Set List, 03/17 - 03/18/12 Fellowship Bible Church

This weekend, we continued our Romans series, focusing on Romans 12:1-21. In his message, our adult ministries pastor, David Hinkle, taught about the appropriate response and sacrifice to our great God because of all He has done for us. It was a challenging message with a strong call to renew our commitment to follow Christ with all that we are. You can listen to the entire message here. Here's our service plan from this weekend:

"Our God's Alive" (Em) [Andy Cherry, Jason Ingram, Dan Muckala] Welcome/Greeting Time Call To Worship - Congregational Scripture Reading - Romans 12:1-2 "Let Me Sing" (Bb) [Todd Fields] "Glory To God Forever" (Bb) [Steve Fee, Vicky Beeching] "Your Great Name" (Bb) [Michael Neale, Krissy Nordhoff] "The Wonderful Cross" (D) [Isaac Watts, Chris Tomlin, Jesse Reeves, J.D. Walt, Lowell Mason] Prayer Message - "Romans 12:1-21" [David Hinkle] "Take My Life And Let It Be" (D) [Frances Ridley Havergal, Henri Abraham Cesar Malan] Offering/Announcements Dismissal

"Our God's Alive" - This is a new song that we are teaching in advance for our Easter weekend. This song is by a new artist named Andy Cherry on his newly-released album, Nothing Left To Fear. I highly encourage checking it out. It has many great songs on it, of which we'll probably be singing a few in the future here at Fellowship. I love this song. It's a power anthem about Christ's victory over sin and death, and the hope that we have in Him. Also, it feels very different from most other worship songs I have heard. It has great energy, and it's fun to sing together. I'm really looking forward to singing it together for Easter!

"Let Me Sing" - We sang this song because it sings very clearly about living a life of worship in response to the sacrifice that Christ made for us. Worshiping with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength is the only fitting response for who Christ is and what He has done for us. When we were enemies and still in our sin, Jesus demonstrated His love for us as the cross, to purchase us with His blood, and to rescue us from sin and death. This song expresses the desire to give an offering of worship that is worthy of our King. This really connected with our focus passage this weekend because of this emphasis.

"Glory To God Forever" - This is a staple for our congregation, although it has been a few months since we sang it together. We sang this song this weekend mainly because of the second verse and the bridge. The second verse sings, "So let my whole life be a blazing offering/ A life that shouts and sings the greatness of our King." The bridge, of which I have written many times before, sings a prayer of offering to God: "Take my life and let it be/ All for You and all Your glory/ Take my life and let it be Yours." I love how this song tied in with the message this week.

"Your Great Name" - This was our third week teaching this song to our congregation. I think this will be a staple for us here at Fellowship, because it is a great song of worship, exalting the name of Jesus Christ above every other name - where it rightfully belongs.

"The Wonderful Cross" - This song focused heavily on the sacrifice that Jesus made for us, and how anything less than our everything is lacking as an offering to Him. He has given us everything, and He suffered torment and pain on our behalf for our sin, and the only right response is our everything. It "demands my soul, my life, my all."

"Take My Life And Let It Be" - This hymn was our response song this weekend. We also took up the offering as we sang together. I like how this song goes through the different areas of our lives and offers each specifically as an offering to God for Him to use for His kingdom and His glory. He is worthy of all that we are and all that we have.

This weekend was a great weekend of worship. It was good to be feeling better again. I'm excited about some of the new songs we have added recently, and I am really looking forward to a great celebration of Christ's resurrection on Easter. God is doing great things in our midst, and I am thankful to be a part of it.

I hope you had a great weekend of worship wherever you were!

In the Son, Bill

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Set List, 11/12 - 11/13/11 Fellowship Bible Church

This weekend, we focused on John 19:6-37, examining the cross. Joe shared about its meaning from several perspectives, and closed with a time to respond to what Jesus accomplished for us. We moved our on-stage cross to down stage center to help emphasize our focus for the weekend, and nearly every aspect of our services pointed to it. I am happy with how well everything tied together this weekend. Together, it served as a great reminder of what Jesus did on our behalf. He is so good to us! Here's our service plan from this weekend:

Time of Preparation/Prayer "Lamb of God" (Ab) [original] Welcome/Greeting Time Call to Worship -  "Let Me Sing" (Bb) [Todd Fields] "You Alone Can Rescue" (Bb) [Matt Redman, Jonas Myrin] Scripture Reading - 2 Corinthians 5:17-21 "Jesus Messiah" (G) [Daniel Carson, Chris Tomlin, Ed Cash, Jesse Reeves] "Nothing But The Blood" (G) [Robert Lowry] Prayer Message - John 19:6-37 - "The Cross" [Joe Hishmeh] Response Time "'The Wonderful Cross" (E) [Isaac Watts, w/ add. chorus by Chris Tomlin, Jesse Reeves] Offering/Video/Announcements Dismissal

"Lamb Of God" - We opened our preparation time with this song, since we were focusing on the cross this weekend. When I wrote this song, I was trying to encapsulate some of Isaiah 53, along with the crucifixion accounts of the Gospels. I think it was a fitting way to begin our services this weekend, because it set the tone for everything that would follow.

"Let Me Sing" - This song is a staple for us, and this song really fit with the theme of this weekend. It communicates the reason for our worship and obedience: the fact that God loved us first and sent His Son to die on the cross on our behalf. I love how this song relays this thought, when we sing, "Let me sing/ Louder than creation to You/ For the pain You bore in Your body/ To bring my soul to You." It really brings the two ideas together well.

"You Alone Can Rescue" - We haven't sung this song together in a while, and I think this week was a good week to bring it back. This song emphasizes our inability to rescue and redeem ourselves. We are dead in our sins (Eph. 2:1), and we were enemies of God (Rom. 5:10), but still God loved us and made a way for us where there was no way, reconciling us to Himself through the cross of Christ. Praise God for His grace!

"Jesus Messiah" - We prefaced this song by reading from 2 Corinthians 5:17-21. The last verse of that passage is where the first line of this song comes from: "He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him." That passage in 2 Corinthians is one of my favorites, as it helps clarify what Christ accomplished for us at the cross. He is our reconciliation.

"Nothing But The Blood" - This hymn is one of my favorites, because it makes no bones about declaring that the sole source of our redemption is the sacrificial death of Jesus Christ. He is the only way of salvation. He is the only one who could rescue us and give us life and hope. We need to rest in His finished work on the cross. He died in our place. He has dealt with our sin and the righteous wrath of God against sin. It is finished, all because Jesus shed His precious blood for us.

"The Wonderful Cross" - This song was our response song this week. As Joe finished proclaiming the significance of the cross and the encouraging our people to respond to this truth, we wanted to sing a song that examined the cross and reflected on its great meaning for our lives. The hymn ("When I Survey The Wondrous Cross") by Isaac Watts, along with the additional chorus by Tomlin and Reeves, was a great fit for the moment, and helped us in thanking Jesus for the cross and in offering our lives in response to His great sacrifice for us. I have loved this song since I first heard it in college, and I was thankful for a good opportunity to sing it again.

All around, this was a great weekend of worshiping our Savior. Our team did a great job, and I'm so thankful for what the Lord is doing in us, and especially grateful for the cross. I would have no hope without it.

I hope you had a great weekend of worship wherever you were.

In the Son,

Bill

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Set List, Sunday 03/28/10 Church at the Mall - Palm Sunday

Currently watching: MSU/ TENN in the NCAA TournamentCurrently listening to the rain.

Here's our set from this morning:

"Hosanna (Praise is Rising)" [Paul Baloche, Brenton Brown] Scripture reading from Mt. 21:1-11 "Hosanna" [Brooke Fraser] "Let Me Sing" [Todd Fields] Scripture reading from Mt. 24:29-30 "Glory to God Forever" [Steve Fee] "Lord of All" [Kristian Stanfill] Message by Rob Schenck INV - "Center" [Charlie Hall] OFF/CLOSING - "The Wonderful Cross" [Isaac Watts, Chris Tomlin, J.D. Walt, Jesse Reeves, and Lowell Mason]

This morning was a good morning. I was really sick, and my throat was on fire, but we made it through. I felt a little off the entire morning because my head wasn't very clear, due to sinus pressure. God We were celebrating Palm Sunday and the Lord's triumphal entry into Jerusalem. The two "Hosanna's" were perfect for today. I usually try to keep them out of the same set, just because I feel strange doing two songs with the same title. Today is the day when the word Hosanna is one of the main ideas. It's interesting that we sing and use the word "Hosanna," but many people do not know what it means. It is a name that means "Save us!" The people who were proclaiming it thought that Jesus was coming to restore Israel and free them from Roman rule, so they called out, "Save us!" It is really a variation of Jesus' name, which means "The Lord Saves." Jesus entered like King Solomon, son of David in 1 Kings 1:32ff, riding on a mule as the anointed king of Israel, heading to his coronation. He was doing just that, but not in the way that we would expect. He came to defeat death with His own death. He saved the lost by dying in their place, rather than bringing a change of government. (As I typed those words, I was challenged; our world doesn't merely need a change of government - it needs salvation. We sometimes get our priorities out of line. The gospel of Jesus Christ needs to be our priority, despite how we feel about government, politics, and issues. I digress...) His victory is the greatest victory that has ever been won.

After we read the passage in Matthew 21, it seemed like people sang that word with a little more understanding, and it was a beautiful thing. The second set took a turn more toward Jesus Christ's power and glory, with a glance toward both His sacrificial death and His returning. The passage in Mt. 24 deals with His return, and I thought it fit well in the context of Palm Sunday. It was something different for me, so I was interested to see how it flowed.

The songs surrounding that passage were "Let Me Sing," which is a great song that says, "Let me sing/ Louder than creation to You/ For the pain You bore in Your body/ To bring my soul to you." I love that lyric. "Glory to God Forever" is a solid exaltation and surrender song, and "Lord of All" is always a win for us in worship. Kristian Stanfill nailed it with this song. Taken somewhat from Psalm 19, it focuses on the majesty, mystery, glory, power, exaltation, and holiness of God, and our proper response to Him. Here is the lyric: "Lord of All" by Kristian Stanfill

Verse 1 Wonder and awe surround You Lord Glory and fire light Your way Day after day, the heaven's proclaim The beauty of the Holy One

Pre-Chorus We will respond With joy in our song Your enemies rise, Your enemies fall Your fire consumes them all

Chorus There is none so high and holy King of kings the one and only You are adored, You are the Lord of all

Verse 2 Mysteries are known alone to You All wisdom is Yours to reveal You hold in Your hand the days of all men All life and breath is Yours to give

Bridge We adore You, we adore You Lord of all the earth Lord, we love You, Lord, we love You Let our hearts be pure, O Lord

Jesus alone is worthy of all glory, honor, and praise. May our lives, our words, and our love declare His greatness, His grace, and His mercy. He deserves our best because He gave us His best.

In the Son,

Bill

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