Many of you know that this is an acronym for “Hymn of the Day.” The HOTD is the musical piece that precedes the sermon. Lyrically it is the hardest hitting piece of the worship set, is spot-on with the readings and sometimes is even referred to by the Pastor in his sermon. The relationship between [...]
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On Eagle’s Wings
Posted: June 14, 2011 in Bible Class Ideas, Messiah Lutheran ChurchTags: Michael Joncas, On Eagle's Wings, Summer Bible Class
Several summers ago, I hosted a weekly series of bible classes after worship at my church that focused on a different song each week. We considered both hymns and contemporary pieces. The following is a sample class using “On Eagle’s Wing’s” . Being summertime, we limited the duration of the classes to about 20 minutes. We finished each [...]
Michigan Lutheran Seminary – Concert Review
Posted: April 20, 2011 in Choir, Messiah Lutheran ChurchThe Michigan Lutheran Seminary Choir performed at Messiah Lutheran Church in South Windsor, CT on April 16 at 7:00 PM. Thirty High School teens and two adult leaders drove in a bus, overnight, from Saginaw MI to South Windsor, CT, some 700 to 800 miles and 14 hours on the road; many of them sleeping [...]
Where have all the choirs gone?
Posted: April 5, 2011 in Choir, Messiah Lutheran Church, Praise BandTags: Choir, Contemporary worship, I Choose You, MLS Choir
Actually and thankfully, many WELS churches still have choirs while a few have relied more heavily on “praise bands” to lead the congregation in musical worship. My church makes use of both, but the most important musical group is the congregation itself. As God’s people we are to lift up our voices in a unified [...]
Congratulations for 25 years in ministry! Praise God!
Posted: November 9, 2010 in Messiah Lutheran Church, Psalm 23Tags: Anniversary, Matt Redman, Psalm 23, You Never Let Go
On Sunday, Nov. 21, 2010, at 9:00 AM, our church will be celebrating the fact that God has led our Pastor (Timothy Ehlers) into his 25th year of Pastoral ministry. Pastor Ehlers is a gifted preacher, teacher and musician (vocalist, technologist & MIDI producer extraordinaire). Pastor Ehlers will be preaching and conducting the service. During the [...]
Concert Review – Branches Band The band known as “Branches” performed at our church on Wednesday evening from 7:00 – 8:15. It really was a remarkable event and for everyone in attendance; it was much more than a performance, it was in fact worship. Branches consists of four musicians; Rachel, Andy, Jeremy and Joel. Rachel [...]
What a great way to spend a Wednesday Evening; midway between two Sunday worship services. Please feel free to stop by and enjoy some worshipful music if you are just traveling through or if you are in the CT area.
Christmas Music
Posted: December 18, 2009 in Chris Tomlin, Christmas, Messiah Lutheran Church, Paul & Rita BalocheTags: Christmas Offering, Emmanuel
For our Christmas services we use mostly hymns and carols but our Praise band will be playing four songs this year. We will be playing Chris Tomlin’s new Christmas song titled “Emmanuel – Hallowed Manger Ground” on 12/20 and Paul Baloche’s “Christmas Offering” on 12/24. You can hear each selection here: We will also be accompanying [...]
God’s blessings to you! Our Pastor was away this past Sunday. One of our members had to fill in as the worship leader. It was a nice service and it was a musically blended service so I was busy. But something was missing. Something wasn’t right. I felt it the entire service. My guitar [...]
What is a worship leader and what does he or she do?
Posted: August 28, 2009 in BLENDED WORSHIP, How to Start, Messiah Lutheran ChurchTags: worship leader
Within our “WELS circles”, the worship leader is the pastor; as it should be. He is ultimately responsible for the spiritual care of his church’s members. He is their shepherd. But in today’s culture, the term “worship leader” now defines a person that assists the Pastor, primarily in the area of music, and is usually [...]
