Music Director: Regina Oettinger
Email: regina@montananazarene.org
Praise Team Schedule Special Music Schedule
January -- David Grimes, Lois Bell, Melita Dubach
Jan. 17 -- Regina Oettinger
Jan. 24 -- David Grimes
Jan. 31 -- Pete Boyer
February -- Cindy Crofford, George and Kristi Armstrong Feb. 7 -- Melita Dubach
Feb. 14 -- GBS
Feb. 21 -- Michelle, Amanda, & Bonnie
Feb. 28 -- French congregation
March -- Ralph Schulz, Michelle Williams, Amanda Armstrong Mar. 7 -- Ethan & Amanda
Mar. 14 -- Gaults
Mar. 21 --
Mar. 28 -- Choir
Announcements and Upcoming Events
Band Practice: every Sunday morning at 8:45
Praise Team Practice: every Sunday morning at 9:00
Feb. 26: Choir Kick-off Party/Karaoke Night, 6:30 p.m.
Feb. 28: Choir Practice, 5:00 p.m.
March 3: Choir Practice, 7:00 p.m.
March 7: Choir Practice, 5:00 p.m.
March 10: Choir Practice, 7:00 p.m.
March 14: Choir Practice, 5:00 p.m.
March 17: Choir Practice, 7:00 p.m.
March 24: Choir Practice, 7:00 p.m.
March 28: Choir Practice, 5:00 p.m.
March 31: Dress Rehearsal, 7:00 p.m.
April 4: Easter Musical
Weekly Word on Worship
When we studied the attributes of God in Sunday School, there is one that I did not cover and to be honest, I didn’t really think about it until just recently. Our God is amazingly creative. You only have to read the first few chapters of Scripture to realize that His creativity knows no bounds. Since we are made in His image, we too are creative whether we realize it or not. Those of us who are musicians or artistic in some way tend to develop that creativity more than some, but that doesn’t mean that we don’t all have the capacity for creativity. If I could show you some of the Macgyver-like solutions that my grandfather used to come up with to fix things, you would be astounded at his creativity, yet no one would have pegged him as the artistic type!
Obviously as a worship leader, I would like to see that God-given creativity carry over into our worship. Let’s look again at my favorite Bible story in 2 Chronicles 20. I had never thought of the creativity in worship here, but look at verses 14-17. Here is where we see God’s instructions to the people. Now skip down to verses 21-22. Do you see it? God did not tell them to go into battle singing. He just said to march down there, take up their positions and let Him fight for them. The praise was their creative response to what God was going to do before He even did it!
We try to incorporate some creativity into our worship from time to time. You might remember my little “shout to the Lord” call to worship from several weeks ago. Although to be fair, that wasn’t my idea. That was an instruction from the Master of Ceremonies Himself, so that’s not my creativity. I’ve loved watching Carrissa using interpretive dance to worship the Lord creatively lately and we hope to see more of that God-given creativity in the future.
Think of some of the amazing examples in Scripture of those who worshiped creatively. Paul and Silas singing after being beaten and thrown in jail. The woman who washed Jesus’ feet with her tears and dried them with her hair. My challenge to you today is to find a new way to worship your Heavenly Father. Maybe instead of singing along with the radio (if that is your custom), turn to the Psalms and sing or shout one to the Lord. Make it your own. Allow the creativity inside you that God imprinted on your being from conception to flow out in praise to Him. I would also love to hear your ideas and experiences! If you have a creative idea of something different we could incorporate into our worship, let me know!
When we studied the attributes of God in Sunday School, there is one that I did not cover and to be honest, I didn’t really think about it until just recently. Our God is amazingly creative. You only have to read the first few chapters of Scripture to realize that His creativity knows no bounds. Since we are made in His image, we too are creative whether we realize it or not. Those of us who are musicians or artistic in some way tend to develop that creativity more than some, but that doesn’t mean that we don’t all have the capacity for creativity. If I could show you some of the Macgyver-like solutions that my grandfather used to come up with to fix things, you would be astounded at his creativity, yet no one would have pegged him as the artistic type!
Obviously as a worship leader, I would like to see that God-given creativity carry over into our worship. Let’s look again at my favorite Bible story in 2 Chronicles 20. I had never thought of the creativity in worship here, but look at verses 14-17. Here is where we see God’s instructions to the people. Now skip down to verses 21-22. Do you see it? God did not tell them to go into battle singing. He just said to march down there, take up their positions and let Him fight for them. The praise was their creative response to what God was going to do before He even did it!
We try to incorporate some creativity into our worship from time to time. You might remember my little “shout to the Lord” call to worship from several weeks ago. Although to be fair, that wasn’t my idea. That was an instruction from the Master of Ceremonies Himself, so that’s not my creativity. I’ve loved watching Carrissa using interpretive dance to worship the Lord creatively lately and we hope to see more of that God-given creativity in the future.
Think of some of the amazing examples in Scripture of those who worshiped creatively. Paul and Silas singing after being beaten and thrown in jail. The woman who washed Jesus’ feet with her tears and dried them with her hair. My challenge to you today is to find a new way to worship your Heavenly Father. Maybe instead of singing along with the radio (if that is your custom), turn to the Psalms and sing or shout one to the Lord. Make it your own. Allow the creativity inside you that God imprinted on your being from conception to flow out in praise to Him. I would also love to hear your ideas and experiences! If you have a creative idea of something different we could incorporate into our worship, let me know!
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