Happy Thursday!
Here’s what you need to know this week:
This Sunday
Full worship ministry is leading this week. Call time for instrumentalists, praise team, and A/V is 8:00am on stage. Call time for choir is 8:35am in the choir room.
Eric Edgemon will be leading this Sunday. View the order of worship below!
Message from Lee Bailey
Hello, Worship Ministry!
Am I getting a sense that the worship ministry is growing?? How crazy is that?
Do you know how unusual it is for a ministry like this to grow in size after a beloved, long-tenured leader steps away?
As I said in the first meeting we had after Andy left, the mark of good leadership is how things go when the leader is gone or leaves.
So, the growth of this ministry, the heart of this ministry, the community within this ministry, the competency of the individuals within the ministry and the Christ-centered worship are all elements that have Andy Hammond’s fingerprints.
I also believe that God is honored when your heart wants to worship without stipulations. In other words, you don't say things like:
I want to worship ..... as long as it’s pretty outside.
I want to worship ..... if I can get there early enough to get my seat.
I want to worship ..... as long as my spouse and I are getting along.
I want to worship ..... as long as we sing the songs I want to sing.
Nope, you say:
I want to worship.
Period.
End of sentence.
And I appreciate that leadership thread in you more than you know! Keep it up! Every week we have people in our congregation who are looking for answers. And we have them!
Be blessed and enjoy our fall break!
Upcoming Schedule
October 8 - No rehearsal (Fall Break)
October 12 - Praise team/rhythm section only in the morning and no kids choirs in the evening
October 29 - Fall Fun Fest / no rehearsal
Prayer requests
Continue to pray for Bridget’s parents as they adjust to her mom being back home.
Tracy Bruneau has begun her final round of chemo treatments.
Pray for Betty Speck as she deals with multiple health issues.
Madison Rawls’ surgery went well today. Pray for her as she recovers.
Stacie and Stephanie’s mom is having thyroid surgery next week on October 9th.
Pray for Peggy Carr’s grandson as he recovers from a broken leg.
Reagan Bagci has a follow-up scan next Wednesday.
Pray for the man God is preparing to be our next Worship Pastor. Pray for our church leadership and the search team as they work through the process.
Song Feature
Christ Our Wisdom
Christ our Wisdom, we are humbled when You hide Your ways from us. You have purposes unnumbered, each one good and glorious. Romans 8:28
Help us trust when we grow weary, free us from our anxious thoughts. Give us grace to see more clearly You are God and we are not. James 1:12
Christ our Wisdom, be our gladness when we fail to understand You ordain all joy and sadness to fulfill Your perfect plan. Proverbs 19:21
Help us know You rule with power over every raging flood. In our most uncertain hour, You are God and we are loved. Job 42:2
Christ our Wisdom, we will follow though the way ahead is veiled. As we journey through the shadows, grant us faith where sight has failed. Isaiah 45:7-9
Help us cling to Your commandments, strengthened by Your faithful Word. We will never be abandoned. You are God, and we are Yours. Proverbs 2:6-8
Christ our Wisdom, we adore You for the beauty of the cross. Once in foolishness we scorned You, but Your blood has ransomed us. 2 Corinthians 5:21
Help us sing the endless mercies of Your humble heart to save. Christ our Wisdom, Christ our glory, You are God, forever praised. Ephesians 1:11-12
See you Sunday!
Questions?
Respond to the worship ministry text on your phone, or use the form below.
Email Lee: lbailey@stevensstreet.org
Email April: alangford@stevensstreet.org