Hey Choir,
Remember that we do not have choir this coming Sunday morning during our combined worship time, and we also do not have practice Sunday evening. On Sunday evening we will be at the community Thanksgiving service at Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Remember we are having a community choir which will meet at 4:45 PM with the service to follow at 6:00 PM.
Also remember that there is no choir practice on Sunday night of November 27th or December 4th due to the holidays and Joyful Sounds presentation.
We will practice from 4:00 - 6:00 on Sunday night December 11th and also from 10:00 - 12:00 on Saturday, December 17th.
Wow the holidays are moving fast....I can't believe that November is halfway over! Wow! Have a great week and we'll see ya Sunday morning. Here's our devotional thought for the week!
Shall Not Perish
When I was 6 years old I made the best decision of my life, but it wasn't until later in my life around 17 or 18 that I truly understood the significance of that decision. I had been studying the Bible and came to the realization that there was a God who loved me. In fact, He loved me so much that He left heaven and lowered Himself to live as a man so that He could live a perfectly sinless life and then die a horrible death on a cross to pay the price for the bad things I have done. Once I came to the realization that I could know this God personally, I jumped at the chance. I asked Him to forgive me of my sins and to become the Lord of my life.
Lord, thank You for dying on a cross for me. I love you!
"For God so loved the world in this way: He gave His One and Only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life" - John 3:16
"And now let me address all of you, high and low, rich and poor, one with another, to accept the mercy and grace while it is offered to you. Now is the accepted time, now is the day of salvation." - George Whitefield
Jeff
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Practice Notes for November 13
Good Wednesday everybody!
This coming Sunday morning (November 13) our Joyful Sounds choir will be leading in the 8:30 service and there will be no choir in the 11:00 service. Jack will be leading the early service and Adam Cunningham will be leading the late service!
Also, we will have choir practice Sunday night at 5:00 and Barbara will be leading this time so come ready for some laughs and hard work on the Christmas musical!
I am still looking for some replacement dates between now and our performance and will post those by the beginning of next week.
Hope you're having a great week and we'll see ya Sunday!
Here's our devotional thought for the week!
One Way
One summer I did camp in Mississippi and so one weekend we took a trip to visit New Orleans. Now if you've ever been to New Orleans, you know that there are many one-way streets. Now I was responsible for driving our team around the city and it drove me absolutely crazy. But as I talked to a waiter one night I learned that these one-way streets weren't all that bad. He told me that his car had been stolen and was quickly located and the thieves were promptly apprehended simply because they were foolishly attempting to make their getaway by driving the wrong way down a one-way street.
The Bible teaches us that Jesus is the one way of salvation. God has not provided any other plan to His people whereby they can come to Him. Humans often selfishly, ignorantly, or rebelliously invent alternative routes to spending eternity with God, but they are sorely misguided and mistaken. No other way is needed because God's plan is perfect.
Jesus, You are the one way to salvation. Thank You for being our Savior.
"There is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to people, and we must be saved by it." - Acts 4:12
"But when you take the Bible literally, for what it says, you have to come back to the fact that there is only one way of salvation; there's only one Savior." - author Tim LaHaye
This coming Sunday morning (November 13) our Joyful Sounds choir will be leading in the 8:30 service and there will be no choir in the 11:00 service. Jack will be leading the early service and Adam Cunningham will be leading the late service!
Also, we will have choir practice Sunday night at 5:00 and Barbara will be leading this time so come ready for some laughs and hard work on the Christmas musical!
I am still looking for some replacement dates between now and our performance and will post those by the beginning of next week.
Hope you're having a great week and we'll see ya Sunday!
Here's our devotional thought for the week!
One Way
One summer I did camp in Mississippi and so one weekend we took a trip to visit New Orleans. Now if you've ever been to New Orleans, you know that there are many one-way streets. Now I was responsible for driving our team around the city and it drove me absolutely crazy. But as I talked to a waiter one night I learned that these one-way streets weren't all that bad. He told me that his car had been stolen and was quickly located and the thieves were promptly apprehended simply because they were foolishly attempting to make their getaway by driving the wrong way down a one-way street.
The Bible teaches us that Jesus is the one way of salvation. God has not provided any other plan to His people whereby they can come to Him. Humans often selfishly, ignorantly, or rebelliously invent alternative routes to spending eternity with God, but they are sorely misguided and mistaken. No other way is needed because God's plan is perfect.
Jesus, You are the one way to salvation. Thank You for being our Savior.
"There is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to people, and we must be saved by it." - Acts 4:12
"But when you take the Bible literally, for what it says, you have to come back to the fact that there is only one way of salvation; there's only one Savior." - author Tim LaHaye
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Practice Notes for Oct 30
Hey Choir,
Ok so this week we will be singing "How Beautiful" in both services so remember to be here by about 8:10 AM! Here's what you'll need for practice Sunday night:
Celebrate the Day - Christmas Musical
That's it for this week...check out our devotion below!
New Creation
I like to see new places. I like to experience new things. However, as some of you have probably heard I don't do a whole lot of types of food. I've noticed that when I travel, I most often look for familiar restaurant chains when choosing a place to eat instead of embracing one of a kind local cuisine.
Why do I do that? Doesn't it make sense that trying new restaurants would enhance the adventure and excitement of my journey? However, most often, I'm simply not willing to risk it. It seems that even when I am seeking adventure, there's a part of me that wants security. I suppose that's something that's built into all of us.
Fortunately, when we come to Christ and become a new creation, we not only get to experience the new that comes with knowing Him, but we gan the greatest security that has ever been and ever will be.
Lord, help me to embrace the adventure and security that comes with being a new creation through You.
"Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away, and look, new things have come" - 2 Corinthians 5:17
"We shall require a substantially new manner of thinking if mankind is to survive." - Albert Einstein
See ya Sunday,
Jeff
Ok so this week we will be singing "How Beautiful" in both services so remember to be here by about 8:10 AM! Here's what you'll need for practice Sunday night:
Celebrate the Day - Christmas Musical
That's it for this week...check out our devotion below!
New Creation
I like to see new places. I like to experience new things. However, as some of you have probably heard I don't do a whole lot of types of food. I've noticed that when I travel, I most often look for familiar restaurant chains when choosing a place to eat instead of embracing one of a kind local cuisine.
Why do I do that? Doesn't it make sense that trying new restaurants would enhance the adventure and excitement of my journey? However, most often, I'm simply not willing to risk it. It seems that even when I am seeking adventure, there's a part of me that wants security. I suppose that's something that's built into all of us.
Fortunately, when we come to Christ and become a new creation, we not only get to experience the new that comes with knowing Him, but we gan the greatest security that has ever been and ever will be.
Lord, help me to embrace the adventure and security that comes with being a new creation through You.
"Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away, and look, new things have come" - 2 Corinthians 5:17
"We shall require a substantially new manner of thinking if mankind is to survive." - Albert Einstein
See ya Sunday,
Jeff
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Practice Notes for October 23
Happy Wednesday Choir!
I'm looking forward to a great Sunday morning this coming week! We'll be singing "Hail to the King" in both services and we need a good strong bunch to pull this one off so PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE make plans to be there for BOTH services....we're singing as the Offertory in the 1st service and as the Call to Worship in the 2nd service!
Here's what we'll be working on Sunday night:
How Beautiful - Anthem
Celebrate the Day - Christmas Musical
And we'll close out with our devotional thought for this week!
Who Is This Christ?
We Christians hold an unusual view of religion. We believe that our God created us, that He gave us free will, that we sinned, and then that our God died to forgive our sins. When we begin to investigate other religions from around the world, we discover that other religions include gods that punish their followers and offer no hope of reconciliation. Only the Bible offers the true hope and promise that if we receive Jesus as our Lord and Savior that we can be adopted into our God's family. Isn't it wonderful to understand that our Creator and God wants to have a restored relationship with us? And isn't it great to know that the restoration costs us nothing? And isn't it sobering to know that the restoration costs Jesus His life?
Lord Jesus, as we use musical worship to draw our congregation into Your presence, teach us how to share with the lost in our churches how to come into a saving relationship with You.
"But to all who did receive Him, He gave them the right to be children of God" - John 1:12
"Salvation comes through a cross and a crucified Christ." - Andrew Murray
See ya Sunday,
Jeff
I'm looking forward to a great Sunday morning this coming week! We'll be singing "Hail to the King" in both services and we need a good strong bunch to pull this one off so PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE make plans to be there for BOTH services....we're singing as the Offertory in the 1st service and as the Call to Worship in the 2nd service!
Here's what we'll be working on Sunday night:
How Beautiful - Anthem
Celebrate the Day - Christmas Musical
And we'll close out with our devotional thought for this week!
Who Is This Christ?
We Christians hold an unusual view of religion. We believe that our God created us, that He gave us free will, that we sinned, and then that our God died to forgive our sins. When we begin to investigate other religions from around the world, we discover that other religions include gods that punish their followers and offer no hope of reconciliation. Only the Bible offers the true hope and promise that if we receive Jesus as our Lord and Savior that we can be adopted into our God's family. Isn't it wonderful to understand that our Creator and God wants to have a restored relationship with us? And isn't it great to know that the restoration costs us nothing? And isn't it sobering to know that the restoration costs Jesus His life?
Lord Jesus, as we use musical worship to draw our congregation into Your presence, teach us how to share with the lost in our churches how to come into a saving relationship with You.
"But to all who did receive Him, He gave them the right to be children of God" - John 1:12
"Salvation comes through a cross and a crucified Christ." - Andrew Murray
See ya Sunday,
Jeff
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Practice Notes for October 16
Hey Choir,
Just a quick reminder this morning that we will be singing "Broken and Spilled Out" this coming Sunday, October 16 during the 8:30 service. If everyone can try to be in the loft by 8:15 at the latest that would be great!
Also, we will not be having choir practice Sunday night. I will be leading a retreat on Sunday evening and Monday. But don't forget, we will be singing "Hail to the King" in BOTH services on Sunday, October 23rd! We'll talk more about that next week!
I also wanted to update you that we will NOT be having a combined worship and fellowship meal on October 30. That has been moved to Sunday, November 20th. However, we will still sing "How Beautiful" on October 30th in the 8:30 service.
Here's our devotion for the week! Remember to keep listening to that Christmas Music!!!
Salvation Truth
Secular historians agree that a Jewish man named Jesus died. The details of the death are what come into question by the secular world. The Bible, a history book of sorts, also shows that Jesus died. The Bible, however, goes onto record the reason that Jesus died. Jesus died to offer the world forgiveness. 1 Corinthians 15:3-4 clearly explains that the Savior died for our sins. It concludes with the glorious record that Jesus' death was not permanent. The Bible is the source on which we as Christians stand when we share our faith with others.
Lord, as we share the salvation message through our music ministry here at FBC Goodlettsville, remind us that we share truths based on the biblical message of The Truth!
"For I passed on to you as most important what I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that He was buried, that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures" - 1 Corinthians 15:3-4
"Salvation is from our side a choice; from the divine side it is a seizing upon, an apprehending, a conquest by the Most High God. Our accepting and willing are reactions rather than actions." - A.W. Tozer
Jeff
Just a quick reminder this morning that we will be singing "Broken and Spilled Out" this coming Sunday, October 16 during the 8:30 service. If everyone can try to be in the loft by 8:15 at the latest that would be great!
Also, we will not be having choir practice Sunday night. I will be leading a retreat on Sunday evening and Monday. But don't forget, we will be singing "Hail to the King" in BOTH services on Sunday, October 23rd! We'll talk more about that next week!
I also wanted to update you that we will NOT be having a combined worship and fellowship meal on October 30. That has been moved to Sunday, November 20th. However, we will still sing "How Beautiful" on October 30th in the 8:30 service.
Here's our devotion for the week! Remember to keep listening to that Christmas Music!!!
Salvation Truth
Secular historians agree that a Jewish man named Jesus died. The details of the death are what come into question by the secular world. The Bible, a history book of sorts, also shows that Jesus died. The Bible, however, goes onto record the reason that Jesus died. Jesus died to offer the world forgiveness. 1 Corinthians 15:3-4 clearly explains that the Savior died for our sins. It concludes with the glorious record that Jesus' death was not permanent. The Bible is the source on which we as Christians stand when we share our faith with others.
Lord, as we share the salvation message through our music ministry here at FBC Goodlettsville, remind us that we share truths based on the biblical message of The Truth!
"For I passed on to you as most important what I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that He was buried, that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures" - 1 Corinthians 15:3-4
"Salvation is from our side a choice; from the divine side it is a seizing upon, an apprehending, a conquest by the Most High God. Our accepting and willing are reactions rather than actions." - A.W. Tozer
Jeff
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Practice Notes for October 9
Hey Choir,
Thanks again to everybody who made it to the early service to sing "Hands of the Healer" with us. It was wonderful! We'll take this Sunday morning off, as Joyful Sounds will be singing, and then we'll be back up next Sunday morning, October 16. Here's what you'll need Sunday night:
Celebrate the Day - Christmas Musical
"What Child Is This with How He Loves"
Hail to the King - Anthem
How Beautiful - Anthem (You will receive this Sunday night)
Broken and Spilled Out - Anthem (You will receive this Sunday night)
Here's our devotion for the week:
Doing My Part
There is a lady named Kathy Frady who leads worship at several women's events across the country. She often times will do characters to liven things up a bit. One of the funny drama characters that she performs really gets people laughing is when she begins to add accessories to the Armor of God found in Ephesians. It gets really funny when the Kathy's character puts on a huge purple and turquoise hat trimmed in yellow flowers over her "helmet of salvation." The sketch ends with everyone laughing at the mess she has made.
While it is pretty funny to watch the character add accessories to her Christian walk, it subtlety reminds the audience that we are saved by grace through faith. The underlying message of the sketch points out the message that some of us, at times, try to "do" things that will impress God into loving us and saving us. And just like the character ends up looking ridiculous in her accessories, we can end up looking spiritually ridiculous by trying to work our way into heaven.
Thank you Jesus for already doing salvation work!
"For by grace are you saved through faith, and this is not from yourselves: it is God's gift - not from works so that no one can boast." - Ephesians 2:8-9
"Is it not wonderful news that salvation lies outside ourselves?" - Martin Luther
Have a great rest of the week and we'll see you Sunday!
Jeff
Thanks again to everybody who made it to the early service to sing "Hands of the Healer" with us. It was wonderful! We'll take this Sunday morning off, as Joyful Sounds will be singing, and then we'll be back up next Sunday morning, October 16. Here's what you'll need Sunday night:
Celebrate the Day - Christmas Musical
"What Child Is This with How He Loves"
Hail to the King - Anthem
How Beautiful - Anthem (You will receive this Sunday night)
Broken and Spilled Out - Anthem (You will receive this Sunday night)
Here's our devotion for the week:
Doing My Part
There is a lady named Kathy Frady who leads worship at several women's events across the country. She often times will do characters to liven things up a bit. One of the funny drama characters that she performs really gets people laughing is when she begins to add accessories to the Armor of God found in Ephesians. It gets really funny when the Kathy's character puts on a huge purple and turquoise hat trimmed in yellow flowers over her "helmet of salvation." The sketch ends with everyone laughing at the mess she has made.
While it is pretty funny to watch the character add accessories to her Christian walk, it subtlety reminds the audience that we are saved by grace through faith. The underlying message of the sketch points out the message that some of us, at times, try to "do" things that will impress God into loving us and saving us. And just like the character ends up looking ridiculous in her accessories, we can end up looking spiritually ridiculous by trying to work our way into heaven.
Thank you Jesus for already doing salvation work!
"For by grace are you saved through faith, and this is not from yourselves: it is God's gift - not from works so that no one can boast." - Ephesians 2:8-9
"Is it not wonderful news that salvation lies outside ourselves?" - Martin Luther
Have a great rest of the week and we'll see you Sunday!
Jeff
Friday, September 30, 2011
Practice Notes for October 2
Hey Choir,
Happy Friday to everyone....sorry I'm a little late with the update this week...been quite a busy one! A couple of reminders for you:
1. We are singing Hands of the Healer, THIS SUNDAY IN EARLY SERVICE....please be in the loft around 8:10 to rehearse.
2. We still have copies of the "Celebrate the Day" cd's for your pick-up. If you haven't yet grabbed one, make sure you do so Sunday evening!
Here's what you'll need for practice:
Hail to the King - Anthem
Celebrate the Day - Christmas Musical (He Has Come For Us, What Child Is This)
See you all Sunday morning! Here's our devotional thought for this week:
Grace
I don't know about you, but I often forget about the extreme grace that the Lord has bestowed upon me. I mean, I've received the salvation that He has to offer, but in my day-to-day life I often don't reflect on His mercy toward me. Instead, I get caught up in all of the things that I have to do, things that I tend to believe make me more spiritual or holy or righteous. Those are all good things, but they pale in comparison to the righteousness that comes upon me because of the grace and mercy of Jesus. He loved us so much even though we don't deserve His love. His grace truly is amazing.
Lord, thank You for Your grace and thank You for Your mercy. Help us to always remember what You have done for us and how much You love us.
"For by grace are you saved through faith, and this is not from yourselves; it is God's gift - not from works, so that no one can boast." Ephesians 2:8-9
"Grace is when God gives us what we don't deserve and mercy is when God doesn't give us what we do deserve." - Anonymous
Have a great weekend!
Jeff
Happy Friday to everyone....sorry I'm a little late with the update this week...been quite a busy one! A couple of reminders for you:
1. We are singing Hands of the Healer, THIS SUNDAY IN EARLY SERVICE....please be in the loft around 8:10 to rehearse.
2. We still have copies of the "Celebrate the Day" cd's for your pick-up. If you haven't yet grabbed one, make sure you do so Sunday evening!
Here's what you'll need for practice:
Hail to the King - Anthem
Celebrate the Day - Christmas Musical (He Has Come For Us, What Child Is This)
See you all Sunday morning! Here's our devotional thought for this week:
Grace
I don't know about you, but I often forget about the extreme grace that the Lord has bestowed upon me. I mean, I've received the salvation that He has to offer, but in my day-to-day life I often don't reflect on His mercy toward me. Instead, I get caught up in all of the things that I have to do, things that I tend to believe make me more spiritual or holy or righteous. Those are all good things, but they pale in comparison to the righteousness that comes upon me because of the grace and mercy of Jesus. He loved us so much even though we don't deserve His love. His grace truly is amazing.
Lord, thank You for Your grace and thank You for Your mercy. Help us to always remember what You have done for us and how much You love us.
"For by grace are you saved through faith, and this is not from yourselves; it is God's gift - not from works, so that no one can boast." Ephesians 2:8-9
"Grace is when God gives us what we don't deserve and mercy is when God doesn't give us what we do deserve." - Anonymous
Have a great weekend!
Jeff
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