Authentic — Gestalt, a.k.a. Back in the Saddle
the saddle for the Summer Semester. It’s going to be great! Dancing bears,
exploding pianos, and a dueling pie fight to the death with Video vs. the Audio
guys! Okay…so maybe none of that’s really going on tonight, but what will
happen will be even more exciting and definitely more important. We’ll prepare
for worship.
Preparing for worship is both a
matter of practice and an issue of the heart. I hope you come tonight ready to
connect with God and with each other in a way that get’s us ready to lead the
people of our church directly into His throne room this Sunday!
Tonight we’ll work on ‘This is
a song we’ve sung a couple of times before and that we’ll reprise for this
Sunday AM. Then next Wednesday we’ll be off for the 4th of July and
finally back in the saddle on July 11th. What a crazy schedule! I
hope you’ve made the most of these few weeks away from rehearsals on Wednesday
night and I hope you plan to be back tonight and in the following weeks.
Every Sunday God uses you to impact
the people of our church. Whether you sing in the Choir, on a Praise Team, play
an instrument or do something behind the scenes, when you’re not there the
people of our church notice and the nature of our service changes. In German
there is a word for this. It’s GESTALT. A gestalt is what happens when two
small things combine to make something greater than the sum of its parts. Not
to go too scientific on you, but a gestalt happens when two hydrogen atoms
collide in a process called fusion. The resulting impact releases more energy
than those two little atoms could have ever generated by themselves. Have you
any idea the power of these two little atoms combining? Fusion is the fuel that
powers the SUN!
In the same way something happens
when we come together to worship our Heavenly Father. But there is a
difference. The SON is the fuel that powers us! When we come together on
Wednesday nights a gestalt takes place. The glory of God’s grace in you is
reflected by the majesty of God’s grace in me, it’s refracted by the mercy of
God’s loving-kindness and amplified into the hearts of the people around us.
Together we become more than we could ever be on our own.
I look forward to seeing you all
tonight. We’ll have a great time in rehearsal which will lead to a great
service of worship for our God on Sunday. I can’t wait to see you all.
Love y’all, God Bless,
Notes to Notice
TONIGHT’S SCHEDULE
6:00pm Instrumental
Ensemble in the
6:30 Choir
in Room 800
7:00 Praise
Band & IE in the
7:30 ALL CAM
in the
8:00 Praise
Band & Praise Team in the
Next Week – no
rehearsal due to July 4th – we’ll be back in the saddle on July 11th!
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
Dinner
Before: FISH FRY – hosted by the Men’s Ministry Team
Dessert
After: hosted by the Family Ministry Team
PRAISE TEAM
AUDITIONS
Auditions and applications
are being accepted for the 2007 – 2008 Praise Teams. Auditions will take place
Wednesday night, July 11th & 18th from 5:30 – 6:30pm
in room 800. If you’ve already submitted an application we’ll contact you with
specifics regarding your audition time.
STANDARD OF
EXCELLENCE - Passion
Isaiah 26:8 says, “Yes, Lord, walking in the way of your
truth, we wait eagerly for you, for Your name and Your renown are the desire of
our souls.”
We believe our services of worship are not about us. They
are about God and His glory. Our preparations each week will reflect this. The
passion of our heart must be for His name and for His renown. We recognize that
it is a privilege to be used by God to communicate His truth to others and that
we are reflectors of His glory. While we may be proficient at standing before
thousands of people singing, speaking, or acting our passion is not for the
crowd, the acclaim, or the praise. Our passion is for His name to be glorified
above all. With each passing moment of every service He must increase and we
must decrease. This one thought is our driving passion.
Sunday AM – 07-01-07
Living Beyond Myself
VIDEO | First in Action
PRE-SERVICE
IE | Countdown
CONGREGATIONAL MUSIC
Shine, Jesus Shine – G > Ab, CHART
VIDEO | First in
Action
WELCOME
Dr. Roger Ferguson
WELCOME MUSIC
God of Our Fathers – Eb, BH – 629
Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory – Bb, BH – 633
The Star Spangled Banner – Ab, BH – 635
To God Be the Glory – Ab, BH – 4
CHOIR SPECIAL
This is America
CONGREGATIONAL MUSIC
I Surrender All – D, CHART (on printer in 400)
MESSAGE
Dr. Roger Ferguson
INVITATION
I Surrender All – D, CHART (on printer in 400)
OFFERING | Child
Dedication (?)
Presentation of New Members
Close
Shine, Jesus Shine – G > Ab, CHART
VIDEO | First in
Action
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