Monday Morning Recap for Sunday – December 23, 2012

We had a great morning of worship yesterday for our 4th and final sunday of advent. We opened with Our God Saves.After our call to worship we sang Angels We Have Heard on High, Amazing God, Angels from the Realms of Glory (with a bit of Little River Band's Lady thrown in), Your Name, and How He Loves.Our offering song was a tune sung by Carlee Green called Light of the World.
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Monday Morning Recap for Sunday – December 16, 2012

I don't have our normal worship recap for yesterday - as it was our Christmas worship service that took the entire service time.  I'll post the videos here, this week for additional viewing.  So thankful for the three folks that stepped out and shared their stories.I will say this - one of my favorite songs from yesterday was from Tim Hughes's new worship album.  I don't think he intended it to be a Christmas song - but the lyrics are undeniable as one.  The title is God is Coming - and the chorus lyric is "Here You come, running to…
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Monday Morning Recap for Sunday – December 9, 2012

Yesterday was the 2nd Sunday of Advent - the Bethlehem candle on the traditional Advent Calendar…We opened yesterday with All Because of Jesus.After our call to worship we sang  Sing to the King, O Come All Ye Faithful, O Little Town of Bethlehem, and You Alone Can Rescue.I was struck by the last verse in O Little Town - "cast out our sin and enter in, be born in us today" and how well it fits with the opening line for You Alone Can Rescue - "who, Oh Lord, can save themselves, their own souls could heal…"For our offering song, Lauren…
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Monday Morning Recap for Sunday – December 2, 2012

I love the Advent/Christmas season.  One thing I love doing as a worship leader is taking songs that we sing during the rest of the year - and putting them into the Christmas context, flanked by a few carols that are essentially singing/saying the same thing.  Just simply altering our context a little bit can change the way we view the most common of praise texts.We opened yesterday with That's Why We Praise Him - a Tommy Walker song that I don't think we've done for about 5 years - but says it perfectly.After our call to worship we sang Hosanna,…
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Monday Morning Recap for Sunday – November 25, 2012

It's been a while since we've had a "thanksgiving" Sunday - the Sunday following thanksgiving for the last few years has also been the first Sunday of Advent.  Advent start this coming Sunday…We opened yesterday with Awake My Soul.After our call to worship we sang Let God Arise, Arise, Stronger, O Love That Will Not Let Me Go, and Before the Throne of God Above.Our offering song was Gungor's Beautiful Things.
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Monday Morning Recap for Sunday – November 18, 2012

We have 6 Sundays left before the end of the year.  6.  Sundays.We opened yesterday with Arise and Sing - a Brenton Brown song, that fits nicely over Journey's Faithfully.After our call to worship we sang Hosanna (hillsong), Heart of Worship, Be Thou My Vision, and Everything.Our offering song was I Lift My HandsI hope everyone has a great thanksgiving holiday.  I'm thankful for my incredible wife, great kids, terrific job, and family and friends that absolutely can't be beat!
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Monday Morning Recap for Sunday – November 11, 2012

I LOVE choir Sundays.  Love the people i serve with, their commitment, and their musicality.We opened yesterday with Brenton Brown's Joyful.After our call to worship we sang Jesus Shall Reign, Filled With Your Glory, 10,000 Reasons, and Hear Us From Heaven.Our offering song was Awakening.If you haven't had a chance to watch our 80 Retrospective yet, enjoy…[vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/52473794 w=451&h=250] 80 Retrospective from Oak Mountain Church on Vimeo.
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Monday Morning Recap for Sunday – November 4, 2012

We had a great morning of worship yesterday - Greg Poole quickly filled in for Bob - as he's out taking care of his youngest son - hit by a car in Nashville a week ago.  Micheal's doing better, but has a broken femur, and a few other broken bones, and a challenging road of recovery ahead of him.We opened yesterday with White Flag - a tune I'm really digging.After our call to worship we sang Because of Your Love, the Same Love, How Firm a Foundation and You Never Let Go.Our offering song was the 2nd time around on a new…
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Monday Morning Recap for Sunday – October 28, 2012

We had Oak Mountain Unplugged yesterday - something I like doing from time to time to keep things fresh.We opened with All Who Are Thirsty.After our call to worship we sang Your Grace is Enough, How He Loves, There is a Fountain, and Revelation Song.Our offering song was a tune I'm really digging from Jared Anderson called Great I Am.
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Monday Morning Recap for Sunday – October 21, 2012

I love choir Sundays.  Yesterday was yet another choir Sunday here at Oak Mountain.  It is, of course, never too late to join the choir.We opened yesterday with Do It Lord - one of my favorite tunes from Tommy Walker.After our call to worship we sang Come Christians Join to Sing, Amazing God, The Stand, and How Deep the Father's Love for Us.Our offering song was a song from our upcoming Christmas Worship Program - set for Dec 16, called We Will Run.
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