2nd Sunday in Advent This morning during the sermon Pastor Mark asked me when I planned the music. My answer was “three weeks ago.” He then pointed out to the congregation that he chose the sermon passage on Monday. The song we had just finished was He Shall Reign which was based on the exact same passage as the sermon, Isaiah 11:1-5. He didn’t realized at the time, the connections were just beginning. After the sermon You Are My King (Amazing Love) and Behold the Lamb (Communion Hymn) further reinforced his emphasis on Jesus, the promised King. We see God orchestrate connections between the sermon and music on a regular basis and it was especially encouraging this morning.
Though our rehearsal this morning went without a hitch, we had a few near train wrecks. I began the intro He Shall Reign with the wrong strumming pattern which pretty much smoked the band, somehow I managed to transition to the correct pattern and tempo right as we began to sing, the band locked on, and we were good to go! For a moment there it looked like we were flying into the ground with me leading the way.
On the last song As we hung on the A2 to begin the last song, Let the Joy Overflow, the drummer had something completely different in mind for both the pattern and tempo. I decided to press on and trust that Liam (our 12 year-old drummer) would sort out the problem, and sure enjoy he made the necessary correction and the song went well.
This was our second week with Blessings, and I have got nothing but excellent feedback on the song. I was hoping the song would be one that really ministered to those in the congregation that are facing challenges in their lives; I’m so glad we are doing it. It’s a tough song to lead from the guitar, but it’s worth it.
Here are all the songs we did:
1 Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus Christmas/Advent
Charles Wesley, 1744 Oxford University Press 1 Behold the Lamb of God GITS-Jesus
5548758 © 2010 Shawn Starbuck. All rights reserved. 0 He Shall Reign Christmas/Advent
222643 Marc Chopinsky ©1988 Integrity's Hosanna! Music
SERMON: The Promised King – Isaiah 11:1-5
(Pastor Mark)
1 Blessings Response-Prayer
5897818 LAURA STORY ©2011 New Spring (adm by Brentwood-Benson Music Publishing,Inc.) -1 You Are My King (Amazing Love) Prayer-Holy Spirit
2456623 Billy James Foote ©1997 worshiptogether.com songs 1 Behold the Lamb (Communion Hymn) Communion
5003372 Keith & Kristyn Getty & Stuart Townend/arr. Albritton ALFRED PUBLISHING 1 Let The Joy Overflow Closer-Evangelism/Missions
Eliza E. Hewitt, 1917, arrangement by Doug Thorsvik ©2007
4 'We-I' Balance
MLCC 12/4/2011 Leadsheet PDF for songs above.
Leader/Acoustic Guitar/Vocal – Doug
Acoustic Guitar 2/Vocal - Dennis
Vocals – Susan & Derek
Bass – Brian
Keyboard – Riley
Drums – Liam
AV techs – Greg & Brad
I hope you had a great Lord’s day today, too!
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