We're embarking on a new sermon series this week - God's Glorious Gospel - that will take us through the book of Romans in 12 weeks. An ambitious task! The first sermon will be on Romans 1 - the bad news of the Gospel. Though the message is likely to focus on sin and our need for a Savior, I thought it would be good to begin the series with a bit of celebration for the salvation that we've been given and the hope that we have.
So, we'll start the morning off with some upbeat stuff and trend downward in tempo and feel towards communion. Between the verses of the first song we may pause so that I can explain exactly what we're doing in the new series and why I think that it's important that we begin by celebrating.
The Jaegers and the Cromwell/Bowditch team have trades places. So, Alan, Janet, and Alexis will be on for this Sunday. During communion we'll be singing Stricken, Smitten, and Afflicted - a hymn the was frequently sung during the younger years of the church but that I don't remember having done for quite a while. I'd love it if we could do an arrangement of this vocally that would draw the congregation into the somber, reflective nature of the song before we have them join us towards the end.
That's pretty much it - I may have thoughts over the next two days. Pretty simple all things considered. Let me know, as always, if anyone has any thoughts or suggestions.
No links at this point - I think we're all familiar with the stuff.
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Sunday, September 7, 2008
| Prelude | Music from 9:50 until 10:00 |
| Song 1 | The glories of Calvary |
| Scripture reading | |
| Song 2 | O for a thousand tongues |
| Song 3 | Beautiful Savior |
| Song 4 | The glory of the cross |
| Communion | |
| Song 5 (during communion) | Stricken Smitten and Afflicted |
| Welcome & Announcements | |
| Offering | |
| Song 6 (during offering) | A debtor to mercy |
| Message | |
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