For those looking for our volunteer schedule, you can get it here.
If you're looking for the big dates:
Choir will be singing on: (by the way - NOW is a great time to get involved in choir). Wednesday rehearsals resume on January 13 at 6PM.
January 24
February 21
March 28 (Palm Sunday Spectacular Spectacular)
April 18
May 23
June 20
July 25 (Bullfrog Choir)
August 22
September 26
October 24
November 14
December 12 (Christmas Spectacular)
Easter Sunday is April 4.
The Kids will be presenting their spring musical on Sunday Evening - April 11.
Our VBS will be June 7-11.
Our Bullfrog Choir sings on July 25.
Our Fall Tailgate will be October 31 (yes - we know).
Christmas Spectacular will be December 12.
Our Christmas Eve Services will be on December 24 :)
Jason's random thoughts on worship - - - - - - - Worship - "love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess"
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Friday, December 18, 2009
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Audio Clip
For some reason the player wasn't showing up on yesterday's post anymore. Here's the file again
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Monday Morning Recap for Sunday - December 13 (on Tuesday)
I'm not going to attempt a recap for this past sunday except to say that we had an incredible time - and it was the culmination of many, many, many hours of hard work from about 140 people.
I will share this - as I wrote it for the program:
The thought for today – and title of our program – is BEHOLD. It means, "to look; to observe; to see; to feel…” BEHOLD is an action that calls us to engage. We are to engage with our eyes. Engage with our ears. And engage with our hearts.
We are called to experience the Living God. We are called to worship.
BEHOLD is part of a story that hasn't changed for thousands of years, but we come here today with different circumstances, needs, hurts and expectations on how and where God will show up in our lives.
Today is a reminder of Christ and the Gift we have been given through His birth, life, death and resurrection.
Come this morning willing to engage and receive what God has in store for you. Come expecting to meet with Christ. Enter this sacred time of worship considering how the Father is longing for you to BEHOLD.
For those trapped in sin, “BEHOLD the Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of man.” For those who are lonely, unsure, depressed, anxious, insecure and needy, “BEHOLD the virgin shall bear a son and call his name, Emmanuel – God with us.” And for those who are anxiously longing for His return, know that you're not home yet. Rest confidently in this Second Advent, knowing "BEHOLD – I am making everything new."
For the worship ministry, these past few months have been a time of deep reflection, steady preparation and genuine worship. This morning merely represents a time of worship that began months ago when we first looked at these texts and brought melody to their rich truths.
Join us this morning. Don't just watch. Don't just listen. Engage with us in worship – rejoicing in the gift that has come, and is coming again.
BEHOLD.
The choir takes a break, and then resumes practice on Wednesday the 13th - to start preparing for Palm Sunday.
Here's an audio clip from the weekend - it was our closing song
I will share this - as I wrote it for the program:
The thought for today – and title of our program – is BEHOLD. It means, "to look; to observe; to see; to feel…” BEHOLD is an action that calls us to engage. We are to engage with our eyes. Engage with our ears. And engage with our hearts.
We are called to experience the Living God. We are called to worship.
BEHOLD is part of a story that hasn't changed for thousands of years, but we come here today with different circumstances, needs, hurts and expectations on how and where God will show up in our lives.
Today is a reminder of Christ and the Gift we have been given through His birth, life, death and resurrection.
Come this morning willing to engage and receive what God has in store for you. Come expecting to meet with Christ. Enter this sacred time of worship considering how the Father is longing for you to BEHOLD.
For those trapped in sin, “BEHOLD the Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of man.” For those who are lonely, unsure, depressed, anxious, insecure and needy, “BEHOLD the virgin shall bear a son and call his name, Emmanuel – God with us.” And for those who are anxiously longing for His return, know that you're not home yet. Rest confidently in this Second Advent, knowing "BEHOLD – I am making everything new."
For the worship ministry, these past few months have been a time of deep reflection, steady preparation and genuine worship. This morning merely represents a time of worship that began months ago when we first looked at these texts and brought melody to their rich truths.
Join us this morning. Don't just watch. Don't just listen. Engage with us in worship – rejoicing in the gift that has come, and is coming again.
BEHOLD.
The choir takes a break, and then resumes practice on Wednesday the 13th - to start preparing for Palm Sunday.
Here's an audio clip from the weekend - it was our closing song
Wednesday, December 09, 2009
Tuesday, December 08, 2009
Thursday, December 03, 2009
Mark Long Sings his favorite Christmas Carols
I posted this last year - but how could it NOT make a reprise. Anyway - i love Mark - and he and I have a great friendship - and this makes me laugh everytime . . . Special thanks to Patrick Bush for the video.
Tuesday, December 01, 2009
Monday Morning Recap for Sunday - November 29 (yeah - i know)
Great morning of worship last Sunday. I had some good time off the week before with the family, and it's always good coming and kicking off the advent season at Oak Mountain. My encouragement to the congregation was that as we worship though advent - we continue to sing praise songs, intermingled with carols. As we consider the 1st advent (Christ's birth), and the 2nd advent (Christ's return), my encouragement is that we embrace the texts of those praise songs in the context of an advent setting - singing words like "remember your people, remember your children, remember your promise, oh god" - or "Hosanna - come have your way among us, we welcome you here Lord, Jesus"
Last Sunday, we opened with Let God Arise (Tomlin).
After our call to worship, we sang Hosanna, Your Grace is Enough, Come Thou Long Expected Jesus, Break Through (Tommy Walker), and Hear Us From Heaven.
For our offering, Carlee led us in Emmanuel.
Last Sunday, we opened with Let God Arise (Tomlin).
After our call to worship, we sang Hosanna, Your Grace is Enough, Come Thou Long Expected Jesus, Break Through (Tommy Walker), and Hear Us From Heaven.
For our offering, Carlee led us in Emmanuel.
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