Sunday Setlist / 2.17.13

Here's how we got down at Community Gospel Church in Bremen, IN this week...


SERVICE

Great is the Lord (Chris Brown)
       Welcome & Victory
       Offering
All Creatures of Our God and King (St Francis of Assisi / Henry Draper)
Forever Reign (Jason Ingram / Reuben Morgan)
Backbone (Jonathan David Eckberg)
       Message: Checkmate
              Week 2 - Romans 2:
Give us Clean Hands (Charlie Hall)
Holy Nation (Jordan Muck / Jonathan David Eckberg)
       Dismiss
             

TEAM

Jonathan David Eckberg - guitar/vocals/percussion
Randy Hepler - bass
Cyndi Leamon - vocals
Jess Yoder - vocals
Jeff Hutchens - media
Kevin Schmidt - audio

Sunday Setlist / 2.3.13

If you didn't spend your Sunday with the good folks at Community Gospel Church, then here's what you missed...

SERVICE

Holy is the Lord (Chris Tomlin)
     Welcome & Announcement Video
     Offering
Forever Reign (Jason Ingram/Reuben Morgan)
Backbone (Jonathan David Eckberg)
Jesus Paid it All (Alex Nifong)
     Message: Backbone, Week 3 (Romans 1:18-32)
How Deep the Father's Love for Us (Stuart Townsend)
     Dismiss


TEAM

Jonathan David Eckberg - guitar/vocals
Cyndi Leamon - vocals
Jess Yoder - vocals
Beth Stemble - keys

Sunday Setlist / 5.20.12

A look at how we get down at Community Gospel Church in Bremen, IN...

THE SERVICE

Children of Your Promise [Jonathan Eckberg]

       Opening Challange

Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus [Helen Lemmel]

Come Ye Sinners [Joseph Hart]

Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus (reprise)

You Are So Good To Me [Don Chaffer/Lori Chaffer]

Your Grace is Enough [Matt Maher]

        Message

THE TEAM

Jonathan Eckberg - guitar/vocals

Nick Hostetler - drums

Randy Hepler - bass

Larry Ingle - vocals

Kay Smith - vocals

Staci Smith - vocals

Kevin Schmidt - audio

Vance Csaszar - video

NOTES

We decided to try something a little different with our schedule today. One of the things we, as a staff, have been considering over the past several months especially is how to integrate the entire service better. We strive to tie every aspect of the service into the theme of the message. Our goal is that, from the time people walk into the sanctuary until the time they walk out at the end of the service, the people are hearing one message. I think we've come to a point to where all of the elements are where they need to be (or at least headed in the right direction). Our new challenge is to bridge the elements and walk people through the service in a seamless manner.

With that in mind, we started this week with a shortened intro song. Then Pastor Jordan Muck offered a brief "challenge" that presented the concept of the morning and gave people a direction in thought before we launched into the worship set. We worked out transitions between songs in the set with some musical interludes and some scripture meditation and tried to work our schedule to take people on a journey that led them to the mornings message. 

I think it worked well. As with anything, we have some improving to do and there are many ways we can clean up the entire service, but I was pleased with how it turned out. The staff will now sit down and evaluate and tweak and we will continue to try to progress and build the service that makes the most of the time we have to spend with our church family every week.

The message this week was the the close of our 4-week series in 1 John 1 that examined Christian fellowship both with GOD and one another.

THE SONGS

Children of Your Promise - We introduced this song two weeks ago. It was written when we were discussing teaching a longer series in 1 John and it draws heavily from 1 John 3 and Hebrews 10. This is a song that turned out really well and I'm excited about using it a little more with our congregation and getting it recorded later this summer (working on some details, but we are hoping to do a recording project in late July/early August... I'll post some details when we get it all locked down).

Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus - We opened the main set with this song written by Helen Lemmel in 1922. The message today focused on admitting our own sin and confession. The act of confession begins with a forsaking (in a certain sense) of all that the world tells us is important and resting our eyes solely upon Christ as the things of earth fade from our hearts. When this becomes our focus we are renewed in knowledge according to the image of our Creator, able to put on love and bear together, forgiving as Christ forgave us, and stand united in Him (Colossians 3:10-14).

[album - This is Our God - Hillsong Live]

Come Ye Sinners - We use the updated version of this old hymn. I used this sandwiched between choruses of "Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus". The thought behind it is that we must recognize who Christ is in order to truly recognize our own sin. When we do that we can rest in the love and grace of Him who was sacrificed for us. We see that we are sinners who are weak and wounded, sick and sore. But it doesn't end there we can, as the lyrics say, "arise and go to Jesus". In doing so we gain an even greater understanding of love and grace and our affection and attentions (our eyes) should be drawn back to Jesus.
[album - 10,000 Charms - Robbie Seay Band]

You Are So Good to Me - As I've mentioned about this song before we rock this one out. It maintains the melody and all, but we give it a cool bluesy-rock vibe. It's a lot of fun to play. Between "Come Ye Sinners" and this song we had a time of scripture meditation that included Psalm 14:3 (acknowledgment of personal sin) and Romans 5:8-11 (redemption from that sin through Christ). "You Are So Good To Me" then is a song of celebration. It is a song that expresses the goodness and grace that we have received not because of what we have done, but because of what Christ did on our behalf.
[album - Waterdeep Worship - Waterdeep]

Your Grace is Enough - As we rest in the goodness of our father we realize that even in our natural sinful state we serve a god who is faithful and just and who gives his children everything they could need in this life. Even when we wrestle with our own sin we know that as the battle continues, the war is won - because His grace is enough.
[album - Arriving - Chris Tomlin]


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Sunday Setlist / 5.13.12

Here's a look at how Community Gospel Church celebrated Mother's Day together...

SERVICE

Counting On GOD

     Welcome & Announcements

     Welcoming of New Members & Child Dedication
     Offering

Marvelous Light [Charlie Hall]

GOD of Wonders [Marc Byrd/Steve Hindalong]

Let Us Shine [Jonathan Eckberg]

Mighty to Save (bridge only) [Ben Fielding/Reuben Morgan]

     Message

     Dismiss / Presentation of Roses

TEAM

Jonathan Eckberg - guitar/vocals

Beth Stemble - keys

Nick Hostetler - drums

Randy Hepler - bass

Cyndi Leamon - vocals

Alli Hutchens - vocals
Dale Graham - audio

Brent Wiseman - visual

NOTES

I feel like I'm starting to sound like a broken record, but we had an awesome day at CGC. So much cool stuff is happening at our church right now. Yesterdays morning we inducted 21 new members to our church family and did 9 child dedications. This comes on the heals of conducting 16 baptisms on March 11. On top of that we've got a few other big things that are coming in the next few month. This church is seeing GOD move in some incredible ways. He is awakening hearts and calling His church to action and the people of CGC are responding. I cannot tell you how excited I am for what GOD's going to do in this community over the next year, 5-years, 20-years, and on!

As for the message this week, we continued our study of 1 John 1. This week we looked at "Getting Back to the Fundamentals" in 1 John 1:5-7. In these verses John is talking about walking in the light and remaining true to our claim that we are in the light.

As we closed the service we had roses to give to all the women of our church in honor of Mother's Day.

SONGS

Counting On GOD - Our opener this week is such a fun song about the dependence of God and the joy that accompanies knowing that no matter what comes along He give enough strength for the day. I have been playing this song for years, but it's not one that I see moving out of the rotation anytime soon.
[album - Overcome - Desperation Band]

Marvelous Light - We kicked off the mains set with this song. It seemed like an obvious choice for a message about walking and remaining in the light. "Into marvelous light I'm running/out of darkness out of shame". Enough said.
[album - Flying into Daybreak - Charlie Hall]

GOD of Wonders - As we come to know the light and walk in that light I think our response must be an acknowledgment of all that GOD is and all that GOD does. This "standard" worship tune gets to that point. With the opening lines, "early in the morning/I will celebrate the light" it fit into the theme of walking in the light and coming out of darkness well. In retrospect, I probably could have (maybe should have) switched the order of these two songs. I think in terms of walking through the message of the morning this song should have been first and it should have been followed by Marvelous Light, but musically it made much more sense to flow from GOD of Wonders into the next song. I went back and forth with this for a while, but in the end I thought the message flowed well enough to make it justifiable. That's one of those areas that can, from time to time, create some tension for me: finding the balance between music and message. The message always comes first, but this seemed to be a situation where that could go either way, so my final decision came down to one of musicality.
[album - In the Company of Angels - Caedmon's Call]

Let Us Shine - I wrote this song as part of our 1P29C (1 Peter 2:9 Christian) series in Jan/Feb. It was a great fit for this mornings message. It talks about remaining in the light and being a representation of the true light as we walk through the world. I particularly like how the song ties together our churches vision statement ("to make Christ known near and far") in the second verse to the action of the chorus, "let us shine/we will overcome the darkness/by the light of Your great love // let us shine/be Your hope among the broken/be the light of Your great love". I always think of Exodus 34:29-35 when I sing this song. I think about how Moses encounters GOD and he leaves with his face shining. He has no control over it. GOD leaves his mark and everyone knows, without a doubt, who Moses serves. I hope my face shines.

Mighty to Save - Coming out of "Let Us Shine" we went straight to the bridge of this one, "shine your light and let the world see/we're singing for the glory of the risen king", and sang it a few times as a closing chorus-style refrain.
[album - Mighty to Save - Hillsong Live]


That's how we worshipped yesterday. To see how others worship and what songs our brothers and sisters are singing in other churches check out the Sunday Setlist at www.theworshipcommunity.com.

Sunday Setlist / 2.26.12

Here's how we celebrated the day at Community Gospel Church...


THE SERVICE

Heirs [Jordan Muck/Jonathan Eckberg]
        Welcome & Announcements
All Creatures of Our God and King [Francis of Assisi]
Holy Nation [Muck/Eckberg]
I Am New [Eckberg]
         Message
Let Us Shine [Eckberg]
Mighty to Save [Ben Fielding/Reuben Morgan]


THE TEAM

Jonathan Eckberg - guitar/vocals
Larry Ingle - vocals
Alli Hutchens - vocals
Jess Yoder - vocals
Kevin Schmidt - audio
Perri Hepler - visual


NOTES

This week marked week number 3 of our current series, "Three".  In this series Pastor Jordan Muck is preaching through Colossians 3:1-17.  Todays message was the first of two weeks that focus on verses 13-17 - on our renewal and the things that God calls us to cloth ourselves with.  This week we looked at compassion, kindness, humility and meekness.


THE SONGS

Heirs - Pastor Jordan and I wrote this song a couple years ago and released it on the Until We're Kings EP called by the same name.
[album - Heirs - Until We're Kings]

All Creatures of Our God and King - I love this hymn.  We do an arrangement similar to the David Crowder Band version (and also use the "Alleluia" tag from that version).  I like this version because it maintains the same structure as the traditional hymn but also gives it a fresh feel.  Jess let this one on vocals and did a fantastic job.  I love moments when I get to move into a supporting role and just worship alongside our congregation without being "on".  It's a beautiful thing.
[album - Passion: Hymns Ancient and Modern - David Crowder Band]

Holy Nation - We used this song as the theme song to our previous series, "1P29C".  The series talks about how we are called to be a royal priesthood, a chosen race, a people of God's own choosing and a holy nation.  The song walks through the verse.  I hope that this song points our people back to that series and back to that reminder of who God has called us to be, not only as individuals but as the Church.  The function within the set was to move from an acknowledgment of who God is and of his sovereignty ("All Creatures...") into an acceptance of who we are made to be in him ("Holy Nation" into "I Am New").

I Am New - We introduced this last week as the theme to the current series, "Three".  In the progression of Colossians 3:1-17 teaches us to set our hearts and our mind on the things above where Christ, who is our life and who is returning, is seated at the right hand of God.  Then it gives us a list of the worldly traits and desires that we must deny.  The rest of the verses tell us how we are to act as the holy nation, whom God has chosen, as those who have been raised with Christ, as those who are made new in him.  This song draws our attention to that process and is, hopefully, a celebration of the fact that Christ has rescued us from who we once were - lost apart from him - to we can be through his love.

Let Us Shine - Another song that came out of the "1P29C" series.  This is a call to let Christ's light shine through us.  To be lighthouses that break through the darkness and present the glory of who God is to those around us.

Mighty to Save - One of our church's favorite songs.  "Shine a light and let the whole world see // We're singing for the glory of the risen King Jesus"  As we were rehearsing on Thursday night Alli summed it up well when she said, "You can't not worship in this song!"  Amen, Alli.  Amen.
[album - Mighty to Save - Hillsong Live]


To see what songs our brothers and sisters in worshipped to in their congregations please visit the Sunday Setlist at www.theworshipcommunity.com.