comments on the new software

Hey everyone -  

As I mentioned in the email, I'm testing a new software.

I'll be honest, I love it.  But I have some concerns - specifically the font size on the printouts of the charts.  I'd love to hear some feedback on that and on the format in general.

Ultimately we'd still keep this site up and running, but it would become more of what it was intended to be - a forum for discussion - rather than what it's become - the place to post the list.

Let me know your thoughts about all of the above (and more) by posting a comment.

thanks.

tw

order of worship 3/15/09

Hello all - 

Here are my thoughts for this Sunday. 

If anyone has any questions/comments/suggestions, just send them along via post.

Thanks to all of you.

tw

 

Sunday, March 15, 2009

 

Prelude	Music from 9:50 until 10:00
Song 1	How firm a foundation (right click here for a chart)
Scripture reading
Song 2	What a Savior (click here for the audio - FREE download - and here for the chart)
Song 3	God over all (click here for the audio and here for the chart)
Song 4	All hail the power (right click here for a chart)
Communion
Song 5 (during communion)	I come by the blood (click here for audio and the chart - get the one that mentions a congregational key)
Welcome & Announcements
Offering
Song 6	Let it be said of us (I hope to post a chart on Thursday)
Message
Song

For a printable copy of the order, right click here

order of worship 3/8/2009

Hey everybody - 

Here are my thoughts for this Sunday.

Jake - plan on the electric this week.

If anyone has any questions or suggestions, just post them.

Thanks guys.

tw

 

Sunday, March 8, 2009

 

Prelude	Music from 9:50 until 10:00
Song 1	Let your kingdom come (for downloadable audio and for the chart, click here) - the cd is also available at that link for $8.
Scripture reading
Song 2	He is Jesus (download audio here, and the chart here)
Song 3	Indescribable
Song 4	I want to be where you are
Communion
Song 5 (during communion)	I will glory in my Redeemer (audio can be downloaded here, and the chart is here)
Welcome & Announcements
Offering
Song 6	Speak O Lord (right click here for a chart)
Message
Song

 To download a copy of the order, right click here

order of worship 3/1/2009

Hello all - 

What a great morning we had yesterday.  I was tremendously blessed by the entire service.  Encouragement after encouragement throughout.

This week, in an effort to shorten things up in light of the ministry fair, things are getting shuffled a bit.

The Announcements/Ministry highlights are simultaneous to the Offering and both happen immediately after the first set of songs rather than after Communion.  Once the offering has been taken and the ministry highlights have been completed, we can make the transition to the Lord's table.  We'll sing during that and then after the song and prayer of response we can dismiss the kids.  I think that should keep things fairly short, all things considered.

Ernie - great passage yesterday, thanks for your work in selecting it.  This week, since we're trying to shorten everything, something a little more brief might be in order.

Jake - let's go acoustic all the way this Sunday.

If anyone has any thoughts or comments, let me know.

Thanks to all of you.  I was re-listening to Steve's last message about a passion for the people of God in Philippians 1, how Paul says that he thanks God always, in every prayer.  I can't claim to be as frequent in my remembrance or in my prayer, but I can say that I do thank God for all of you and I do it frequently.  I love serving with you all and I look forward to it every week.  God is good, and he's good to me through all of you.  Thanks for your love for the church and your commitment to serve.

tw

 

Sunday, March 1, 2009

 

Prelude	Music from 9:50 until 10:00
Song 1	All I once held dear (right click here for a chart)
Song 2	Be thou my vision (right click here for a chart)
Song 3	High above all things (audio and lyrics available here)
Scripture reading
Song 4	Jesus will reign (chart available by right clicking here)
Welcome and Announcements	Offering
Communion
Song 5 (during communion)	There is a fountain filled with blood (right click here for a chart)
Message

A printable copy of the order is available by right clicking here

order of worship 2/22/09

Hello all - 

Here are my thoughts for this week.  No extended intro.  If anyone has any thoughts, post a comment.

Jake, let's go with two acoustics this week and change up the feel a bit.

Thanks,

tw

 

Sunday, February 22, 2009

 

Prelude	Music from 9:50 until 10:00
Song 1	O for a thousand tongues (for a copy of the chart, right click here)
Song 2	He reigns (I'll post a chart soon.  To hear the song streaming, click here)
Scripture reading
Song 3	In Christ alone (for a copy of the chart, right click here)
Song 4	It is well (I'll post a chart ASAP - melody will be traditional)
Communion
Song 5 (during communion)	Jesus thy blood and righteousness (I'll post a chart - melody will be traditional)
Welcome & Announcements
Offering
Song 6	High above all things (click here for downloadable audio and the chart - the album No Greater Love is also available at this link for $6)
Message
Song

For a printable copy of the order, right click here

order of worship 2/15/09

Hello all - 

Here we have the thoughts for this week.  

Musicians - we're going to try something this week with "How great thou art" and "Thank you for saving me."  We're going to sing the first two verses and the chorus of "How great" and then move to the chorus of "Thank you."  We'll sing through the entirety of "Thank you" before going back to the final verse and chorus of "How great."  Thematically, I think it will work really well.  Musically, it'll get a bit tricky.  Practice both songs, if you would, this week.  I don't have the keys yet (they probably won't be as written - at least for one of them), but getting a feel for both songs will help.

Tech team - note the transitions above because it will come into play with the slide transitions.

Thanks everyone - if you have any questions or comments, post them.

tw

 

Sunday, February 15, 2009

 

Prelude	Music from 9:50 until 10:00
Song 1	Blessed be your name (I'll post a chart, for audio download Matt Redman's original on iTunes or click here to hear it stream on youtube here)
Song 2	So I will trust you (for a chart, click here.  for downloadable audio, click here.  to download or order the cd from Sovereign Grace Music - $6 - click here)
Scripture reading
Song 3	How great thou art (right click here for the chart.  For audio check out Paul Baloche's arrangement on his Our God Saves album on iTunes or click here for a streaming video)
Song 4	Thank you for saving me (I'll post a chart.  For audio, downlod Delirious's original from iTunes)
Communion
Song 5 (during communion)	The gospel song (click here for audio and the chart)
Welcome & Announcements
Offering
Song 6	Receive the glory (click here for the audio, here for the chart, and here to download/order the cd - $6)
Message
Song

To download a copy of the order, right click here

order of worship 2/8/2009

Hey all - 

The singing will be slightly abbreviated this Sunday due to a bunch of other stuff that will be taking up time.  So, we'll do two songs prior to the Scripture reading and then one afterward.  We will be ready to do "Speak, O Lord" during the offering/before the message, but I have a feeling that we won't be end up singing it due to time.

If anyone has any thoughts or suggestions, please let me know via comment.

Thanks for all the care you give to the church through your ministry.

tw

Sunday, February 8, 2009

Prelude	Music from 9:50 until 10:00
Song 1	Praise the Lord (click here for audio - FREE song download - or, purchase the cd - under half price at $6.  click here for a chart)
Song 2	O for a thousand tongues (right click here for a chart)
Scripture reading
Song 3	I bow down (click here for audio download and for the chart.  or, buy the album for $6)
Communion
Song 5 (during communion)	Alas and did (click here for downloadable audio/chart.  or, download the album for $6)
Welcome and Announcements
Offering
Song 6 (during the offering)	Speak O Lord (right click here for a chart, click here to watch a video someone made to play with the song)
Message

To download a printer friendly version of the order, right click here

order of worship for 2/1/2009

Hello all - 

Welcome to MuTe to those of you who haven't been here before!  We have a few recent additions/upcoming additions to the tech team and they're probably jumping on the site for the first time.  Thank you for being willing to serve God in the local church by joining a ministry team and using your talents.  It's helpful and it's obedient.  And those two things mean that your joining and service is an evidence of God's grace at work in your lives.  Be encouraged!

To all of you new techies - the music team hears me say this probably more than they care to (so if you're on the music team go ahead and skip to the next paragraph).  If you look at the last post on this blog you'll see that Sovereign Grace is about to launch a huge sale.  One of the things that I think is tremendously important for our spiritual walks and for the quality of our ministry on a Sunday morning is that we all are familiar with the songs that we're doing.  For the power point crew on Sunday mornings, it helps on multiple fronts:

1.  When making new slides, it's helpful to know how the phrasing of the music goes so that you can divide the lines accordingly.

2.  When the congregational worship is underway, familiarity with the music will enable you to follow along more easily to feel where the song is going to go for slide changes.

3.  The more that you're familiar with the music, the more that you'll be able to engage with the worship even while you're serving on the power point team.  If you don't know the songs, you'll be distracted by reading along to make sure that you don't miss a cue.  If you're familiar with the music, on the other hand, you'll have more freedom to sing, to raise your hands, to clap, and generally to worship while you're still serving the church well.

So, it's my recommendation that you check out that sale and select a few cds that you can listen to, enjoy, make a part of your spiritual walk, and use in your service to the church.  Thanks again guys, great to have you on the team.

This week is going to be a bit different than the usual.  We're jumping into what will be a series of messages on the core values of TFC.  The messages will be spread throughout the year.  I think the typical schedule is once per month (give or take).

I'll be preaching this week on our core value of Singing in Worship.  Since singing is the theme of the message, I thought that it might be appropriate to have the bulk of the singing after the message to allow people to respond.

So, we'll have only one opening song and then we'll go into Communion, welcome, offering etc.  Hopefully I'll be preaching by 11:30-ish and we'll be back to singing sometime between 12:15 and 12:30.  We'll close out the service with music.

Rich and Pat are both away this week, so Shelly will be filling in.  

If anyone has any suggestions or questions, feel free to post.

If you would, please be praying for me as I prepare both the music and put finishing touches on the sermon.

Thanks guys,

tw

 

Sunday, February 1, 2009

 

Prelude	Music from 9:50 until 10:00
Song 1	Not what my hands have done (right click here to download the chart)
Communion
Song 2 (during communion)	A debtor to mercy alone (click here for downloadable audio and for the chart)\ Click here to purchase a copy of Upward: the Bob Kauflin Hymns Project - $8.00 Click here to purchase the mp3 download package of Upward: the Bob Kauflin Hymns Project - $6.00
Welcome & Announcements
Offering
Song 3 (during offering)	Famous One (click here for a youtube video of the Chris tomlin original - or purchase from iTtunes, right click here for the chart)
Message
Song 4	Arise (i'll try to get a chart up ASAP)
Song 5	Greater than we can imagine (click here for downloadable audio and click here for a chart) Click here to purchase a copy of Psalms in cd format. - $12.00 Click here to purchase the mp3 download package of Psalms - $9.00
Scripture reading
Song 6	Praise the Lord (click here for downloadable audio, and here for a chart) to purchase a cd or download the mp3 package of Psalms see the link above
Song 7	Your great name we praise (click here for downloadable audio and for a chart) to purchase a cd or download the mp3 package of Upward: the Bob Kauflin Hymns project use the link above
Song 8	Holy holy holy (right click here for a chart)

 

resources

Well, I found out today that a bunch of resources that I had just ordered had arrived.  And I also found out this morning that Sovereign Grace is about to kick off a huge sale for all of their resources.  

I ordered a week too soon!

Guys, I cannot encourage you enough to check out this link and the information on it.  SGM is cutting costs by an average of 50% on these things - sovereign grace books, pursuit of godliness books, cds, etc.  Last year when this sale was going on, I stocked up on some stuff.  I'd highly recommend that you take advantage of it.

Take a look by clicking here

order of worship 1/25/09

Hey everyone -

Here are my thoughts for Sunday.  We'll be hearing a message from Phil. 1:6 - "he who began a good work in you will be faithful to complete it..."  So the themes of the songs center around God's securing grace and how we, though tempted to wander and wandering, though sometimes feeling as though we have fallen too far for grace, are tightly bound up by the finished work of the cross.  "Those whom he called he also justified, and those who he justified he also glorified."  Rom 8.

So that's what we'll be dwelling on in the songs - our objective security, whether or not we feel as though we are secure.

If anyone has any thoughts on the order, just post them.

Thanks to all of you for your service to the church.

tw

Sunday, January 25, 2009

 

Prelude	Music from 9:50 until 10:00
Song 1	Not what my hands have done (right click here for a chart)
Song 2	Come you saints (click here for downloadable audio and the chart)
Scripture reading
Song 3	Jesus, my only hope (click here for downloadable audio and the chart)
Song 4	His forever (click here for downloadable audio and the chart)
Communion
Song 5 (during communion)	How deep the father’s love for us (right click here for a chart)
Welcome & Announcements
Offering
Song 6	Come thou fount (right click here for a chart)
Message
Song

To download a copy of the order, right click here

order of worship 1/18/2009

Hi all - 

Very sorry for the late notice.  We just got back from the marriage conference (a real blessing - I'd highly recommend it, if you weren't able to attend this year).

The order is below.  Since this is so late, clearly, I don't expect anyone to have learned anything new or have practiced ahead of time.  Just come with all your stuff and we'll see what we can do last minute.

Thanks to all of you for your faithful work and service.

tw

Sunday, January 18, 2009

 

Prelude	Music from 9:50 until 10:00
Song 1	O great God
Song 2	As long as you are glorified
Scripture reading
Song 3	Isn’t he good
Song 4	Great is thy faithfulness
Communion
Song 5 (during communion)	What a savior
Welcome & Announcements
Offering
Song 6	Speak O Lord
Message
Song

To download a copy, right click here