tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15826442820898876462024-03-27T06:29:33.860-05:00A Surprising Light... sometimes for the Christian
while he sings (Wm. Cowper)David Goodwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00686261722326707282noreply@blogger.comBlogger159125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582644282089887646.post-26465024812348199732011-11-07T08:51:00.004-06:002011-11-07T08:59:35.541-06:00Sunday Setlists for November 6, 2011<span class="Apple-style-span" >In the <b>morning </b>Pastor Ted finished his series on Samson. At least I think so -- he covered Judges 16, the end of Samson. The musical theme centered on the cross.<br /></span><span id="fullpost"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br />Music theme: "Our every hope rests on what Christ has done"<br /><br /><i>walk-in</i><br />Psalm 146 ("Hallelujah, praise Jehovah") -- piano only<br /><br /><i>set</i><br />Lord Most High/Famous One<br />I'm forever grateful<br />The wonderful cross (Tomlin)<br />I come by the blood (the new sovgrace song we've been learning)<br /><br /><i>sermon hymn</i><br />We have not known thee as we ought -- piano only<br /><br />In the <b>evening </b>we celebrated the Lord's Table. Derek Minton preached well!<br /><br />Behold the Lamb (getty)<br />O sacred head (without accompaniment)<br /><br /><i>at the table</i><br />Fairest Lord Jesus<br />Till he come<br /><br /></span><br /></span>David Goodwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00686261722326707282noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582644282089887646.post-25646846303849503772011-10-27T10:56:00.010-05:002011-10-27T11:10:41.065-05:00Sunday Setlist for October 30, 2011<span class="Apple-style-span" >This Lord's Day the sermon themes kind of run together. In the evening Pastor Mark preaches from Exodus 3-4: our dependence on God. And PT preaches from Judges 14, on the Israelites and Samson) who should have realized their need of God - that satisfaction can only be found in our Redeemer and not the Philistines. (I found one who titled the chapter, "The Lion, the wench and the wardrobe"!)<span id="fullpost"><br /><br />MORNING<br />walk-in<br />Give to our God / duke street<br /><br />set<br />His love can never fail (igrace)<br />Salvation belongs to our God LW<br />There is a Redeemer<br />Jesus, I am resting (igrace)<br /><br />sermon hymn<br />I need thee ev'ry hour<br /><br />PM<br />Brandon led<br />I have a shelter from the storm<br />To the only God<br />rest of test</span></span>David Goodwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00686261722326707282noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582644282089887646.post-17497143541853967802011-10-20T11:35:00.005-05:002011-10-20T11:43:31.924-05:00Sunday Setlist for October 16, 2011<div><span class="Apple-style-span" >Two years has been long enough. Time to return - at least with setlists for now.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >October 16, 2011</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >Pastor Ted continues his series on Samson in the morning worship. Our music theme is something along the lines of "loyalty to our gracious King."</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >Pastor Mark preaches Exodus 17:1-7 in the evening (water from the rock after the Israelites grumbled against the Lord). Music theme: Jesus.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div><span ><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >MORNING</span></div><div><span ><div><br /></div><div>walk-in</div><div>Eb/F<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>To the praise of his glorious grace</div><div><br /></div><div>set</div><div>D/Eb<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Because we believe ("we believe in God the Father")</div><div>C<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span> Creation sings the Father's song (getty)</div><div>C<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span> The Lord is jealous to uphold (the new one we've been learning, David Ward)</div><div>Bb<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span> There is a fountain</div><div><br /></div><div>sermon hymn</div><div>F<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span> My Maker and my King (igrace)</div><div><br /></div><div>EVENING </div><div><br /></div><div>Blake leads!</div><div><br /></div><div>G Rock of Ages (new tune)</div><div>G Jesus, thank you (the mystery of the cross)</div></span></div>David Goodwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00686261722326707282noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582644282089887646.post-86738683600756977772009-10-20T10:39:00.002-05:002009-10-20T10:43:49.718-05:00A little hiatus<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I'm going to be away from the blog for awhile. I hope to return at some point.<br /><br />Thanks to all of you who have interacted with me about church music, and particularly about the music at Heritage Baptist Church/Owensboro.<br /><br />May God assist you in all your labors and efforts in Christ's kingdom!<br /><br />Because of Mercy,<br />David</span></span>David Goodwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00686261722326707282noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582644282089887646.post-47254825318756344472009-10-03T22:59:00.001-05:002009-10-03T23:00:55.469-05:00Enjoy. Laugh.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">It's a song about King Eglon -- you remember, the Moabite king?</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small; "><div><a href="http://youngglory.blogspot.com/2009/07/new-song-eglon-song.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">http://youngglory.blogspot.com/2009/07/new-song-eglon-song.html</span></span></a></div></span></div>David Goodwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00686261722326707282noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582644282089887646.post-61249274830523623072009-10-03T22:47:00.001-05:002009-10-03T22:50:28.248-05:00Toward a better hymnody<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Check it out -- </span></span><a href="http://sounddoxology.blogspot.com/2009/10/towards-better-hymnody.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">http://sounddoxology.blogspot.com/2009/10/towards-better-hymnody.html</span></span></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Sound counsel from 1959!</span></span></div>David Goodwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00686261722326707282noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582644282089887646.post-86521306932843641432009-09-29T20:59:00.003-05:002009-09-29T21:13:26.189-05:00Case study -- singing Psalm 25<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">For Pastor Ted's 6-part series on humility, I thought we should sing a particularly psalm each time -- both to reinforce the major themes of the series, to give voice to our response in prayer, and with hopes that the congregation might learn it.<br /><br />So we chose Psalm 25. It covers the sober thing prayer is, what to pray for, holy arguments in prayer, and reasons to encourage our praying. We sing it each time before the preached word.<br /></span></span><span id="fullpost"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /><br />Psalm 25<br />Meter: 6 7s<br />Tune: Mt. Zion (I really considered using the tune for "O great God" -- but I knew I wanted that hymn also in this series. Of the other 6 7s tunes we know,, this one seemed best.<br />Note: the psalm in Hebrew is in acrostic form ("A to Z" as it were). See how the hymn-writer found a way to approximate that in this version<br />Note: This is more of a paraphrase of Psalm 25. The tension still remains how to sing the entire psalm -- if we keep to a metrical form (rather than free-form chanting) -- and not have it take entirely too long to sing. Churches who sing from published psalters ordinarily do not sing the entire psalm at one time.<br /><br />Verse 1:<br />All my soul to God I raise<br />Be my guardian all my days<br />Confident in hope I rest<br />Daily prove your path is best<br />Ever work in me your will<br />Faithful to your promise still<br /><br />Verse 2:<br />Graciously my sins forgive<br />Help me by your truth to live<br />In your footsteps lead me Lord<br />Joy renewed and hope restored<br />Knowing every sin forgiven<br />Learning all the ways of heaven<br /><br />Verse 3:<br />Mercies manifold extend<br />Not as judge but faithful friend<br />O my Savior hear my prayer<br />Pluck my feet from every snare<br />Quiet peace be mine at last<br />Rest from all my guilty past<br /><br />Verse 4:<br />Sheltered safe when troubles fret<br />Trusting God I triumph yet<br />Undismayed in him I stand<br />Victor only by his hand<br />Worship homage love and praise<br />All my soul to God I raise<br /><br />Author: Timothy Dudley-Smith<br />Copyright: ©1984 Hope Publishing Co.</span></span><br /></span>David Goodwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00686261722326707282noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582644282089887646.post-59524626214847488992009-09-29T20:56:00.002-05:002009-09-29T20:58:32.258-05:00Sunday Setlist for 9/27/09<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">MORNING</span><br />Tim Hoak preached on Christ's righteousness from Phil 3:7-9. Really clear, excellent. This was Friend Sunday, so the emphasis was particularly on making the gospel clear. Dave Malone led the music.<br /></span></span><span id="fullpost"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br />Walk in Song<br />Only Your Mercy (only your grace)<br /><br />1st Set<br />O My Soul, Arise and Bless Your Maker<br />Indescribable<br />Jesus thank you<br /><br />b/4 sermon<br />Power of the Cross<br />Jesus Thy Blood and Righteousness<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">EVENING</span><br />Pastor Sam continued his exposition of Romans, this time from 3:21-31, on the heart of the heart of the book of Romans -- God's righteouness by the work of Christ.<br /><br />walk-in<br />There is a fountain<br /><br />set<br />My hope is built<br />Wonderful cross (Tomlin's chorus, but used a different hymn by Watts, what he calls "Salvation in the Cross")<br />In christ alone<br /><br />b/4 sermon<br />Give me Christ</span></span><br /></span>David Goodwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00686261722326707282noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582644282089887646.post-8243845248971910092009-09-29T15:39:00.001-05:002009-09-29T15:46:17.298-05:00Sunday Setlist for 9/20/09<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">MORNING</span><br />PT continued on humility, why it is important.<br /></span></span><span id="fullpost"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br />Walk-in<br />Look you saints<br /><br />Set<br />Your great name we praise (sov grace version of "Immortal, invisible")<br />Shine, Jesus, shine<br />How deep the Father's love for us<br />Surrender all<br /><br />B/4 sermon<br />Psalm 25<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">EVENING</span><br />Pastor Sam preached on the ruin of all men, from Romans 3:9-20. David Malone led worship.<br /><br />Set<br />Come, Christians, join to sing<br />Indescribable<br /><br />2nd set<br />Let your kingdom come<br />His forever<br />There is a Redeemer</span></span><br /></span>David Goodwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00686261722326707282noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582644282089887646.post-67811329332534838032009-09-29T15:37:00.002-05:002009-09-29T15:41:21.404-05:00Sunday Setlist for 9/13/09<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">MORNING</span><br />PT continued his series on humility. Its source.<br /></span></span><span id="fullpost"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /><br />Walk-in<br />Let us love and sing and wonder<br /><br />Set<br />Everlasting God<br />Hear our praises<br />Jesus paid it all<br />O great God<br /><br />B/4 sermon<br />Psalm 25<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Evening</span><br />Due to illness, had a change in preaching. PB preached on heavenly-mindedness from Col 3. Mark Redfern led the worship.<br /><br />Set<br />A Debtor to Mercy Alone<br />See, What A Morning<br />Be Unto Your Name<br /><br />B/4 sermon<br />I Boast No More<br />More Love To Thee</span></span><br /></span>David Goodwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00686261722326707282noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582644282089887646.post-4250946206941601162009-09-07T22:44:00.001-05:002009-09-07T22:45:52.804-05:00Sunday Setlist September 6, 2009<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>MORNING</b></span><br />Pastor Ted began a 6-part series on the theme of humility. This morning, "What is humility?"<br /></span></span><span id="fullpost"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />walk-in<br />I know whom I have believed<br /><br />set<br />Grace unmeasured<br />Come thou Fount<br />O the deep, deep love of Jesus<br />My soul finds rest (Psalm 62)<br /><br />b/4<br />Have thine own way, Lord (tune: Katie Redfern)<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>EVENING</b></span><br />Pastor Joe prepared us for the Lord's Table, preaching on the final judgment. David Malone led the singing.<br /><br />Hallelujah, raise oh raise [Ps 113] (tune: Katie Redfern)<br />Behold the Lamb (Getty)</span></span><br /></span>David Goodwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00686261722326707282noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582644282089887646.post-89224761007086966852009-08-31T18:14:00.002-05:002009-08-31T18:21:02.405-05:00Sunday Setlist August 30, 2009<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">MORNING</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br />Mark Redfern preached 1 Timothy 1:15, on 4 things you must know about the gospel. It was Friend Sunday. The Lord helped our singing!<br /></span></span><span id="fullpost"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /><br />WALK-IN<br />The gospel is true<br /><br />SET<br />Open the eyes of my heart<br />Holy, holy, holy<br />How great is our God / then sings my soul<br />Man of sorrows (redfern)<br /><br />B/4 sermon<br />Were you there?<br /><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">EVENING</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br />We had a full evening (so not much music). PB preached on the God of the widow and fatherless -- our need to be involved with ladies in our church who are widows or single moms.<br /><br />WALK-IN<br />O worship the King<br /><br />SET<br />How high and how wide<br />Nothing but the blood / Balm in Gilead</span></span><br /></span>David Goodwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00686261722326707282noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582644282089887646.post-63698244029463558232009-08-25T20:27:00.004-05:002009-08-25T20:34:35.329-05:00Accommodating Churches, Accommodating Christians<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jl3qUaUSAX0/SpSRIt3Uh7I/AAAAAAAAAJU/2yvYCdvAgxg/s1600-h/jc.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 113px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jl3qUaUSAX0/SpSRIt3Uh7I/AAAAAAAAAJU/2yvYCdvAgxg/s320/jc.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374079834296453042" /></a><br /><a href="http://epangelia.blogspot.com/2009/08/accomodating-churches-accomodating.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Here's another blog post you should read</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">. The blog: The India I Know. The blogger: Jonathan Christman. He does quite a bit of his own reflecting, plus posting a link to a sermon by D. A. Carson and a blog post from Tom Ascol.<br /><br />Really worth some earnest <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">attentio</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">n.</span></span>David Goodwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00686261722326707282noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582644282089887646.post-71599648430178203222009-08-25T20:17:00.005-05:002009-08-27T15:10:22.263-05:00Sunday Setlist August 23, 2009<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">MORNING</span><br />PT preached on "Jesus, the Thief" -- the One who binds the "strong man," then plunders his house (Mat 12). The music theme followed: <b>God is King</b><br /></span></span><span id="fullpost"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /><br /><b>WALK-IN</b><br />Glorious is the Lord Most High (tune: hendon)<br />-- Wesley gospel paraphrase of Psalm 47<br /><br /><b>SET</b><br />All hail the pow'r of Jesus name<br />Salvation belongs to our God<br />Indescribable (Tomlin)<br />Jesus, your name (Getty)<br /><br /><b>B/4 SERMON</b><br />I stand in awe of you<br /><br /><b>AFTER SERMON</b><br />A mighty fortress - from hymnal<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">EVENING</span><br />Paul Washer, here for the beginning of the new year at MCTS, preached the gospel.<br /><br /><b>WALK-IN</b><br />O the deep, deep love of Jesus (Kauflin version)<br /><br /><b>SET</b><br />One pure and holy passion<br />Crown him with many crowns<br />Here is love<br /><br /><b>AFTER SERMON</b><br />It is well with my soul - from hymnal</span></span><br /></span>David Goodwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00686261722326707282noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582644282089887646.post-90067963454592793042009-08-20T00:02:00.004-05:002009-08-20T00:47:36.345-05:00Quo Vadis? part 3<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">What other changes ought we make to adapt our worship in ways that will more easily be understood in our generation?<br /><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>If you’ve read the previous posts (Quo Vadis? <a href="http://surprisinglight.blogspot.com/2009/07/quo-vadis.html">Part 1</a> and<a href="http://surprisinglight.blogspot.com/2009/08/quo-vadis-part-2.html"> 2</a>), then you have some context to understand my thoughts. You may also wish to see the discussion on <a href="http://surprisinglight.blogspot.com/search/label/Principles%20for%20worship%20at%20HBC">principles of worship that unite us at HBC</a>. We are committed to these.<br /><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>You may find these modest suggestions. I think they are. Some may wish I’d go further. (And probably some think I’m going too far.) The gospel is always at the heart of our worship. That is, the Word and prayer (which includes our singing) must remain our central concern in our corporate meetings. So we (the church under the direction of our shepherds) make changes to encourage more earnest, more affective worship.<br /><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Please know that I love our pastors. I gladly follow their leadership. They have my unwavering support as we think through these questions.<br /><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>We have a diverse congregation, and it is vitally important that we minister to all who attend HBC. Let us love each other more than we do. I know I need to. Let us love them and learn to defer to their musical tastes (Phil 2:1-4).<br /><br /><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Having said that, I do think there is more for us to do. I speak here only for myself...<br /><br /></span></span><span id="fullpost"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /><br />1. I would hope we continue to be a (new) hymn-loving church. Now when you see the word “hymn,” do not assume that I’m talking about 18th English sacred poetry. Stuart Townend and Bob Kauflin also write hymns. Hymns are sacred songs full of Bible content. They carry theological (both doctrinal and practical) weight. This is where the Sovereign Grace churches are so helpful. One can have a thoroughly contemporary sound and have lots of content, many words, in their singing.</span></span></span><div><span id="fullpost"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br />2. I would also hope we would continue to preserve the heritage of hymns that has blessed the protestant church since the Reformation. This is what we mean by “being rooted.” And this is why I strive to bring the “great hymns of the faith” into the 21st century – both text and music.<br /><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span id="fullpost"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">3. I would hope we can find a way to sing psalms intentionally and regularly – in a manner that is fresh and contemporary (in every best sense of that word).<br /><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span id="fullpost"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">4. I would like to see an expanded timbre palette – the range of musical sounds we experience. I would love to have a drum set, an electric guitar, etc. available for use. Not. Every. Song. But when appropriate.<br /><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span id="fullpost"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">5. I want us to continue to learn new songs that bring the gospel to us, that present “the unsearchable riches of Christ” in ever fresh ways.<br /><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span id="fullpost"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">6. I’d love for us to be more expressive physically. See <a href="http://surprisinglight.blogspot.com/2009/03/how-do-we-grow-in-physical.html">here</a> for previous discussion.<br /><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span id="fullpost"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">7. If we’re going to adapt in a sensitive, thoughtful manner – not rushing too quickly nor delaying without cause, then we need to have a time each week for intentional service planning. There the elders can review last week’s services and plan for the coming Lord’s Day. </span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span id="fullpost"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">This will be a difficult process, perhaps. But one we must engage.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span id="fullpost"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Your thoughts?</span></span></span></div><div><span id="fullpost"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">David<br /></span></span><br /></span></div></div>David Goodwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00686261722326707282noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582644282089887646.post-22258953615369032052009-08-17T14:19:00.004-05:002009-08-19T23:51:40.719-05:00Sunday Setlist August 16, 2009<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">MORNING</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Michael Emadi preached from Eph 4:32-5:2 on forgiveness. The music theme pointed to the God of hope. Full band for this service.</span></span></div><span id="fullpost"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">walk-in</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">O the deep, deep love of Jesus (Kauflin version)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">--since this was new, and we *never* learn new songs in the morning service (!), we played the recording (from Sov Grace), with the words on the screen to follow along. I invited everyone to join in on the 3rd verse. It went very wel</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">l.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">set</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Alleluia, alleluia (Christopher Wordsworth)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Blessed be your name</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Amazing Grace / my chains are gone</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">It's been mercy all the way</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">b/4 sermon</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I love you Lord</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">To the only God (Jude 24)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">EVENING</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Pastor Sam continued with his exposition of Romans. He preached on the Jews' (and our) inclination toward hypocrisy and self-deception. Our music theme centered on Christ. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">We're trying to go simpler in the evening services. Here, just piano, trombone (me) and voices. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">w-in</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">O the deep, deep love of Jesus (again, but live)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">set</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Glorify your name</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Jesus, what a friend for sinners</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Stricken, smitten and afflicted</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Fairest Lord Jesus</span></span></div></span>David Goodwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00686261722326707282noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582644282089887646.post-17062596916256945582009-08-16T23:00:00.005-05:002009-08-16T23:05:09.156-05:00Adapting<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jl3qUaUSAX0/SojWEg4b-vI/AAAAAAAAAJM/lDT7vKVR_IU/s1600-h/markdriscoll_wideweb__470x313,0.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jl3qUaUSAX0/SojWEg4b-vI/AAAAAAAAAJM/lDT7vKVR_IU/s320/markdriscoll_wideweb__470x313,0.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370777928673786610" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">...from Mark Driscoll.</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>"There have been many adaptations in the church throughout the centuries (Pews in the 13th century; 14th century the organ was introduced in the church; 15th century the printing press; 19th century – electricity and audio microphones, 20th century – loud speakers [differences between George Whitefield and Billy Graham], radio preachers, more screens in churches than theaters, the internet) – on the front end of innovation everyone’s critical at the back end everyone’s using it.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Communication has 4 things – instant, constant, global, and permanent. That’s true for critics and for the proclamation of the gospel.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Every church contextualizes. Where are you in the continuum? If you have pews, you’re on the cutting edge of the 13th century. And so forth for organ, screens, audio, website, etc. Can you do more? Are you doing all that you can? All are contextualizing. The key is to name your year and name the year you would like to be."</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>David Goodwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00686261722326707282noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582644282089887646.post-68676718073785261862009-08-14T18:06:00.006-05:002009-08-14T18:13:47.110-05:00Thinking through the message<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jl3qUaUSAX0/SoXvZDzdgHI/AAAAAAAAAJE/lRcdwrJSa-A/s1600-h/Matt+Redman.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jl3qUaUSAX0/SoXvZDzdgHI/AAAAAAAAAJE/lRcdwrJSa-A/s320/Matt+Redman.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369961344506101874" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">"Songs need to be watertight scripturally and culturally they [need to] mean what we think they mean." Matt Redman</span></span></div>David Goodwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00686261722326707282noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582644282089887646.post-5955655987655895412009-08-12T11:25:00.003-05:002009-08-12T11:36:03.231-05:00"In defense of musical diversity"<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">You simply must check this out. From Kevin DeYoung's blog.</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Since he argues in a very similar way as I think about our gathered singing -- of course I think it's good! See it </span></span><a href="http://www.revkevindeyoung.com/2009/08/in-defense-of-musicial-diversity.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">here</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">So how do we connect this with Steve Hartland's point made in his sermon? (See the </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Quo Vadis?</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> posts) Or better put, how should HBC process it? We already operate with a very similar kind of eclecticism. I have thoughts (the coming Quo Vadis, part 3) about specific steps HBC should take in moving forward.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I think every church must find the wisest and boldest path it can. It should mean different answers in different congregations.</span></span></div><div><br /></div></div>David Goodwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00686261722326707282noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582644282089887646.post-58051339434736465772009-08-10T15:10:00.010-05:002009-08-20T00:30:19.563-05:00Quo Vadis? part 2<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb0Qg71JnU1wBGhRuXoCifF1GG4JGeREYz7jaUMvI8oLZ5dJObVm7xuWrzGnBqU5Lb18tKzBITMyqKfkQFgIGaDs_TNkw2qoHmLqMReQ0WgWAICiRM6zGtIq-RDMy7AUPUTwdcUx5kSc9j/s1600-h/jonathan-edwards.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 283px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb0Qg71JnU1wBGhRuXoCifF1GG4JGeREYz7jaUMvI8oLZ5dJObVm7xuWrzGnBqU5Lb18tKzBITMyqKfkQFgIGaDs_TNkw2qoHmLqMReQ0WgWAICiRM6zGtIq-RDMy7AUPUTwdcUx5kSc9j/s320/jonathan-edwards.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368434261226667842" /></a><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Here it comes.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">I posted an inquiry last week, </span></span><a href="http://surprisinglight.blogspot.com/2009/07/quo-vadis.html"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Quo Vadis?</span></span></i></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Where do we go from here?</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> How do we apply Pastor Hartland’s [hereafter </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">PH</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">] message from 1 Corinthians 9.</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">I haven’t forgotten about it. I’ve been listening. Read on...</span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span><span id="fullpost"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Note: I’m quite sure PH also embraces other principles from 1 Corinthians that inform how we do public worship. Chapter 14 speaks of doing all we do in an orderly (intentional) way, and so that it builds up the brothers and sisters. Our gatherings, then, are gatherings of saints. Our primary focus is on the church. But unbelievers are assumed present (so in ch. 14). And we ought to assume the same for us. Further, I know he embraces what we call the Regulative Principle for the church – doing what God directs us to do rather than innovating our way through worship. In other words, I don’t think PH has in mind some unwitting</span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> adopt-whatever-you-can-imagine</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> kind of approach. Rather, I want to take his words at face value. </span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Given all that we know about public worship from God’s Word, what can we do to adapt to the various peoples in the Owensboro area? </span></i></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">(Continue to re-read that last sentence until you really understand the task before us.)</span></span></span><div><span id="fullpost"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>How are we going to apply this adaptive principle to our own church? If one were in a church plant (whether here or anywhere else), it would be far easier to craft a musical ‘center’ in touch with local culture. You could start from scratch without the resistance/friction of ‘how we’ve always done it.’</span></span></span></div><div><span id="fullpost"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span><div><span id="fullpost"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>I’m taking the liberty, though, of thinking through how it applies specifically to HBC/Owensboro. HBC has a long history. We already have a ‘musical center.’ Our music already has a certain sound/style. The people who make up the HBC congregation already have well-developed expectations what our music sounds like. Like the music or not, they know what they’re going to hear this Lord’s Day. Believe me -- when I stray too far from ‘center,’ I definitely will hear about it!<br /></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span id="fullpost"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>So what changes should we continue to make? What further direction shall we take? What musical model (if any) should we follow? Should we go the route of RiverCity Church, or the contemporary service at 1st Baptist Church, or what Bellevue Baptist Church does or some other congregation? If, on the other hand, we should keep to a unique path, then how do we adapt? This question is appropriate, I think, not only to our music, but also everything else we do. Is wearing ties, for instance, the right message we want to send? What about hymnals in the pew? A large pulpit? We could go on.<br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></span></span></span></div><div><span id="fullpost"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Pastor Hartland said, “Bury my preferences!” Good counsel. In my experience, however, even the most seasoned saints have a hard time escaping their own preferences. So much, you see, interferes with our applying it this adaptive principle thoroughly at HBC. I do not say that we aren’t trying. But there are dispositions (deeply held) that keep us from adapting well to our culture. For instance, I think the human resistance to change is always an issue. None of us likes change – especially in music. We know from music education and the discoveries neuroscience has made that music choices are strongly imprinted by the time one hits high school. It’s not that adults can’t change. But now it becomes difficult. And in my experience, few ever do. By analogy, you might think about learning a foreign language. You can do so as an adult, but with much more difficulty than the 4 year old. And you’ll probably always speak that 2nd language with an accent.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span id="fullpost"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>So if you didn’t like orchestra-concert music (i.e., “classical”) when you were 15-18, or weren’t seriously exposed to it at least, you are not likely to enjoy it as an adult. I don’t say it can’t happen. But it would take some effort. You’ll have to intentionally learn how to listen to Brahms (a good thing, I think!). So if your musical tastes were shaped on the anvil of whatever was popular when you were a teen-ager, you certainly will find it strange to hear a group of people singing their way through a blue book with lots of old music in it (i.e., the </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Trinity Hymna</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">l). You’ll wonder at the strange language they sing in (“thee,” “thou,” “thy”). I’m not saying you can’t learn and adapt. Many have. As a pastor, I used to counsel young Christians this way. “Pay attention to the words. You’ll catch onto the music later.” Yes, I really said that!<br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span id="fullpost"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>On the other hand, if your musical background didn’t enjoy popular music, then you may not appreciate Chris Tomlin either. And if your Christian musical experience has largely consisted of 19th century hymn tunes – for years and years, reinforced with the notion that only this music is really God-centered – can you see how listening to </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Jars of Clay</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> might not be so edifying?<br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span id="fullpost"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Personal testimony: That’s who I was! I’m a classically-trained musician. I went to Bob Jones University. Getting the picture? I remember the first time I heard Jars of Clay. I told my daughter, “They should screw the lid back on that jar!” I have a confession to make: I really don’t like most popular music. There – I said it. I don’t listen to it on the radio, I don’t download it through iTunes. You know what my preference is? I really like </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Dvorak </span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">(say it “vor-zhak,” not “duh-vor-zhak”). </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Mozart </span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">makes my day. I find string quartets incredibly fascinating. I love the sound of choirs singing ancient literature.<br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span id="fullpost"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>That’s my deepest preference. It’s what I listen to when I’m alone. But it’s not all I listen to. I’ve had to develop a broad taste, to learn to enjoy many kinds of music. I also get into good, tight jazz. And I’ve even learned to appreciate (even be edified!) by drums and electric guitars and loud music. Is it </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">my </span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">music, in that most deeply personal sense? No. But I have learned to understand it, to appreciate it, and, at some level, to enjoy it. I know so many brothers and sisters in Jesus who really connect through a loud, contemporary sound. Because I love them, I can embrace their music style, too.<br /></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span id="fullpost"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>W</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">hat are we doing now to adapt? How far have we come?</span></span></span></div><div><span id="fullpost"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b>1. …vigorous efforts to modernize our hymn heritage</b></span> </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span id="fullpost"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>I update the language of our hymns whenever possible (to the consternation of some – and I am sorry about that</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">). A few weeks ago we sang “Our God our help in ages past.” I think every stanza was touched at some <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">point. Consider this change: </span></span></span></span></div><div><span id="fullpost"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Time like an ever rolling stream </span></span></i></span></div><div><span id="fullpost"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></i></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">will bear us all away; </span></span></i></span></div><div><span id="fullpost"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></i></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">We pass forgotten as a dream </span></span></i></span></div><div><span id="fullpost"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></i></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">dies with the dawning day.</span></span></i></span></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div><span id="fullpost"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Now compare it with the original. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia;"><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Time, like an ever-rolling stream<br /></span></span></i></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></i></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">bears all its sons away;<br /></span></span></i></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></i></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">They fly, forgotten as a dream<br /></span></span></i></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></i></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">dies at the opening day.</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span id="fullpost"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: normal; font-family:Georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Not a radical change, </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">to be sure – but enough to make it sound current. Then we added insult to injury by putting in a</span> bridge between stanzas of the hymn. Why mess with the hymns, you ask? Why can’t I just leave well enough alone? Because we’re trying to adapt. You may not like what comes out of the oven, but know that I make these changes in order to preserve this wonderful heritage of great hymns.</span></span></span></span></span></span></div></span></span></div><div><span id="fullpost"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">2. …new tunes given to old hymns</span></b></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span id="fullpost"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>We’ve learned several this last year. The next song we learn, by the way, will be a new tune to the hymn, “O the deep, deep love of Jesus.” This is where folks like Indelible Grace, Red Mountain Church, RUF, and Caedmon’s Call are so helpful to us. Again, you may prefer “Rock of Ages” set to the 19th century American frontier tune familiar to most of us. I understand and respect that you really like that old tune. In order to adapt, however, I choose a recent tune – and we sang it recently.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span id="fullpost"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">3. …learning new hymns, written in our own heart-language </span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span id="fullpost"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>I’m thinking here of James Boice, Timothy Dudley-Smith, Margaret Clarkson, D.A. Carson, and others. Usually these are just the hymns (words); I have to find tunes we already know to fit to them.<br /><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>I’ll put the Gettys and Stuart Townend in this same category – except that their hymns also come with new tunes! Their songs seem to be cross-generational. They have wide appeal. I am so thankful to the Lord for their ministries. What a blessing Townend’s Psalm 62 has been to us recently!</span></span></span></div><div><span id="fullpost"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">4. …singing some contemporary Christian mus<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">i</span></span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">c</span></b></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span id="fullpost"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>We sing Sovereign Grace, Redman, Tomlin, Baloche, Michael W. Smith, Hillsong and others. While we also sing some “praise” music from the 80’s, for the most part I try to keep our repertoire current. And while we have a ‘praise band,’ it is acoustic, not electric. The piano plays a prominent role. Hand drums make our percussion section. In other words, while we sing current songs, our sound is different than you’ll hear on a CD. (While I’m out here on this tree limb sawing away, let me say that I would love to have a drum set – whether acoustic or synth. It doesn’t have to be ear-splitting.)<br /><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span id="fullpost"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">What other changes ought we make? That will come in part 3.</span></span><br /></span></div></div>David Goodwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00686261722326707282noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582644282089887646.post-11385988107212269632009-08-03T17:02:00.016-05:002009-08-03T21:17:47.951-05:00Can we improve screen projection? Part 1<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgisxeCxkM7UWz7mVxlRtOCx8Hbn3b9l25NnQgjl0Rjm11MmUZh7boG_xvePoZHo7RFYToxcL7Lnv2xcuIBUr8HxnJ9BVtf-fYveuaV-CcVpcoO6mUvm819EXc7dj_uk4cVFa1V1zKHWwlT/s1600-h/bad+screen+lyrics.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 125px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgisxeCxkM7UWz7mVxlRtOCx8Hbn3b9l25NnQgjl0Rjm11MmUZh7boG_xvePoZHo7RFYToxcL7Lnv2xcuIBUr8HxnJ9BVtf-fYveuaV-CcVpcoO6mUvm819EXc7dj_uk4cVFa1V1zKHWwlT/s200/bad+screen+lyrics.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365918747292668466" /></a><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'trebuchet ms';">>> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">How NOT to do it</span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">(If you're not sure why this slide doesn't succeed, here's a hint: think phrasing.)</span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">This topic occasionally grabs my attention. Is there a better font we could use for our lyrics projection during our Sunday services? Better font size? Different alignment? Is there something else we could do with the screen to make the hymns and songs easier to sing? What distractions need to<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> be removed?</span></span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Let me tell you what we do, and some of the why. I'd be interested in any feedback.</span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I've "been everywhere, man" (to quote Johnny Cash far out of context) on this technical issue. This has been a journey for me, I admit.</span></span></p><p><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I have at least four sources that have helped shaped my present ideas on wh</span>at makes a 'successful' projection screen.<br /></span></span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">First, I've read quite a bit on line from those who give their suggestions. There's much good help available, by the way. Some of it may seem obvious, but you never know who might need it that way. So I'm glad it's there.</span></span></p><p><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">I also see what other churches do, how they solve the same challenges we face. We all want the words to be clearly legible in the first pew and the last. Again, seeing how others solve their situation helps me think about our own.</span></span></span></p><p><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Third, I have some experience with Powerpoint. I do know what works there and why (in my work with the Symphony Orchestra). Often (so it seems to me) folks have far too much text on each screen. And the fonts are unreadable (font size far too small, distracting backgrounds, etc.) (Bullets should be outlawed, by the way, except in rare cases.) And how about some pictures/graphics/illustration along the way?<br /><br />Finally, I have our own Sunday services. What feedback do I receive about the screens? What needs do the A/V folks have for streaming it to our over-flow room, or on-line (for public domain songs)?<br /><br />Here's what we're doing, and some explanation:<br /></span></span></span></p><p><span><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Software:</span></span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> MediaShout 3.5 – far more responsive to sudden changes in singing than Powerpoint can handle. And MediaShout can handle any kind of media far better than ppt. MS and PPT are 2 different programs, with 2 very different kinds of presentations in mind. PPT is the wrong choice for singing, as far as I'm concerned. (MS 4.0 has been released, but I've not yet seen the need for upgrading.)<br /><br /></span></span><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Aspect:</span></span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> Widescreen (b/c our pulpit covers the bottom of the screen). Anyone who uses the projector can use widescreen safely. That is, nothing will be cut off on the bottom by the pulpit. (BTW, Powerpoint 2007 handles widescreen nicely. Download the widescreen design theme </span></span><em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">before</span></span></em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> you start your presentation.) Be sure to set your projector for 16:9 as well. </span></span></span></p><p><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">And, of course, I have the MediaShout display resolution set to 1280 x 768 (widescreen).<br /></span></span></span></p><p><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Font:</span></span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> Lydian BT bold. It's a narrow serif face (so I can get more words per line!). This is one of the changes I'm thinking through.</span></span></p><p><span><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Font size:</span></span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> 38 pt (seems to work to the last pew). Perhaps this will change, too.<br /><br /></span></span><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"># of lines per slide:</span></span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> Again, because of the angle of the pulpit, screen, and pews, the bottom half of the screen is unusable. The folks in back would never be able to sing much! So only usually 4 lines of text per 'slide.' Sometimes 5 to finish a thought. NEVER 6.<br /></span></span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></p><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMOFw1xTVa4pkY-ALZdk_3wN85GDS2CMGTL7RSJqMTP-9yaij4HvpVNsqRARv3eS5vR5PLmSDZvtUtRsPBv_PvWTsV7d7mNYSXmH_WP3vms-LKC2uHT56bRp0U4Wqe9VXL-xXLe2O6G-O6/s200/O+Church+Arise4.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 120px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365919303230159858" /><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">[you see, it would be better if the lines break naturally at thought breaks: "...faith/and...truth/we'll..."]</span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></p><p><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Line breaks:</span></span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> Again, I've been all over this one. At HBC we often sing 'dense' songs – lots of words. While some of our songs have repetition – on the whole, we move through quite a bit of text in a set. So I'd prefer slides full of words. As well, because I'm wanting worshipers to think through the often lengthy ideas found in hymns, I've felt the need to put many words on slide. The result of this well-intentioned effort? I've too often broken up poetic lines at awkward places (see below).</span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">But this is something I'm increasingly uncomfortable with. I definitely want to change this. While we might wish for more words per slide (good), it can lead to awkward line breaks (bad). Weird line breaks, in fact. You'll remember that the apostle admonishes us to "sing with understanding." I need to find a better path.</span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></p><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4MiKmWzeHXJjlw6pXGdhbrHARaO66fhm-fLPVSE9uG_M_twe7Q314k4Q_XCjoH_2zXwbF_cDiNO_aNqAeRsa6YquQCY-CT6ikfMP64JcHvjx2i-jy0Ad4xwsCFEfO1mOpmxu-g8UjYAig/s200/O+Church+Arise4+(1).jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 120px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365920493741424834" /><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Really weird line breaks! And far too much text.</span></b></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Alignment: </span></span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Left. It was center for a long time – but then in some reading I was doing (neuroscience study of music) it was suggested that the brain is able to process left aligned text far more quickly than centered text. So I switched.<br /></span></span><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br />Background: </span></span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Black with a blue line near the bottom third of the screen (see picture). I've tried full-screen backgrounds -- but the colors don't come through well (b/c of our lighting situation). They look washed-out. And the moving backgrounds mess up the cameras (so they can't focus).<br /><br />In part 2 I'll talk about these new directions I'd like to explore.</span></span></span></p>David Goodwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00686261722326707282noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582644282089887646.post-941898408850599022009-08-03T12:46:00.003-05:002009-08-03T12:50:58.423-05:00Sunday setlist August 2, 2009<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b>MORNING</b></span><br />Pastor Ted preached from 2 Cor 3-4 on how it is we become the "light of the world."<br /></span></span><span id="fullpost"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /><br />As a closing thought, he mentioned Kendrick's song, "Shine Jesus shine" as a treatment of this passage, and our earnest prayer. The songs follow a more general theme (trust). While any good that happens must/shall come from the Lord, we also want to do our best. And I think the 'band' sounded good. The sound is improving. Good bass. Way to go, Dave!</span></span></span><div><span id="fullpost"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br />walk-in<br />A mighty fortress (lifeway)<br /><br />set<br />Psalm 146 "Hallelujah, praise Jehovah..."<br />Lord Most High / Famous One<br />He is exalted<br />Psalm 62 "My soul finds rest in God alone..." [Townend]<br /><br />b/4 sermon<br />Nearer, still nearer<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b>EVENING</b></span><br />Pastor Joe preached. I wasn't able to attend the service, but this is what I think was sung.<br /><br />O dearest Jesus [see Trinity Hymnal]<br />Rock of ages (new tune)<br />Christ for us (tune: b/4 "the throne of God") [H. Bonar]</span></span><br /></span></div>David Goodwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00686261722326707282noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582644282089887646.post-9550133414408908402009-07-27T08:38:00.005-05:002009-07-27T08:59:41.031-05:00Sunday Setlist July 26, 2009<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">MORNING</span><br />Mark Redfern opened Matthew 5:13-16, on our being salt and light. So the music theme follows. It's Friend Sunday as well.<br /></span></span><span id="fullpost"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">walk-in</span><br />Here I am to worship<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">set</span><br />We come, O Christ (tune: darwall) / Margaret Clarkson<br />Let your kingdom come<br />I'm forever grateful<br />O church, arise<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">b/4 sermon</span><br />Let there be light (tune: duke street) / John Piper<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">EVENING</span><br />We had an extra time of prayer for several (incl two of our pastors leaving for Columbia), so the music was shortened. Pastor Sam opened Romans 2:12-15, the law as basis for judgment.<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">walk-in</span><br />Glorious and mighty (Ps 96)<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">set</span><br />No condemnation (tune: morning has broken)<br />Alas! and did my Savior bleed / Bob Kauflin version<br />Always forgiven<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">b/4</span><br />The law of God is good and wise (tune: murphy)</span></span></span><div><span id="fullpost"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; "><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><a href="http://www.redmountainchurch.org/rmm/alb/rmmsheetmusic/JesusThouJoyOfLovingHearts_sheet.pdf">find the tune from Red Mountain Music here</a></span></div><div><br /></div></span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia;"><br /></span></span></div></div>David Goodwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00686261722326707282noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582644282089887646.post-56137086131600768972009-07-23T17:04:00.006-05:002009-08-20T00:30:55.501-05:00Quo Vadis?<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><div>That is, "where do we go from here?"</div><div><br /></div>Steve Hartland, one of the pastors of Trinity RB in Baltimore, preached at our church this past Lord's Day evening. <a href="http://www.hbcowensboro.org/sermon/gospel-adapting.">Here's the link </a>for the entire sermon, if you'd like. The sermon opens up 1 Corinthians 9, on our need to adapt the gospel to various kinds of people, so that we might "win, win, win, win, win, save some, more" (Paul's words). </span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">This is the last 8 minutes, where he makes application to our music.<br /><br /></span></span><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="ftp://ftp.foxtg.com/public/Heritage/audio/player.swf" id="audioplayer1" height="24" width="290"><br /><param name="movie" value="ftp://ftp.foxtg.com/public/Heritage/audio/player.swf"><br /><param name="FlashVars" value="playerID=1&soundFile=ftp://ftp.foxtg.com/public/Heritage/audio/gospel-adapting 1-01.mp3"><br /><param name="quality" value="high"><br /><param name="menu" value="false"><br /><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><br /></object><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /><br />I'd really like your response to this. If you feel more comfortable doing so, respond anonymously. In turn, I'll post some of my reflections. </span></span><br /></div>David Goodwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00686261722326707282noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582644282089887646.post-79831491003956648662009-07-20T13:43:00.002-05:002009-07-20T13:49:01.336-05:00Sunday setlist July 19, 2009<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>MORNING</b></span><br />Pastor Joe preached Matthew 22:1-14. The music theme focused on God's character. <i>The other pastors and many of our people were gone to Newburgh (daughter church) for the ordination of their pastor (Eddie Goodwin).</i><br /></span></span><span id="fullpost"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />walk-in song<br />Mighty God, while angels bless you (tune:ode to joy) [God is mighty]<br /><br />set<br />Our God our help [God is everlasting]<br />Your mercy, my God (music: McCracken) [God is merciful]<br />Indulgent God, how kind [God is indulgent/i.e., pardoning]<br />Before the throne of God (music: Cook) [God is justifying]<br /><br />b/4 sermon<br />Come ye sinners, poor & needy [God is embracing]<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>EVENING</b></span><br />No musical theme; service truncated to accomodate a church business meeting. Pastor Steve Hartland (Trinity in Baltimore) opened up 1 Corinthians 9 on doing (and how to do) more to win/save others to Christ.<br /><br />walk-in<br />Praise be to Christ (Dudley-Smith's setting of Col. 1:15-20)<br /><br />Set<br />The power of the cross<br />I will rise (Tomlin)<br />Give me Jesus</span></span><br /></span>David Goodwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00686261722326707282noreply@blogger.com3