Sunday, March 11

This week is our "Get Your Hour of Sleep Back" Sunday at Celebration. It's important to note a different schedule for this day.

We will meet briefly for a sound check at 10:15 AM. I have chosen songs that we do not have to practice in their entirety - we know them so well we do not really have to rehearse them BUT, we do have to at least do one song and get an adequate sound check for the morning being that's it's an outreach and we want things sharp!

Here is what I need from you all.  Be READY TO GO at 10:15 with your instrument set up, standing in your place ready to play/sing. We will have a 15 minute check and then you will be eating early, prior to the crowd. Our team will be eating along with all of the workers who are serving. We need you to do whatever we need you to do in order to assist that morning. You will eat at 10:30 and then the people will be eating at 11:30 and we will move into the service time.

This will not be a lengthy service. Since we are starting at 11:30 and having a meal there will be 3 songs plus offering, no communion that day, and a little shorter of a message. The main thing we need from all of you is to be in place at 10:15, fully ready to serve. Let me know if you have any questions!  Appreciate you all.


  

Worship Set:
Say So
Our God
My All

Offering: You Are Good

Colors: Jeans and your choice of shirt/top - just make sure it's in modesty guidelines - none of the 4 b's ~ boobs, butts, bellies or backs.

Frontline:
Soprano: Naomi and Ashley
Alto: Suzanne and Bonnie
Tenor: Russell and Epi

Sunday, March 4

I heard you had a great week last week! I was expecting no different! I'm grateful for all that God did!
 
Worship Set:
Happy Day
I Am Free
Amazing Love (You are My King)
Glorious Day

Glorious Day is a new song, see it posted with the video and lyrics below.

I will be singing a song for the offering this week for special music.

Colors: Your choice, just stay within platform guidelines

Frontline:
Soprano: Ashley, Minerva
Alto: Aida, Bonnie
Tenor: Russell, Epi

Please listen to Glorious Day and have a good working knowledge of it for this coming week's rehearsal. Right now I have it set to do in the key of "F" which is different from what is on the video.   Just wanted to give our musicians a heads up.

New Song: Glorious Day

Glorious Day (Living He Loved Me)

Verse 1
One day when heaven was filled with His praises
One day when sin was as black as could be
Jesus came forth to be born of a virgin
Dwelt among men my example is He
The Word became flesh
And the light shined among us
His glory revealed

Chorus 
Living He loved me dying He saved me
Buried He carried my sins far away
Rising He justified freely forever
One day He's coming
O glorious day O glorious day
(Glorious day)

Verse 2
One day they led Him up Calvary's mountain
One day they nailed Him to die on a tree
Suffering anguish despised and rejected
Bearing our sins my Redeemer is He
The hand that healed nations
Stretched out on a tree
And took the nails from me

Verse 3
One day the grave could conceal Him no longer
One day the stone rolled away from the door
Then He arose over death He had conquered
Now is ascended my Lord evermore
Death could not hold Him
The grave could not keep Him
From rising again (rising again)

Bridge
One day the trumpet will sound for His coming
One day the skies with His glories will shine
Wonderful day my beloved one bringing

Bridge 2
We long for Your coming
Your glories will shine
My Savior Jesus is mine

O glorious day glorious day
O glorious day

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Sunday, February 26, 2012

 

Worship Set:

Say So

Our God
All Things New
Give Me Faith

Dustin will be leading worship this week. Thanks for giving him your full cooperation as he leads the rehearsal and this portion of the service.  

Special music for both offerings:  announced that morning.  

Colors: Blue Jeans and Black Shirts

Frontline:
Soprano: Naomi, Ashley
Alto: Suzanne, Aida
Tenor: Russell, Epi

Sunday was just a great day in worship and the word. Thank you all for your faithfulness. God has amazing things in store in the days ahead.

Come expecting great things through prayer, fasting and expectation!!

Sunday, February 19

Be in much prayer for what God wants to do in our service this week!!!

Praise and Worship Set:

Deep Cries Out

Say So

You Are Good

My All

Offering #1  Tithes & Offerings - I Lift My hands

Offering #2 Missions -  How He Loves

Frontline:

Soprano: Minerva, Ashley

Alto: Bonnie, Aida

Tenor: Epi & Russell

Colors: Black and Gray/Silver

I appreciate you all and I am believing for greater things. 

Love you,

Sunday, February 12

Oh yes! We are blessed! Get ready, get ready, get ready for God to do a great work at Celebration this Sunday. We are believing for BIG things as Evangelist Martha Tennison is our guest. Invite, invite, invite!

Please also continue to pray for our amp situation. We need a miracle! Thankfully God is in the miracle working business.

Worship Set:

Say So

I’m Not Ashamed

You Are Good

How Great Is Our God/How Great Thou Art

Offering:  Your Great Name

Frontline:

Soprano: Ashley & Minerva

Alto: Suzanne & Bonnie

Tenor: Epi and Russell


Colors: Your choice - just stay within platform guidelines.


Love you all,

Sunday Morning, February 5

Praise & Worship Set:
Happy Day
Deep Cries Out
Possibility:  I'm Not Ashamed (more on this below)
My All
I Surrender All

Special Music First Offering:  "Waiting Here for You"

Second Offering for Missions Guests: PD to play keyboard


Frontline:
Soprano: Minerva, Ashley
Alto: Suzanne, Bonnie
Tenor: Epi, Russell

Colors: Your choice, stay in modesty guidelines

Fantastic job on Happy Day last week!!  Changing the key did the trick. It was really received well. Can't wait to repeat it again.

We are learning a new song this week, suggested on the facebook thread by Doug Rice. It's "I'm Not Ashamed." I have put it on this week's schedule as a possibility, not a definite. I am all about stress-free rehearsals and if we need several to get a song to where it needs to be, then we'll do that. Also, how much new material always depends on whether all key participants are there when we begin rehearsal. We will do what we can on the song this week and possibly introduce it in service. If not this week in the coming weeks.

As mentioned on the facebook thread, I am always looking for new material. We need chord charts for what we do. The first thing I do if you suggest a song is see if I can get the chart through CCLI. (We pay them to use their service and get charts. The majority of popular songs are on there. The exception to this is Elevation Church. We do a lot of their music. Their things are not on CCLI however they offer their charts for free on their website. So, for those of you who suggest songs, just want to let you know a little more of how I select what we do first, or what we do at all.  I ask a few questions:

1)  Can we get chord charts for this song?
2) What is this song's level of difficulty?
3) Do we have all of the players necessary to do this song, currently? (For instance if I can tell there is a large horn section on the song and it's prominent, then probably not at this time...)
4) Is the song at a level where our current players/singers can realistically do it and with excellence?

These are just a few questions I ask to pick a song to start with. By the way, sometimes I don't necessarily make the right decision but I try.

There are also songs that may not be just right for worship but you might want to consider singing them with a solo track for a special. A lot of these songs have tracks.

Once we do a song, I see how the congregation responds to it. Do they look at us like a deer in headlights?  They usually do that the first go-round, but what about the second? Are they still not connecting after a few times and worshipping with the song? If not, I usually don't repeat it.

Just letting you know a little method behind the madness. ;)

Keep in mind as well we are looking for songs that bring people into participation and worship, not just what might sound good in a concert. We're not a gig. ;)

Hope that helps in bringing understanding. I'm always open to suggestions.  Thanks for all the songs you've suggested so far. Keep 'em coming!

Looking forward to a great week. Be praying!!