Authentic - How Dry I Am
Tonight we don’t have any or our regular rehearsals. The AWANA Recognition
service will take place in the
8:00pm. There will be food, inflatables and a great time to discover what’s
been going on with the spiritual development of our kids! I hope you plan to
attend.
This Sunday there will be a drama during our
service so we will have rehearsal for that at 8:15 in the
right after the AWANA recognition. Also this Sunday the CHOIR will sing HOLY
LIKE YOU! I hope to see everyone in the loft at 8:20 – just like normal! It’s
going to be a great day.
I know with our change in schedule we get out of
sync, perhaps out of the habit of fulfilling activities or responsibilities
that may fall into the category ‘spiritual acts of worship’. For some, their
attendance on Wednesday night is not just about preparing for Sunday. It’s not
just about fun and fellowship or fulfilling a commitment. Romans 12:1 – 2 talks
of giving your bodies to God as a living sacrifice. It goes on to say this is a
reasonable act of worship. For some, attendance at church on Wednesday and
Sunday is part of their reasonable act of worship. And rightly so, the Bible
tells us we should come together in worship at church. It tells us we should
invest our lives in the lives of others. As a church our official times of
gathering have primarily been Sunday’s and Wednesday’s. These are the days we have
set apart for this very purpose. Now that summer is upon us we’ve entered that
first week of schedule oddities where we don’t have our regular
change there is risk. We risk getting out of the habit of fulfilling one our
spiritual acts of worship. We risk laying aside a spiritual discipline and
replacing it with the mundane activity of life. We risk losing momentum in our
walk with Christ together in the Christian Arts Ministry as our church focuses
its attention on the development of other areas of ministry.
I want to encourage you in three things:
- These next 4 weeks
purpose in your heart to read ONE passage of Scripture every day, 5 days a
week. For this I like Proverbs, Philippians and Matthew – choose a book
and read a chapter a day for the next several weeks. - On Sunday – Lead
worship where you are. This Sunday the choir will lead from the loft. Even
without our regular Wednesday rehearsal be in place this Sunday on time
and ready to lead. When you’re not on the platform, when you’re in the
congregation, arrive for the services on time and lead well from your seat
in the
of your expressions of worship to God during our services from within the
congregation is a powerful testimony to God and those around you. You can
lead others even when you’re not on the platform. Also – if you’re out of
town on a family vacation visit another church. See what God is doing
somewhere else, come back and tell me the tale. It’s amazing to see how
God is working all over the world. - Put June 27th
on you calendar, set an alarm and bring someone with you. Will hit the
ground with both feet running in order to prepare for the new season. I’m
looking forward to seeing you then.
I love and miss you all. I look forward to serving
with you again this Sunday. Keep in touch via email and phone. I would love to
hear from you, about your summer plans and about how God is at work in you and
your family. See you soon.
Love
y’all, God Bless,
Notes to Notice
PRAISE TEAM
AUDITIONS
Applications
for Vocal Praise Team Auditions will be available tonight! Vocal Praise Team
members lead worship in a smaller group. They serve in 3 teams of 6 that each
sing for a month then are off for two months. Consistent participation in
Celebration Choir and other CAM Ministries as well as Sunday School and Worship
Services is required. Flexibility is key as well as an ability to keep up with
fast paced changes, a little sight reading and lot of singing by ear. More than
anything a heart for God and a love for people is required. Sign up tonight for
your time to audition!
AWANA RECOGNITION
Wednesday, May
30th will be our annual AWANA Recognition service in the
would like to invite everyone involved in our regular rehearsals to attend.
With inflatables, games and food as well as a special service this will be a
great time for families. It’s also a great opportunity for us to reach out to
parents who may not really attend church anywhere.
Because of this
service we won’t have our regular Wednesday rehearsals. We will have Praise Band and
Praise Team rehearsal from 8:15 – 9:30 in the
SUMMER BREAK
Beginning next
Wednesday night part of
Wednesday night break! We’ll still lead on Sunday mornings, the choir will
still sing, but our regular rehearsal times will change to give folks a little
breather and to make room for the exciting things taking place throughout the
church. See the schedule below to see how this affects you! Those groups still
meeting on Wednesday are in BOLD.
AWANA Recognition
Wednesday – May 30th – NO CHOIR or INSTRUMENTAL ENSEMBLE
DRAMA for Sunday will meet @ 8:15 in the
Sunday – June 3rd – The CHOIR will SING –
“Holy Like You” – Regular Sunday AM Rehearsal Times
End of School
Wednesday – June 6th – NO CHOIR or INSTRUMENTAL ENSEMBLE
The BAND & PRAISE TEAM will meet @ 6:30
in the Worship Center
Sunday – June 10th – No CHOIR in the LOFT –
Praise Band and Praise Team Only
Summer Break
Wednesday – June 13th – NO CAM ACTIVITIES, this includes Band and Praise
Teams – We’ll prepare for Sunday on Sunday!
Sunday – June 17th – The CHOIR will SING –
Regular Sunday AM Rehearsal Times
Wednesday – June 20th – NO CHOIR or INSTRUMENTAL ENSEMBLE
The BAND & PRAISE TEAM will meet @ 8:15
in the Worship Center
Sunday – June 24th – The CHOIR will SING –
Regular Sunday AM Rehearsal Times
We’ll pick back up on Wednesday night, June 27th!
I look forward to seeing everyone then! – We’ll be preparing for August 15th
and laying the foundations for Christmas! Don’t miss it!
AUGUST 15TH
– OPENING DAY
It’s time again
– that’s right, it’s time again for the 3rd ever, 88th
annual OPENING DAY! What is Opening Day? It’s that time at the beginning of the
semester we gather everyone in
discover what’s up in the year to come. We celebrate past victories, introduce
new leaders. We preview what lies ahead and spend time in consecration for all
God wants to do in us and through us in the coming season.
This year’s
Opening Day will be different than all that came before. We won’t
simply participate. We will lead. We will invite all the Ministry Teams of FBCO to
join us as together we lead people to become fully devoted followers of Christ.
It’s a time you won’t want to miss! Be watching here for more details!
What: Opening Day
Who: ALL OF
& every other Ministry Team
When: Wednesday, August 15th – 6:30 –
8:00pm in the
STANDARD OF
EXCELLENCE - Humility
Philippians 2:3 – 4 says, “Let nothing be done through
selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others
better than himself.”
We believe that true humility is not thinking highly of
yourself and it’s not thinking lowly of yourself. True humility is not thinking
of yourself at all. We will serve. We will follow. We will listen. We will
obey. We will decrease and He will increase not through the force of our will
or the power of our presentation, but because we will fully submit to His
desires with all that we are.
Sunday AM – 06-03-07
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VIDEO | First in Action
PRE-SERVICE
CD | Countdown
CONGREGATIONAL MUSIC
Just a Closer Walk with Thee – Bb, BH – 448
VIDEO | First in
Action
WELCOME
Dr. Roger Ferguson
WELCOME MUSIC
I Give You Thanks – E, CHART
CONGREGATIONAL MUSIC
Holy Like You – Db, BT – 185
CONGREGATIONAL MUSIC
Single Minded – D, CHART
DRAMA
iFamily Talk Show | iPromise
CONGREGATIONAL MUSIC
The Family Prayer Song – G, MSPW – 54
MESSAGE
Dr. Roger Ferguson
INVITATION
The Family Prayer Song – G, MSPW – 54
OFFERING | Student
PowerPoint | Child Dedication (?)
Presentation of New Members
Close
I Give You Thanks – E, CHART
VIDEO | First in
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