Last Saturday, around 100 people gathered from 9-12 to talk and think about corporate worship and singing. It was a great time to be encouraged, and to be reminded that we were created for a purpose. Worship. And, how we can respond and express ourselves in worship. Singing.

Ryan started the morning with a look at the theology of worship. God’s plan for worship. How He has laid out in His word how He wants to be worshiped. Then, I got to lead out in thinking about singing. Why we sing. What we sing. What happens when we sing. Why don’t we sing, and how we should sing. Lots of great questions that we should all ask and lots of great answers from God’s word. A few key takeaways:

1. Worship starts with God. He speaks and we respond. He initiated it and gives us the structure for it.

2. God has commanded singing in His word. He has not commanded everyone to be a great singer.

3. All of our thoughts, actions, songs, prayers, and anything else that happens in a corporate worship service, should be tethered to God’s word. We cannot trust our emotions and experiences apart from God’s word. Through His word we can expect great worship to lead to great emotion.

4. Make singing normal. In your house, car, family bible times. Commit to family worship. Keep it simple. Song, Scripture, Supplication.

5. Be prepared for corporate worship. Sing before you get to church. Be on time (or early). Sit together as a family. All of these things will shape the way you and your family respond to God.

As a believer, we live all of life as worship. Everything we do, we do it unto the Lord. Corporate worship is a special outpouring of that life. Unity and clarity that is an effect of God’s people being together. Aligning our hearts, our bodies, our minds in worship to our King. Let us not forsake it.

The audio and video will be available online next week. Resources used or mentioned in the seminar are below:

Books:

Bob Kauflin, Worship Matters: Leading Others to Encounter the Greatness of God (Crossway)

Mike Cosper, Rhythms of Grace: How the Church’s Worship Tells the Story of the Gospel 

(Crossway)

Paul Jones, Singing and Making Melody: Issues in Church Music Today

(P&R)

Bryan Chappell, Christ-Centered Worship: Letting the Gospel Shape Our Practice 

(Baker Academic)

Philip Graham Ryken, editor. Give Praise To God: A Vision for Reformed Worship

(P&R)

Music:

DSC’s online music store – desertspringschurch.bandcamp.com

DSC VBS kids CDs (available at resource table)

DSC’s Music Blog – desertspringschurch.org/ministries/music/blog

DSC’s App for phones and tablets (coming soon!)

Hymn iPad App – Glory to God Hymnal – Hymnary.org

Welcome to the Sunday recap for Desert Springs Church! We will be posting an overview of the songs and liturgy of our weekly service. Each song will have lyric, chord chart and mp3 (where available) attached. I hope it is a blessing.

Call to Worship – Psalm 145:21

All Creatures of Our God and King – lyric, chord chart, mp3

Jesus Paid It All – lyric, chord chart, mp3

Welcome and Prayer

Lift High the Name of Jesus – lyric, chord chart, mp3

Come Ye Sinners – lyric, chord chart

Tis So Sweet – lyric, chord chart

Sermon – Ryan Kelly preached another sermon in our series through the book of Mark titled “His Followers Are Other-Wordly” from Mark 9:30-50. Listen and watch here.

All Glory Be to Christ – lyric, chord chart, mp3

Benediction. 

The voice of the people has been heard. Thanks to everyone that helped pick the songs! We are already in pre-production working on arrangements. For now, be praying for us as we now embark on the long journey or recording and finishing the record. See if the ones you voted for made it.

Come and Dine – lyric, chord chart, mp3

Great Things – lyric, chord chart, mp3

God Moves In A Mysterious Way– lyric, chord chart, mp3

Lord, We Come to Hear Your Word – lyric, chord chart, mp3

Be Strong – lyric, chord chart, mp3

My Father Planned it All – lyric, chord chart, mp3

Blessed Assurance – lyric, chord chart, mp3

Raise Your Voice– lyric, chord chart, mp3

We Give Thanks – lyric, chord chart, mp3

Clap Your Hands – lyric, mp3

Christ Is All – lyric, chord chart, mp3

Cornerstone – lyric, mp3

Welcome to the Sunday recap for Desert Springs Church! We will be posting an overview of the songs and liturgy of our weekly service. Each song will have lyric, chord chart and mp3 (where available) attached. I hope it is a blessing.

Psalm 115 – lyric, chord chart, mp3

God Moves In A Mysterious Way– lyric, chord chart

A DSC original arrangement, and we added a chorus (Response) based on Psalm 77. Recording coming soon.

Welcome and Prayer

Scripture Reading – Psalm 96:1-4

Oh For a Thousand Tongues to Sing – lyric, chord chart, mp3

Kyrie (Lord Have Mercy) – lyric, chord chart, mp3

Show Us Christ – lyric, chord chart, mp3

Sermon – Ryan Kelly preached another sermon in our series through the book of Mark titled “He Confronts Faithlessness” from Mark 9:14-32. Listen and watch here.

Lord I Need You – lyric, chord chart, mp3

Benediction. 

Welcome to the Sunday recap for Desert Springs Church! We will be posting an overview of the songs and liturgy of our weekly service. Each song will have lyric, chord chart and mp3 (where available) attached. I hope it is a blessing.

Call to Worship 

How Firm A Foundation – lyric, chord chart, mp3

Welcome and Prayer 

Jesus You Reign – lyric, chord chart, mp3

Confession:

O My Soul Arise –  lyric, chord chart, mp3

Be Thou My Vision– lyric, chord chart

Sermon – Ryan Kelly preached another sermon in our series through the book of Mark titled “The Radiant Son” from Mark 9:2-13. Listen and watch here.

Jesus The Name High Over All – lyric, chord chart, mp3

Holy Holy Holy – lyric

Benediction. 

Welcome to the Sunday recap for Desert Springs Church! We will be posting an overview of the songs and liturgy of our weekly service. Each song will have lyric, chord chart and mp3 (where available) attached. I hope it is a blessing.

Call to Worship – Eph. 5:1-2, 8-9, 14

Hear the Call of the Kingdom – lyric, chord chart, mp3

Welcome and Prayer 

Blessed Assurance – lyric, chord chart

One of the songs we might put on the new DSC album. Help us pick here! 

All I Have Is Christ – lyric, chord chart, mp3

All Glory Be to Christ – lyric, chord chart, mp3

Savior Like a Shepherd Lead Us – lyric, chord chart, mp3

Sermon – Ryan Kelly was back and preached another sermon in our series through the book of Mark titled “A Christ Who Is Killed” from Mark 8:27-9:1. Listen and watch here.

Wonderful Cross – lyric, chord chart, mp3

I Have Decided to Follow Jesus – lyric, mp3

Benediction. 

Welcome to the Sunday recap for Desert Springs Church! We will be posting an overview of the songs and liturgy of our weekly service. Each song will have lyric, chord chart and mp3 (where available) attached. I hope it is a blessing.

Call to Worship – Isaiah 1:18

Come Ye Sinners – lyric, chord chart

Welcome and Prayer 

Come Behold the Wondrous Mystery– lyric, chord chart, mp3

I Hear the Words of Love – lyric, chord chart, mp3

Scripture Reading – Psalm 95:6-8

Be Strong – lyric, chord chart

One of the songs we might put on the new DSC album. Help us pick here! 

Speak O Lord – lyric, chord chart, mp3

Sermon – Trent Hunter preached the fourth and final sermon from our series in Ephesians, titled: “One Primary Relationship”  from Eph. 5-6. Listen and watch here.

A Mighty Fortress Is Our God – lyric, chord chart, mp3

Benediction. 

Welcome to the Sunday recap for Desert Springs Church! We will be posting an overview of the songs and liturgy of our weekly service. Each song will have lyric, chord chart and mp3 (where available) attached. I hope it is a blessing.

Call to Worship – Ps. 133.

Oh How Good It Is – lyric, chord chart, mp3

Welcome, Prayer 

Hear the Call of the Kingdom – lyric, chord chart, mp3

I Hear the Words of Love – lyric, chord chart, mp3

Christ Is All – lyric, chord chart

A DSC original. One of the possible choices for the new DSC album. Help us pick the songs here!

Make Us One – lyric, chord chart, mp3

Sermon – Trent Hunter preached the Third sermon from our series in Ephesians, titled: “One Life Together”  from Eph. 4. Listen and watch here.

The Church’s One Foundation – lyric, chord chart

Benediction. 

Help us choose the songs for our next recorded studio album. Below is the list of songs to choose from. All of these songs are original DSC compositions and or arrangements. Pick one to ten of your favorites. Songs that have blessed, challenged or encouraged you.

To pick, email drew@desertspringschurch.org with your picks. Subject line: This Is Our Song

I would also love to hear any stories about these songs working in your life.

Be a part of the process!!

Come and Dine – lyric, chord chart, mp3

Great Things – lyric, chord chart, mp3

God Moves In A Mysterious Way– lyric, chord chart, mp3

Lord, We Come to Hear Your Word – lyric, chord chart, mp3

Be Strong – lyric, chord chart, mp3

My Father Planned it All – lyric, chord chart, mp3

Blessed Assurance – lyric, chord chart, mp3

Raise Your Voice– lyric, chord chart, mp3

We Give Thanks – lyric, chord chart, mp3

Clap Your Hands – lyric, mp3

Christ Is All – lyric, chord chart, mp3

In Christ – lyric, chord chart, mp3

Jesus You Reign – lyric, chord chart, mp3

O God Our Help in Ages Past – lyric, chord chart, mp3

Awake My Soul – lyric, mp3

Cornerstone – lyric, mp3

It Is Well – lyric, mp3

All Hail the Power (Exalt the Name of Jesus) – lyric, mp3

Welcome to the Sunday recap for Desert Springs Church! We will be posting an overview of the songs and liturgy of our weekly service. Each song will have lyric, chord chart and mp3 (where available) attached. I hope it is a blessing.

Call to Worship 

All Hail the Power of Jesus Name – lyric, chord chart

Welcome, Prayer 

Kyrie (Lord Have Mercy) – lyric, chord chart, mp3

And Can It Be – lyric, chord chart, mp3

I Hear the Words of Love – lyric, chord chart, mp3

This song is new to DSC. A new arrangement of the old hymn.

Saved by Grace – lyric, chord chart, mp3

Sermon – Trent Hunter preached the second sermon from our series in Ephesians, titled: “One Impossible People”  from Eph. 2-3. Listen and watch here.

The Love of God – lyric, chord chart, mp3

Benediction.