Sunday, June 29 News & Notes

Worship Songs This Week:

Holy is the Lord God Almighty (The Earth is Filled With His Glory…)
You, You Are God
Be Glorified
Holy, Holy, Holy (Hymn)
Pour My Love on You

Choir Song This Week: Obvious

Colors this week: Your choice of color ~ we're going to go mixed this week ~ let's call is "freestyle" ~ just please stay in platform dress guidelines - with specific attention to...no shorts, jeans, strapless, spaghetti straps, etc. Thank you!

Other stuff to note: PRAY, PRAY, PRAY!

Last week we have a salvation, a few rededications and re-fillings of the baptism in the Holy Spirit! God is so good. All this despite the enemy trying to stop us with the power going out. However, although our natural power went out the supernatural power never did! God's power was with us and took us through to a great service with lives changed.

Let's pray for that same life-changing power to move in our midst this week.

** Next choir rehearsal is Sunday night, July 6 ~ please rehearse songs, "He's Been Good" and "In All The Earth" in preparation. We're going to have some extra special fun at next time's rehearsal so be ready!

Stuff for Sunday, June 22

Sunday Morning Set:

God is Moving
Send the Fire
Old Time Power
Let it Rain

Choir song: Spirit of God

What we're wearing: red, for fire! Woo hoo! :-) (Black and red, either, both - your choice)

Be sure to see song lyrics and special note, on blog post below. Thanks!

More than anything, PRAY and come EXPECTING!

Send the Fire & Old Time Power

We are headed into another week of our series of messages on, "The Presence Driven Church"! Wow, what a time we had last week. God did some great things. We are picking up right where we left off last week. Come expecting great things.

The following are two hymns we will be doing this week. Some of you know them well and have done them many times before. Some of you have never heard them before. These are a lot of words to know for the upcoming service if you are not familiar with these songs, so I'm printing them all there so you can acquaint yourselves with the words before rehearsal Sunday. Choir members, if you don't know these songs, I'd recommend that you get to worship rehearsal a bit earlier when the band/frontline gets there (8 am) to go over the songs.

SEND THE FIRE

Verse 1

O God of burning cleansing flame, send the fire
Your blood-bought gift today we claim
Send the fire today

Look down and see this waiting host
And send the promised Holy Ghost
We need another Pentecost
Send the fire today
Send the fire today

Verse 2

God of Elijah hear our cry, send the fire
And make us fit to live or die, send the fire today

To burn up every trace of sin
To bring the light and glory in
The revolution now begin
Send the fire today
Send the fire today

Verse 3

It's fire we want for fire we plead, send the fire
The fire will meet our every need, send the fire today

For strength to always do what's right
For grace to conquer in the fight
For power to walk the world in white
Send the fire today
Send the fire today

To make our weak hearts strong and brave, send the fire
To live a dying world to save, send the fire today

Oh see us on Your altar lay
We give our lives to You today
So crown the offering now we pray
Send the fire today
Send the fire today
Send the fire today

OLD TIME POWER

Verse 1:

They were in an upper chamber, they were all in one accord
When the Holy Ghost descended as was promised by our Lord.

CHORUS

O Lord, send the power just now, O Lord, send the power just now;
O Lord, send the power just now, and baptize every one.

Verse 2

Yes, the power from Heav’n descended, with the sound of rushing wind;
Tongues of fire came down upon them, as the Lord said He would send.

Verse 3

Yes, this old time power was given, to our fathers who were true
This is promised to believers, and we all may have it too.

Stuff to know for Sunday, June 15

Praise and Worship This Week:

All About You
Holy is the Lord God Almighty (The Earth is filled with his glory)
You Are (My Heart's Desire)
Pour My Love on You
Holy, Holy, Holy (the hymn...just verse one)

Choir Song: "We Speak to Nations"

What we're wearing this week: Black, pink and white

Next choir rehearsal: Sunday night, June 22

Let's remember a few things this week...

• We must pray the price for what God wants to do.


• Fasting is also a part of it!


• Let's not forget our main mission: lost people! Do you care about them? Is this on your mind throughout the week, or an afterthought once you hear the pastors mention the importance...


• Who have you invited for church this week? Remember: M.B.I.T.S.! Not just a campaign, it's a passion of our hearts ~ caring about those who don't know Him.

Stuff for this weekend

Hey team ~ buckle up - this is going to be one exciting weekend!!!

Lots to share with you today:

First, instructions for Saturday's "DAY OF REFRESHING"...

The order of worship songs will be the same for this Saturday's Day of Refreshing as we did this past Sunday morning. Please be in place ready to get a sound check at 9:00 am sharp and then you will be released to continental breakfast and workshops. Service follows that. I will let you know as the time gets closer what the choir song will be. I am still considering it, but no worries, it will be something you know VERY well.

Note that for Saturday, colors are BLACK AND WHITE. Please look sharp! This is a BIG DAY!

Now, on to Sunday...

Our theme for June is, "A Presence Driven Church". I want you to be READY for the presence of God to come in and descend upon the place like never before. I'm serious. Be in more prayer than you've EVER been in because I know God wants to do something great.

Worship line up for this week:

Lord I Lift Your Name on High
Ancient of Days
You Said
We Speak to Nations

Most of you know the song "We Speak to Nations" from Lakewood Live, however we do not sing it regularly at NS, so some of you will have to familiarize yourself. Go to the You Tube video I've posted below with the lyrics and have a good knowledge of this for Sunday if you don't already know it well. It's one of the most powerful songs ever to be written. As we're going after the nations as never before, this song is renewed in my heart as one we need to sing and declare.

Colors for this Sunday are YOUR CHOICE, however........please STAY IN PLATFORM DRESS CODE! You know what I'm talkin' about. Don't set me up for a "come to Jesus" meeting with you. I'm just sayin'. (lol)

I am not sure about the choir song for Sunday yet. I have to work out some technical bugs (shock!) before I let you know that but I'll post again before Sunday. Again, no worries, it will be something you know like the back of your hand. (do you know the back of your hand?) :)

Just a note that we do not have choir rehearsal for the next two weeks. This Sunday afternoon/evening is Beach Day at Ft. DeSoto. I hope you'll be joining us after morning worship there. It's going to be a blast. Please join me as I float on my pink noodle, thanking God that we live in paradise. :-)

Next Sunday is Father's Day. It's Daddio's big day so we'll be having morning worship and dedicating our afternoon/evening to spending time with Dad.

The next choir rehearsal is sunday night, June 22. Things to work on? He's Been Good fron the Obvious Collection, and the rest of the Missions book.

Questions? E-mail me or post a comment here.

Love you and let's remember to PRAY THE PRICE for this Sunday. Invite a friend. Start caring about lost people if you don't already.

LAKEWOOD LIVE - We Speak to Nations

Hear the sound
The sound of the nations calling
Hear the sound
The sound of the fatherless crying
Who will go for us
Who will shout to the corners of the earth
That Christ is King

We speak to nations, be open
We speak to nations, fall on your knees
We speak to nations
The kingdom is coming near to you
We speak to strongholds, be broken
Powers of darkness, you have to flee
We speak to nations
The kingdom is coming near to you
We speak to you Be free
be free (Yeah, yeah)

Hear the sound
The sound of the nations worshipping
Hear the sound
Of sons and daughters singing
We will go for you
We will shout to the corners of the earth
That Christ is King

Fine linen

"And thou shalt make a vail of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen..." Exodus 26:31

Exodus 26 details the specifications for the building of the Tabernacle and the instructions were quite detailed. They were to use only "fine linen" and give their best to God.

I believe God wants us to be fine linen people. He desires a church that will not only reach the nations but will use every resource at our disposal, and use it well.

Despite many obstacles you viewed every song as an opportunity this weekend and came through with flying colors. You watched carefully and went with the flow of what was needed at the time to "make it work."

Thank you for giving your best...your "fine linen." Just as with the building of the Tabernacle, you too consistently gave your fine linen this weekend -- 100%-- and I am so proud of you!