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Praise Team Schedule
December: George & Kristi Armstrong, Michelle Williams January: Greg McClain, Melita Dubach February: David Grimes, Amber King, Ralph Schulz |
Special Music Schedule
Dec. 1 -- Choir Dec. 8 -- Children's Program Dec. 15 -- Choir Dec. 22 -- Choir Jan. 5 -- |
Announcements and Upcoming Events
Praise Team Practice: every Sunday morning at 9:00
Choir Performance: Dec. 1, 10:40 a.m.
Choir Practice: Dec. 1, 5:00 p.m.
Choir Practice: Dec. 4, 7:00 p.m.
Choir Practice: Dec. 8, 5:00 p.m.
Choir Performance at the Bell Home: Dec. 11, 7:00 p.m.
Choir Performances: Dec. 13, 7:00 and 8:00 p.m.
Choir Performances: Dec. 14, 7:00 and 8:00 p.m.
Choir Performance: Dec. 15, 10:40 a.m.
Choir Performances: Dec. 15, 6:00 and 7:00 p.m.
Dress Rehearsal: Dec. 18, 7:00 p.m.
Christmas Program: Dec. 22, 10:40 a.m.
Choir Performance: Dec. 22, 5:00 p.m.
Praise Team Practice: every Sunday morning at 9:00
Choir Performance: Dec. 1, 10:40 a.m.
Choir Practice: Dec. 1, 5:00 p.m.
Choir Practice: Dec. 4, 7:00 p.m.
Choir Practice: Dec. 8, 5:00 p.m.
Choir Performance at the Bell Home: Dec. 11, 7:00 p.m.
Choir Performances: Dec. 13, 7:00 and 8:00 p.m.
Choir Performances: Dec. 14, 7:00 and 8:00 p.m.
Choir Performance: Dec. 15, 10:40 a.m.
Choir Performances: Dec. 15, 6:00 and 7:00 p.m.
Dress Rehearsal: Dec. 18, 7:00 p.m.
Christmas Program: Dec. 22, 10:40 a.m.
Choir Performance: Dec. 22, 5:00 p.m.
Weekly Word on Worship
This past weekend I introduced a new song at the Ladies’ Conference and now I want to introduce it to the rest of you as well. The song is called You Said I Am (Behold and Believe) by Shane & Shane. One of the things I love about their music is that they always take their lyrics directly from Scripture. This song is no exception. It is based on the 7 “I Am” statements by Jesus in the book of John. Here are the lyrics:
Verse 1
You said I am the Bread of Life
Whoever comes to dine
Will not hunger will not thirst
And will be satisfied
You said I am the only light
That gives the blind their sight
And if we see You will lead us through
The darkest night
Chorus
We behold, we believe
You are the Lion and the Lamb
The Prince of Peace
We adore, we confess
You are the one who came and died
And rose again
The great I Am
Verse 2
You said I am the open door
That souls are longing for
If we walk in new life begins forevermore
You said I am the Shepherd guide
Who came to live and die
To lead the ones He loves
To resurrection life
Bridge
Before creation's spark
Before light from the dark
Before the waters part You are
You are the great I Am
Before You breathed on the dust
Before Abraham was
Before the burning bush You are
You are the great I Am
Verse 3
You said I am the only way
To see the Father's face
The only truth the only life
The one who saves
You said I am the one true vine
In You we will abide
To bear the fruit of Gospel truth
In death and life
That all might know the mighty name
Of Jesus Christ
I’ve been thinking a lot about these lyrics as we’ve been singing this song for several days. I was trying to figure out the correlation between the verses and the chorus. Then I realized that if Jesus tells us Who He is, we should believe Him. Unfortunately our actions don’t always back that up. If we believe Jesus is the Bread of Life, then why do we hunger after other things that don’t satisfy? If we believe that He is truly the Light of the world, the Door, the Good Shepherd, and The Way then why do we try to figure things out on our own and make our own way? As we sing these words over the next few weeks, I pray that they become your prayer and your testimony.
Lord, help us to believe You are Who You say You are. Help us to confess our attempts to do it on our own and release the control we try to exercise in our lives. We believe; Lord, help our unbelief! Amen.
This past weekend I introduced a new song at the Ladies’ Conference and now I want to introduce it to the rest of you as well. The song is called You Said I Am (Behold and Believe) by Shane & Shane. One of the things I love about their music is that they always take their lyrics directly from Scripture. This song is no exception. It is based on the 7 “I Am” statements by Jesus in the book of John. Here are the lyrics:
Verse 1
You said I am the Bread of Life
Whoever comes to dine
Will not hunger will not thirst
And will be satisfied
You said I am the only light
That gives the blind their sight
And if we see You will lead us through
The darkest night
Chorus
We behold, we believe
You are the Lion and the Lamb
The Prince of Peace
We adore, we confess
You are the one who came and died
And rose again
The great I Am
Verse 2
You said I am the open door
That souls are longing for
If we walk in new life begins forevermore
You said I am the Shepherd guide
Who came to live and die
To lead the ones He loves
To resurrection life
Bridge
Before creation's spark
Before light from the dark
Before the waters part You are
You are the great I Am
Before You breathed on the dust
Before Abraham was
Before the burning bush You are
You are the great I Am
Verse 3
You said I am the only way
To see the Father's face
The only truth the only life
The one who saves
You said I am the one true vine
In You we will abide
To bear the fruit of Gospel truth
In death and life
That all might know the mighty name
Of Jesus Christ
I’ve been thinking a lot about these lyrics as we’ve been singing this song for several days. I was trying to figure out the correlation between the verses and the chorus. Then I realized that if Jesus tells us Who He is, we should believe Him. Unfortunately our actions don’t always back that up. If we believe Jesus is the Bread of Life, then why do we hunger after other things that don’t satisfy? If we believe that He is truly the Light of the world, the Door, the Good Shepherd, and The Way then why do we try to figure things out on our own and make our own way? As we sing these words over the next few weeks, I pray that they become your prayer and your testimony.
Lord, help us to believe You are Who You say You are. Help us to confess our attempts to do it on our own and release the control we try to exercise in our lives. We believe; Lord, help our unbelief! Amen.