Congregational Songs – New Songs for Corporate Worship

Corporate Worship – 2/20/11

February 20, 2011

I really enjoyed planning this service. Scott preached from Luke 8:22-25, which is the story about Jesus calming the storm. His themes were God’s authority and the need for us as disciples to experience life with Jesus in order to truly know and trust him.

“Holy, Holy, Holy” – first two verses
Welcome & Ministry Opportunities
“Indescribable” – iTunes, Amazon – I chose this because of the emphasis it has on God’s power shown through creation and his ability to create.
“You Are the Great I AM” – iTunes, Amazon, My post – This song takes the majesty we’ve just sung about in “Indescribable” and moves it into a comparison between God’s greatness and our mortality and dependency on him. This is the chorus I chose to sing in the response time.
Scripture Reading – Psalm 107:1-3, Psalm 107:23-32 – Scott suggested this reading as a great Old Testament parallel to Luke 8:22-25.
“The Fury of the Wind” – Reformed Praise – Eric Schumacher wrote this text after a trip he took to aid in the Hurricane Katrina recovery. Its imagery from Job is powerful. The lyrics reiterated the power of God through nature that we saw in the scripture reading and brought Christ into the picture as the one who can save us.
“Be Still My Soul” – iTunes, Amazon – Coming out of the weighty content of “The Fury of the Wind,” this beautiful hymn emphasizes that God is “on your side” and that we can be confident through life’s trials because “the waves and wind still know his voice who ruled them while he dwelt below.” It makes me giddy when a lyric matches this well with a sermon text.
Sermon – Luke 8:22-25
Congregational Response
Benediction
“Holy, Holy, Holy” – final verse

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