November 21 Devotional

Posted on November 21, 2014 by drscott
Dear Friends,
 
One thing God can’t get enough of–gratitude!  He loves to hear us give Him thanks and praise for all the gifts He has given us.  And, if you stop and think about it (tis the season!) we truly have been given much!  But most importantly, He has given us His Son, Jesus and the Holy Spirit to guide us and comfort us in all things.  Be blessed as you meditate and pray upon this.  In grateful praise for you, Scott
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Thank Me Throughout This Day for My Presence and My Peace.  These are gifts of supernatural proportions.  Ever since the resurrection, I have comforted My followers with these messages:Peace be with you, and surely I am with you always.  Listen as I offer you My Peace and Presence in full measure.  The best way to receive these glorious gifts is to thank Me for them.

It is impossible to spend too much time thanking and praising Me.  I created you first and foremost to glorify Me.  Thanksgiving and praise put you in proper relationship with Me,opening the way for My riches to flow into you.  As you thank Me for My Presence and Peace, you appropriate My richest gifts. 

Luke 24:36 36While they were still talking about this, Jesus himself stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you.”

Matthew 28:20 20and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”

Hebrews 13:15 15 Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise—the fruit of lips that confess his name.

Daily Devotional from “Jesus Calling” by Sarah Young

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Sounds of Christmas

Posted on November 20, 2014 by drscott

Click to hear a recording of Sounds of Christmas below.

The Sounds Of Christmas

Also, in case you want to listen to the other music it can be found by clicking the link for your part below. That will take you directly to the post where I originally posted the other music for the Christmas Program 🙂

Basses

Tenors

Altos

Sopranos

 

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November 19th Devotional

Posted on November 19, 2014 by drscott
Dear Friends,
I stumbled upon a short segment on 60 minutes this past Sunday that featured one of my favorite Broadway starts, Mandy Patinkin. It was a fascinating interview of a brilliant man in his 60s who’s still going strong after all these years.  Of life and death, he said that it’s ‘all a big game and the sad part is we loose in the end.  We have to leave all of this behind…friends, loved ones, the planet…’ I’m not so sure I agree with Mandy, and as you read this devotional, you’ll see that I’m not alone in this.  Be blessed as you live in the moment with Christ as hand in hand you journey on this great adventure called LIFE!  Love, Scott
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Leave Outcomes Up To Me.  Follow Me wherever I lead, without worrying about how it will all turn out.  Think of your life as an adventure, with Me as your Guide and Companion.  Live in the now, concentrating on staying in step with Me.  When our path leads to a cliff, be willing to climb it with My help.  When we come to a resting place, take time to be refreshed in My Presence.  Enjoy the rhythm of life lived close to Me.

You already know the ultimate destination of your journey: your entrance into heaven. So keep your focus on the path just before you, leaving outcomes to Me. 

Psalm 27:13-14 13 I am still confident of this: I will see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living. 14 Wait for the LORD; be strong and take heart and wait for the LORD.

Exodus 15:13 13 “In your unfailing love you will lead the people you have redeemed. In your strength you will guide them to your holy dwelling.

Daily Devotional from “Jesus Calling” by Sarah Young

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November 18 Devotional

Posted on November 18, 2014 by drscott
Dear Friends,
As we continue celebrating this wonderful time of year, giving thanks and looking with joyful anticipation of Christmas, it is important that we are careful to stay connected to the source of our joy and peace.  It is impossible for us to lead others and to exhibit the joy of this season when we ourselves are not connected to the living water of Christ.  So, pace yourselves, say “no” every now and then and keep plugged into the well that never runs dry.  Peace and Love, Scott
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Come To Me, and rest in My Peace.  My Face is shinning upon you, in rays of Peace transcending understanding.  Instead of trying to figure things out yourself, you can relax in the Presence of the One who knows everything.  As you lean on Me in trusting dependence, you feel peaceful and complete.  This is how I designed you to live: in close communion with Me.

When you are around other people, you tend to cater to their expectations-real or imagined.  You feel enslaved to pleasing them, and your awareness of My Presence grows dim.  Your efforts to win their approval eventually exhaust you.  You offer these people dry crumbs rather than theliving water of My Spirit flowing through you.  This is not My way for you!  Stay in touch with Me, even during you busiest moments.  Let My Spirit give you words of grace as you live in the Light of My Peace.

Philippians 4:6-7 6Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

John 7:38 38Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, streams of living water will flow from within him.”

Ephesians 5:18-20 18Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.19Speak to one another with psalms, hymns and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your heart to the Lord, 20always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Daily Devotional from “Jesus Calling” by Sarah Young

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November 17th Devotional

Posted on November 17, 2014 by drscott
Dear Friends,
Do we truly know how to “live free”?  So often our own minds rob us of our freedom to live in the Spirit.  It’s difficult to resist the voices in our minds that constantly tug at us in different directions.  Prayer is our only hope to find the path to true freedom and peace.  I pray you find that quiet place to refocus on the voice of Christ and His amazing love for us.  Peace, Scott
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There Is No Condemnation for those who are in Me. The law of the Spirit of Life has set you free from the law sin and death.  Not many Christians know how to live in this radical freedom, which is their birthright.  I died to set you free; live freely in Me!

To walk along the path of freedom, you must keep your mind firmly fixed on Me.  Many voices proclaim: “This is the way for you to go,” but only My voice tells you the true way.  If you follow the way of the world with all its glitter and glamour, you will descend deeper and deeper into an abyss.  Christian voices also can lead you astray: “Do this!”  “Don’t do that!”  “Pray this way!”  Don’t pray that way!”  If you listen to all those voices, you will become increasingly confused. 

Be content to be a simple sheep, listening for My voice and following Me.  I will lead you into restful green pastures and guide you along paths of righteousness.

Romans 8:1-2 1Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, 2because through ChristJesus the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death.

Isaiah 30:21 21 Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, “This is the way; walk in it.”

John 10:27 27My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.

Psalm 23:1-3 1 The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not be in want. 2 He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, 3he restores my soul. He guides me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.

Daily Devotional from “Jesus Calling” by Sarah Young

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November 13 devotional

Posted on November 13, 2014 by drscott
Dear Friends,

Have you found it difficult to describe your relationship with God?  It’s something that you experience and feel and is almost impossible to explain to others, especially non believers.  But those who “get it”, really get it!  Bask in the glow of Christ dwelling in you and don’t let anyone take your glow away!  Hugs, Scott

I Am Christ In You, the hope of glory.  The One who walks beside you, holding you by your hand, is the same One who lives within you.  This is a deep, unfathomable mystery.  You and I are intertwined in an intimacy involving every fiber of your being.  The Light of My Presence shines within you, as well as upon you.  I am in you, and you are in Me; therefore, nothing in heaven or on earth can separate you from Me!

As you sit quietly in My Presence, your awareness of My Life within you is heightened.  This produces the Joy of the Lord, which is your strength.  I, the God of hope, fill you with all Joy and Peace as you trust in Me, so that you may bubble over with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Colossians 1:27 27To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.

Isaiah 42:6 6 “I, the LORD, havecalled you in righteousness; I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you and will make you to be a covenant for the people and a light for the Gentiles,

Nehemiah 8:10 10 Nehemiah said, “Go and enjoy choice food and sweet drinks, and send some to those who have nothing prepared. This day is sacred to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.”

Romans 15:13 (AMP) 13May the God of your hope so fill you with all joy and peace in believing [through the experience of your faith] that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound and be overflowing (bubbling over) with hope.

Daily Devotion from “JesusCalling” by Sarah Young



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Orchestra Agenda

Posted on November 13, 2014 by drscott

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Chancel Choir Agenda

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November 12th Devotional

Posted on November 12, 2014 by drscott
Dear Friends,
I think this is a fitting devotional as we come to the close of our “Be Rich” series, don’t you!?  Indeed, we are blessed beyond measure and our cup runneth over with love from our heavenly Father.  Believe, receive and give as you have received.  “For God so loved you, that he gave…our world, our abundance, our life.  He gave his Son.  What shall we give in return?  Be blessed in this my beloved ones.  Peace and Love, Scott
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This Is A Time Of Abundance in your life.  Your cup runneth over with blessings.  After plodding uphill for many weeks, you are now traipsing through lush meadows drenched in warm sunshine.  I want you to enjoy to the full this time of ease and refreshment.  I delight in providing it for you.

Sometimes My children hesitate to receive My good gifts with open hands.  Feelings of false guilt creep in, telling them they don’t deserve to be so richly blessed.  This is nonsense thinking, because no one deserves anything from Me.  My kingdom is not about earning and deserving; it’s about believing and receiving. 

When a child of Mine balks at accepting My gifts, I am deeply grieved.  When you receive My abundant blessings with a grateful heart, I rejoice.  My pleasure in giving and your pleasure in receiving flow together in joyous harmony. 

Psalm 23:5 (KJV) 5Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.

John 3:16 16″For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

Luke 11:9-11 9″So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 10For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened. 11″Which of you fathers, if your son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead?

Romans 8:32 32He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things?

Daily Devotional from “Jesus Calling” by Sarah Young

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Orchestra Agenda

Posted on November 6, 2014 by drscott

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