Here's how the morning went down at Community Gospel Church in Bremen, IN...
THE SERVICE
Our Great GOD [Casey Darnell]
Video Announcements
Missions Update & Offering
Forever [Chris Tomlin]
You Never Let Go [Matt Redman]
It Is Well With My Soul [Horatio Spafford]
Message
Overcome [Jon Egan]
Dismiss
Our Great GOD (Reprise)
THE TEAM
Jonathan Eckberg - guitar/vocals
Beth Stemble - piano
Nick Hostetler - drums
Marc Hyde - bass
Alli Hutchens - vocals
Cyndi Leamon - vocals
THE NOTES
Pastor Jordan was on vacation this week so we had a guest speaker fill our pulpit. Brandon Addison grew up in CGC and recently finished his seminary degree in California. Brandon shared an overview of the book of Ecclesiastes and focused on the fact that life according to the world is meaningless, as Solomon laments throughout the book, but life according to Christ is meaningful. It is only through our salvation in Christ that we can find any lasting peace in this life and move past the absurdity of this world.
With this in mind, our worship set focused on the eternity of our GOD. That because he is the GOD who reigns forever that we can always find our hope and peace in who He is and what He has done. It is through Christ and Christ alone that we may overcome the misery and aimlessness of what this life appears to offer.
THE SONGS
Our Great GOD - This is a new song, so we opened the service with it so that people would have a chance to hear it. We also closed the service with it to put it in people's ears one more time. We have actually played it as house music (from the CD) a few times over the past months so I think it felt a little familiar to a lot of people. I love the song and the message of the greatness and majesty of God. I've wanted to introduce it for a while, but haven't had the right time where it fit where we were going. Alli sang lead on this song because the lead guitar parts have an odd timing that I can't seem to make my fingers play while singing something else. It's always nice to have that flexibility within our team. Casey Darnell is a fantastic songwriter and worship leader. He's part of the team at Northpoint and his last album is a phenomenal album of corporate worship songs. I highly recommend checking out his stuff.
[album: Coming Alive - Casey Darnell]
Forever - In looking at the "big picture" of Ecclesiastes is seems to point to the fact that GOD reigns through all circumstances. A life lived apart from the will of GOD is a life lived in vanity, as Solomon says. Fortunately for the believer GOD is forever faithful, strong, and with us.
[album: The Noise We Make - Chris Tomlin]
You Never Let Go - The GOD who created the heavens and the earth, the GOD who reigns for all eternity, also covers us in his grace. As Paul prays over the thorn in his flesh in 2 Corinthians 12 he hears from the LORD, "My grace is sufficient for you." GOD's grace never let's us go. His peace and calms us through all the storms and struggle of this life and gives us meaning to our existence.
[album: Beautiful News - Matt Redman]
It Is Well With My Soul - This is maybe my all-time favorite hymn. In regards to the service it continued the thought of GOD's reign and our rest within it. As GOD's love and majesty exists throughout all of history and he remains sovereign over all we can rest in the knowledge that he maintains his mercy and justice over us. With this in mind we can find in him our comfort in every situation.
[Album: Ebenezar: A Collection of Hymns - Dave Hunt]
Overcome - Perfect ending to our service. The whole idea that Christ has already overcome Satan and our eternal standing is secure when we stand in light of that truth is phenomenal. Ecclesiastes walks through Solomon's struggle with materialism and a final resting in the justice of GOD, not in the thoughts and justice of our hearts and minds.
[album: Everyone Overcome - Desperation Band]
To see the ways that other brothers and sisters worshipped in song this week you can check out the sunday setlist at www.theworshipcommunity.com.
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Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Monday, April 30, 2012
Sunday Setlist / 4.29.12
Check out the 10:10 service at Community Gospel Church in Bremen, IN:
SERVICE
I'll Fly Away [Albert Brumley]
Welcome & Announcements / Offering
We Are One [Dave Hunt / Julie Hunt]
Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee [Henry J. van Dyke]
Agnus Dei [Michael W. Smith]
Our God Reigns [Martin Smith]
Agnus Dei (reprise)
Message
For the Honor [Steven Furtick / Mack Brock / Chris Brown / Wade Joye]
Dismiss
TEAM
Jonathan Eckberg - guitar/vocals
Larry Ingle - vocals
Jess Yoder - vocals
Allie Hutchens - vocals
Kevin Schmidt - sound
Jeff Hutchens - visual
NOTES
We gave our drummer this weekend off, so I decided to go a very different direction than our normal service. We went old-school - we simplified things and went with just a single guitar and vocals. Sometimes that change of pace is really refreshing. The theme of the day was the truth of the Gospel leading to fellowship with God and with other believers. Pastor Jordan Muck is beginning a study of 1 John and this week we looked at 1 John 1:1-4. If you're keeping up with the teaching at CGC, you can download all the sermons here.
SONGS
I'll Fly Away - I gotta be honest, this song had nothing to do with the flow of the message for the morning. With the line-up we had for worship it just seemed like we needed a good, old-fashioned, knee-slapping, jug-blowing tune to kick us off. Larry, Jess, and Allie did a phenomenal job and we had a lot of fun singing through this one.
We Are One - This is a great song that we haven't used in several months. It speaks to the idea that we are all members of one body and that we are dependent upon one another. I thought this went well with our theme of fellowship for the day. If you've read this blog more than once or twice, you've heard my praise of Dave Hunt. He's a fantastic worship leader and songwriter and, as always, I highly recommend you check him out.
[album - Shelter - Dave Hunt]
Agnus Dei - A major theme of John's throughout this epistle is the refuting of the false teachers of the day. In the opening verses of the letter he establishes that Jesus Christ is the real messiah and that he was a historical being. He points to the way he personally interacted with Jesus both before his death and after the resurrection. All of that proof goes to show the sovereignty of GOD and the fact that his truth endures throughout all time. Agnus Dei is a simple expression of GOD's holiness and sovereignty, that is his faithfulness.
[album - Worship - Michael W. Smith]
Our God Reigns - We us just the chorus of this song. It has a natural flow from Agnus Dei. Another very simple expression of the timelessness of GOD's truth and his reign. "Our God reigns / Our God reigns / Forever his kingdom reigns" We segued seamlessly from one to the other. After we had sung this chorus several times we went back and reprised Agnus Dei, singing through just the verse one more time.
[album - The Mission Bell - Delirious?]
For the Honor - Confession: we had no idea we were doing this song until, literally, 5 minutes before the service. I had another song picked out to close with and I just felt like it wasn't going to fit as well as I had initially thought. I mentioned it to Pastor Jordan and he said, "sing For the Honor". With no rehearsal or run through, we printed off the chord chart and walked into the service. I ended up doing the song by myself since the rest of the team didn't know it. By the time the message was finished and I played through the song it was obvious that that was the PERFECT song for the day. Definitely a "GOD-moment" where he brushes aside all your planning and the spirit guides you to a place that will connect with his people. Not the most comfortable move for me, but it pulled together nicely.
[album - For the Honor - Elevation Worship]
To see how brothers and sisters are worshipping in their home churches, check out the Sunday Setlist as www.theworshipcommunity.com.
SERVICE
I'll Fly Away [Albert Brumley]
Welcome & Announcements / Offering
We Are One [Dave Hunt / Julie Hunt]
Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee [Henry J. van Dyke]
Agnus Dei [Michael W. Smith]
Our God Reigns [Martin Smith]
Agnus Dei (reprise)
Message
For the Honor [Steven Furtick / Mack Brock / Chris Brown / Wade Joye]
Dismiss
TEAM
Jonathan Eckberg - guitar/vocals
Larry Ingle - vocals
Jess Yoder - vocals
Allie Hutchens - vocals
Kevin Schmidt - sound
Jeff Hutchens - visual
NOTES
We gave our drummer this weekend off, so I decided to go a very different direction than our normal service. We went old-school - we simplified things and went with just a single guitar and vocals. Sometimes that change of pace is really refreshing. The theme of the day was the truth of the Gospel leading to fellowship with God and with other believers. Pastor Jordan Muck is beginning a study of 1 John and this week we looked at 1 John 1:1-4. If you're keeping up with the teaching at CGC, you can download all the sermons here.
SONGS
I'll Fly Away - I gotta be honest, this song had nothing to do with the flow of the message for the morning. With the line-up we had for worship it just seemed like we needed a good, old-fashioned, knee-slapping, jug-blowing tune to kick us off. Larry, Jess, and Allie did a phenomenal job and we had a lot of fun singing through this one.
We Are One - This is a great song that we haven't used in several months. It speaks to the idea that we are all members of one body and that we are dependent upon one another. I thought this went well with our theme of fellowship for the day. If you've read this blog more than once or twice, you've heard my praise of Dave Hunt. He's a fantastic worship leader and songwriter and, as always, I highly recommend you check him out.
[album - Shelter - Dave Hunt]
Agnus Dei - A major theme of John's throughout this epistle is the refuting of the false teachers of the day. In the opening verses of the letter he establishes that Jesus Christ is the real messiah and that he was a historical being. He points to the way he personally interacted with Jesus both before his death and after the resurrection. All of that proof goes to show the sovereignty of GOD and the fact that his truth endures throughout all time. Agnus Dei is a simple expression of GOD's holiness and sovereignty, that is his faithfulness.
[album - Worship - Michael W. Smith]
Our God Reigns - We us just the chorus of this song. It has a natural flow from Agnus Dei. Another very simple expression of the timelessness of GOD's truth and his reign. "Our God reigns / Our God reigns / Forever his kingdom reigns" We segued seamlessly from one to the other. After we had sung this chorus several times we went back and reprised Agnus Dei, singing through just the verse one more time.
[album - The Mission Bell - Delirious?]
For the Honor - Confession: we had no idea we were doing this song until, literally, 5 minutes before the service. I had another song picked out to close with and I just felt like it wasn't going to fit as well as I had initially thought. I mentioned it to Pastor Jordan and he said, "sing For the Honor". With no rehearsal or run through, we printed off the chord chart and walked into the service. I ended up doing the song by myself since the rest of the team didn't know it. By the time the message was finished and I played through the song it was obvious that that was the PERFECT song for the day. Definitely a "GOD-moment" where he brushes aside all your planning and the spirit guides you to a place that will connect with his people. Not the most comfortable move for me, but it pulled together nicely.
[album - For the Honor - Elevation Worship]
To see how brothers and sisters are worshipping in their home churches, check out the Sunday Setlist as www.theworshipcommunity.com.
Monday, February 20, 2012
Sunday Setlist / 2.19.12
Here's what went down at Community Gospel Church this week...
THE SERVICE:
I Am New [Jonathan Eckberg]
Welcome/Announcements
Offering
When I Think About the Lord [James Huey]
Take My Life (Holiness) [Scott Underwood]
Like An Avalanche [Joel Houston/Dylan Thomas]
Take My Life and Let it Be [Francis Havergal/Cesar Malan/H.A. Hendon]
Message
I Am New [Eckberg]
THE TEAM:
Jonathan Eckberg - guitar/vocals
Randy Hepler - bass
Staci Smith - vocals
Larry Ingle - vocals
Dale Gramm - audio
Jeff Hutchens - visual
THE NOTES:
This was week number two of the "Three" series, a study of Colossians 3:1-17. Pastor Jordan preached verses 5-11, discussing the things we are called to put aside and the spiritual disciplines that lead us forward in those areas. We also introduced our new theme song for the series.
THE SONGS:
I Am New - This is a new song that touches on the themes of each of the four weeks of our Colossians study. It's got a simple chorus that people picked up quickly and easily. We did this as the opener because we intended to use it as our closing song and wanted to give folks a chance to hear it once before singing along. So far we've received a good response on it. I'll look forward to hearing what people think.
When I Think About the Lord - We introduced this song to our congregation a few weeks ago and we are now starting to work it into the rotation of songs. NOTE: I am yet to find a version of this song the way we do it. The way Huey does it is very slow and contemplative. The Shane and Shane version is a medium tempo song. I picked this song up from Dave Hunt when I was in Nashville and he did a more rocked out version (in my iTunes search I ran across a recording by Caleb Carruth which is similar to the version I learned from Dave). We actually pick the tempo up even more and make it a song of celebration.
[album - When I Think About the Lord - James Huey]
[album - Pages - Shane & Shane]
[album - Darkness Falls - Caleb Carruth]
Take My Life (Holiness) - This is one of those "old standard" worship choruses. We take it and rework it a little bit. It becomes an uptempo, almost bluesy-style tune. By switching the feel of it up we are able to allow people to connect with the plea of forming, transforming, and conforming of our hearts, minds, and will to that of God. There is a wonderful theme in this song, but the traditional arrangement seems pretty well played out. Again, we don't do anything dramatic with it - we maintain the exact melody and chord structure - we just dress it up in a slightly different package to tie into our people.
[album - Take My Life - Vineyard Voices: The Worship Leader Series]
Like An Avalanche - We've been doing this Hillsong United tune for the past year and it's a song that the congregation has really latched on to. Sometimes you introduce songs that you really think are good and you really think work for where the people are, but they just never work out and people never start singing them. Fortunately, this song caught on well. A lot of our people seem to get into this song pretty deeply.
[album - Aftermath - Hillsong United]
Take My Life and Let it Be - we do this song very true to the traditional chorus. Our intent was to have our piano player lead this one, but she was knocked out with the flu on Sunday morning. So Larry and Staci stepped up and led it. They did a phenomenal job.
I Am New - I took an extra minute or so after the message to teach the song to the congregation and to actually walk them through it just a little bit. I did this so that as we continue to sing it in the coming weeks they will be able to feel the full weight of what we are moving towards and the tie to the messages.
So that was our morning. To see what others around the country are singing please head over to the Sunday setlists at: theworshipcommunity.com.
THE SERVICE:
I Am New [Jonathan Eckberg]
Welcome/Announcements
Offering
When I Think About the Lord [James Huey]
Take My Life (Holiness) [Scott Underwood]
Like An Avalanche [Joel Houston/Dylan Thomas]
Take My Life and Let it Be [Francis Havergal/Cesar Malan/H.A. Hendon]
Message
I Am New [Eckberg]
THE TEAM:
Jonathan Eckberg - guitar/vocals
Randy Hepler - bass
Staci Smith - vocals
Larry Ingle - vocals
Dale Gramm - audio
Jeff Hutchens - visual
THE NOTES:
This was week number two of the "Three" series, a study of Colossians 3:1-17. Pastor Jordan preached verses 5-11, discussing the things we are called to put aside and the spiritual disciplines that lead us forward in those areas. We also introduced our new theme song for the series.
THE SONGS:
I Am New - This is a new song that touches on the themes of each of the four weeks of our Colossians study. It's got a simple chorus that people picked up quickly and easily. We did this as the opener because we intended to use it as our closing song and wanted to give folks a chance to hear it once before singing along. So far we've received a good response on it. I'll look forward to hearing what people think.
When I Think About the Lord - We introduced this song to our congregation a few weeks ago and we are now starting to work it into the rotation of songs. NOTE: I am yet to find a version of this song the way we do it. The way Huey does it is very slow and contemplative. The Shane and Shane version is a medium tempo song. I picked this song up from Dave Hunt when I was in Nashville and he did a more rocked out version (in my iTunes search I ran across a recording by Caleb Carruth which is similar to the version I learned from Dave). We actually pick the tempo up even more and make it a song of celebration.
[album - When I Think About the Lord - James Huey]
[album - Pages - Shane & Shane]
[album - Darkness Falls - Caleb Carruth]
Take My Life (Holiness) - This is one of those "old standard" worship choruses. We take it and rework it a little bit. It becomes an uptempo, almost bluesy-style tune. By switching the feel of it up we are able to allow people to connect with the plea of forming, transforming, and conforming of our hearts, minds, and will to that of God. There is a wonderful theme in this song, but the traditional arrangement seems pretty well played out. Again, we don't do anything dramatic with it - we maintain the exact melody and chord structure - we just dress it up in a slightly different package to tie into our people.
[album - Take My Life - Vineyard Voices: The Worship Leader Series]
Like An Avalanche - We've been doing this Hillsong United tune for the past year and it's a song that the congregation has really latched on to. Sometimes you introduce songs that you really think are good and you really think work for where the people are, but they just never work out and people never start singing them. Fortunately, this song caught on well. A lot of our people seem to get into this song pretty deeply.
[album - Aftermath - Hillsong United]
Take My Life and Let it Be - we do this song very true to the traditional chorus. Our intent was to have our piano player lead this one, but she was knocked out with the flu on Sunday morning. So Larry and Staci stepped up and led it. They did a phenomenal job.
I Am New - I took an extra minute or so after the message to teach the song to the congregation and to actually walk them through it just a little bit. I did this so that as we continue to sing it in the coming weeks they will be able to feel the full weight of what we are moving towards and the tie to the messages.
So that was our morning. To see what others around the country are singing please head over to the Sunday setlists at: theworshipcommunity.com.
Monday, February 13, 2012
Sunday Setlist // 2.12.12
Take a look at what happened at Community Gospel Church this weekend...
THE SERVICE:
Glory to God Forever [Steve Fee]
Welcome // Announcements
Offering
Glory to Your Name [Dave Hunt]
Once Again [Matt Redman]
Our God [Chris Tomlin/Jason Reeves/Matt Redman/Jonas Myrin]
Consuming Fire [Tim Hughes]
Message
Arms that Hold the Universe [Steve Fee]
THE TEAM:
Jonathan Eckberg - guitar/vocals
Beth Stemble - piano
Cyndi Leamon - vocals
Alli Hutchens - vocals
Mike Stemble - audio
Brent Wiseman - visual
THE NOTES:
This week we kicked off a new series that Pastor Jordan Muck is preaching called, "Three". This is a four-week study of Colossians 3:1-17. It should be an exciting study on the heart of our actions as believers. Week one looked at the first three verses and discussed the setting of our hearts on things above, the fixing of our minds on the things above, and the security that is found in Christ.
THE SONGS:
Glory to God Forever - This is a great song. It's very simple and holds a wealth of theological truth to it. I love opening with this one. It has really good energy to it and our people have always grabbed a strong hold of it.
[album: Hope Rising - Fee]
Glory to Your Name - I have talked about this song many times in the past. It is by a phenomenal worship leader named Dave Hunt. He lead at the church I attended when I lived in Nashville, TN. Dave is simply one of the most genuine and humble worship leaders I have ever encountered. This is one of his songs that I love!
[album: Shattered - Dave Hunt]
Once Again - This is another older song that I love. It has a tremendous focus on the cross and and the humility, gratitude, and response that simply must flow from the observation of it. I do have to note though, that I always change one word of the song. The bridge goes like this: "Thank you for the cross // Thank you for the cross // Thank you for the cross, my friend". I've never been comfortable with the word friend there. I understand what Matt Redman is trying to communicate, but in my mind (if nowhere else) it seems to diminish the power of the act of sacrifice that took place there. So whenever I have done this song I always change the word "friend" to "king". Some might feel this is unnecessary or "nit-picking", but it's one of those things that I feel a conviction about so I change it.
[album: The Friendship and the Fear - Matt Redman]
Our God - Everybody knows this song. I probably don't need to talk much about it. I would have no problem doing a whole service where we sing just the bridge to this one.
[album: And If Our God is For Us - Chris Tomlin]
Consuming Fire - I felt like this was a great song to end the set with this week since the focus on the message was on the centering of ourselves on things above and not on this earth.
[album: When Silence Falls - Tim Hughes]
The Arms that Hold the Universe - It was a Steve Fee kind of morning. This was our closing song. Jordan talked to me early in the week about doing this one after the message, so I worked it up. We didn't really have time to learn it as a team so I played it solo.
[album: Hope Rising - Fee]
For more information on Community Gospel Church please visit us at:
www.cgccommunity.com
or on facebook at:
http://www.facebook.com/cgccommunity
To see what other brothers and sisters are singing visit the sunday setlist at www.theworshipcommunity.com.
THE SERVICE:
Glory to God Forever [Steve Fee]
Welcome // Announcements
Offering
Glory to Your Name [Dave Hunt]
Once Again [Matt Redman]
Our God [Chris Tomlin/Jason Reeves/Matt Redman/Jonas Myrin]
Consuming Fire [Tim Hughes]
Message
Arms that Hold the Universe [Steve Fee]
THE TEAM:
Jonathan Eckberg - guitar/vocals
Beth Stemble - piano
Cyndi Leamon - vocals
Alli Hutchens - vocals
Mike Stemble - audio
Brent Wiseman - visual
THE NOTES:
This week we kicked off a new series that Pastor Jordan Muck is preaching called, "Three". This is a four-week study of Colossians 3:1-17. It should be an exciting study on the heart of our actions as believers. Week one looked at the first three verses and discussed the setting of our hearts on things above, the fixing of our minds on the things above, and the security that is found in Christ.
THE SONGS:
Glory to God Forever - This is a great song. It's very simple and holds a wealth of theological truth to it. I love opening with this one. It has really good energy to it and our people have always grabbed a strong hold of it.
[album: Hope Rising - Fee]
Glory to Your Name - I have talked about this song many times in the past. It is by a phenomenal worship leader named Dave Hunt. He lead at the church I attended when I lived in Nashville, TN. Dave is simply one of the most genuine and humble worship leaders I have ever encountered. This is one of his songs that I love!
[album: Shattered - Dave Hunt]
Once Again - This is another older song that I love. It has a tremendous focus on the cross and and the humility, gratitude, and response that simply must flow from the observation of it. I do have to note though, that I always change one word of the song. The bridge goes like this: "Thank you for the cross // Thank you for the cross // Thank you for the cross, my friend". I've never been comfortable with the word friend there. I understand what Matt Redman is trying to communicate, but in my mind (if nowhere else) it seems to diminish the power of the act of sacrifice that took place there. So whenever I have done this song I always change the word "friend" to "king". Some might feel this is unnecessary or "nit-picking", but it's one of those things that I feel a conviction about so I change it.
[album: The Friendship and the Fear - Matt Redman]
Our God - Everybody knows this song. I probably don't need to talk much about it. I would have no problem doing a whole service where we sing just the bridge to this one.
[album: And If Our God is For Us - Chris Tomlin]
Consuming Fire - I felt like this was a great song to end the set with this week since the focus on the message was on the centering of ourselves on things above and not on this earth.
[album: When Silence Falls - Tim Hughes]
The Arms that Hold the Universe - It was a Steve Fee kind of morning. This was our closing song. Jordan talked to me early in the week about doing this one after the message, so I worked it up. We didn't really have time to learn it as a team so I played it solo.
[album: Hope Rising - Fee]
For more information on Community Gospel Church please visit us at:
www.cgccommunity.com
or on facebook at:
http://www.facebook.com/cgccommunity
To see what other brothers and sisters are singing visit the sunday setlist at www.theworshipcommunity.com.
Monday, January 30, 2012
Sunday Setlist / 1.29.12
Here's a look at the 10:10 service at Community Gospel Church in Bremen, IN:
THE SET:
When I think about the Lord (james huey)
Welcome & Announcements
Offering
Blessed Be Your Name (matt redman/beth redman)
Holy Nation (jordan muck/jonathan eckberg)
Reflection // Meditation
May The Words of My Mouth (tim hughes)
Message
Communion
Dismiss
THE TEAM:
Jonathan Eckberg - vocals/guitar
Beth Stemble - piano
Larry Ingle - vocals
Alli Hutchens - vocals
Kay Smith - vocals
Dale Gramm - audio
Perri Helpler - visual
NOTES:
This was the final week in our 1P29C (that is, 1 Peter 2:9 Christian) series. It was such a great morning of worship and fellowship. We took communion as a family which was phenomenal. Pastor Jordan left the communion table "open" after the service to allow families to bring their children up and teach them what communion is all about. We have an amazing children's ministry, but the downside to that is that we don't have many younger children in the service. So by doing what we did, it allowed parents to decide if their child had accepted Christ and was at an age where he/she could understand and legitimately engage in the sacraments. It was a cool experience to see a few of our families teaching their children about the beauty of communion. I think, in a child's mind, it transforms the act from "snack time" to the deep and meaningful experience that it is supposed to be. Awesome.
Musically, the set list was "older" than a typical week for us. The only song that was written after 2001 is the one we wrote for this series! I could't care less about when a song was written. If it's a good song with solid theology and it fits the movement of the service and the message of the day then I'm game. It doesn't matter to me if it's a 70's praise chorus, a hymn, or an original song - the main point is does it move us where God is leading.
When I Think About the Lord - this is a song I've done for years. I've never really known who wrote it (I had to look it up before I posted this). It's a song I learned from Dave Hunt in my time attending Rolling Hills Community Church in Nashville, TN. I love the simplicity of this song. "When I think about the Lord // It makes me wanna shout // Hallelujah, thank you Jesus // Lord You're worthy of all the glory // and all the honor and all the praise"
Blessed Be Your Name - While this is a song that is greatly overdone among church circles. However, on the occasions that we do break it out I'm reminded as to the reasons WHY it is overdone. It's just a great song. I don't think I even need to comment on this one.
Holy Nation - I mentioned last week that this was a song written specifically for this series. That means that, of course, we had to do it this week. People have really caught on to it and I hope it creates an avenue for people to link back to the messages of this series.
May the Words of My Mouth - This is one of my favorite "personal" worship songs. When I'm sitting at home with my guitar worshipping, chances are that this song will be played. It's a great song about the joy we have in abandoning all this world tells us we need and being fulfilled in committing to follow wherever God leads - and doing so for no other reason that he calls us to do so.
To learn more about Community Gospel Church please visit cgccommunity.com.
THE SET:
When I think about the Lord (james huey)
Welcome & Announcements
Offering
Blessed Be Your Name (matt redman/beth redman)
Holy Nation (jordan muck/jonathan eckberg)
Reflection // Meditation
May The Words of My Mouth (tim hughes)
Message
Communion
Dismiss
THE TEAM:
Jonathan Eckberg - vocals/guitar
Beth Stemble - piano
Larry Ingle - vocals
Alli Hutchens - vocals
Kay Smith - vocals
Dale Gramm - audio
Perri Helpler - visual
NOTES:
This was the final week in our 1P29C (that is, 1 Peter 2:9 Christian) series. It was such a great morning of worship and fellowship. We took communion as a family which was phenomenal. Pastor Jordan left the communion table "open" after the service to allow families to bring their children up and teach them what communion is all about. We have an amazing children's ministry, but the downside to that is that we don't have many younger children in the service. So by doing what we did, it allowed parents to decide if their child had accepted Christ and was at an age where he/she could understand and legitimately engage in the sacraments. It was a cool experience to see a few of our families teaching their children about the beauty of communion. I think, in a child's mind, it transforms the act from "snack time" to the deep and meaningful experience that it is supposed to be. Awesome.
Musically, the set list was "older" than a typical week for us. The only song that was written after 2001 is the one we wrote for this series! I could't care less about when a song was written. If it's a good song with solid theology and it fits the movement of the service and the message of the day then I'm game. It doesn't matter to me if it's a 70's praise chorus, a hymn, or an original song - the main point is does it move us where God is leading.
When I Think About the Lord - this is a song I've done for years. I've never really known who wrote it (I had to look it up before I posted this). It's a song I learned from Dave Hunt in my time attending Rolling Hills Community Church in Nashville, TN. I love the simplicity of this song. "When I think about the Lord // It makes me wanna shout // Hallelujah, thank you Jesus // Lord You're worthy of all the glory // and all the honor and all the praise"
Blessed Be Your Name - While this is a song that is greatly overdone among church circles. However, on the occasions that we do break it out I'm reminded as to the reasons WHY it is overdone. It's just a great song. I don't think I even need to comment on this one.
Holy Nation - I mentioned last week that this was a song written specifically for this series. That means that, of course, we had to do it this week. People have really caught on to it and I hope it creates an avenue for people to link back to the messages of this series.
May the Words of My Mouth - This is one of my favorite "personal" worship songs. When I'm sitting at home with my guitar worshipping, chances are that this song will be played. It's a great song about the joy we have in abandoning all this world tells us we need and being fulfilled in committing to follow wherever God leads - and doing so for no other reason that he calls us to do so.
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Monday, November 22, 2010
Sunday Setlist / 11.21.10
Here's what the 9:00am service at Highland Community Church looked like on November 21, 2010:
Alive and Running (G)
Welcome and Announcements
Glory to Your Name (D)
Holy, Holy, Holy (D-E)
We Fall Down (E)
Scripture Reading
Message
Offering
Doxology (A)
Dismiss
THE BAND:
Jonathan David Eckberg - guitar/vocals
NOTES:
I was traveling this week for the NCAA DIII Cross country National Championship Meet out in Iowa. Since one of the girls on my team qualified it meant that I was on the road from early Thursday morning until late on Saturday evening. With trying to fit a weeks worth of work into the first three days of the week there was no way to squeeze a practice in, so I gave our guys the week off. Pastor Wise was on vacation this week so Jeff Graw, one of our Elders, spoke. I wasn't sure exactly what he was preaching on so I decided to keep the theme of the morning on GOD's holiness.
THE SONGS:
Alive and Running - We've been teaching this Kristian Stanfill song for several weeks in a row now. I think this was the last week we'll do it for a while. It has a very different feel on the acoustic than it does with the full band (duh!). However it works very well. Some of the more uptempo songs are hard to put together without sounding like you're leaving too much space, but this one works.
Glory to Your Name - This is another Dave Hunt tune. Everytime I write about him on here I recommend you check him out. This week is no different. This is a phenomenal worship song. Seriously, look up Dave Hunt. You'll be sure to find several new worship tunes that work great for all kinds of church services.
Holy, Holy, Holy - VERY traditional arrangement. We did all four verses. (all? - I really don't know how many verses are in the original writing). We came out of "Glory to Your Name" straight into "Holy, Holy, Holy" and made a key change between v.3 and v.4, which set us up to roll seamlessly into "We Fall Down" in the key of E.
We Fall Down - I love the chorus to this song. There is nothing more powerful and beautiful than to hear GOD's people sing "Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lamb". It an incredible, and yet miniscule, taste of what we will be a part of in Heaven (all throughout the book of Revelation).
Doxology - We closed with the Doxology. We typically follow the David Crowder version of the song and today was no different. It's a very simple arrangement, but I like it. It's easy to follow and stays interesting.
To see what other congregations around the country are singing check out the Sunday Setlist at http://www.theworshipcommunity.com/
Alive and Running (G)
Welcome and Announcements
Glory to Your Name (D)
Holy, Holy, Holy (D-E)
We Fall Down (E)
Scripture Reading
Message
Offering
Doxology (A)
Dismiss
THE BAND:
Jonathan David Eckberg - guitar/vocals
NOTES:
I was traveling this week for the NCAA DIII Cross country National Championship Meet out in Iowa. Since one of the girls on my team qualified it meant that I was on the road from early Thursday morning until late on Saturday evening. With trying to fit a weeks worth of work into the first three days of the week there was no way to squeeze a practice in, so I gave our guys the week off. Pastor Wise was on vacation this week so Jeff Graw, one of our Elders, spoke. I wasn't sure exactly what he was preaching on so I decided to keep the theme of the morning on GOD's holiness.
THE SONGS:
Alive and Running - We've been teaching this Kristian Stanfill song for several weeks in a row now. I think this was the last week we'll do it for a while. It has a very different feel on the acoustic than it does with the full band (duh!). However it works very well. Some of the more uptempo songs are hard to put together without sounding like you're leaving too much space, but this one works.
Glory to Your Name - This is another Dave Hunt tune. Everytime I write about him on here I recommend you check him out. This week is no different. This is a phenomenal worship song. Seriously, look up Dave Hunt. You'll be sure to find several new worship tunes that work great for all kinds of church services.
Holy, Holy, Holy - VERY traditional arrangement. We did all four verses. (all? - I really don't know how many verses are in the original writing). We came out of "Glory to Your Name" straight into "Holy, Holy, Holy" and made a key change between v.3 and v.4, which set us up to roll seamlessly into "We Fall Down" in the key of E.
We Fall Down - I love the chorus to this song. There is nothing more powerful and beautiful than to hear GOD's people sing "Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lamb". It an incredible, and yet miniscule, taste of what we will be a part of in Heaven (all throughout the book of Revelation).
Doxology - We closed with the Doxology. We typically follow the David Crowder version of the song and today was no different. It's a very simple arrangement, but I like it. It's easy to follow and stays interesting.
To see what other congregations around the country are singing check out the Sunday Setlist at http://www.theworshipcommunity.com/
Monday, October 11, 2010
Sunday Setlist / 10.10.10
Here's what went down at Highland Community Church at the 9 o'clock hour:
Counting on GOD (A) [Jared Anderson]
Welcome and Announcements
Offering
Our Love is Loud (E) [David Crowder]
I Could Sing of Your Love Forever (E) [Martin Smith]
Scripture Reading
Handbell Choir
Dismiss
Band:
Jonathan David Eckberg - Guitar/Vocals
Tim McDaniel - Drums
Joe Szoke - Bass/Vocals
Notes:
The Handbell Choir from Shepherds Ministries in Wisconsin was in the service yesterday, so music was short and to the point. We focused on the providence and love of GOD our Father. We were also a little short-handed as our other guitar player was in Chicago for the weekend. So, to fill the space I ran my 60's reissue Strat through a signal splitter with one channel running to a Boss Acoustic Simulator into my Behringer DI to the board. The other channel ran through my effects board into my brand new Randall RM-22 Head. One of the coolest features of the RM-22 is that is has a built in direct box (they call it a "mic simulator") so you can run an XLR cable direct to the board - great tone with no stage volume, absolutely perfect for a small church worship setting. The purpose of the signal split was to offer an electric and acoustic tone at certain points in the songs to help beef up the three-piece sound. Anyway, enough of the guitar-geek stuff.
Songs:
Counting on GOD - This is a fun song to play. We hit this one pretty hard to open up the morning and rocked it out properly!
Our Love is Loud - I always enjoy playing this song, whether it's solo-acoustic or full-band, I think it's a great congregational song. We gave it a little more of a bluesy feel today. Tim and Joe, had a nice little groove going which moved the song along well.
I Could Sing of Your Love Forever - I highly recommend the "additional chorus" to this song. I have no idea where you would find the melody on line, because I've never heard it recorded (I'm sure it's out there, but I've never heard it). I picked it up from Dave Hunt several years ago. It adds a little flavor to the redundancy of singing the chorus over and over at the end. The lyrics are "Everywhere I go I'm singing, Everybreath of air I'm breathing, Everywhere I go I'll sing of when Your love came down."
I know I'm short and late this week, but I've been running non-stop since the beginning of service yesterday. My apologies. I'll try to do better next week.
To see what songs others are praising GOD with, you can check out the sunday setlist at theworshipcommunity.com.
Counting on GOD (A) [Jared Anderson]
Welcome and Announcements
Offering
Our Love is Loud (E) [David Crowder]
I Could Sing of Your Love Forever (E) [Martin Smith]
Scripture Reading
Handbell Choir
Dismiss
Band:
Jonathan David Eckberg - Guitar/Vocals
Tim McDaniel - Drums
Joe Szoke - Bass/Vocals
Notes:
The Handbell Choir from Shepherds Ministries in Wisconsin was in the service yesterday, so music was short and to the point. We focused on the providence and love of GOD our Father. We were also a little short-handed as our other guitar player was in Chicago for the weekend. So, to fill the space I ran my 60's reissue Strat through a signal splitter with one channel running to a Boss Acoustic Simulator into my Behringer DI to the board. The other channel ran through my effects board into my brand new Randall RM-22 Head. One of the coolest features of the RM-22 is that is has a built in direct box (they call it a "mic simulator") so you can run an XLR cable direct to the board - great tone with no stage volume, absolutely perfect for a small church worship setting. The purpose of the signal split was to offer an electric and acoustic tone at certain points in the songs to help beef up the three-piece sound. Anyway, enough of the guitar-geek stuff.
Songs:
Counting on GOD - This is a fun song to play. We hit this one pretty hard to open up the morning and rocked it out properly!
Our Love is Loud - I always enjoy playing this song, whether it's solo-acoustic or full-band, I think it's a great congregational song. We gave it a little more of a bluesy feel today. Tim and Joe, had a nice little groove going which moved the song along well.
I Could Sing of Your Love Forever - I highly recommend the "additional chorus" to this song. I have no idea where you would find the melody on line, because I've never heard it recorded (I'm sure it's out there, but I've never heard it). I picked it up from Dave Hunt several years ago. It adds a little flavor to the redundancy of singing the chorus over and over at the end. The lyrics are "Everywhere I go I'm singing, Everybreath of air I'm breathing, Everywhere I go I'll sing of when Your love came down."
I know I'm short and late this week, but I've been running non-stop since the beginning of service yesterday. My apologies. I'll try to do better next week.
To see what songs others are praising GOD with, you can check out the sunday setlist at theworshipcommunity.com.
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Sunday Setlist / 9.12.10
Check out the 9:00 am service at Highland Community Church in Highland, IL:
THE BAND:
Jonathan David Eckberg - Electric Guitar/Vocals
Ron Eckberg - Acoustic Guitar/Vocals
Tim McDaniel - Drums
Aaron McDaniel - Lead Guitar
Joe Szoke - Bass
The Continuation [B] (Hunt/Cates)
Welcome & Announcements
Offering
Scripture Reading – Psalm 92:1-8
How Great Thou Art [C] (Boberg)
Ron Eckberg – Special Presentation
Message
Let My Words Be Few [G] (Redman)
Dismiss
The Continuation [B] (Hunt/Cates)
THE BAND:
Jonathan David Eckberg - Electric Guitar/Vocals
Ron Eckberg - Acoustic Guitar/Vocals
Tim McDaniel - Drums
Aaron McDaniel - Lead Guitar
Joe Szoke - Bass
NOTES:
What a phenomenal Sunday! Today was "Homecoming" Sunday at HCC. The idea was to invite anyone we know who has ever been a part of the congregation to come back for one Sunday. We were not trying to "win" people back to HCC, we just wanted to have a time of fellowship with anyone who had a part in the history of the church and the people that have been associated with it. I thought it was an interesting concept. As part of this "homecoming celebration" the church leadership asked Ron Eckberg (my dad) to come and share during both services. As I was growing up my family had close ties with HCC (I learned today that my dad first visited HCC 30 years ago and came without my mom because she was approximately 8 months pregnant with me!), we used to come around several times each year and my dad would do concerts, teach, lead vacation bible schools, and do all kinds of stuff. We were even close to moving to Highland at one point. So it was a lot of fun for my dad to come back and share with HCC once again. The added bonus, for me anyway, was that he also sat in with the band for morning worship. It was a blast to have him playing guitar and sharing vocal duties with me.
SONGS:
The Continuation - This is a song by Dave Hunt (written with Chad Cates) If you don't know of Dave, do yourself a favor and check out some of his work (his latest album was called "Love Abounds" and The Continuation is on "Shattered"). When I lived in Nashville, TN I attended Rolling Hills Community Church where Dave was the worship leader for several years. He is a phenomenal worship leader and a great congregational-friendly song-writer. The guy is rock solid and very subtle in his approach to leading, he has a knack for getting out of the way and allowing you to follow him into worship. Spending those years watching him had a great influence on my own style of leading worship. The song itself is a cool, uptempo tune. I love it as an intro song, because it's all about coming into the corporate gathering not as something you do each week as another line of your to-do list, but as a celebration of what GOD has done for us and what he continues to do in our lives. This celebration is an ever-progressing process. Seriously, check his music out, it will be some of the most productive listening you do all week.
How Great Thou Art - After the scripture reading (Psalm 92:1-8) we HAD to do this song. There was simply no other choice. We do the Paul Baloche version that is an upbeat, rolling type song. It uses the traditional melody with an added tag at the end of the chorus. This keeps it contemporary, but you still feel grounded in some traditional Baptist roots (not sure I could really explain it, but most of you know what I mean)!
Special guest - Ron Eckberg - My dad then shared with the congregation for about 25 minutes with some songs and stories, and teaching. Good stuff. He even let me sit in on a couple songs.
Message - Pastor Larry Wise continued our series on Habakkuk. Today was Habakkuk 3:1, 2 He focused on the power of prayer and the general awe that we should hold of GOD and of the power He possesses allows us to share in. Very challenging message today.
Let My Words Be Few - I realized we did this song just a couple weeks ago, but for what Pastor asked we focus on today I felt like it was worth the repetition to focus on the songs we sing to our GOD and the awe and reverence that are accompanied with them. When we did this song a couple weeks ago it was when I lead solo, so it was nice to put this song together with the full band (plus my dad). I do love this song and the message that it carries.
That's what we did. To see what other congregations are doing in their services check out the Sunday Setlist at theworshipcommunity.com.
That's what we did. To see what other congregations are doing in their services check out the Sunday Setlist at theworshipcommunity.com.
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