July 5, 2009

This is truly going to be a blockbuster weekend as we celebrate FREEDOM!!!!

Worship songs:
Freedom (I wanna clap a little louder than before...)
I Am Free
Amazing Grace My Chains Are Gone
Freedom Reigns

Choir song: How Precious is the Blood

Colors: Red, White and Blue

As far as reminding you about the modesty code, let's remember the four b's: NO boobs, butts, bellies, or backs on the platform. That's an easy way to remember what we do NOT want to see! "Modern but modest" is our motto. :)

I am also going to re-print the passage of scripture here that I shared in this past week's rehearsal that God laid on my heart to share with you. It seems it resonated with so many of you and what you are going through:

"If God gives such attention to the appearance of wildflowers—most of which are never even seen—don't you think he'll attend to you, take pride in you, do his best for you? What I'm trying to do here is to get you to relax, to not be so preoccupied with getting, so you can respond to God's giving. People who don't know God and the way he works fuss over these things, but you know both God and how he works. Steep your life in God-reality, God-initiative, God-provisions. Don't worry about missing out. You'll find all your everyday human concerns will be met. "Give your entire attention to what God is doing right now, and don't get worked up about what may or may not happen tomorrow. God will help you deal with whatever hard things come up when the time comes." Matthew 6:30-34 (The Message)

I love you and look forward to all that God is going to do in our midst this week. I will be preaching the message, "Independence Day". Pray while I am preparing this week that God will anoint me in a special way for our time together and also prepare the hearts of the congregation for the message. Pray that we would have a great response to the preaching of God's Word and that many would be touched and set free!