Holy Cow!
Welcome back to me, I guess, huh? It's been a crazy last 12 months. In that span I: started a new job at CGC, started into seminary on a full-time basis, got engaged, got married, and a bunch of other stuff happened. All that is simply my way of saying that I've had a lot on my plate and, therefore, have not blogged at all.
But I'm back!
So, without further ado, here's what went down at CGC on January 22, 2012
WORSHIP LEADERS:
Jonathan Eckberg - guitar/vocals
Beth Stemble - piano
Larry Ingle - vocals
Alli Hutchens - vocals
Kay Smith - vocals
SETLIST:
Everything Glorious (david crowder)
Welcome
Offering
Marvelous Light (charlie hall)
Heirs (jordan muck/jonathan eckberg)
Holy Nation (muck/eckberg)
When I Survey the Wondrous Cross
Message
Let us Shine (eckberg)
NOTES:
We are currently operating without a drummer. A year ago we had two drummers in the church and due to different circumstances we are currently drummerless. While I would prefer to have a full band behind us, it has been a nice change to dial everything back and approach the sets from a fresh perspective. However, if you are a drummer in the South Bend area looking for a church to plug into then I've got a spot for ya! :)
We are in the 3rd week of our "1P29C" series. This is a four week study of 1 Peter 2:9. The past two weeks our focus has been on the believer as the "Chosen People" and the "Royal Priesthood". This week we stepped into the believer as the "Holy Nation".
Everything Glorious - One of my favorite Crowder worship tunes. Just a good recognition of the greatness of God and the fact that he makes everything glorious and we are his... so what does that make us? (hint: transitive property states that if A = B, and B = C, then A = C). David Crowder is crazy smart. He's the only worship leader I know that incorporates mathematic equations into his songs.
Marvelous Light - Much of the message for this week focused on the imagery of light. So this standard was kind of a no-brainer. It's a great upbeat kick-off to the set.
Heirs - this is a song that Pastor Jordan and I wrote a couple years ago that was released on our Until We're Kings album, "Heirs", last October.
Holy Nation - I wrote this song for this series. Each line of the verse corresponds to a sermon topic from one of the weeks. We've been singing it for the past few weeks and are using it as a theme song, of sorts for the entire series.
When I Survey the Wondrous Cross - one of my favorite hymns.
Let Us Shine - Pastor Jordan closed the service with a quote from D.L. Moody that says, "Lighthouses blow no horns, they just shine." We are called to be the light of the world and to reflect the glory of Christ to those around us. As I was searching for a suitable closing song to encompass the message I couldn't come up with anything that fit as well as I wanted. So I decided it would be easier just to write a song. I used a number of points from the sermon and it turned out really well.
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