April 25

Psalm 124:

1 What if the Lord had not been on our side?

  Let all Israel repeat:

2 What if the Lord had not been on our side

  when people attacked us?

3 They would have swallowed us alive

  in their burning anger.

4 The waters would have engulfed us;

  a torrent would have overwhelmed us.

5 Yes, the raging waters of their fury

  would have overwhelmed our very lives.

6 Praise the Lord ,

  who did not let their teeth tear us apart!

7 We escaped like a bird from a hunter's trap.

  The trap is broken, and we are free!

8 Our help is from the Lord ,

  who made heaven and earth.

On Our Side - Chris Tomlin

You Never Let Go - Matt Redman

You Alone Can Rescue - Matt Redman

Your Name - Paul Baloche

Mighty to Save - Ben Fielding and Reuben Morgan

O Sing the Greatness - Fanny Crosby and David Potter

April 18

This week was a fun change - just me and Bart McCoy on guitar and piano. Here were our songs:

Invisible God - Andrew Peterson (Gathering Song)
Through It All - Matt Redman
Lord You Have Searched Me - Jared Jensen
How Deep the Father's Love for Us - Stuart Townend
Mighty Is the Power of the Cross - Chris Tomlin
I Stand Amazed - Hymn

April 11

We filled the stage this week - Bass, Drums, Keys, Two Acoustics, Electric, Violin, Two Vocals, and I played both acoustic and electric. It was a great morning! We dealt with grief and Jesus' reaction to it in the story of Mary, Martha, and Lazarus. My favorite metaphor from Phil's sermon was that of a fighter preparing for a fight. It reminded me of the weigh in events the week before a big fight. Having the fighters in the same room right before the event is great for publicity but not so great for anyone standing between the two men. Often these scenes turn into small previews of the main event, and some promoter always gets knocked out. This is a little like Jesus' encounter with death - it's not the main event, but you can feel the tension. Jesus felt it. So did Lazarus. Poor Lazarus.

Here were our songs:
All Things New - Andrew Peterson (This was our gathering song)
Everlasting God - Lincoln Brewster
We Shall Not be Shaken - Matt Redman
Through it All - Matt Redman
The Love of God - Lincoln Brewster (Also a performance song)
Your Grace Is Enough - Matt Maher

April 4

Oops! Fell off the wagon for a couple weeks, so here's a quick catch-up of the songs we've done lately.

March 21:
Let God Arise
I Will Boast
How Deep the Father's Love for Us
Jesus Paid it All
The Power of Your Name

March 28:
Hosanna (Baloche)
This is How we Know
Hosanna (Frasier)
You Never Let Go
How Great Thou Art

April 4:
Happy Day
Jesus Messiah
All Because of Jesus
Hosanna (Frasier)
Til I See You
Revelation Song