Recap for Sunday – January 13, 2013

We had a great morning of worship yesterday, and Bob is continuing his series on 1 Peter.We opened with All Who Are Thirsty.After our call to worship we sang Joyful (Brenton Brown), The Same Love, We Will Run, and How Deep the Father's Love for Us.Our offering song was A Mighty Fortress (Knockels).For Communion, Josh Vigneulle and I played instrumental versions of We Will Run and How He Loves.
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Monday Morning Recap for Sunday – January 6, 2013

Happy new year!  What a great morning of worship yesterday - so good to be back after a week's vacation.We opened yesterday with White Flag.After our call to worship we sang Not To Us, Come Ye Sinners, Search Me, and Be Thou My Vision.Our offering song was One Thing Remains.I mentioned during worship yesterday that New Year's Resolutions were at the forefront of my mind as I was putting together the worship set.  The streets are more crowded with joggers, Facebook is really quiet, people are not only showing up, but coming on time to church…. So many resolutions.  I've…
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Monday Morning Recap for Sunday – December 30, 2012

Well - it's Wednesday, and it also seems like most of the world isn't back at work yet, but here we are… moving rapidly towards Sunday.I was out of town last weekend - enjoying some time away with my bride at the "Happiest Place on Earth."Jenny Pruitt led worship for us - and opened with Beautiful One.After the call to worship they sang Amazing God, In Christ Alone, You Alone, and Blessed Be Your Name.We start choir back one week from today - Wednesday, January 9th from 6-7 in the choir room, as we begin preparations for our Easter Worship…
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Wednesday Morning recap for Christmas Eve

We've done a variation of the same Christmas Eve service since I've been here, which was Christmas 2003.  The Means family has blessed us every year by leading the service…We opened the 5:00 service with a time of carol singing for about 15 minutes prior. We officially opened our service with Because of Your Love.After our call to worship we sang Joy to the World, Hark the Herald Angels Sing, Here I am to Worship (first verse only), and Away in a Manger.Carlee then sang Welcome to Our World, with a simultaneous signing from Christy Scotch.Rob Bright then read the Christmas…
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