We have our first 2012 Holy Oatmeal Live event at Crossroads Nazarene in Chandler AZ Sunday Jan 29th.
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Annie and I led a Holy Oatmeal Live event for GCCS in Tempe, AZ this week and they really were great.
Mr Saunders had invited us as the special guest for the weekly Chapel service. Which of course was a great honor because that is my elementary school and Mr Saunders was my teacher.
The kids really engaged and we had a great time. Thanks 7th and 8th graders for leading the way and really having fun as we sang at the top of our lungs!
Looking forward to returning soon!
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Scripture Song Colossians 1:15-20
Listen and follow along – scroll down to see the Scripture and the Chord charts
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The Supremacy of Christ is the focus of this passage from Colossians
The Supremacy of the Son of God
15 The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him. 17 He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. 18 And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy. 19 For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, 20 and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross.
This isn’t exactly word for word but follows the text fairly closely. You could definitely learn the passage and meditate on it using this song.
Please let me know what you think in the comments below and as always feel free to post on facebook and share with others. Excuse the rough recording (especially in the “pitch” department…I’ll be working towards a refined version soon), but hopefully you get the general idea of the song.
Here’s the chord charts for the song:
Verse 1
Em G
He is the image of
D/F# C
The invisible God the firstborn of all
Em
Creation
Em G
For by Him all things were made
D/F# C
In heaven above and the earth here belowBridge:
Am G
visible, invisible…dominions and authorities
Bm
All things have been made through Him
F
All this has been made for Him
Am G
visible, invisible…thrones and principalities
Bm
All things have been made through Him
F
All this has been made for HimChorus
G D/F#
He is before all things
C G
And in him all things hold togetherG D/F#
He is the head of His church
C G
The Beginning, the firstborn from the dead, the first place of all thingsG D/F#
And the Father was pleased that His fullness should dwell
C G
In the One who made peace through his blood and redeemed all creation
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Megan and I have been talking about helping our kids (and us too) learn to see God’s hand at work all around us.
Just yesterday Megan was setting up the pre-lit Christmas tree (I know blasphemy) when after it had been up and decorated for several hours, the whole middle section of lights went out. This was very frustrating for Megan. But she decided this could be a God at work moment. She interrupted the kids from whatever they were doing and told them they needed to pray that God would help them fix the lights quickly and easily. Before praying Megan had been fiddling with the fuses and bulbs trying to discover and decipher which light was the culprit, after praying it only took a few moments and the second light she messed with turned all the lights back on.
I know, simple and silly, but to us a big deal. We want to stop being so self-reliant and teach our kids God really does care and is involved with our lives at every level. So for us- Another Festivus Miracle!
P.S. I’m sure I was being helpful somewhere else (probably outside hanging those lights).
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