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Weekend Worship Songs 7.25-26.09

What a great weekend of worship. One of our values in the worship ministry of APC is for our worship to be ‘willfully expressed’. We desire to attach our faith to the promises of God. We look for songs that will assist people in doing this. So, here we go:

  • How Great Thou Art – this is a great song to kick off with because of its familiarity. We did it upbeat. A good song to use before introducing a new one (which we did).
  • Glory to God Forever (new) – amazing new song by Steve Fee & Vicky Beeching. I heard this song at last year’s Catalyst conference and it’s just been released. Very declarative, simple, and engaging.
  • God of This City – Great song of prayer/intercession.

Speaking to Young Adults

If you or someone you know is involved in young adult ministry, I’m sure this brief blog will be of tremendous benefit. In a culture where we constantly seeking to improve our methods (not necessarily bad), let’s not forget about what’s most important – the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Be more consumed with your message than you are with your delivery.

Preach on.

DS

What Defines Me?

Last night at APEX we dug into an intense passage that is Romans 12:9-21. We talked about the depth of love that God calls us to, commanding us to love even our enemies. Not easy stuff.

Here are some of the points I made:

  • When we love others Biblically it reveals what God is like (John 13:34-35)
  • When we love other Biblically it reveals where our hope lies (I Peter 2:21-23)
  • Instead of getting even we must learn to ‘entrust’ ourselves and our circumstances to God
  • Christianity is not about completing a ‘to-do’ list in order to appease God. Our deeds must be done in dependence on the finished work of the cross
  • In order to love others consistently, I need to see Christ consistently
  • If I were to ask those closest to you, “What is (fill in your name) defined by?” What would they say?
  • May we be defined by the radical, selfless, crazy love of Christ

Weekend Worship Songs (7.18-19.09)

This weekend, Kate Griffin (other worship leader at APC) led worship.

Here’s what we did:

  • Faithful (Steve Fee) – really a great upbeat song. Love the declaration.
  • I Have Found (Kim Walker) – we’re continuing to reinforce this tune. Really catching on well with our congregation.
  • Stronger (Hillsong) – One of the best songs to come out of Hillsong EVER, in my opinion. Can’t get enough of declaring this truth. We actually did a key change in the bridge which seemed to reinforce the “Let your name be lifted higher” very well.