Worship Debrief – Being There for a Friend, Comfort in Death – Part 1 (Jul. 11-12)

Death. It’s a subject that no one wants to talk about, and yet death is something that we will all face sooner or later. Pastor told us this morning that he checked, and the mortality rate on the planet is still 100%. We all will die…sometime.

This morning was the first of a 2-part message on seeking comfort in death, and our focus was on being ready for death. When we are not prepared to die (whether it’s immanent or not), we react in 5 stages (in order):

  1. Denial
  2. Anger
  3. Bargaining
  4. Depression
  5. Acceptance

Pastor also told us how to get prepared for death, and that comes through a relationship with Jesus Christ. If you need the answer to that question, leave me a comment below, and I’ll walk you through it! On to the production notes!

Saturday, 7/11 – 7:00pm:

  •          I was in PA this Saturday to celebrate my grandmother’s 90th birthday. We had a great party – open house style with a buffet lunch – and there were probably over 100 people there. Lot’s of family…most I didn’t know!
  •          Matt led with Elisa and Tom from the stage. Let me know how it worked out! I heard that “Forever” added some comic relief to the night.

Sunday, 7/12 – 11:15am:

  •          Fun to watch the kids try to figure out how to get around the empty band platform for the children’s message. Sue did a great job as always.
  •          I am a prayer partner for one of the youth going to workcamp this week and it was great to pray for him during the service.
  •          We had a friend from college visiting with her family this morning. Great to see them and I’m really grateful for their patience as we ran around after the service getting ready for VBS!
  •          Stage was set up for VBS this coming week. So, we decided to put the band on it for services. Partially it was just to have some fun, but sitting behind the main speakers amidst the fabric backdrop has some technical advantages from a sound standpoint. What did you think? How was the sound, the look, the feel… ?
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  1. On July 14, 2009 at 8:32 pm Tracy Said:

    I liked the view too. It was nice to be able to see everyone in the band.

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    • On July 15, 2009 at 10:01 pm ericwfesmire Said:

      Cool – does this mean we can keep the stage up all the time! :) lol.

      Thanks for the feedback. I’m kind of hoping that someone noticed a difference in the sound too, but maybe there wasn’t one that anyone could perceive. Still, visibility was a good thing.

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  2. On July 13, 2009 at 7:44 pm ericwfesmire Said:

    Jaime – lol! Glad you could see better. That’s exactly the kind of feedback I was looking for. The fact that you didn’t realize it until I said something means it was pretty natural, too. Cool 8)

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  3. On July 13, 2009 at 4:12 pm Jaime Said:

    Hey!
    Every time the stage is up, of course, it’s always a bit of a mental adjustment since things are not where they always are. However, until you said something, I didn’t realize the band on the stage was a new thing. Now that I sit wa-a-a-a-y in the back (thanks to Addie), I liked being able to see better. Part of that is because, as you know, I have to watch your mouths to know when to sing. :)

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