On Taking the Lord’s Supper

Brothers, we are looking at different ways to celebrate the Lord's Supper at Grace Church. We do it weekly. Lately we have been passing out the elements and taking them, one at a time, together. What other ways have you done it? What do you prefer? Do you prefer approaches that emphasize our communion with each other or our communion with Christ Himself? How do we keep both in tension?

Pray for Amy Wilhoite

I promise not to frequently post things not directly relevant to worship. However, a long lady began attending our church recently who has now been diagnosed with leukemia. It has been a hard road for Amy Wilhoite. But she and her husband Brandon, and their son Gary, have been a shining example of faith during trial to us. I hope by reading her blog, she will encourage you, as well. It has certainly helped me worship our Lord. Please read her blog and pray for her.

Red Mountain Church

Brothers, I recently followed some links from the Indelible Grace site and discovered the music from Red Mountain Church of Birmingham, Alabama. I love this stuff! It's similar to Indelible Grace, but perhaps it's a bit more "rootsy." They do modern versions of old, often obscure hymns. It is fabulous. Check it out here. At some point, I may do reviews, but I recently bought Help My Unbelief and The Gadsby Project. I'm excited, as it gives our church just another good source of lyrically rich, yet culturally relevant, music.

Death by Suburb!

On the recent Albert Mohler Program, Dr. Russ Moore sits in and talks about a new book, Death by Suburb. You need to listen to this. How do our church worship programs often make things worse? Listen here.

Grace Gathering: 7.16.06

Grace Church of Columbia - Grace Gathering
Sunday, July 16th, 2006 10:00 am

Call to Worship
Psalm 46

Opening Song
A Mighty Fortress is Our God (Martin Luther)

Confession of Sin/Assurance of Pardon
Silent Prayer for Forgiveness
1 Corinthians 6:9-11

Songs of Meditation
O Come and Mourn With Me Awhile (Frederick Faber, Eric Ashley)
Before the Throne of God Above (Vikki Cook / Charitie L. Bancroft)

Scripture Reading
Proverbs 5

Song of Worship
Better is One Day (Matt Redman)

Offering
Offering Prayer
Receiving the Offering
Thou Lovely Source of True Delight (instr.)

Message
Lust Tackled by the Gospel of Grace: Matthew 5:27-30

Lord's Supper
Invitation to the Table of our Lord
Thou Lovely Source of True Delight (Anne Steele, Kevin Twit)
Serving the Bread and the Cup

Confession of Our Common Faith
The Nicene Creed (Traditional English Version)

Lord's Supper
The Bread and the Cup

Community Life
Welcome to Guests
Announcements
Sharing and Praying

Song of Thanksgiving
Amazing Grace (John Newton)

Benediction
1 Thessalonians 5:23-24

Grace Gathering: 7.09.06

Grace Church of Columbia - Grace Gathering
Sunday, July 9th, 2006 10:00 am

Call to Worship
Colossians 1:15-20

Opening Song
Jesus, I Come (Greg Thompson / William Sleeper)

Confession of Sin/Assurance of Pardon
Confession: Reconciliation (Grace Church Confessions)

Leader:
"If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother. But if he does not listen, take one or two others along with you, that every charge may be established by the evidence of two or three witnesses. If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector. Truly, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.”
--Matthew 18:15-18

God's People:
Father, Your word tells us that, if a brother sins against us, either directly by hurting us or indirectly by harming your church, we should approach him in love. But we have disobeyed you, Lord. Instead of going to him, we have gone to others. Instead of talking to him, we

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Apologies for Being Quiet

Greetings, brothers and sisters! We still hope you come and visit our blog about worship. David has been on vacation. Eric just moved to a new pastorate. And I am just plain busy planting a church. I need to feed off their wise, stimulating posts. So, bear with us as we try to get this Doxologue thing a rollin'. :)

Grace Gathering: 7.02.06

Grace Church of Columbia - Grace Gathering
Sunday, July 2nd, 2006 10:00 am

Call to Worship
Psalm 93

Opening Song
Indescribable (Laura Story, Jesse Reeves)

Confession of Sin/Assurance of Pardon
God, Be Merciful To Me (Christopher Miner)
Silent Prayer for Forgiveness
Deuteronomy 28:1-2, 15

Songs of Worship
It is Well With My Soul (Horatio G. Spafford)
In Christ Alone (Stuart Townend and Keith Getty)

Scripture Readings
Jeremiah 31:31-34
Galatians 3:19-29

Song of Thanksgiving
Love Constraining To Obedience (William Cowper, Kevin Twit)

Offering
Offering Prayer
Receiving the Offering
In Christ Alone (Stuart Townend and Keith Getty)

Message
The Law Fulfilled by the Gospel of Grace: Matthew 5:17-20

Lord's Supper
Invitation to the Table of our Lord
Beautiful, Scandalous Night (Steve Hindalong, Derri Daugherty)
Serving the Bread and the Cup
The Bread and the Cup

Community Life
Welcome to Guests
Announcements
Sharing and Praying

Song of Commitment
I Boast No More (Isaac Watts, Sandra McCracken)

Pastoral Prayer
Closing Prayer

New Sovereign Grace Songbook Available

Bob Kauflin, on his Worship Matters site, just introduced a new Sovereign Grace Music songbook. I am getting ready to order. I highly recommend their music for their theologically-rich, gospel-focused lyrics.

Grace Gathering: 6.25.06

Grace Church of Columbia - Grace Gathering
Sunday, June 25th, 2006 10:00 am

Call to Worship
Isaiah 49:6

Opening Song
Arise, My Soul, Arise (Twit, Kevin / Wesley, Charles)

Confession of Sin/Assurance of Pardon
Silent Prayer for Forgiveness
Luke 4:17-20

Songs of Worship
The Solid Rock (Edward Mote)
Here I am to Worship (Tim Hughes)

Confession of Our Common Faith
The Church (Bethlehem Baptist Elder Affirmation)

Song of Commitment
Covenant Song (Eric Schumacher, Kevin Twit)

Offering
Offering Prayer
Receiving the Offering
Here I am to Worship (instrum)

Message
Spreading the Salt and Light of Grace.Matthew 5:13-16

Scripture Reading
John 17

Lord's Supper
Invitation to the Table of our Lord
Jesus, With Thy Church Abide (Thomas Pollock, Christopher Miner)
Serving the Bread and the Cup
The Bread and the Cup

Community Life
Welcome to Guests
Presentation of New Member
Announcements
Sharing and Praying

Song of Thanksgiving
How Great Is Our God (Chris Tomlin)

Sending
Sending 9.1.23 (The Worship Sourcebook)