Monday, February 13th, 2012 | |
In Xenia, Jason Wing preached through John 10:31-42 and our band led us in these songs:
- See His Love by Jesus Culture
- Stronger by Hillsong
- Revelation Song by Gateway Worship
- Before the Throne by Sovereign Grace Music
- From the Inside Out by Hillsong
In Kettering, we started the gathering by Skyping with 2 of our missionaries in Honduras, the Eldridges, about what God has been up to in the few months they’ve been there so far. It’s always great to have your perspective blown beyond the borders we tend to build up. Talking with missionaries always helps with that. :)
After that, Rob Turner preached on John 11:28-44 and our band led us in these songs:
- Let Your Kingdom Come by Aaron Ivey
- Desert Song by Hillsong
- Oh Our Lord by All Sons & Daughters
- All the Poor & Powerless by All Sons & Daughters
- We Will Run by Gungor
For both campuses, we were so grateful for the work God is doing in these gatherings. We don’t know why He chooses to use them, but we are extremely thankful that He does. Please join us in praying that our gatherings at Apex will reflect God’s heart for His church and the world.
Tuesday, February 7th, 2012 | |
In Kettering, we started with this week’s “lowdown”, letting everyone know what was going on in the family of Apex.
Then we heard from our Apex Kids director, Hannah Bolvi, about upcoming camp opportunities for our families – specifically, the Spring Hill day camp that will be coming here to Apex this summer. It’s a great opportunity to grow and serve. Contact Katie Tutino (katie.tutino@apexcommunity.org / 937.432.9022) for more information about camp opportunities.
After that, we moved into a time of praising God through singing. Here are the songs we did:
- Be Still My Soul – this is an old hymn that Page CXVI re-arranged.
- Mighty to Save - by Hillsong
- You’ll Come – by Hillsong
- How Marvelous – this is another older hymn that the Apex Band re-arranged.
Then, Jason Wing preached on John 11:17-27. The challenge was for us to see that Jesus is our true hope; to not just know about Him, but to trust IN Him.
We closed by singing Hallelujah, What a Savior – which is a hymn that Ascend the Hill re-arranged.
In Xenia, we started off with the “lowdown” and then dove into our time of reflecting on Christ and responding to Him in singing. Our songs were:
- Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing - this is also an old hymn that was redone by our band.
- My God, My King - this is a new song written by one of our band leaders, Bobby Hardwick.
- The Stand – by Hillsong United
During that song set, we were able to celebrate the step of baptism with our sister, Tiffany, as she proudly and publicly showed that she was a follower of Christ. It was awesome!
Then, Rob Turner preached on John 10:22-30. This is continuing the “Good Shepherd” section of John, specifically seeing Jesus as truly being God. Like Kettering, this was a call to faith…real faith…to really KNOW God.
After the sermon, we closed by singing:
- Revelation Song - by Gateway Worship
- Famous One - by Chris Tomlin
Personally, I was very thankful for this weekend! God challenged my heart to actually live like I trust Him…but He also encouraged me by the reminder that He is trustworthy.
God is good!
Wednesday, February 1st, 2012 | |
In Kettering, Rob Turner preached from John 11:1-16 about how God works through hard things and how suffering can lead to His glory. It was a timely message for our church family and many were prayed for this past weekend.
Our songs in Kettering were:
- It’s So Sweet to Trust in Jesus – arrangement by the Apex Band (AGES album)
- Love is Here – arrangement by the Apex Band (LIVE album)
- Absent from Flesh – by Sojourn Music
- None but Jesus – by Hillsong United
- One Thing Remains – by Jesus Culture
In Xenia, one of our elders, Rennes Bowers, spoke about “zoe life” which is the abundant, eternal, Spirit-led life that God gives His children.
Our songs in Xenia were:
- Nothing but the Blood of Jesus – just the verse & chorus of this classic hymn
- Hosanna – by Hillsong United
- Your Great Name – by Natalie Grant
- How He Loves – by John Mark McMillan
- None but Jesus – by Hillsong United
- From the Inside out – by Hillsong United
