Life is not ours, it is on loan from God. We only have this life, this gift of time on earth, so let’s live for Christ Jesus. We need to let go, let go of the things that went wrong or the things that we wish we could have changed or avoided. Though Christ life, death and resurrection we are forgiven and freed from the bondage of those mistakes we made in the past. Help us to see beyond, beyond ourselves and our situations. We give that all to You. Give us the strength to trust in You with all of our hearts and guide us to not rely on our own understanding of this world but instead to trust the Voice of truth, salvation, forgiveness and grace. In Christ there are no good byes. In Christ there is no end. There is only hope and everlasting love
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O Little Town of Bethlehem
One of my all time favorite arrangers and worship leaders, Travis Cottrell, wrote this contemporary driving arrangement of this Christmas classic.
Don’t be afraid
You said “Be not afraid.” Lord help us to go beyond the fears of this world and to trust in You. Trust in Your ways. Trust in Your promise of Hope and everlasting love. So as we walk through the dark valleys in life we will not fear for You are always with us, always guiding us, and always lifting us up when we fall.
Beautiful Things
This is a great song by my favorite band known as Gungor. It talks about how God makes beautiful things through and in us. The artwork was created by the children of New Song.
I Have Been Freed (Ode 17)
This was used for our series focusing on Moses and the Exodus of the Jewish people from Egypt. The story gets me every time on just the limitless possibilities of what God is capable of.
Non Nobis Domine
“Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but to thy name give the glory.”
I’ve always loved this setting for this particular text. The haunting dark textures of this piece with the LV Men’s Chorus was such a treat for me to conduct this piece. It was an honor to make music with this ensemble.
Gloria Fanfare
Great arrangement by Jeffery Ames and quite an interesting arrangement of the Gloria text for Easter because it was written for Christmas.
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