This week was week #2 of our “2012″ series, talking about the end times. Jason spoke about Israel and the significance it plays. Some pretty deep stuff, but powerful all the same. I’ve really been enjoying our 2012 set. I actually managed to make it through the whole service without stepping on part of it this week (I think I stepped on the broken scooter 3 times last week!).

From a programming standpoint, we had a really good week. Things are going to be even better once we make the final transition to using ALL of our equipment. The bad part is, it’s going to be A LOT of work next week to get ready for Dec. 6th, but we’ll get it done!

So, here was our set list…

Rise and Sing (Fee)

Jesus Saves (Tim Hughes)

Song of Hope (Robbie Seay Band)

From The Inside Out (Hillsong)

–Jason’s Message-

We Crown You (Fee)

Alive and Running (Kristian Stanfill)

What’s a worship song that you haven’t heard us play (or read about us playing) that you’re loving right now?

Josh

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Alright, short and sweet…

We had a great week! To me, the band was super tight this week, which always makes things go a little more smoothly. It amazes me the talent God has blessed us with on our stage!

Alright, here was our setlist…

It’s The End Of The World As We Know It (REM/DC Talk Version) – We started our new 2012 series, talking about the end times, the end of the world, so we figured this would be a great way to kick off the series. We took the original REM version and mixed it with the DC Talk version to create the Life Church version. Overall, I thought it went VERY well.

Drifter (DecembeRadio) – This is probably one of our churches FAVORITE songs. It had been a good while since we had done it, so everybody was really into it!

Jesus Saves (Tim Hughes) – We introduced this song this week, and for it to be the first time, I thought it went very well.

Glory To God Forever (Fee) – This song is quickly becoming a favorite of our church, I know I can’t get enough of it!

-Jason’s Message-

Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone)/(Chris Tomlin) – I love the way we do this song. It’s similar to the Tomlin version, but we add our “Southern Rock” flair to it.

-Offering-

It’s The End Of The World As We Know It (Same as above)

Well, that was our set. Tell me this…what song do you find yourself singing over and over again this week?

Josh

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Back on track…

I posted last week’s breakdown a week late. Hopefully, I’m back on my schedule now.

This Sunday was a bittersweet morning. There were a lot of frustrations leading up to the service, but once we got started, we had a GREAT morning! Abel was back with us for a week. He has been serving in Afghanistan for the past 11 months and was home on leave for a couple of weeks. We went from having a 3 Piece band last week to having a 6 Piece Band this week!

Here was our setlist…

Lifeline (Papa Roach)

Revolutionary Love (David Crowder Band)

Send Me Out (Fee)

Mighty To Save (Hillsong)

–Mark’s Message–

Stronger (Hillsong)

Alive and Running (Kristian Stanfill)

So, that was ours…what was yours?

Josh

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Um, where to start. Can I even remember what happened 2 weeks ago? Well, I know from an equipment and logistics standpoint, it was a nightmare. For miscellaneous reasons, we had a LOT to overcome in order to pull the service off. But, God is bigger than us and any equipment we can throw at Him, so of course…we were able to have a service with no problems!

From a music standpoint, we had more of a stripped down instrumentation. For various reasons, it ended up just being a 3 Piece Band. Me, Matt on Drums, and BJ on Bass. It actually went very well and was a nice change of pace.

So, here was our setlist…

Let God Arise (Chris Tomlin)

Salvation’s Chorus (Todd Fields)

Everlasting God (Brenton Brown)

It Is Well (Todd Fields)

God Of This City (BlueTree /Tomlin Version)

Uncontainable (Lee McDerment)

Sorry this was so late…

Josh

UNSTOPPABLE!

This week, we continued our “Unstoppable” series by talking about “Unstoppable Partners”. What a great morning, we had at least 6 people make professions of faith in Jesus Christ! That means, since May, we have had over 40 people make decisions for Christ. 40, FORTY, can you believe it? Our God is so awesome!

Well, here was our set list…

We Stand (Lee McDerment)

Rise and Sing (Fee)

Song of Hope (Robbie Seay Band)

Your Love (Chrystina L. Fincher)

–Jason’s Message–

For Your Glory (Lee McDerment)

Broadcast (Fee)

Alright…we’re going old school. What’s your favorite Old School Worship song?

Josh

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I think it’s pretty safe to say that this was probably the favorite Catalyst moment for A LOT of people. The whole conference was absolutely incredible, but the power of this moment rose above all else and truly pierced straight to the heart.

Mandy and I have been sponsoring a child through Compassion since before we were even married. Belinda Villanveva is our little girl from Peru. I hate to say though, other than sending in our $$$ every month, we’ve slipped up over the years in keeping in contact with Belinda. After experiencing this moment at Catalyst, I honestly think we’ll be working on doing a better job from here forward!

This is kind of a long video, but PLEASE stay with it…Jimmy (the child who was sponsored) begins sharing at about the 3:45 mark.

If you’re interested in sponsoring a child, you can click HERE.

Josh

Where are you going to serve?

This past Sunday Jason shared the story of Jesus’ first miracle, taking the water at the wedding feast and turning it into wine. The servants (who were the only ones who got to see the miracle of Jesus!) had to grab their buckets and fill up the large cisterns of water for the miracle to be done. So, are YOU ready to pick up a bucket and haul some water so that God can do miracles in and through Life Church?

Be there THIS Saturday, October 24 at 9:00 (8:15 if you want a FREE breakfast) to learn about area where you can serve and then HOW to serve in those areas! It’s gonna be a great day and HUGE step forward for Life Church. Buckle up guys, we’re about to take off and Dominate Rome for the Kingdom of God!

Join the Revolution!

Josh

“No Show Sunday”

We got the idea for this from Elevation Church in Charlotte, NC. This week, we “did church” stripped down to the BARE essentials, we utilized ZERO volunteers except for the in the children’s areas. There were no greeters, no coffee, no parking team, etc. From a production standpoint, we didn’t use any of our sound equipment, video equipment, or lights. On stage, we had one guitar amp with my acoustic guitar and a mic plugged in. This was the first time in a long time I had led solo with just my guitar. In some ways, it was nice and refreshing, but at the same time…I missed the band!

So, here was the set list…and remember everything was just me ad my guitar.

Salvation Is Here (Hillsong)

God Is With Us (Michael Olson)

Glory To God Forever (Fee)

Let Me Sing (Todd Fields)

–Jason’s Message (John 2:1-11)–

Hearts of Servants (Shane Barnard)

Sing, Sing, Sing (Chris Tomlin)

If you were there, what was your favorite part of the morning? If not, what do you think about this?

Josh

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We are unstoppable!

We started a new series this week called “Unstoppable”. This is going to be a GREAT series as we begin to really organize our efforts for reaching the city of Rome for the glory of God!

From a worship/programming standpoint, we had an awesome week! This was our set list…

Uncontainable (Lee McDerment) – I love this song, it’s a fun song to lead too. It really pushes me at the upper end of my vocal range so it’s fun to get to really belt it out. Not to mention, it has a GREAT message that tied in really well with the opening of our new series!

Rise and Sing (Fee) – This is a brand new song off of Fee’s brand new album, “Hope Rising”. The whole album is incredible, but as soon as I heard this track, I knew we had to do it ASAP at Life. I had been planning on doing this song since I bought the album last Tuesday and then I went to Catalyst and heard Fee do this song live several times and got even more excited! If you haven’t heard this song, stop reading this now, click on the link and listen, NOW!

All Because of Jesus (Fee) – In contrast, this is an older song of Fee’s, but it is a classic in my books!

Mighty To Save (Hillsong) – I was unsure how it was going to making such a transition between “All Because of Jesus” and this song because of the tempo differences, but it went really well with the transitions we planned. Such a great song to lead in to Jason talking about our vision!

-Jason’s message-

God Of This City (Chris Tomlin version) – After talking about our vision, it was so powerful to be able to sing about God being the God of OUR city, the God of Rome, GA.

Uncontainable (Lee McDerment) – Yep, we sandwiched the service with this song because of the “Unstoppable” tie-ins. GREAT SONG!

That was ours…if you go to Life Church, what was your favorite song, if you don’t go to Life Church what was the favorite song you sang at your church?

Josh

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This week at Life Church was “Porn Sunday”. The statistics on the porn industry are staggering, yet so many churches don’t acknowledge or address the fact that so many of their people are being held hostage to such an ugly, disgusting captor! That’s why we partnered with xxxchurch.com to “Confront the Elephant in the Pew”. Our Sunday looked a little different because of it, but most of the elements were the same.

Instead of Jason preaching this week, we showed a video produced by xxxchurch.com, POWERFUL! We did our normal worship sets, but also had time for people to respond and seek prayer about the issues at hand.

So, here was our set list…

Dirty Little Secret (The All American Rejects)

We Stand (Lee McDerment)

Glory to God Forever (Fee)

From The Inside Out (Hillsong)

-video message-

Perfect People (Natalie Grant)

Marvelous Light (Charlie Hall)

So…if you could only pick 2 songs to listen to for the next year, what would they be?

Josh

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