Call to Action from Pastor Mike

Posted on March 22, 2012 by drscott
This is in support of the Call To Action, a proposal to change the Methodist Church structure to help it be more effective in accomplishing the mission God has charged the Methodist Church with.
General Conference that is soon to begin will be dealing with this proposal. It  is seismic in many ways.  Pray if you would.  You can also sign the proposal if you choose. This was initiated by the Leading Edge an organization of Large Church Pastors that I am a part of and where I represent you and the Kingdom.
Pastor Mike

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Thank you for signing the letter to the General Conference delegates supporting the proposed changes to our structure and the setting aside of funds for raising up a new generation of young clergy.  As you may know the Council of Bishops has also endorsed these proposals.   More than 80 of the pastors of our 100 largest churches signed the letter.  UMCOM just ran a story on our letter that can be read here: http://www.umc.org/site/apps/nlnet/content3.aspx?c=lwL4KnN1LtH&b=5259669&ct=11668353

We’ve launched a petition site to invite others, both laity and clergy, to express their support for the IOT/CTA/CT proposals.  In the last 24 hours another 200 people have added their names.  We are hoping to add many more signatures in the next few weeks.

Mike Slaughter and Don Underwood have already blogged or tweeted about it.  I’m hoping each of you will consider doing the same.

Here’s the website with the letter:  http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/openlettertogeneralconference/

If you are tweeting or wish to shorten the address use this: url http://goo.gl/UCeFm

Friends, thanks for anything you can do to support this effort!  I think there is a chance for real change.  Your influence will play a key role in leading this change. If you need additional information, or help, please contact Debi Nixon at debi.nixon@cor.org.

Blessings!

Adam Hamilton

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Orchestra Agenda March 21

Posted on March 22, 2012 by drscott

Click here for last nights agenda: Orchestra agenda _mar21

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Choir Agenda March 21

Posted on March 22, 2012 by drscott

Click here for last nights agenda: Choir Agenda _mar21

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March 22 Devotional

Posted on March 22, 2012 by drscott

May God bless you in abundance today and every day as you faithfully serve Him in all you do and say.  Be the blessing for someone today!  Hugs, Scott

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I Am a God of both intricate detail and overflowing abundance.  When you entrust the details of your life to Me, you are surprised by how thoroughly I answer your petitions.  I take pleasure in hearing your prayers, so feel free to bring Me all of your requests.  The more you pray, the more answers you can receive.  Best of all, your faith is strengthened as you see how precisely I respond to your specific prayers.


Because I am infinite in all My ways, you need not fear that I will run out of resources.  Abundance is at the very heart of who I AM.  Come to Me in joyful expectation of receiving all you need-and sometimes much more!  I delight in showering blessings on My beloved children.  Come to Me with open hands and heart, ready to receive all I have for you.


Psalm 132:15 15 I will bless her with abundant provisions; her poor will I satisfy with food. John 6:12-13  12When they had all had enough to eat, he said to his disciples, “Gather the pieces that are left over. Let nothing be wasted.” 13So they gathered them and filled twelve baskets with the pieces of the five barley loaves left over by those who had eaten.


Daily Devotional from “Jesus Calling” by Sarah Young”

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March 21 Devotional

Posted on March 21, 2012 by drscott

Love this!  Just read it and join me tonight in joyful song.  See you then my friends.  Love, Scott

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Trust Me And Don’t Be Afraid, for I am your Strength and Song.  Think what it means to have Me as your Strength.  I spoke the universe into existence; My Power is absolutely unlimited!  Human weakness, consecrated to Me, is like a magnet, drawing My Power into your neediness.  However, fear can block the flow of My Strength into you.  Instead of trying to fight your fears, concentrate on trusting Me.  When you relate to Me in confident trust, there is no limit to how much I can strengthen you.  


Remember that I am also your Song.  I want you to share My Joy, living in conscious awareness of My Presence.  Rejoice as we journey together toward heaven; join Me in singing My Song.


Isaiah 12:2-3 2 Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. The LORD, the LORD, is my strength and my song;  he has become my salvation. 3With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation.


Psalm 21:6  6 Surely you have granted him eternal blessings and made him glad with the joy of your presence.


Daily Devotional from “Jesus Calling” by Sarah Young

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March 20 Devotional

Posted on March 20, 2012 by drscott

Giving thanks in all things keeps the Spirit flowing and our focus on the positive.  May this be your focus today and every day.  I give thanks for each and every one of you!  Peace and Love, Scott

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Thank Me For The Glorious Gift Of My Spirit.  This is like priming the pump of a well.  As you bring Me the sacrifice of thanksgiving, regardless of your feelings, My Spirit is able to work more freely within you.  This produces more thankfulness and more freedom, until you are overflowing with gratitude.


I shower blessings on you daily, but sometimes you don’t perceive them.  When your mind is stuck on a negative focus, you see neither Me nor My gifts.  In faith, thank Me for whatever is preoccupying your mind.  This will clear the blockage so that you can find Me.


2 Corinthians 5:5 5Now it is God who has made us for this very purpose and has given us the Spirit as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come. Psalm 50:14 14 Sacrifice thank offerings to God, fulfill your vows to the Most High 

Daily Devotional from Jesus Calling by Sarah Young

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March 19 Devotional

Posted on March 19, 2012 by drscott

This devotional reminds me of the words to one of our Easter songs: “Not Guilty”.  If you have not heard the song, click on the anthems bar on my blog.  Beautiful words for His children.  Peace Friends, Scott

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I Speak To You From The Depths Of Your Being.  Hear Me saying soothing words of Peace, assuring you of My Love.  Do not listen to voices of accusation, for they are not from Me.  I speak to you in love-tones, lifting you up.  My Spirit convicts cleanly, without crushing words of shame.  Let the Spirit take charge of your mind, combing out tangles of deception.  Be transformed by the truth that I live within you.


The Light of My Presence is shining upon you, in benedictions of Peace.  Let My Light shine in you; don’t dim it with worries or fears. Holiness is letting Me live through you.  Since I dwell in you, you are fully equipped to be holy.  Pause before responding to people or situations, giving My Spirit space to act through you.  Hasty words and actions leave no room for Me; this is atheistic living.  I want to inhabit all your moments-gracing your thoughts, words, and behavior.


Romans 8:1-2  1Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, 2because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death. 1 Corinthians 6:19 19Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; 

 Daily Devotional from “Jesus Calling” by Sarah Young

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Easter Cd’s Available

Posted on March 15, 2012 by drscott

I have made CDs that include most of the songs for Easter. I also included “Love of God”, which we will be singing on March 25th. There is no recording for “I Can See”, so if you would like to hear that song you will need to go to the youtube video I included in the list for Lenten anthem recordings. I also did not include the individual parts for Not Guilty, but you can find them here on the blog! 🙂

The Cd’s are in the choir room on the table next to the Cd’s for the Homecoming concert. Feel free to pick one!

-Beth

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Not Guilty individual voice parts

Posted on March 15, 2012 by drscott

Click below on the link for you voice part for help on the selected measures:

01 Not Guilty-Soprano m.30-33

02 Not Guilty-Alto m.30-33

03 Not Guilty-Tenor m.30-33

04 Not Guilty-Bass m.30-33

05 Not Guilty-Soprano m. 45-49

06 Not Guilty-Alto m. 45-49

07 Not Guilty-Tenor m. 45-49

08 Not Guilty-Bass m. 45-49

 

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March 14 Devotional

Posted on March 15, 2012 by drscott

Do Not Hesitate To Receive Joy From Me, for I bestow it on you abundantly.  The more you sit still in My Presence, the more freely My blessings flow into you.  In the Light of My Love, you are gradually transformed from glory to glory.  It is through spending time with Me that you realize how wide and long and high and deep is My Love for you.


Sometimes the relationship I offer you seems too good to be true.  I pour My very Life into you, and all you have to do is receive Me.  In a world characterized by working and talking, the admonition to rest and receive seems too easy.  There is an intricate connection between receiving and believing: As you trust Me more and more, you are able to receive Me and My blessings abundantly.  Be still, and know that I am God.


2 Corinthians  3:18 (NASB) 18But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as from the Lord, the Spirit. Ephesians 3:17-19 17so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, 18may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, 19and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. Psalm 46:10  10 “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.”


Daily Devotional from “Jesus Calling” by Sarah Young

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