Worship Confessional, August 8, 2010

This post is part of Sunday Set List over on The Worship Community Blog. It's where worship leaders post their experiences for all to see and to share what God is doing through worship.

We are in the last few weeks of our series BECOMING A HEALTHY CHURCH.  Today we focused on the characteristic of GOD INSPIRING WORSHIP. The whole service was about worship.  We even broke up the sermon part into three sections and had video, songs and scriptures that talked about worship.  I like it when we can have an experience that is "out of the box" and not your typical Sunday experience.  I think it worked well!

In a recent survey this characteristic was the strongest in our "Strength" areas.  I'm glad to see that, but that doesn't mean that we've arrived.  We still have work to do in defining what "worship " is and isn't.

Becoming A Healthy Church--God Inspiring Worship

We opened with this video

Glory To God Forever (Beeching/Fee)--our 4th week on this song. I think it's catching on!

All Because of Jesus (Fee)---what better what to start the service than to declare that "All because of Jesus I'm alive".  Love this song!
Welcome/Announcements/Offertory
Sermon 1-
Worship: What Is It (Video from Floodgate Productions)
Message- Robbie Boyd (Psalm 103)
Worship Rises (Vacher/Sellars)  I was so excited to do this song today.  My friend, Chris Vacher, helped co-write this song which is the anchor song on the compilation  of the same name which is worship songs written and sung in Canadian churches (except today it was sung in a Texas church). It's a great song and we'll keep singing it a while.
Scripture Reading (Psalm 24/ Psalm 95)
Wonderful Maker (Tomlin)-an oldie but a goodie...this one just fit today
Sermon 2
Message-Robbie Boyd (John 4: 21-24
All Creatures of Our God and King (Crowder)-- Great old hymn. We even used the background from the video on Crowder's video of this song.  Majestic!
Video--Worship Everywhere (Shift Worship)

Sermon 3
Morning Message- Robbie Boyd (Romans 12:1-2)
Worship Rises (Reprise)
From The Inside Out (Hillsong)

How was your Sunday?

Worship Confessional, July 4, 2010---Independence Day

This post is part of Sunday Set Lists over on The Worship Community Blog. It's where worship leaders share their Sunday experiences each week.

Today was one combined service.  We included elements of both services together today to make it feel like everyone had an expression in this Independence Day.  Especially since this day only falls on Sunday every so often ( in my years of ministry this is only the 3rd time, and I've been doing this for 23 years now)
Set Lists
Preservice--My Country 'Tis Of Thee (Instrumental)


Sing To The King (Foote)--I couldn't think of a better opener after that video.  It really set the tone for the morning.

All Hail The Power (Hymn ) --First verse only--flowed well from Sing To The King

Do It Lord (Walker)  This song has been our prayer for 2010.  I thought it was a good reminder half-way through the year that we are still praying for breakthrough in our country and in our church.

Welcome/Announcements/Mission Focus-USA

Offertory


The National Anthem
Prayer For America -we adapted Max Lucado's PRAYER FOR AMERICA that he prayed in 2001 after the terrorist attacks. It worked well.

America The Beautiful (G3Worship)--a laid back arrangement.  Really thought about a soul-stirring Ray Charles kind of thing but settled on this one.

Battle Hymn of The Republic (Burgundy Road arr.)  When Phillip Cole played me their version a year ago I said to him "Battle Hymn?  Really"  I am now convinced that Phillip and Burgundy Road has turned this into a worship song.

Morning Message-- Becoming A Healthy Church--The Sword and Shield (The Priority of Scripture)  Dave Bilderback

I Surrender All (HymnCharts)