Sunday Set List

This past Sunday's set list:

Friend of God by Phillips, Craig & Dean

Glorious Day by Casting Crowns

God with Us by Mercy Me

Give Me Jesus by Jeremy Camp

A Living Prayer by Alison Krauss

Sunday Set List

The set list from this past Sunday's worship service at Discovery:

Prelude: I Will Survive by Cake
Break Free by Hillsong United
My Soul Longs for You by Misty Edwards
Desert Song by Hillsong United
How He Loves by John Mark McMillan

Why I Didn't Preach Last Weekend

I didn't preach at DIscovery Church last weekend. I was at the theater (and no, I wasn't just skipping to watch a movie) but others led in worship and teaching. I've been asked a few times why and here's the reason:

Reason #1: We have talented teachers who need to be given the opportunity to grow and use their gifts.
At Discovery, we've been blessed with some incredibly talented teachers. Yesterday, one of those talented individuals, Janet Oberholtzer, got the opportunity to share about the purpose of and her passion for ministry to college-students. Each time she has preached, she has done a good job...and she's grown in that gifting. Later this summer, you'll have the opportunity to learn from Matt Breivogel, another young, gifted teacher in our midst. I look forward to teaching more at Discovery (and One Life) in the days ahead. However, some times it is good for me and for the body of Christ for others to have the opportunity to share what God is teaching them.

Reason #2: I was serving in KIDS ministry.
Our KIDS ministry rocks! The team does a great job each week in preparing quality lessons that teach and grow our kids. And our KIDS ministry is growing. Sunday, I got the opportunity to pour myself into the life of the kids for one morning. They got to know that their pastor loves them, cares about them, can be goofy, and wants them to love Jesus. All very important lessons in my book. Another exciting part of leading in our KIDS ministry was the chance to teach my incredible 7 year old. Dads, it is so cool to get to lead and love your kids and set great examples for other kids at church.

Second Look @ Sunday

Some quick take-aways from yesterday:

• Our set-up team is so dedicated. I wish there was a better way to celebrate them but here you go: Thanks Marty, Chet, Chase, Kirk & Jack! I appreciate all you do.
• Speaking of Chase: He did an awesome job on the lights yesterday.
• The band did a great job of leading us in worship. Love the hard work that they put in each week.
• Highlight of the day: Getting text messages all day long that said, "I'm in." At the end of the message yesterday, I challenged those who wanted to commit to following Jesus for the first time to text me that message. Literally all day I was getting messages. So sweet.
• Thankful for the team that God is bringing together at One Life West (Discovery). Awesome stuff.

Sunday Set List

What did Ascended play this morning at Discovery Church? Here's the Sunday Set List for May 22, 2011.

Prelude: The World I Know by Collective Soul

Worship Set:
Grace Like Rain by Todd Agnew
Mighty to Save by Hillsong United
We Will Worship You by Carlos Whittaker
Revelation Song by Kari Jobe

Sunday Set List

Want to hear more of the music from this morning's service? Here you go.

Beautiful Sound by Newsboys

You are Worthy of My Praise by Passion

It is You by Newsboys

Thief by Third Day

Grace Like Rain by Todd Agnew

Second Look @ Sunday

Some quick take-aways for me from yesterday:

• You have to get to AMC Stadium 16 pretty early to beat Marty Smith there. When I got there, he had already worked up enough of a sweat that he needed to take off his jacket (his hat).
• Thankful for Ascended. They worked hard and it clearly paid off.
• By the way guys, if you have a Twitter account, use it.
• Was surprised to see Lindy Weatherly join us. Anxious to hear her notes from the service.
• Big idea: God is always faithful and He is still in the redemption business.
• In what part of your life do you need to experience redemption?
• So sweet to see some of our people serving the residents of Riverwalk Communities. Here's the proof that I even participated.
• Had a great time at lunch hearing one of my high school friends share her heart for missions. It is amazing what God is doing in her life. Abso-freakin-lutely Amazing.
• Sad news came to me on Sunday night: another friend from the youth group I grew up (quite literally) in passed away Sunday morning. I got a chance to spend a few moments with him on Saturday evening. Not enough time in hindsight. He truly was semper fi (always faithful).
• Finally: looking forward to a great Super Bowl with two legendary teams. Now just have to determine the perfect venue to watch it at.
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Sunday Set List

Here's the set list that Ascended rocked this AM:

Prelude -- Shine by Collective Soul

I Am Free by Newsboys

Always by Generation Unleashed

Grace Like Rain by Todd Agnew

We Will Worship You by Carlos Whittaker

How He Loves by John Mark McMillan

Second Look @ Sunday

Another amazing week at Discovery Church. Here are a few of the highlights:

• Thanks to all the Discovery volunteers who came early to help make sure things went smoothly. Your consistent service is inspiring.
• Thanks to the One Life tech team that came to inspire our production team. Thanks to all the sound, light, and CG volunteers.
• Thanks to Second. Can't wait for you guys to come back. ;-)
• Thanks to Bret Nicholson for challenging us via video. If you missed the video, you can watch it here.
• Bret taught from John 4. Great story.
• "Jesus did not just want her as a convert; He wanted her to be a worshiper."
• So exciting to see new faces and familiar faces back at Discovery.
• Blessed beyond belief by a great family. Unfortunately, Morgan had to miss the big day due to a stomach bug. My mom stepped up big for us and watched her.
• Can't believe the Patriots lost (and the state of Indiana rejoices)!

Sunday Set List

Want to know what songs the band used in worship Sunday? You can find them (along with iTunes links) below.

Hero by Skillet

My Future Decided by Hillsong United

King of All Days by Hillsong United

Revelation Song by Kari Jobe

Came to My Rescue by Hillsong Live

Second Look @ Sunday

So much to process from this past weekend, but I'll give it a try anyway.

• Had a great time visiting with Kitten's siblings this weekend. I've been blessed with some fantastic in-laws.
• Speaking of blessings: the nephews came too! Love those guys.
• Alyssa did an incredible job as a cheerleader at the Reitz game on Saturday night. So stinking cute I'm going to have to hire a militia in a few years to keep the boys away.
• Our set-up team is pretty much the most amazing thing since Bacon Bandages. By the way, if we had those in my house, I'd get paper cuts all the time.
• We had a worship team emergency when the drummer went down on Saturday night. God blessed us with an amazing last minute fill-in. Thanks Chris Clark!
• Had a great time looking John 4 on Sunday morning. Pretty amazing how Jesus meets us right where we are and takes us where we could not go on our own.
• He truly is all we need.
• Congregational meeting after service went really well. We talked about the elders' recommendation to transition to the One Life Network. Exciting times.
• Coming this week: why I'm excited about the One Life Network. Can't wait to share some of what excites me about this possibility.

Sunday Set List

Want to know what songs the band used in worship Sunday? You can find them (along with iTunes links) below.

I Am Free by Newsboys

Majesty by Delirious?

King of Glory by Third Day

Faceless Man by Creed

All I Need by Shawn McDonald

Second Look @ Sunday

Thankful for another incredible (and busy) weekend. Before we jump into the highlights from yesterday, I would be remiss to not share some highlights from the past two weeks:

• Christmas Eve was incredible! Where to start....thanks to our set-up team for showing up in the midst of the first round of snow storms to unload the trailer at Bob's.
• Thanks to the band who came together to lead us in worship.
• Thankful for those who helped tear down and load up so that everyone could enjoy Christmas.
• Got a chance to worship with my sister-in-law's family last week. Got to see my oldest nephew profess his faith in Christ and follow Him in baptism. Awesome.
• It was really cool to be able to sit with Alyssa (the 6-year old) and join her in worship. She's learned to read which makes it much easier for her to sing corporately. So cool to hear her sing praises to God with me.
• Many people are ashamed or embarrassed by their in-laws. Mine are pretty incredible. Had a great time with them.
• The gym is getting busy. We closed out the month on a great note. Thankful for a great team there too.

And now yesterday's highlights:

• Loved the job the worship team did leading. If you're not worshiping, it's a you issue. Really cool to see people like Chet and Chance set free to use all their gifts and abilities to the fullest.
• Can't imagine what life would be without our Children's Ministry volunteers. Thanks for all you do!
• Guess which movie was showing in the same theater as we set up our nursery? Yep...this one.
• "The only thing worse than being blind is having sight and no vision." -- Helen Keller
• Thankful that Jesus does not go for the Dream Team, but chooses the dropout and flunkies, the less-desirables, me.
• Got a chance to talk with someone tonight about what it means to be a Jesus-follower. Praying for her as she studies Jesus, His life and ministry, and His call on her life.
• Already getting excited about next week. I've got people in mind to invite; do you?

Sunday Set List

If you enjoyed the worship set this morning, here is the set list along with iTunes links so that you can listen throughout the week.

Give Me Your Eyes by Brandon Heath

Everlasting God by Brenton Brown

Revelation Song by Gateway Worship

You Are More by Tenth Avenue North

I Am Not Ashamed by Jeremy Camp

Second Look @ Sunday

Few thoughts from a snow-filled, action-packed day:

• Still amazed that God has allowed us at Discovery Church to partner with Uncharted International. They are doing some amazing things around the globe.
• Thankful for Brian Kerney sharing how the PEACE plan plays a part in all that Uncharted is doing.
• Wonder if Kerney will ever use the Twitter account I just referenced. Hm...?
• Spent the weekend sick and on the couch. Gave me plenty of time to do research on the new head ball coach at Florida. Welcome to Gator Nation, Coach Will Muschamp.
• Thankful for Darrin Carnahan & the rest of the worship team. Amazed by musicians who can hear a song one day and play it the next.
• By the way, welcome Darrin to the world of Twitter. Follow him!
• Excited for our friends at One Life. Sounds like God did some amazing things that were celebrated in baptism this week. Somewhere around 49 people baptized in two services today. Read some incredible descriptions on Facebook here.
• Big Idea from the Sermon: God uses ordinary people to accomplish His purposes. Mary risked her whole life for the One who gave her her whole life.
• Our family is sponsoring a child. Is yours? If not, make that one of the gifts you give this Christmas season. More info here.

Second Look @ Sunday

Here's a quick look back at yesterday:

• Some mornings it is just hard to get going. Yesterday seemed to be that way for a lot of people. The number of alarms ignored yesterday may have set some type of record.
• So thankful for a corporate partner who is providing us with the use of a printer.
• Our band took the week off for a variety of reasons. Dan did an awesome job covering for the rest of the gang by doing an unplugged worship set.
• Thanks to Jordan for stepping up and filling in on Media Shout yesterday.
• Big idea from the sermon: Reach out in faith to Jesus. Let His presence resurrect your dead and broken life.
• Had a blast working on Project Man Cave in the afternoon. It's amazing to see the love that the Zarazee girls have for their dad. Also cool to see others chip in to make this amazing transformation happen. Hope Todd is able to enjoy many Colts victories down there.
• Exciting time of planning and prayer last night in Warrick County. Can't wait to see what God is going to do through those who are willing to sacrifice for and serve others.

Second Look @ Sunday

What a great day today at Discovery Church. Some of the highlights for me:

• I'm always blown away by the faithfulness of our set-up team. Even though it was in the 30s this AM, they were there unloading the trailer and working hard.
• Got to see one of my favorite persons in the world this morning. Always awesome to see Ellen, my favorite Connecticuter.
• Our musicians are so flexible. It is always interesting to see what instruments that Dan Wilson & Nick Smith will be playing.
• Wonder what the response to the programs formerly known as the "World's Tiniest Church Programs" was?
• Our Childrens Ministry team does such a great job. And the leader is smokin' hot.
• Big idea from the sermon: What is your perception of Jesus? Because how you perceive Him effects how you respond to Him.
• Big announcement: The elders of Discovery Church have recommended that the church seeks release to independence from the EPC and then to merge into the One Life Network. We'll be answering questions about this over the next several months both in congregational meetings and via FAQs here on the blog.

Second Look @ Sunday

Here's a quick glimpse at some of the highlights from today:

• Our set-up team is amazing. They did a great job unloading the trailer today, even if I had booby-trapped it by switching everything around over the weekend.
• Our phenomenal drummer, Chet, found some great lights on a killer deal that we got to install on our light tree today.
• Our band has been really gelling over the last few weeks. Thanks for all your hard work.
• Saw a high-school classmate today. She and her husband came to Discovery with her sister & brother-in-law. She had no clue that I was the pastor (probably why she was willing to come).
• Alex Tindle stepped up as the host for this morning's service. It was his first time in that capacity. Excellent work friend.
• Janet Oberholtzer, our small groups guru, experienced a first as well. She taught in our Childrens' Ministry area. Thanks for filling in the gap Janet!
• Since I forgot to say it in the service this morning: Happy Birthday Zayden Harper! You're an incredible little four year old. Now keep away from my daughters.
• Got a chance to see some great friends who God is doing amazing things through also today.
• Spent the afternoon with the girls. The only downside was that Alyssa still had a smokin' hot fever.

Second Look @ Sunday

Time flies when you're having fun (and really busy). Here's some take-aways from yesterday for me:

• The Discovery band is really starting to jell. I love watching people serve out of giftedness and passion.
• We celebrated the sacrament of communion. It is incredible to join with the Church throughout the ages in experiencing the grace of God.
• Had a bit of a scare when someone passed out/fainted in the parking lot while leaving. Our volunteers did an outstanding job of being on top of the situation and immediately got emergency responders there. Not something that we ever wanted to test, but great knowing that our volunteers are paying attention.
• Speaking of volunteers: so thankful for our Childrens Ministry team. Week after week we have individuals who are willing to sacrifice their own time in worship to serve God and others. Thanks for all the hard work.
• While we were worshiping at AMC Stadium 16, Jack Young (one of our elders) was wrapping up a weekend serving with Kairos at Wabash Valley Correctional Facility. Despite my testimony, they allowed him to return home.
• Talked finances during a pre-marital counseling session. Honor God by being a good steward of what He has entrusted to you (applies in so many areas of your life).
• My girls are amazing. Morgan had us cracking up after failing to get the lights turned on. "I can't. I have short arms." Too cute. She then repeated the "short arms" line a dozen times.

Second Look @ Sunday

Some quick thoughts on Sunday:

• The worship team did a fantastic job. Bummed that so many people enjoyed the free coffee and missed the first song though.
• It was neat to wrap up the book of Philippians. I always enjoy teaching straight through a book of Bible. It's great to come across powerful verses in the context that they were originally written.
• At the same time, I'm getting excited about the new sermon sermon series. We launch "At the Movies 2010" this Sunday.
• It's always awesome and inspiring to celebrate communion together as a community.
• Thanks to our Children's Ministry volunteers. You guys bring fresh excitement to kids each week.
• From what I hear, Brandi Hollen did a fantastic job of speaking on the USI campus.
• Had a lot of fun working the Discovery Church booth with Janet Oberholtzer, Martha Duckworth, Brandi, and my family following the service.
• I might have overwhelmed a student from Minnesota when I gave him a full-bag of peanut-butter cookies. Not sure he knew what to think.
• Thanks to all the cookie-makers. You're much more talented than me. I burned the chocolate.