Sometimes
the most powerful moments in a service are those where we bring the volume
level down and simplify the arrangement so that the words become the most
important thing. It is in these moments we hear God speaking from the text and
not over the volume of sound.
Sunday we
spent a significant part of our service concentrating on words.
The Service
Glory to God
Forever
-by Steve Fee
-this up-tempo song was a great
way to enter the worship service, the words are good also. We took time to sing
the second verse twice, we wanted them to get the words.
Mighty To
Save
-by Ben Fielding and Rueban Morgan
Spoken Song
Introduction
-the next song was to be a choir
feature and its words were to speak of many attributes of God. Earlier in the
week I asked one of our vocal team members to introduce the song…wow…she did
great. When you give someone a challenge, lay out the expectations, they can
really come through. The Holy Spirit really used her to communicate.
You Are
-by Mark Roach
Prayer
-still trying to change culture…breaking
down the barriers that some have that keeps them from using the altar for
prayer. We have come a long way and our pastor did a great job this morning
inviting people to pray and explaining how they could come to the altar…many
did.
Still
-by Ruben Morgan
-a response to the prayer, great
words of comfort and promise
Welcome
-a necessary portion of the
service, but this Sunday extremely brief. The service was going great, people
were connected to God and I did not want anything to break the connection
Speak O Lord
-by Stuart Townsend and Keith
Getty
-There are those songs that you
know will be around for years, this is one of those. Great words that both
comfort and challenge. Also a great way to get ready to hear from God’s word
Sermon Intro
Sermon
-tough subject today “The Church
and Sexual Sin” but God really used our pastor to speak truth. You can find the
podcast here.
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