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April 4 Devotional

Posted on April 4, 2016 by drscott

Dear Friends,

After a very busy couple of weeks, it’s great to pause, seek some stillness and some silence, and just be with God. Don’t get me wrong! I love the music, the drama etc. etc. It’s thrilling in so many ways and awe inspiring. But nothing compares to the stillness of communing with God. I pray you make time for that today and every day! Peace and Love, Scott
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I Meet You in the stillness of your soul. It is there that I seek to commune with you. A person who is open to My Presence is exceedingly precious to Me. My eyes search to and fro throughout the earth, looking for one whose heart is seeking Me. I see you trying to find Me; our mutual search results in joyful fulfillment.

Stillness of soul is increasingly rare in this world addicted to speed and noise. I am pleased with your desire to create a quiet space where you and I can meet. Don’t be discouraged by the difficulty of achieving this goal. I monitor all your efforts and am blessed by each of your attempts to seek My Face.

Zechariah 2:13 ¹³Be still before the Lord, all mankind, because he has roused himself from his holy dwelling.”

2 Chronicles 16:9 (KJV) ⁹For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars.

Psalm 23:2-3 (NKJV)²He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters.³He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness; For His name’s sake.

Daily Devotional from “Jesus Calling” by Sarah Young

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Anthems for Sunday! If you are singing on Sunday-please take a look at this!

Posted on March 31, 2016 by drscott

Due to weather, we had a small turnout for choir last night. If you were not able to make it, please know that you were missed!

This Sunday at 11am we have the great honor of singing as a part of the Confirmation service. 85 students will be confirmed and we will have many guests in our service! Last night we started on a brand new anthem “This I Believe”. Unfortunately, last night was the only time we get to rehearse it before Sunday, so if you are planning on singing on Sunday at 11, please go to this blog post to hear the recording and find the individual parts! It is not a difficult song, but we want to have a large choir and present our best to the many visitors that will be coming!

We also have the privilege to lead worship at 8:15am, and for those that are singing at 8:15- we are doing a different song! We will be singing “I Can See”. Here are individual parts that we recorded for you in 2013 🙂

Hope this helps!

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Orchestra Agenda

Posted on March 31, 2016 by drscott

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Chancel Choir Agenda

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March 28 Devotional

Posted on March 28, 2016 by drscott

Dear Friends,

My, what a glorious Lenten season we shared, culminating on a most triumphant Easter morning! You all poured yourselves out like a drink offering to those that attended, and indeed they were blessed! I can’t thank you all enough for your faithfulness and servant hearts. May God continue to bless you and your families as we share life together through our beloved church. I am humbled by you and ever so grateful. He is Risen! He is Risen Indeed! Peace and Love, Scott
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I Am A God Who Gives and gives and gives. When I died for you on the cross, I held back nothing; I poured out My Life like a drink offering. Because giving is inherent in My nature, I search for people who are able to receive in full measure. To increase your intimacy with Me, the two traits you need the most are receptivity and attentiveness. Receptivity is opening up your innermost being to be filled with My abundant riches. Attentiveness is directing your gaze to Me: searching for Me in all your moments. It is possible to stay your mind on Me,as the prophet Isaiah wrote. Through such attentiveness you receive a glorious gift: My perfect Peace.

Philippians 2:17 ¹⁷But even if I am being poured out like a drink offering on the sacrifice and service coming from your faith, I am glad and rejoice with all of you.

Mark 10:15 ¹⁵I tell you the truth, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.”

Isaiah 26:3 (NKJV) ³You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You.

Daily Devotional from “Jesus Calling” by Sarah Young

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March 22 Devotional

Posted on March 22, 2016 by drscott

Dear Friends,

As we continue our journey together during Holy Week, today’s devotional is particularly timely as we carefully plan our rehearsals and services this week. During the process, it’s important that we trust God to do His work through us. All we ultimately have to do is be faithful. That takes a lot of the pressure off doesn’t it? And, our attitude of gratitude in all things will surely sustain us, giving us peace and comfort. Thank you all for your faithfulness during this Lenten season. I wouldn’t want to go down this path with any others! Peace and Love, Scott
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Rejoice And Be Thankful! As you walk with Me through this day, practice trusting and thanking Me all along the way. Trust is the channel through which My Peace flows into you. Thankfulness lifts you up above your circumstances.

I do My greatest works through people with grateful, trusting hearts. Rather than planning and evaluating, practice trusting and thanking Me continually. This is a paradigm shift that will revolutionize your life.

Psalm 95:2 ² Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song.

Psalm 9:10 ¹⁰ Those who know your name will trust in you, for you, LORD, have never forsaken those who seek you.

Daily Devotional from “Jesus Calling” by Sarah Young

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TCU Concert

Posted on March 17, 2016 by drscott

Sunday, March 20th 2:30pm

First United Methodist Church

800 West 5th St., Fort Worth 76102

Free and Open to the Public

The TCU Concert Chorale, conducted by Christopher Aspaas, will perform this Sunday afternoon at FUMC Fort Worth. Our program, Dance On! Sing Praises!, weaves the ideas of dancing, singing and praise throughout, and includes several works also specific to Palm/Passion Sunday.

Two extended works anchor each half: Benjamin Britten’s Rejoice in the Lamb; and, Invocation and Dance by David Conte. Rejoice in the Lamb is a setting of poetry by Christopher Smart (18th century poet) that he wrote while confined at St. Luke’s Hospital for Lunatics. The text creatively explores the ways in which all creation praises God, and Britten uses the organ and soloists from the choir to create an amazing and expressive experience. Invocation and Dance, an amazing work for piano four-hands (played masterfully by Janet Pummill and Amy Stewart) and choir, is a setting of the poetry of Walt Whitman from his When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d, an elegy written after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. The first part (Invocation) slowly and mysteriously calls, “Come, lovely and soothing death…” with pulsating rhythms and vibrant harmonies. The second part (Dance) sets the text “Praised be the fathomless universe… for life, joy, love sing praise!” with bouncing rhythms in mixed meters.

We are excited to share two premieres: a setting of the beloved Auld Lang Syne by School of Music faculty member, Till Meyn; and, Christopher Aspaas’ setting of the Shaker song “Followers of the Lamb” entitled, Sing On! Dance On! Additionally, we will sing works by J. S. Bach, Jean Berger, Finnish composer Jaakko Mäntyjärvi (inspired by the Swedish chef), Stanford Scriven and John Ferguson.

We hope you will join us for this program!

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March 17 Devotional

Posted on March 17, 2016 by drscott

Dear Friends,

To be known and understood is one of the great desires of all people. Yet, we also know that if you really knew me, how could you love me, much less die for me? This is why Holy Week is so very important for our Christian journey. It’s a reminder that Christ knows us, loves us and died for us so that we might have life and have it abundantly! Rejoice, give thanks and be loved! Peace and Love, Scott
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Come To Me For Understanding, since I know you far better than you know yourself. I comprehend you in all your complexity; no detail of your life is hidden from Me. I view you through eyes of grace, so don’t be afraid of My intimate awareness. Allow the Light of My healing Presence to shine into the deepest recesses of your being-cleansing, healing, refreshing, and renewing you. Trust Me enough to accept the full forgiveness that I offer you continually. This great gift, which cost Me My Life, is yours for all eternity. Forgiveness is at the very core of My abiding Presence. I will never leave you or forsake you.

When no one else seems to understand you, simply draw closer to Me. Rejoice in the One who understands you completely and loves you perfectly. As I fill you with My Love, you become a reservoir of love, overflowing into the lives of other people.

Psalm 139:1-4 ¹ O LORD, you have searched me and you know me. ² You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. ³ You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways. ⁴ Before a word is on my tongue you know it completely, O LORD.

2 Corinthians 1:21-22 ²¹Now it is God who makes both us and you stand firm in Christ. He anointed us, ²²set his seal of ownership on us, and put his Spirit in our hearts as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.

Joshua 1:5 ⁵ No one will be able to stand up against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so I will be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.

Daily Devotional from “Jesus Calling” by Sarah Young

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This I Believe- April 3rd Anthem

Posted on March 16, 2016 by drscott

Here are the recordings for our Anthem on April 3rd for the Confirmation service. Because we are spending so much time on Easter and Good Friday music the next 2 weeks, please listen to this because we will only get 1 rehearsal to learn it!

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March 14 Devotional

Posted on March 14, 2016 by drscott

Dear Friends,

My wife and I love to camp. I know many of you enjoy the benefits of getting out of the house, getting away from it all and just relaxing in the great outdoors. It could be at a beach, on a mountain or just at a campsite somewhere in mother nature. Why is this so good for the soul? I think it reconnects us with God. We are forced to simply sit and “be”. So, even if you can’t get away for a day or two, find a place to hear God speak and to “be still and know”…peace and love! scott
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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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