Come and Sing to our Lord this coming Sunday May 9th

Posted by C.R. Martínez on May 7, 2010 in Battle with Sin, Church Order, Ecclesiology, Grace, Hymn, Hymns Lists, Hymns we sing, News, Praise, Salvation, Sanctification, Worship | 0 comments

This coming Sunday, May the 9th, at GCCBG we will be singing the hymns posted below. We will also observe the Lord’s Supper and introduce a new hymn. As we get ready to worship I would like to challenge us to really think about what worship really is and the reason we gather together. Why do we sing together? Why do we read and listen to the word of God together? Why do or should we participate?

Here are some passages to guide us answering this questions:

• Heb 10:25

25 not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.

• Acts 2:42

42 And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers.

• 1 Corinth. 12:24b-25

24 … But God has so composed the body, giving greater honor to the part that lacked it, 25 that there may be no division in the body, but that the members may have the same care for one another.

• 2 Tim 3:16

All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness,

Read and pray on these passages. Hopefully they will encourage you and guide your heart to really be prepared as you come and worship God, His Son, and the Holy Spirit. You should want to do that. Sunday’s worship service should be something we look forward to. You should want to participate. Remember one more thing, Sunday’s worship service is not about us, it is about our Lord Christ. It should focus on what He has done, and continues to do in our lives. Let us all celebrate that.

Regarding music Martin Luther said:

….Music is a servant created and given by God.

So be ready to use this gift as an offering to our God, the giver of this and many other gifts and talents to us.

9:30 Morning Service

• Higher Throne
• Come Thou Fount
• Fairest Lord Jesus
• In Christ Alone

Lord’s Supper:

• Behold the Lamb (Communion Hymn)

If you don’t know one of these hymns, come and learn it with us! See you then.

C.R

November 8th, worship set list.

Posted by C.R. Martínez on Nov 5, 2009 in Church Order, Hymns Lists, Worship, Worship Set List | 0 comments

Here are the hymns we are going to be singing this coming Lord’s Day! Come and join us. For more information on Grace Community Church, in bowling Green Ky, you can go here.

To God be the Glory.

Morning Service | November 8, 2009

First Set

♪ -Hymn 794: Let All Things Now Living

♪ -Hymn: O Church Arise

♪ -Hymn: O the Deep Deep Love of Jesus

Offertory:

Doxology:

♪ -Hymn 815: Doxology

Second Set:

♪ -Hymn: Alas! and Did My Savior Bleed?

Evening Service | November 8, 2009

First Set:

♪ -Hymn: You Shine

♪ -Hymn: Indescribable
♪ -Hymn: Sing Hallelujah to The Lord

Second Set:

♪ -Hymn: The Heart of Worship

Benediction:

♪ -Hymn: Sing Hallelujah to The Lord

Music for Sunday Nov 1, 2009 worship service.

Posted by C.R. Martínez on Oct 30, 2009 in Church Order, Hymns Lists, Worship, Worship Set List | 0 comments

Here is the list of Hymns we’ll be singing at Grace Community Church, Bowling Green KY. You can also see the rest of the hymns here.

Come and join us to worship our Lord this coming Sunday.

Morning Service | November 1, 2009 

First Set:

♪ -Hymn 797: Come, Ye Thankful People, Come

♪ -Hymn 434: Revive Us Again

♪ -Hymn: Beneath the Cross of Jesus

Offertory:

Doxology:

♪ -Hymn 815: Doxology

Second Set:

♪ -Hymn 314: What Wondrous Love Is This

Evening Service | November 1, 2009

First Set:

♪ -Hymn: All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name

♪ -Hymn: Holy, Holy, Holy

Second Set:

♪ -Hymn: Shout to the Lord

Benediction:

♪ -Hymn Be Strong in the Lord

Music Worship Service-Set List for October 25th, 2009

Posted by C.R. Martínez on Oct 24, 2009 in Church Order, Hymns Lists, Worship, Worship Set List | 0 comments

♪ -Hymn: How Deep the Father’s Love for Us

Evening Service | October 25, 2009

First Set:

♪ -Hymn: Hear the Call of the Kingdom

♪ -Hymn: O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing

Second Set:

♪ -Hymn: Near the Cross

Benediction:

♪ -Hymn: Near the Cross

A must read regarding Deacons and their purpose…

Posted by C.R. Martínez on Sep 30, 2009 in Church Order, Deacons, Lessons, Vision, Worship | 0 comments

Recently, or perhaps is best to say, today, Dr. Russell Moore posted an article in His blog, regarding Deacons and this question: “Is a Deacon just a Servant?”

The points he makes are clear and very good. In the Men’s Bible Study here at Grace Community Church in Bowling Green KY, we have been studying 1 Timothy and are in Timothy 3 at this point. So this should help us think even more about Deacons and who they are.

Dr. Moore answers the question in this way:

Some have asked if I believe deacons are “just to be servants,” not leaders in the congregation. Now, first of all, there’s no such thing for followers of Christ as a category of “just a servant.” Servanthood is not menial. Our Lord Jesus himself is the servant of all, and is thus Emperor of the universe.

and he adds

Beyond that, the “just a servant” question misses a key point. The question is not whether a deacon serves (the very meaning of the word, along with the biblical task assigned, makes that clear). The question is how he serves. When deacons appear in the biblical narrative, it is because the Spirit prompts the apostles to ask the congregation to choose men who meet certain qualifications. They don’t simply place a title on those who are currently serving. Instead, the Spirit mandates men who are “of good repute, full of the Spirit and of wisdom” (Acts 6:3).

He elaborates more in who are the Deacons?