Yesterday was a bit of a crazy day at ACC and a first for our current staff. Dave, our senior pastor, was scheduled to preach, but he caught a nasty case of the flu on Friday night, so he called Chris (our youth pastor) and myself around noon on Saturday saying he didn't think he would be able to make it on Sunday morning. So Chris had about 18 hours to put together a 30-minute sermon. (Doesn't sound hard to you? Well, then, you try it some time. :)
In my opinion, Chris did a great job filling in for Dave. He talked about loving God and loving others, the two greatest commandments according to Jesus in Mark 12:28-31. This is what Scot McKnight labels the "Jesus Creed", and it is the subject of his book by the same title.
Chris asked if the worship team would plan a few extra songs just in case he went short. We ended up just adding one song at the end of the service - "Lord Reign In Me" - which worked out great because it encapsulates our desire as a congregation to let God have His way in our lives as we seek to love Him and others - AND it was also in the same key as our originally-planned last song (added bonus!)
So here's what we did:
-Let the Praises Ring (E) - live prelude w/ vocals
Welcome & announcements - Chris
-O Come Let Us Adore Him (G)
-Adoration (G)
Message Part 1 - Chris
-It Is Well With My Soul (B)
Time of directed prayer where I shared a bit of background to Horatio Spafford and how he came to write It Is Well, and then instructed everyone to pray for someone they knew going through a trial or hard time.
-You Never Let Go (B)
Message Part 2 - Chris
-From the Inside Out (C)
-Lord Reign In Me (C)
Benediction - Ephesians 3:20-21
Overall, I think the morning turned out well, considering the circumstances. "Adoration" sounded awesome with a full band this week - Jim nailed all the drum parts, and Karen programmed the string parts into the synth - the end result was powerful, and people really responded to it - even with it being the second week we've sang it - ever!
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