Jim Drake's Blog: Worship Confessional, October 4, 2009

We opened with the above video this morning. I got it from Worship House Media

Video Opener--Now Is The Time
To God Be The Glory--(Smith) My friend, Rich Smith, has done this slower arrangement of To God Be The Glory--it's great. I wish he would record it!

Pass It On (Walker)--I've been waiting to do this one--I love this song. And no-it's not the 1970 version of "It only takes a spark!"

Welcome/Announcement/Offertory

My Savior, My God (Choir--Brentwood Benson book-30 Minute Choir). Ok, so our track didn't fire and we waited an awkward minute or so before I had to jump back to the piano to play it. I was just praying the book would stay open. And it did, but I kinda messed up the repeat to the chorus. Oh well-the choir sounded SMASHING!

Revive Us Again(G3 Worship)-- a hipped up arrangement of this standard hymn!

Scripture Reading (Isaiah 53). I've been listening to Daily Audio Bible as I run in the mornings. We've been in Isaiah for a while. I never knew how beautiful the book was until I listened to it being read. One day last week Isaiah 53 was the passage and it reminded me of Jesus Messiah!

Jesus Messiah (Tomlin)-- 2nd week on this one. We pulled back today on it. More accoustic and no track so the people could really sing it.

Morning Message -Robbie Boyd Robbie did a creative element within his sermon as we illustrated the story of Abraham and Isaac with two live actors in the sermon.