This Sunday we celebrate Labor Day, Pastor Paul preaches the next to last message in the Journey Through John series and our Worship Arts team is bringing back the 80's with the music that we are going to use to help us worship God. We have spent a few Sundays throughout the summer looking back on various eras of worship music and this Sunday we want focus on the praise choruses that were part of a significant shift in church music in the 1980's.
One of my favorite attributes of praise choruses is the seamless flow of music from one song into another. You will see that Sunday morning as we have a couple medleys that combine some of our favorites from that era.
Here is the list of songs we will be using along with YouTube links so you can listen ahead of time in case any of the songs are unfamiliar to you.
What A Mighty God We Serve
I Will Call Upon The Lord
We Bring The Sacrifice Of Praise
He Has Made Me Glad
All Hail King Jesus
I Exalt Thee
Be Exalted O God
Lamb Of God
Wonderful, Merciful Savior
I pray that these songs will encourage worship in our church as we take a walk down memory lane. Over the next few weeks we will be introducing some new songs that will help our congregation worship as Pastor Paul begins his new series Second Chances.
Soli Deo Gloria,
Pastor Trent
Thursday, August 29, 2013
Thursday, August 22, 2013
Songs About The Cross
This week at Calvary we find ourselves approaching the end of our Journey Through John. Pastor Paul will be preaching about the crucifixion of Christ. We will also be observing communion as part of the service.
In choosing songs, there are so many that fit this theme, I had a hard time narrowing down which songs to actually use. I decided to begin with the hymn There Is A Fountain by William Cowper. This classic hymn text helps us celebrate what was accomplished at the cross. Not only does it view Christ's substitutionary atonement, it also has an eye toward eternity and the future glory that awaits the believer.
Two songs we will use after a prayer time are The Power of the Cross by Keith Getty and Stuart Townend and When I Survey arranged by Devon Kauflin. These songs focus on the life changing power of the cross.
During communion we will sing Jesus, Thank You from Sovereign Grace. This song has long been one of my favorites as it talks about Christ enduring the Father's wrath in my place. Our response to that sacrifice is deep gratitude and praise. The idea that we were once the enemy of God and are now seated at His table is simply stunning. The video below is from NEXT 2009 conference with Bob Kauflin and Reilly leading. I trust it will be a blessing to you.
We are also introducing a new song this Sunday called The Gospel Was Promised. This song from Sovereign Grace that was just released a few weeks ago. It is from their newest album Grace Has Come Songs from the Book of Romans.
I hope you will prepare your heart as we prepare to meet with God corporately and worship Him in Spirit and in Truth.
Soli Deo Gloria,
Trent
In choosing songs, there are so many that fit this theme, I had a hard time narrowing down which songs to actually use. I decided to begin with the hymn There Is A Fountain by William Cowper. This classic hymn text helps us celebrate what was accomplished at the cross. Not only does it view Christ's substitutionary atonement, it also has an eye toward eternity and the future glory that awaits the believer.
Two songs we will use after a prayer time are The Power of the Cross by Keith Getty and Stuart Townend and When I Survey arranged by Devon Kauflin. These songs focus on the life changing power of the cross.
During communion we will sing Jesus, Thank You from Sovereign Grace. This song has long been one of my favorites as it talks about Christ enduring the Father's wrath in my place. Our response to that sacrifice is deep gratitude and praise. The idea that we were once the enemy of God and are now seated at His table is simply stunning. The video below is from NEXT 2009 conference with Bob Kauflin and Reilly leading. I trust it will be a blessing to you.
We are also introducing a new song this Sunday called The Gospel Was Promised. This song from Sovereign Grace that was just released a few weeks ago. It is from their newest album Grace Has Come Songs from the Book of Romans.
I hope you will prepare your heart as we prepare to meet with God corporately and worship Him in Spirit and in Truth.
Soli Deo Gloria,
Trent
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