Worship Reflections

Set List...
O, For A Thousand Tongues to Sing / Charles Wesley (1739) arr, by David Crowder
How Marvelous (My Savior’s Love) / Charles H. Gabriel (1905) arr. by Tomlin
Father Let me Dedicate (Be Glorified) / Lawrence Tuttiett, Redman
God of This City / McCann, Tomlin


Lifestyle of worship
        This week we began First John, a book that looks at some divisions in the Church as well as attributes of Christ and how to love. Looking at 1:1-4, Scott talked about how our joy should be rooted in our fellowship with Jesus and with each other. He cross referenced this passage to one of my favorite chapters in the Bible, John 15. Here we are called to ‘remain in (Jesus) as He remains in us’ or using an older word ‘abide’. Simply put it means to remain as one. This is the transformational process of becoming like Christ. It is what some call a lifestyle of worship. Daily as we strive to obey and develop the character of Christ we are in worship. Music then is simply a tool to encourage this development or come together and celebrate it!

Set List and Thoughts

How Great Thou Art / K. Hine, Paul Balouche
“That on the cross my burden gladly bearing...”
God’s greatness is demonstrated through his Son’s death.

Scripture Reading Phil 4:5-11
“your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus:
Who, being in the very nature of God,
        did not consider equality with God something to be grasped,
but made himself nothing,
        taking the very nature of a servant,
        being made in human likeness.
And being found in appearance as a man,
        he humbled himself
        and became obedient to death-even death on a cross!
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,
and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord,
        to the glory of God the Father.”

Amazing Grace (My Chains are Gone) / John Newton, Tomlin
“But God who called me here below will be forever mine.”
The direction of our focus should be on suffering with the world not escaping from it.

God of this City / Aaron Boyd
“Greater things are yet to come
Greater things are still to be done in this City”
The challenge is do we truly believe that, are we ministering to our Oikos with expectancy.

Communion
When I survey the Wondrous Cross / Isaac Watts, Kathryn Scott