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
Friday, September 30, 2011
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Practice Notes for September 25th
Hey Choir,
Wow it was great getting back to practicing Sunday night...and that loft is starting to fill back up! So excited to see some new faces with us (and some old ones that have rejoined us), and I'm always thankful for our "regulars" who are there every week! I think we're still going to add a few more before it's all said and done so keep on spreading the word!
Here's what you will need this Sunday night:
Hands of the Healer - Anthem
Celebrate the Day - Christmas Musical
Hail to the King - Anthem
I look forward to seeing all of you Sunday evening at 5 PM! Here's our devotional thought for the week!
Falling Short
Once, when I was leading worship, I made a very embarrassing mistake. I was doing a spoken transition from one praise song to the next while the piano played softly behind me. What I meant to say was that "Jesus was the only person who ever lived who was able to live a totally sinless life." However, when the moment came to speak those words, I accidentally said, "Jesus was the only person who ever lived who was able to live a totally sinful life." Fortunately, my pastor informed me of my error during the offering and I was able to reaffirm my theological stance to the congregation later in the service.
Jesus did live a sinless life. No one else who has ever lived can make that claim to fame, not the Apostle Paul, not John Calvin, not Mother Teresa, not Billy Graham, no one. When I reflect on this, I remember that it's only by the grace and mercy of God that we are saved.
Lord we thank You for Your grace and mercy!
"For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. They are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus" Romans 3:23-24
Wow it was great getting back to practicing Sunday night...and that loft is starting to fill back up! So excited to see some new faces with us (and some old ones that have rejoined us), and I'm always thankful for our "regulars" who are there every week! I think we're still going to add a few more before it's all said and done so keep on spreading the word!
Here's what you will need this Sunday night:
Hands of the Healer - Anthem
Celebrate the Day - Christmas Musical
Hail to the King - Anthem
I look forward to seeing all of you Sunday evening at 5 PM! Here's our devotional thought for the week!
Falling Short
Once, when I was leading worship, I made a very embarrassing mistake. I was doing a spoken transition from one praise song to the next while the piano played softly behind me. What I meant to say was that "Jesus was the only person who ever lived who was able to live a totally sinless life." However, when the moment came to speak those words, I accidentally said, "Jesus was the only person who ever lived who was able to live a totally sinful life." Fortunately, my pastor informed me of my error during the offering and I was able to reaffirm my theological stance to the congregation later in the service.
Jesus did live a sinless life. No one else who has ever lived can make that claim to fame, not the Apostle Paul, not John Calvin, not Mother Teresa, not Billy Graham, no one. When I reflect on this, I remember that it's only by the grace and mercy of God that we are saved.
Lord we thank You for Your grace and mercy!
"For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. They are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus" Romans 3:23-24
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Practice Notes for September 18
Hey Choir,
If you weren't able to join us this past Sunday evening, we had a wonderful time joining up with church choirs from across our community at the September 11th Memorial Service at Goodlettsville Nazarene Church. Wow, it was fun to sing with over 100 voices....I think we should try that every week here at FBC so we need to get after some folks! Invite someone to come to choir with you (Joyful Sounds or our Celebration Choir).
This Sunday we'll kick off our Fall schedule with choir practice at 5:00 PM and Bible Study classes following at 6 PM. We have studies for our kids, youth, men, women and anyone else who shows up! With Bible Study starting this week at 6 PM, we'll have to be done a little before 6, which means we need to start right at 5 PM...so please be on time!!
Here's what you'll need this week:
Hands of the Healer - Anthem
Hail to the King - Anthem
Celebrate the Day - Christmas Collection
See ya Sunday night, but don't forget to read our devotional thought for the week!
Jeff
Cost
My wife is always looking for a bargain. In fact, if what she's looking for isn't on sale, he's most likely not going to buy it. We live right down the street from a mall and she walks through it all the time, but she purchases most of her clothes on sale or with coupons and discounts. She shops at stores where it looks like the place threw up clothes everywhere, and she'll sort through piles to find that good bargain or deal.
Fortunately, when God saw that we needed redemption, He didn't go looking for a bargain. He offered the most valuable thing that exists, Himself, to purchase our salvation. He lowered Himself to become a man. Then, substituting Himself for us, He died an excruciating death on a cross, after being beaten mercilessly. The cost was greater than that of anything ever purchased.
Lord, thank You for paying the full cost of the penalty for my sin.
"For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord" (Romans 6:23)
"There is no victory at bargain basement prices." - Dwight D. Eisenhower
If you weren't able to join us this past Sunday evening, we had a wonderful time joining up with church choirs from across our community at the September 11th Memorial Service at Goodlettsville Nazarene Church. Wow, it was fun to sing with over 100 voices....I think we should try that every week here at FBC so we need to get after some folks! Invite someone to come to choir with you (Joyful Sounds or our Celebration Choir).
This Sunday we'll kick off our Fall schedule with choir practice at 5:00 PM and Bible Study classes following at 6 PM. We have studies for our kids, youth, men, women and anyone else who shows up! With Bible Study starting this week at 6 PM, we'll have to be done a little before 6, which means we need to start right at 5 PM...so please be on time!!
Here's what you'll need this week:
Hands of the Healer - Anthem
Hail to the King - Anthem
Celebrate the Day - Christmas Collection
See ya Sunday night, but don't forget to read our devotional thought for the week!
Jeff
Cost
My wife is always looking for a bargain. In fact, if what she's looking for isn't on sale, he's most likely not going to buy it. We live right down the street from a mall and she walks through it all the time, but she purchases most of her clothes on sale or with coupons and discounts. She shops at stores where it looks like the place threw up clothes everywhere, and she'll sort through piles to find that good bargain or deal.
Fortunately, when God saw that we needed redemption, He didn't go looking for a bargain. He offered the most valuable thing that exists, Himself, to purchase our salvation. He lowered Himself to become a man. Then, substituting Himself for us, He died an excruciating death on a cross, after being beaten mercilessly. The cost was greater than that of anything ever purchased.
Lord, thank You for paying the full cost of the penalty for my sin.
"For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord" (Romans 6:23)
"There is no victory at bargain basement prices." - Dwight D. Eisenhower
Friday, September 9, 2011
September 11th Revision
Hey Choir,
I need to make you aware of a few details regarding the community wide September 11th Remembrance service.
Choir Rehearsal beings at 5:00PM...not 4:30 PM.
Service starts at 6:00 PM....not 6:30 PM.
Also we all need to wear solid red, white or blue shirts and khaki slacks or skirt.
We will be singing America, the Beautiful and God Bless the USA...I have music for both these pieces and will get it to you all on Sunday night at the rehearsal.
Jeff
I need to make you aware of a few details regarding the community wide September 11th Remembrance service.
Choir Rehearsal beings at 5:00PM...not 4:30 PM.
Service starts at 6:00 PM....not 6:30 PM.
Also we all need to wear solid red, white or blue shirts and khaki slacks or skirt.
We will be singing America, the Beautiful and God Bless the USA...I have music for both these pieces and will get it to you all on Sunday night at the rehearsal.
Jeff
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Practice Notes for September 11th
Good Wednesday morning to you all!
Just a couple of things to remind you of this morning...we once again will not be having choir rehearsal this Sunday night, BUT WE WILL BE SINGING!! Sunday night is the September 11th Remembrance Service at Goodlettsville Nazarene church. We are having a community wide choir and we will get together Sunday night at 4:30 PM to rehearse the music together! The service starts at 6 PM. After this week we'll be back to our regular practice schedules as normal on Sundays at 5 PM.
Christmas CD's are ready to be picked up in the Office so make sure to get yours!
Here's a devotional thought for you as you tackle the rest of your week! See ya Sunday night!
Jeff
Complaining
by John and Kathy Frady
I spent one summer working in a mission center near the French Quarter in New Orleans. Every week, our team distributed donated bread and other food items to anyone in need. One man came for bread weekly and continuously complained, saying, "All you ever give me is bread and desserts. I need some Vienna Wienies!" One week, I bought and then gave him a can of Vienna Sausages. He took the can and said, "I bet you don't have any mustard to go with it, do you?"
Salvation is free, but it is not cheap. The only reason we can receive eternal life is because Jesus died on a cross to pay the penalty for our sins. Fortunately, the Lord sees fit to draw us to Himself through the power of the Holy Spirit.
We should be thankful for the price that the Lord paid for us and we should ask forgiveness for all the complaining that we do so often!
"Jesus answered them, 'Stop complaining among yourselves. No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him, and I will raise him up on the last day'" (John 6:43-33).
"People that pay for things never complain. It's the guy you give something to that you can't please." - Will Rogers
Just a couple of things to remind you of this morning...we once again will not be having choir rehearsal this Sunday night, BUT WE WILL BE SINGING!! Sunday night is the September 11th Remembrance Service at Goodlettsville Nazarene church. We are having a community wide choir and we will get together Sunday night at 4:30 PM to rehearse the music together! The service starts at 6 PM. After this week we'll be back to our regular practice schedules as normal on Sundays at 5 PM.
Christmas CD's are ready to be picked up in the Office so make sure to get yours!
Here's a devotional thought for you as you tackle the rest of your week! See ya Sunday night!
Jeff
Complaining
by John and Kathy Frady
I spent one summer working in a mission center near the French Quarter in New Orleans. Every week, our team distributed donated bread and other food items to anyone in need. One man came for bread weekly and continuously complained, saying, "All you ever give me is bread and desserts. I need some Vienna Wienies!" One week, I bought and then gave him a can of Vienna Sausages. He took the can and said, "I bet you don't have any mustard to go with it, do you?"
Salvation is free, but it is not cheap. The only reason we can receive eternal life is because Jesus died on a cross to pay the penalty for our sins. Fortunately, the Lord sees fit to draw us to Himself through the power of the Holy Spirit.
We should be thankful for the price that the Lord paid for us and we should ask forgiveness for all the complaining that we do so often!
"Jesus answered them, 'Stop complaining among yourselves. No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him, and I will raise him up on the last day'" (John 6:43-33).
"People that pay for things never complain. It's the guy you give something to that you can't please." - Will Rogers
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