May 25, 2008 Worship Set

I was excited about this weekend's service because we were trying out a new Jared Anderson / Desperation Band song that really jumps..."Promises." It felt good and hopefully we'll keep that one around.

Here are the songs we played this week:

Call to Worship:

• "Promises" written by Jared Anderson / Desperation Band - he's a great singer/songwriter with a killer vocal range.

Worship:

• "Glorious One" by Steve Fee (AKA Fee) - great worship leader from the south
• "Worship the Lord" by Al Gordon - an undiscovered, up and coming worship leader from the UK
• "To the Ends of the Earth" written by Joel Houston / Hillsong United - kind of an oldie but a goodie. Seemed like a great fit today considering Pr Scott is leaving for Africa next week for three weeks

Offering:

• "Hallelujah to my King" by Paul Baloche - I stole this song from Lutheran Church of Hope WDM but I don't care because it's a good one. Paul's latest album is awesome.
  

May 18, 2008 Worship Set

I had to miss practice this week due to a trip to Vegas for work so I kept the set somewhat on the simpler side of things.

Here are the songs I chose for this week:

Call to Worship

• "Shine" by Matt Redman - there's something really moving about this song that I love.
  

Worship:

• "Sweetly Broken" by Jeremy Riddle - while I love this song, I think we might be on the verge of exhausting it.
• "You Never Let Go" by Matt Redman - same as above
• "Came to my Rescue" by United Hillsong - I love this song and I'm not sure it will ever wear out its welcome

Offering:

• "The Highest and the Greatest" by Tim Hughes - what can I say? I am kind of a Tim Huges fan. ;)
  

May 11, 2008 Worship Set

When you think about Mother's Day, you probably don't associate it with the band Good Charlotte, do you? Me either. On my crusade to find a good Mother's Day tune I stumbled onto a Good Charlotte tune called "Thank You, Mom". The lyrics were appropriate for church and actually a bit moving and the tune itself was quite catchy. It feels like a Dispatch tune...kind of that college genre sound. So I am going to bust that out for offering this weekend.

Here are the songs for this week:

Call to Worship:

• "Our God Saves" by Paul Baloche - his latest album is pretty catchy. There are some great tunes and arrangements on this project that are great for worship
  

Worship:

• "All We Need" by Charlie Hall (no introduction needed)
  
• "Awesome Is the Lord Most High" by Chris Tomlin (see above)
  
• "Consuming Fire" by Tim Hughes (see above - note: Tim Hughes is my favorite worship leader. ;) )
  

Offering:

• "Thank You, Mom" by Good Charlotte