Song Set for February 20, 2011

The Earth is Yours // Artist: Gungor // Album: Beautiful Things
Holy Holy Holy // Writer: Reginald Heber // Arrangement: Trevor Lubiens
Forever Reign // Artist: Hillsong // Album: A Beautiful Exchange
River // Artist: Bluetree // Album: God of This City
Hungry // Kathryn Scott // Arrangement: Trevor Lubiens

Song Set for February 13, 2011

TCC 

The Courts Gathering

2/13/2011

Our God // Artist: Chris Tomlin // Album: And If Our God is For Us

No Sweeter Name // Artist: Kari Jobe // Album: Kari Jobe

How Can I Keep From Singing // Artist: Chris Tomlin // Album: See the Morning

Hosanna // Artist: Hillsong United // Album: All of the Above

People of God // Artist: Gungor // Album: Beautiful Things

This is a sneak peak because I'm writing this on Saturday night!!! Oh man!! I think it's going to be fine because there are only two people following this blog right now. Sigh! Thanks Bethany and Katie. 

Well, tomorrow Pastor is talking about service/serving so we're not pulling any punches. If you know me you know I have a hard time doing Chris Tomlin songs. Not because I don't like him but more because I tend to shy away from things that are popular. I would say he is popular. But I do like that he is writing with Matt Redman now. I feel like Matt put his musical stamp on "Our God" especially in the bridge. So we are starting off with that song and I'm hoping this will bring tons of energy into the service right off the bat. 

I was reading Philippians 2 after last week's sermon on submission where Paul reminds us that Jesus, God with us in the flesh, didn't even consider being above everyone else but yet humbled himself to the point of the cross. AMAZING! Then I kept reading and was reminded of the power of His name, Jesus. 

"Therefore God exalted him to the highest place 
   and gave him the name that is above every name, 

that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, 
   in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 

and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, 
   to the glory of God the Father."

After reading that I knew I wanted to sing "No Sweeter Name" and that lead me to another song (by that dang Tomlin again) "How Can I Keep From Singing". I love the line in the chorus that asks "how can I keep from shouting your name?" and pairing these two songs together.

Then we get down to business with the "service/serving" issue. Hillsong really cuts right to the issue in "Hosanna" during the bridge. 

"Heal my heart and make me clean

    Open up my eyes to the things unseen

Show me how to love like You have loved me

Break my heart for what breaks yours

    Everything I am for your kingdom's cause

As I walk from earth into eternity"

This is such a beautiful prayer and something I hope will really help us focus on Pastor's message.

During our response time we are playing a version of Gungor's "People of God" which simply states God is love and we need to be like God and we are the light of the world. It is basically our benediction. Thank you Michael!

I am really looking forward to seeing everyone tomorrow. I am so thankful for this community of believers I have the privilege of calling my church family. See you tomorrow. Except you Katie Henbest. You're in Idaho. You and D should come visit Nashvegas. Just sayin'.

Song Set for February 6

Trevecca Community Church
The Courts Gathering
Feb 6, 2011

"Jesus Messiah" // Artist: Chris Tomlin // Album: Hello Tomlin
"Always" // Artist: Jason Ingram & Kristian Stanfill // Album: Fellowship Bible EP or Mountains Move
"Take My Life" // Artist: Chris Tomlin // Album: Passion: Hymns Ancient & Modern
"Take all of Me" // Artist: Hillsong United // Album: More Than Life (Live)

We are still in the sermon series "26.2 Next Steps, Spiritual Disciplines." Sunday's spiritual discipline was on submission. Submission is a tough subject for a worship service but one that I feel is extremely important and one that is undoubtedly Christlike. If you want a follow up to the message I would suggest reading and studying Philippians 2.

I hope and pray that everyone has a great week and if you find yourself in disagreement with someone else that you would be able to submit to them out of love. God gave us all the same freedoms, the freedom to have opinions and beliefs, even the freedom to act on those beliefs. Submission is not natural. By nature we want our own way so I pray that we could all be unnaturally Christlike (I'm serious when I say read Philippians 2).

Have a great week.

Song Set for Janurary 30th, 2011

Hey. How's it going? That's good to hear. Oh me? I'm doing fine...thanks for asking.

So, some of you know that Trevecca Community Church has recently changed our Sunday morning schedule. We used to have two identical services but now we have a sanctuary gathering at 9am followed by Sunday school at 10:30 and then our courts gathering (the "courts" is the name or our gym/sanctinasium) and that happens at 11:30.

I am the worship leader for the courts gathering. I tend to call it the 2nd service and basically we are trying to offer a different worship experience while keeping the DNA or the essence of a TCC worship service. I would hate to use the term "contemporary" to describe this service. That word just doesn't make sense to me when talking about an entire service. It may describe some of the songs but music is only one of many elements involved in a worship service. I will say that we are definitely introducing quite a few new songs early on.

That is why I want to start posting song lists for the previous Sunday. That way if you liked something you will know the title and the album.

Here is the song list for January 30th, 2011.
"Open My Eyes"// Artist: Hillsong // Album: A Beautiful Exchange
"Salvation is Here"//Artist: Hillsong Chapel // Album: Yahweh
"Tis so Sweet to Trust in Jesus"// Words: Louisa M. R. Stead // Arrangement: Tretrev/TCC
"Giving it All to You"// Artist: The Michael Gungor Band // Album: Ancient Skies
"Surrender" // Artist: Marc James // Album: Surrender


I hope you find this helpful.