Supplemental Worship Resource for Sunday, July 26, 2020

** PLEASE NOTE: THE FOLLOWING MUSIC LINKS ARE TO YOUTUBE VIDEOS. WE APOLOGIZE, IN ADVANCE, IF SOME OF THE MUSIC VIDEOS INCLUDE AN AD AT THE VERY BEGINNING. IF AN AD POPS UP, YOU CAN CLICK ON "SKIP AD" (TOWARD LOWER RIGHT CORNER OF THE AD). CLICKING ON "SKIP AD" WILL DIRECTLY START THE MUSIC VIDEO.

During this pandemic have you felt a bit overwhelmed? At times have you allowed anxiousness and anxieties to get the best of your emotions? Have you ever said to yourself, I just want to be a kid for a day, play outside with friends and have no worries except to be home when I was told, go on bike rides around the neighborhood, go to the park and have a picnic, go to Vacation Bible School and meet new friends? And then when night time comes, you are tucked into bed for a good night’s sleep with not a worry in the world. It is just a normal kid day!!! That Sunday's Parking lot service was just what we needed. We had all been separated by miles for so long but with the little distance between everyone on that July 12th morning, it felt as though we were worshipping almost face to face. There was energy and excitement in the air! Even though we were still social distancing, we were able to see happy faces and feel the energy and enthusiasm that those happy faces brought. MORE GOOD NEWS! And now the good news is that the Session has approved two more parking lot worship services in August on the first and third Sundays of the month of August with each of the services beginning at 9:30 am. Mark your calendars now and be looking for more information soon about this exciting announcement. God is good and we give Him all the praise and glory!! Music retrieves memories! Do you remember the fun of going to Vacation Bible School, meeting new friends, learning new songs and some of the songs we could even dance to? Those days of being a kid were so much fun. Part of today's music focuses on the fun we had singing in VBS and just being a kid!!!! If you remember any of the actions that you learned with these VBS songs, get up and dance! Nobody's looking. Retrieve your childhood memories and have FUN. Just be a kid again for a day! Here are several of the favorite songs from the VBS kids from Southern Heights Vacation Bible School.

This Little Light of Mine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ty9bZXN4uWA

If You’re Happy and You Know It https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71hqRT9U0wg

The B I B L E https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gO7ml-vkBY

Give Me Oil In My Lamp https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8FkKSUf7Yw

Deep and Wide https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzAW_sF1Jbs

Jesus Loves the Little Children of the World https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UglxXH-_0o0 Do you recognize the names Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn? These two names may not be familiar to you but for over 20 years this country duo known as Brooks and Dunn recorded hit after hit before both men decided to embark on solo careers. Before music though, one of Ronnie Dunn’s career goals was to become a minister. He did serve as a youth minister at a Church in Texas. The song Believe recorded by Brooks and Dunn is a song about a man coming to terms with his own faith after the loss of his loved ones. This acoustic ballad is the childhood encounter with "Old Man Wrigley". Question, have you ever been a little afraid to talk to someone that looked a bit different than you or sounded different than you? In this song/video Believe the mother kept asking her little boy to go over and visit "Old Man Wrigley" as he sat on his porch every day rocking back and forth in his swing. Finally the little boy got up enough courage to go over and speak to "Old Man Wrigley" and later the little boy and "Old Man Wrigley" looked forward to talking daily with each other on Old Man Wrigley's porch and swinging together. The sweet and very kind "Old Man Wrigley" would talk to the little boy about his faith in God. "Old Man Wrigley" reveals that he lost his son and wife but maintains that through his faith in God, he will see them again in Heaven Believe (sung by Brooks and Dunn) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5z-jjWyAJQ

A judgemental critical heart is a sin. The Bible says this about being judgemental. The Bible warns judgmental people that they will be judged by the same measure with which they judge others (Matthew 7:2). Deuteronomy 1:17 suggests that judgment belongs only to God, not to humans. Rather than being judgmental, the Bible instructs people to have compassion and empathy for others (Ephesians 4:32).

Like "Old Man Wrigley" and the little boy, once they got to know each other on the outside and on the inside, black and white, they learned to have compassion, empathy and a deep love for each other.

I Saw the Light https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=DQ812oceXQo&list=RDDQ812oceXQo&start_radio=1&t=92

Through these uncertain times, God is good and won’t leave us or forsake us. Please pray with me.

Christ's love has gathered us into one. Let us rejoice and be pleased in Him. Let us fear, and let us love the living God. And may we love each other with a sincere heart. As we are gathered into one body, Beware, lest we be divided in mind. Let evil impulses stop, let controversy cease, And may Christ our God be in our midst. And may we with the saints also, See Thy face in glory, O Christ our God: The joy that is immense and good, Unto the ages through infinite ages. Amen!!!

BLESS LNK: 34 Churches in Lincoln, Nebraska come together to offer a song of blessing to our city. https://youtu.be/zvQ-AHG2mfo

In closing let’s end this week just as we began ……being a kid for a day, remembering Jesus loves everyone, no matter the age, race, religious affiliation or what city they live in.

Jesus Loves Me https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXIqQp2CDVE

Stay safe, be well, love one another and until next week PEACE.

Anita Elliott Music Director