Praying for All Nations: Czech Republic

For more information, go to Operation World.

Praying for All Nations: Costa Rica

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WBC Choir

THE LAST CHOIR REHEARSAL OF 2013

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18

6:00 PM to 7:30 PM

Praying for All Nations: China

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Praying for All Nations: Brazil

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WBC ANNOUNCEMENT RE: SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8

THERE WILL BE NO ACTIVITIES ON THE WBC CAMPUS ON SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8.

Christmas: God Gave

"For to us a child is born, to us a son is given…" (Isaiah 9:6a)

"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son…" (John 3:16a)

Praying for All Nations: Bosnia-Herzegovina

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Celebrate Christmas with the WBC Music & Worship Ministry...

Praying for All Nations: Austria

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Praying for All Nations: Afghanistan

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Fall '13 Songs - Let Us Love and Sing and Wonder

You can hear the song here. You can read the lyrics here.

Fall '13 Songs - Your Great Name

Verse 1

Lost are saved find their way
At the sound of Your great Name
All condemned feel no shame
At the sound of Your great Name
Ev'ry fear has no place
At the sound of Your great Name
The enemy he has to leave
At the sound of Your great Name

Chorus 1

Jesus worthy is the Lamb that was slain for us
The Son of God and man
You are high and lifted up
And all the world will praise
Your great Name

Verse 2

All the weak find their strength
At the sound of Your great Name
Hungry souls receive grace
At the sound of Your great Name
The fatherless find their rest
At the sound of Your great Name
The sick are healed the dead are raised
At the sound of Your great Name

Misc 1

(Bridge 1)
Redeemer my Healer Lord Almighty
Defender my Savior You are my King
(REPEAT)

Misc 2

(Bridge 2)
Sing the Name of Jesus
We worship the Name of Jesus
We bow before Jesus
There is no other Name but Jesus

Krissy Nordhoff | Michael Neale

• © 2008 Integrity's Praise! Music (Admin. by EMI Christian Music Publishing)
• TwoNords Music (Admin. by Music Services, Inc.)

Upcoming Songs for the WBC Family

Make these songs part of your personal time of worship. They will be introduced to the WBC Family in the coming months. Click on the album title for an iTunes preview.

• It's Your Grace (Sovereign Grace Music) from the album Grace and Peace
• Your Great Name (Natalie Grant) from the album Love Revolution
• A God Who Saves (Sovereign Grace Music) from the album Grace and Peace
• Let Us Love and Sing and Wonder (Indelible Grace Music) from the album For All the Saints
• Oceans (Hillsong United) from the album Zion
• Build Your Kingdom Here (Rend Collective Experiment) from the album Homemade Worship By Handmade People
• More Love to Thee (Indelible Grace Music) from the album Beams of Heaven
• Grace and Peace (Sovereign Grace Music) from the album Grace and Peace
• Come Ye Sinners (Indelible Grace Music) from the album Side A

2013/2014 Choir & Band CDs

CDs for the new collections are available now.
1. Glory in the Highest
2. Threshold of Glory

CDs for repeat collections may be ordered. Order forms are located in the Choir Room.
1. God Is So Good
2. I AM
3. This Is Your House
4. Jesus Saves

Music & Worship Ministry Fall Kickoff

Wednesday, August 4

6:00pm to 8:30pm

Student Room

[Fellowship, Meal, Prayer & Debut of New Music]

Summer Song for 8/4 - Ready For You

Summer Songs 2013

Here's the complete list of Summer Songs 2013...

Week 1:
Light Shine In
from the album Live Worship from Vertical Church by Vertical Church Band

Week 2:
Victor's Crown
from the album Jesus Revealed by Darlene Zschech

Week 3:
Praise the Lord
from the album A Thousand Amens: Live Worship with Fall Church Anglican by Falls Church Anglican

Week 4:
The Greatness of Our God
from the album Live Worship from Vertical Church by Vertical Church Band

Week 5:
Whom Shall I Fear
from the album Burning Lights by Chris Tomlin

Week 6:
The Cross Stands
from the album Let It Be Known by Worship Central

Week 7:
God of All Power and Grace
from the album A Thousand Amens: Live Worship with Fall Church Anglican by Falls Church Anglican

Week 8:
Worship the Great I Am
from the album Forever Yours by Gateway Worship

Week 9:
Arise My Soul Arise
from the album Indelible Grace Side A by Indelible Grace

Week 10:
Ready for You
from the album Let It Be Known by Worship Central

Summer Song for 7/21 - Worship the Great I Am

Celebrate Christmas - Tuesday, July 23

Summer Song for 7/7 - The Cross Stands

Summer Song for 6/30 - (Whom Shall I Fear (God of Angel Armies))

Leading Worship Without A Microphone

By Patrick DeRemer

I believe the primary function of the music ministry is to do our best to create a distraction-free environment where people can experience and glorify our loving, living God and the life-changing power of grace through His Holy Spirit. At our church the mission slogan is: “Evangelize Seekers, Edify Believers and Glorify God,” So how do we accomplish this? Is the answer as simple as having great musicians and singers and then letting God take care of the rest? I think we all know this answer is only half true. Yes, God will take what we authentically and humbly offer and use it for His purposes and glory but every church has the people they have and, unless you hire out, you’re not always going to be blessed with the most gifted musicians and singers on the planet.

The good news is that whomever we have and whatever level of talent they may possess the playing field of worship leading is surprisingly level. To be a “great” worship leader we don’t need to be a great musician or a great singer. The reality is that we don’t ever have to step up to the microphone. There is, however, one prerequisite we do need to have; We need to be a great worshiper with the ability to communicate the love of Jesus and what He has done in our lives to those we are ministering to. I’m sure there are plenty of definitions and opinions of what a “great worshiper” is and there are a lot of people a lot smarter than me who have done a lot better job writing at a much deeper level about the spiritual and theological qualities of a great worshiper such as authenticity, humility, brokenness etc. For our purposes though, I would like to focus on what being a great worshiper may look like on Sunday morning…without a mic.

More and more, it seems, worship teams are singing less. What I mean by this is that although we may have several singers on stage during our worship time, we don’t necessarily need to have everyone singing everything on a microphone all of the time. To me this is a welcomed trend. All too often when we have groups of people singing unison all on a mic during, for example, the verses of a worship song, it becomes homogenous and watered down. To me, the intimacy of any given lyric gets lost in translation when there are too many people on microphones singing the same thing. As a result, the potential power and impact of the song suffers. There are many exceptions to this but, again, that’s not what this article is about. It’s about what to do as a worship leader or worship vocalist when we’re not on a microphone. Following are four things to consider:

1) SING AWAY
I want to emphasize that just because we’re not on a microphone doesn’t mean that we should stop singing—quite the opposite. Praise is praise and God still hears us. When we continue singing off-mic it also cues the congregation to sing too. Otherwise, they may think that whoever is singing is soloing and they shouldn’t participate. If I am the only one singing on a microphone in the company several vocalists I often ask everyone in the congregation to sing along with me. Simple phrases such as, “Let’s sing together” or “join with me” will give permission for the church to sing too. 

2) INSTRUMENTAL BREAKS: THEY AREN’T JUST FOR MUSICIANS ANYMORE
During times of an extending intro, outro, transition, or instrumental solo, simply rest in, bathe in and otherwise enjoy His presence. It’s an opportunity to engage in and communicate a spirit of worship without words or notes. Often I will pray out loud off-mic during these times just thanking God for something He is doing in my life. Sometimes I pray for the congregation as a whole or individuals in our midst whom I know personally that need healing, comfort, strength, revelation, revival etc. Sometimes it’s best to just “be still and know….”. 

3) BEING HEARD IS NOT AS IMPORTANT AS BEING HUMBLE
Leading worship is less about singing and more about communicating. If our understanding is that in order for me to lead I need to be heard, we’re missing the point. The real reason we’re there is to help people experience a meaningful engagement with God, to show what our relationship with Him means to us and offer to take them, through the music, to a place where it’s no longer about us but all about Him.

4) REALITY CHECK
If we behave or express ourselves differently off-mic than on-mic then we need to examine our intentions. “Why am I doing this? Oh, yeah, to show others that the God we serve and sing about is awesome and worthy of our praise!” In fact, I find that when I’m not “on-mic” I am completely freed up from the responsibility of singing well and I can totally focus on worshipping well!

Summer Song for 6/23 - The Greatness of Our God

The Greatness of Our God
written by Jason Ingram, Stuart Garrard, & Reuben Morgan
The song originated from the ministry of Hillsong. This video clip is from Vertical Church Band, a ministry of Harvest Bible Chapel.

[The Summer Song for 6/16 was "Praise the Lord" by Doug Plank & Bob Kauflin]

Summer Song for 6/9 - Victor's Crown

Summer Song for 6/2 - Light Shine In

LIGHT SHINE IN
JACOB SOOTER, PAUL MABURY

VERSE 1
Arise, for the light has come
Darkness bows down to the risen Son, the risen Son
Arise, raise your hands and sing,
To the one God, to the one God

CHORUS
You are, You are
The matchless King

Who tore down the gates of the enemy

Make way, Make way for Christ and sing
Let your Kingdom come,
Let your Kingdom come.

VERSE 2
Arise, for the battle's won
Our hearts bow down to the risen Son, the risen Son
Arise, Raise your hands and sing
To the one God, to the One God

BRIDGE

Come let your light shine in, Come let your light shine in
Come let your light shine in, Come let your light shine in
We'll let your light shine in, We'll let your light shine in,
We'll let your light shine in, We'll let your light shine in

(c) 2012 Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, HBC Worship Music and Mt. Roskill Music. All rights on behalf of Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, HBC Worship Music and Mt. Roskill Music administered by Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, 8 Music Square West, Nashville TN 37203. 

Summer Songs Schedule

Here's the schedule for "Summer Songs". Each song will be used three consecutive weeks before rolling out of the line up. Week 1 (wk1) indicates the date of the song's introduction. Week 3 (wk3) indicates the date of the song's final Sunday in the line up. As with all congregational music, the singers team on rotation will be responsible for leading these "Summer Songs" as well as other songs selected for that Sunday.

June 2:
Light Shine In (wk1)

June 9:
Victor's Crown (wk1)
Light Shine In (wk2)

June 16:
Praise the Lord (wk1)
Victor's Crown (wk2)
Light Shine In (wk3)

June 23:
The Greatness of Our God (wk1)
Praise the Lord (wk2)
Victor's Crown (wk3)

June 30:
Whom Shall I Fear (God of Angel Armies) (wk1)
The Greatness of Our God (wk2)
Praise the Lord (wk3)

July 7:
The Cross Stands (wk1)
Whom Shall I Fear (God of Angel Armies) (wk2)
The Greatness of Our God (wk3)

July 14:
God of All Power and Grace (wk1)
The Cross Stands (wk2)
Whom Shall I Fear (God of Angel Armies) (wk3)

July 21:
Worship the Great I Am (wk1)
God of All Power and Grace (wk2)
The Cross Stands (wk3)

July 28:
Arise My Soul Arise (wk1)
Worship the Great I Am (wk2)
God of All Power and Grace (wk3)

August 4:
Ready for You (wk1)
Arise My Soul Arise (wk2)
Worship the Great I Am (wk3)

Worshiper

"Jesus was born of a virgin, suffered under Pontius Pilate, died on the cross and rose from the dead to make worshipers out of rebels!" (A.W. Tozer)

An Evening of Praise

Do It Again

"Reviewing, meditating, reflecting, pondering are overlapping and important concepts that are assisted by repetition where each trip over the same terrain allows God to 'enlarge my heart.'
G. K. Chesterton has wonderfully observed:
'A child kicks his legs rhythmically through excess, not absence, of life. Because children have abounding vitality, because they are in spirit fierce and free, therefore they want things repeated and unchanged. They always say, 'Do it again'; and the grown-up person does it again until he is nearly dead. For grown-up people are not strong enough to exult in monotony. But perhaps God is strong enough to exult in monotony... It may be that He has the eternal appetite of infancy; for we have sinned and grown old, and our Father is younger than we.'" (James MacDonald)

Sunday, March 17

It's All About Jesus...
God You Are My God (Song Story)... God You Are My God...

This Sunday (3/10)

• TIME CHANGE SUNDAY:
• Remember to set your clocks ahead one hour this Saturday.
• MORNING WORSHIP:
• The Choir & Band will be off this weekend.
• The band in both morning services will consist of piano (Claire), acoustic guitar (Hilary) & cajon (Tyler). All other band members will be off this weekend.
• STUDENT CHOIR:
• The Student Choir will rehearse at the regular time (4:30pm) this Sunday.
• EVENING WORSHIP:
• Squared will present their Spring musical in the evening service.

New Song Sunday (3/3)

From the same crew that gave us "Not For A Moment," comes "Open Up the Heavens." We'll introduce this song Sunday morning, March 3.

Update from the Tubbs (3/5)

Here are the latest prayer requests from our friends, Nathan and Lesley.

• NATHAN: Continue to pray for his recovery and physical therapy. (Nathan had a bicycle accident.)
• DISCIPLESHIP: We are both involved in equipping men and women to become devoted followers of Christ. Pray for us as we spend time with these people each week. Many of our members have never had anyone come alongside them to teach them how to be a follower of Christ.
• MISSION TEAMS: We are currently planning for our Spring and Summer mission teams. Pray that our planning goes well and that God will use our missions participants to further His Kingdom in Brooklyn!
• CORNERSTONE RETREAT: We are having our first church wide retreat in April. Our focus will be on prayer. Please pray for us as we make preparations for this weekend.

Crown Him (Majesty)

We'll be singing Tomlin's new arrangement of "Crown Him with Many Crowns" this Sunday (1/27). The arrangement, called "Crown Him (Majesty)", is featured on his new album Burning Lights.

Join Us For

SISTERS IN CONCERT

Sunday, February 24, 6:00 pm, Wynne Baptist Church

Harmony is the blending of various notes and elements that, when they come together just right, create one impacting sound.   Add to that a genetic connection and a heartfelt commitment to convey the love of Christ, and you have the astounding and soaring harmonies of SISTERS.

Kim Lord, Heather Ruppe Day, and Valerie Ruppe Medkiff, all sisters, began their music ministry before they were out of elementary school. It was in 1974, when Kim was nine and Heather was eight, the two daughters and Brenda, their mother, began singing as The Ruppes. Valerie was also a part of the ministry at the young age of four. They went on to experience overwhelming success.  Their most notable song during their years as The Ruppes was the stunningly beautiful, “Under His Wings.”  They had many other top songs including their first number one, “Angels In The Room” from the album " Seasons".  Their 2001 album release Born to Serve yielded a Grammy® nomination.

Years of ministry brought changes for The Ruppes as the girls went their separate ways at various times.  Heather ministered full-time with her gifted singer/songwriter husband, Greg Day. Kim began the successful ministry of LordSong, with husband, Michael Lord.  Valerie continued on with her mom, Brenda in The Ruppes.  Through it all, they continued to minister and they remained very close as a family. Now God has opened the door for them to come full circle and sing together as Sisters and they are loving every minute of it.  

“Sisters has been a dream of ours for a long time. We are so excited to have the chance to minister to people with our music.  Somehow, it's different when Sisters are on stage together.  We have such kindred spirits and, musically speaking, we think so much alike.  It's like God touches us with a special anointing when we sing about Him. We don't ever want to take the platform we've been given for granted.  We know that in any given situation, the audience that we are in front of is full of hurting, broken people.  We know, because we've been "the audience" many times before.  We all have the same needs and wants, the same questions and struggles.  We are ALL living this life and sometimes it gets hard.  But if we have a few minutes to share our music and our hearts just to let people know how good and gracious God is even when life gets tough....what an opportunity that is and may we ever be mindful of that!  We are so thankful that finally, the three of us have been given the chance to sing as Sisters." Today, Sisters is traveling all over the country sharing their dynamic harmonies and deep love for Christ.

RETREAT! RETREAT!

A Mini-Retreat With Very Special Guest
Bruce Carroll
Friday, February 1 at 6:30pm to 8:30pm in the Student Room

Join the Music & Worship Team for fellowship, meal and worship

As one of the most respected and influential singer/songwriters in Christian music, Bruce has recorded nine best-selling solo projects, sold more than two million albums, won two Grammy Awards, seven Dove Awards, and enjoyed 11 No. 1 songs.  Bruce's unique ability to tell a story through a simple song helped make songs like "Sometimes Miracles Hide," "Above and Beyond," "Who Will Be Jesus" and "The Great Exchange" touch the hearts and change the lives of millions all over the world.

Today, Bruce continues to set trends and change lives in ways that only God could inspire.  At Hope Presbyterian Church in Cordova, TN, Bruce leads a 10-member band and 6,000+ people a week into worship.  And if that weren't enough to keep him busy, Bruce finds the time to champion the vision of Hope Music Ministry Services.  Across the hall from his office is The Grove Recording Studio a state-of-the-art studio that is more advanced than most you'd find on Music Row.  When he's not leading worship, you can usually find him in the studio working on a new song idea or mentoring the next young artist with a guitar, a dream, and a heart for Jesus. Bruce and his wife Nikki are longtime residents of Memphis, TN.

STUDIO ALBUMS

• 1987 Something Good is Bound to Happen

• 1988 Richest Man In Town

• 1990 The Great Exchange (U.S. Billboard Christian charts #22)

• 1991 Sometimes Miracles Hide U.S. Christian #18

• 1993 Walk On U.S. Christian #18

• 1996 Speed of Light

• 1998 Boomerang

• 2005 Big World

• 2013 TBA Studio Album

OTHER ALBUMS/RECORDINGS

• 1990 Our Hymns

• 1992 Evening Tapestry

• 1992 Our Family

• 1994 One Summer Evening... Live

• 1999 For the Record (Best of... )

• 2000 A Day of Hope

• 2001 A Night of Hope

• 2002 Hope Christmas

• 2002 Return Of The Killer B's

• 2003 Hope Specials: Volume 1 (On the Grove)

• 2004 Hope Worship: Volume 1 (On the Grove)

• 2012 Hands of Hope written with David Meece and David L. Cook (#1 for two weeks)

New Song Introduction

We will introduce the song "Not For A Moment" this Sunday (1/13). The song is featured on the new recording Vertical Church. The album features the team of leaders from Harvest Bible Chapel in Chicago, where James MacDonald is pastor. The recording (video) features the song's co-writer and worship leader, Meredith Andrews.

Verse 1
You were reaching through the storm
Walking on the water
Even when I could not see
In the middle of it all
When I thought You were
A thousand miles away
Not for a moment did You forsake me
Not for a moment did You forsake me

Chorus
And after all, You are constant
After all, You are only good
After all, You are sovereign
Not for a moment will You forsake me
Not for a moment will You forsake me

Verse 2
You were singing in the dark
Whispering Your promise even when
I could not hear
I was held in Your arms carried
For a thousand miles to show
Not for a moment did You forsake me
Not for a moment did You forsake me

Chorus

Bridge
Every step, every breath, You are there
Every tear, every cry, every prayer
In my hurt, at my worst
When my world falls down
Not for a moment will You forsake me
Not for a moment will You forsake me

Chorus

© 2012 Word Music, LLC (a div. of Word Music Group, Inc.) Shout Music Publishing (Admin EMI CMG), Jacob Sooter Music. Words and music by Meredith Andrews/Jacob Sooter/Mia Fieldes.

Regular Schedule Resumes

The Music & Worship Ministry regular schedule resumes this weekend.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 6:
7:00am - Band
7:50am - Solo Sound Check
8:15am - Choir Prayer Time
8:30am - Worship Service
9:45am - Sunday School
10:55am - Choir & Band in Worship Center
11:00am - Worship Service
4:30pm - Student Choir Rehearsal
5:00pm - Squared Rehearsal
5:15pm - Band / Solo Sound Check
5:30pm - Singers Team
6:00pm - Worship Service

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9:
6:00pm - Choir Rehearsal
7:35pm - Band Rehearsal