BST's Blog

The Otter Limits show was a blast last night as always. Some highlights included the Griffith Family (all supernaturally gifted) with their singing/guitar, fiddle, spoon playing children, Johnathan Vest and Keith Thompson as the middle school music teachers from Sat Night Live (Keith played the woman), Ken Switzer and Trisha Simpson as the Whiners (also from SNL), Gabe Wicks Johnny Cash Medley with new lyrics about Otter Creek--hilarious. There were many great moments. Sheryl and I sang "All I Ask of You" from Phantom. I always love singing with Sheryl.

This morning I was thinking back to the first time I sang in front of people. I had to have been around Maddie's age. Here's the song I sang (to the tune of "Dixie")

Well, I stuck my head in a little skunk's hole
And the little skunk said, "Well, bless my soul!
Take it out! Take it out! Take it out! Remove it!"

Well, I didn't take it out and the little skunk said,
"If you don't take it out you'll wish you were dead!
Take it out! Take it out! Take it out!"
Pssssssssst
I removed it.

I can imagine how that edifies you this morning. You can be expecting a ZOE arrangement of that coming real soon.

I haven't blogged at all about this yet, but I am planning some pretty major changes for our praise team ministry. I have been praying, wrestling, worrying over this for at least 6 months. It's time. I believe God has called people into leadership here. What I want to do is simply bring that to fruition and help our praise team ministry be about gifted leadership--not just gifted singing. Please pray for me. It will be an exciting and difficult time. I am really excited!

Have a great morning, everyone! We have our missionaries from Africa, the Coulstons, here today. It should be a great morning!

Here's our order of worship:

Welcome—Steve Sherman
Family Prayer— Troy Link/ Jeff Krinks
Meet and greet

Praise and Worship—Brandon Scott Thomas
--Days of Elijah
--Great is the Lord Almighty
--Ancient of Days
Reading from Ps. 67
(vs.1-2—men, vs.3—all, vs.4—women, vs.5—all, vs.6—leader, vs.7—all)
--O Praise the Lord
--Let Your Glory Fall

Sharing—Charles and Darlene Coulston
--Send Your Rain (first chorus to the end—includes second verse)
--Before the Throne of God Above (congregational version)

Supper/Offering—David Nowers
--What Can Wash Away My Sin (chorus, vs1, chorus)

Ministry Moment—Jeanine Adams and the women’s ministry
Shepherd’s Close—Leland Vickers
--Days if Elijah (chorus)