Getting Ready for Sunday, December 20, 2009

Sermon for Sunday, December 20, 2009
“That First Step”
Once we discover some principles of forgiving, how do we move forward in this process? Are there some that we need to contact? Are there some things we need to acknowledge? In this sermon, discover some simple steps in how to forgo some things and make other things right.

Set List for December 20, 2009

Glory In The Highest
Daniel Carson, Ed Cash, Matt Redman, Jesse Reeves, Chris Tomlin
From the CD “See the Morning“ by Chris Tomlin

How Great Is Our God
Chris Tomlin, Ed Cash, Jesse Reeves
From the CD “Arriving“ by Chris Tomlin

The First Noel
Henry Sloane Coffin, Thomas Helmore, John Mason Neale
Traditional Hymn

Infant Holy Infant Lowly
Edith Margaret Gellibrand Reed
Traditional Hymn

Angels We Have Heard On High
James Chadwick, Edward Shippen Barnes
Traditional Hymn

Here I Am To Worship

Tim Hughes
From the CD “Here I Am To Worship” by Tim Hughes

Joy To the World
George Frederic Handel & Isaac Watts
Traditional Hymn


This is our final worship service before Christmas, so our music continues to deal a lot with the birth of our Savior. This service incorporates a lot more music than a typical service at Oasis, but I think it will be a really special time of worship. Our music this week takes us on a bit of a journey. We begin with the songs “Glory in the Highest” and “How Great is Our God” which both emphasize (of course) the greatness of our God. This will be a big time of worship as we think about who our God truly is. We continue though with a big contrast into some Christmas music which reminds us of the way our Savior came. Our God was great and above all things, but He chose to come down as a baby to be born into the most humble of settings. Through our Christmas music we are also reminded why He came, and that is to save us. We will celebrate a little with the angels and shepherds, and then move once again into a time of worship (Here I Am To Worship) with our intention to honor God, and lift Him up.
Bro. Todd will be continuing our series on “Christmas is For-giving” as we talk more about that first step of forgiveness. Once again, I’m excited about the impact this series can have on our lives entering into our Christmas celebrations. If you missed last week’s sermon, be sure to check it out online, or pick up a cd copy from the resource center. It’s definitely a must hear.
We will finish our service with a time of celebration with our kids from Children’s Worship as they will be joining us for a few Christmas songs.
I’m really pumped about this service, and expect it to be a very special time of worship as we celebrate our Savior. Take time to check out the music by clicking the titles above. As usual, I really look forward to worshipping with you this Sunday
Doug

Getting Ready for Sunday, December 13, 2009

Sermon for Sunday, December 13, 2009
“What To Remember When You Can’t Forget”
What should our response be when we're hurt? What steps should we take, what example should we follow. In this sermon, we'll explore scriptures as well as our hearts to discover some simple truths to forgiving.

Set List for December 13, 2009

Angels From the Realms of Glory
James Montgomery, Henry Thomas Smart
Traditional Hymn

O Come All Ye Faithful
Frederick Oakeley & John Francis Wade
Traditional Hymn

O Come O Come Emmanuel
Henry Sloane Coffin, Thomas Helmore, John Mason Neale
Traditional Hymn

Silent Night
Joseph Mohr, John Freeman Young
Traditional Hymn

Offering
Paul Baloche
From the CD “Songs For Worship Christmas Joy” by Various Artist

Angels We Have Heard On High
James Chadwick, Edward Shippen Barnes
Traditional Hymn

We begin a new series this week entitled “Christmas is For-giving”. This series deals with the topic of forgiveness (the title of course is a play on words), which I think is a perfect for this time of year. Many of us will be getting together with family and friends during the next month to celebrate Christmas. As we get together with people; many who we only see a couple times a year, we can let past hurts get in the way of the joy that we have fought so hard for during the past series. Will you be seeing someone who has hurt you this Christmas season? More than likely the answer is yes. The good news is that God can help us to get past all the hurt of our past. I think this series will help us continue our fight for joy as we face one of the largest joy thieves of them all: Unforgiveness. Most of our music for the next couple of weeks focuses on Christmas. Many of the songs are traditional Christmas hymns that we will be putting our own Oasis flavor to, so there won’t be a lot of links to listen. Do check out the one song I have linked this week entitled “Offering”. This is a song that we have worshipped with in the past, but with a Christmas verse that has been added to really make it special for this time of year. Thanks for taking time to better prepare yourself for worship at Oasis. I look forward to worshiping with you on Sunday.
Doug

Getting Ready for Sunday, December 6, 2009

Sermon for Sunday, December 6, 2009
“Going The Distance”
Fighting for joy is not a one round event, it is lifetime challenge. Each day we have to answer the bell and choose to have joy. The continual fight for joy can be exhausting unless you know how to manage the fight. Today, we will learn some keys to going the distance.

Set List for December 6, 2009

Joyful Joyful We Adore Thee
Ludwig van Beethoven, Edward Hodges, Henry Van Dyke
Traditional Hymn (done not so traditionally)

Hosanna
Paul Baloche & Brenton Brown
From the CD “A Greater Song” by Paul Baloche

There Is No Greater Love
Doug Mickan
Currently Not Available

When I Think About the Lord
James Huey
From the CD “Carried Away” by Shane & Shane

O Come All Ye Faithful
Frederick Oakeley & John Francis Wade
Traditional Hymn

Joy To The World
George Frederic Handel & Isaac Watts
Traditional Hymn

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas…..well, at least towards the end of the service. This week we finish up our series “Fighting For Joy” as we talk about “Going The Distance”. Our music this week simply continues with the theme for joy, and then after the sermon we move into a little Christmas music that still has to do a lot with joy, but also starts to transition us into the next series entitled “Christmas is For-Giving”. To me, “Fighting For Joy” has been a perfect series right before Christmas time when so many people seem to have to fight even harder to be joyful. It’s supposed to be a joyous time of year as we celebrate the birth of our Savior, but statistics show that depression takes it’s toll on more people this time of the year than any other. It’s my hope that you have laced up the gloves, and are ready to fight for the joy that God has given us. Take time to check out the music above by clicking the titles. Not all the songs have links, but I’m pretty sure you will be familiar with those without a recording. Thanks for taking time to better prepare yourself for worship on Sunday. I look forward to worshiping with you then.

Doug