Monday, October 26, 2015

Worship Round-Up (October 25, 2015)

a weekly review of Sunday worship to provide resource and further reflection from our Sunday service.

Sermon:
"The Journey of Nebuchadnezzar"
Pastor Chuck Mullikin
Daniel 4
Listen to the sermon here.


In this week's sermon, Pastor Chuck highlighted King Nebuchadnezzar's change from self sufficiency as king to recognizing God as his king and the rightful recipient of praise and glory. We drew connection between the sermon and the music by emphasizing God as our king with "Praise My Soul, the King of Heaven". In Westchester's rendition of "O Worship the King" we refrain
"Lift up your voice to the glorious King
Let us enter His courts with praise.
He was, and is, and is to come,
The Lord is King forever!"
We continue our focus on missions and also emphasize Jesus as the great King who deserving of all praise with "Bright and Glorious". We responded after the service with communion and singing of "You are My King" and then ending with a song of celebration in our great salvation with a new arrangement of "What Wondrous Love is This".


Music:
Praise My Soul the King of Heaven
by Henry Francis Lyte | John Goss | Austin Hilmer


O Worship the King (Lift Up Your Voice)
by Johann Michael Haydn | Robert Grant | Austin Hilmer




Bright and Glorious
by Aaron Ivey | Todd Agnew
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You are My King
by Billy J Foote
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What Wondrous Love is This
by Alexander Means | William Walker - arrangement by Pacific Gold
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Austin Hilmer

About the Author:
Austin serves on staff at Westchester as Associate Pastor of Corporate Worship

Monday, October 12, 2015

Worship Round-Up (October 11, 2015)


a weekly review of Sunday worship to provide resource and further reflection from our Sunday service.

Sermon:

"Eyes on God"
Daniel 1
Pastor Josh Earhart
Listen to the sermon here


In this week's service we wanted to highlight the reality of God's sovereignty. At this time in our church we are studying Ezra and the minor prophet Haggai together and it perfectly correlates with the new sermon series through Daniel. God has a plan. God has a mission. God will see that through and we can trust in his promises even when the times seem most dire. The songs we chose to sing all highlight this sovereignty by affirming our trust in Him. We sing that our "One Comfort" is knowing our salvation is complete on the cross. We affirm that he is Lord and creator of all in "God of Wonders". We affirm that we cannot rely on and trust in our name, possessions, and abilities here on earth in "My Worth is Not in What I Own". We ended by reaffirming the greatness of our God in "How Great Thou Art".


Music:


My One Comfort
by Dustin Kensrue
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God of Wonders
by Marc Byrd | Steve Hindalong
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My Worth is Not in What I Own
by  Graham Kendrick | Keith Getty | Kristyn Getty
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How Great Thou Art
by Stuart K. Hine





 
Austin Hilmer

About the Author:
Austin serves on staff at Westchester as Associate Pastor of Corporate Worship