Happy New Year!!! I go back and forth between loving and hating New Year’s as a holiday. Â While I enjoy the sentiment of a new beginning, there’s just so much emphasis on a “new start”, most of the time without a matched commitment to change. Â I guess this is why I don’t do the New …
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My second New Year’s Eve here in Phoenix. Â We had a family-style dinner and then a small prayer & worship service to celebrate 2009 and look forward to 2010. Here is my set list: Let It Rise – E Here I Am To Worship – G Jesus Paid It All – A You Are Good …
We decided to change things up a bit for our Saturday service order. Â We took some time after the first song and gave people a chance to come up to the front and talk about what God has been doing in their lives. Â It was encouraging to hear people give thanks to God because He …
Christmas Eve services are a pretty big deal in our church, as with most churches. Â It’s a fun time with families coming together and celebrating Jesus together. Â We lean more toward using traditional carols and encouraging everyone to sing along. Â We threw in a couple new ideas to the mix to keep it interesting and …
With Christmas season in full swing, I’m thankful for everyone on the team who showed up this weekend to serve in our worship ministry. Â Some weekends just have a more difficult “feel” than others and this was one of those for me. Â I’m not exactly sure why that is, but it happens every now and …