Sermons at DOWNTOWN CHURCH

SERMON | Seven Deadly Sins: Sloth

ON STAGE

Paisley Marie (bass)

Sean Thomson (guitar)

Allwyn Edwards (drums)

Xan DuBose (vocals)
Brooks Brewer (vocals)

Lawson Simmons (vocals)

Blair Delaney (vocals)

Mia Kosciusko (vocals)

Libbie Williams (vocals)

Sterling Outen (vocals)

Reese Johnson (vocals)

Buzzy Thomas (Kazoo)

Charles Weathers (speaking)

 

Welcome
Pope Johnson

Prayer
Tamara Scott

Confession
Florence Shell

Prayer
Mae Carson

 

Promise of Grace
Blair Delaney

 

SCRIPTURE READING
Cole Glenn

 

SERMONS
Libbie Williams
Rory Trout

Callie Doty

HOLY INTERRUPTION
Jack Bigger
Josie Schmieg

 

INVITATION TO THE TABLE

Sarah Boyd Horne

 

PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING

Logan Wells

Henry Thomas

 

PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION

Sterling Outen

 

SERMON | SEVEN DEADLY SINS: Gluttony

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COME YE SINNERS

Lyrics: Joseph Hart

Arrangement: Keith & Kristyn Getty

 

WADE IN THE WATER

Lyrics: Traditional spiritual

Arrangement: Eva Cassidy

 

GLORIA PATRI

Lyrics + Arrangement: City Hymns

 

I CAN CHANGE

Lyrics + Arrangement: Lake Street Dive

 

HOW GREAT THOU ART

Lyrics: Carl Gustav Boberg

Arrangement: Traditional Swedish Melody

 

ON STAGE

Jen Griffitt (vocals)

Dave Holder (bass, vocals)

Ammon Bowen (violin)

David Sloan (cajon)

Dawn Hyde (lots of speaking)

Mary Nickel (speaking)

Charles Weathers (speaking)

 

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SERMON | Seven Deadly Sins: Lust

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JOLENE

Lyrics + Arrangement: Dolly Parton

 

NEARER MY GOD TO THEE

Lyrics: Sarah Flower Adams

Arrangement: The Lower Lights

 

GLORIA PATRI

Lyrics + Arrangement: City Hymns

 

OH TO BE LOVED

Lyrics: Thad Cockrell

Arrangement: Page CXVI

 

LOVE THAT CONQUERS

Lyrics + Arrangement: The Swell Sessions

 

ON STAGE

Lindsay-Blair Simmons (vocals)

Paisley Suttlemyer (vocals, guitar)

Jodi Dingle (vocals, keys)

Sean Thomson (bass)

Allwyn Edwards (cajon)

Charles Weathers (lots of speaking)

Dawn Hyde (speaking)

 

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LOVE DIVINE, ALL LOVES EXCELLING

Lyrics: Charles Wesley

Arrangement: John Zundel

 

SERMON | Seven Deadly Sins: Envy

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BAD SELF PORTRAITS

Lyrics + Arrangement: Lake Street Dive

 

I SURRENDER ALL

Lyrics: Judson W. Van DeVenter

Arrangement: Joey + Rory

 

GLORIA PATRI

Lyrics + Arrangement: City Hymns

 

LETTER TO THE PAST

Lyrics + Arrangement: Brandi Carlile

 

HOW COULD WE NOT BELIEVE

Lyrics + Arrangement: Ben Harper + Ellen Harper

 

ON STAGE

Xan DuBose (vocals)

Reggie Sullivan (vocals, bass)

Sean Thomson (guitar)

Allwyn Edwards (drums)

Dawn Hyde (lots of speaking)

Charles Weathers (speaking)

 

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SERMON | Seven Deadly Sins: Greed

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God is Good

Lyrics + Arrangement: Jonathan McReynolds

 

SWEET HOUR OF PRAYER

Lyrics: William W. Walford

Arrangement: The Lower Lights

 

GLORIA PATRI

Lyrics + Arrangement: City Hymns

 

ENOUGH

Lyrics + Arrangement: Antonie Bradford

 

OLD TIME RELIGION

Lyrics: Traditional

Arrangement: The Lower Lights

 

ON STAGE

Bailey Parker (vocals, banjo)

Perry Harris (vocals)

Aaron Middeke (bass)

Sean Thomson (guitar)

Allwyn Edwards (drums)
Dawn Hyde (lots of speaking)

Charles Weathers (speaking)

 

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SERMON | Seven Deadly Sins: Pride (Ash Wednesday)

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WORSHIP LEADERS

Xan DuBose, Lindsay Blair Simmons, Jodi Dingle,
Sean Thompson, Jim Graddick, Dawn Hyde,
Charles Weathers, Mary Nickel and Drew Parker

SERMON | Matthew 5:10-12

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SING ABOUT IT

Lyrics + Arrangement: The Wood Brothers

 

MORNING HAS BROKEN

Lyrics: Eleanor Farjson

 

ON STAGE

Becca Smith (vocals, banjo, precussion)

Coty Hoover (vocals, guitar)

Lindsay Hope (vocals, bass)

Matthew Greg (lots of speaking)

Mary Nickel (speaking, breaking the bread)

 

 

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Arrangement: Cat Stevens

 

GLORIA PATRI

Lyrics + Arrangement: City Hymns

 

MERCY

Lyrics + Arrangement: Dave Matthews Band

 

FARTHER ALONG

Lyrics: JR Baxter

Arrangement: Dolly Parton

SERMON | Poets of Peace

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THERE IS A PEACE

Lyrics + Arrangement: Sojourn

 

COME THOU FOUNT OF EVERY BLESSING

Lyrics: Robert Robinson

Arrangement: Sufjan Stevens

 

GLORIA PATRI

Lyrics + Arrangement: City Hymns

 

PEACEFUL PLACE

Lyrics + Arrangement: Leon Bridges

 

I SHALL BE RELEASED

Lyrics: Bob Dylan

Arrangement: The Band

 

ON STAGE

Mack Hannah (vocals)

Lindsay Blair Simmons (vocals)

Sean Thomson (guitar)

Paisley Suttlemyer (bass, vocals)

Allwyn Edwards (drums)

Mary Nickel (lots of speaking)

Charles Weathers (speaking)

 

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SERMON | The Face of God

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WHILE MY GUITAR GENTLY WEEPS

Lyrics: George Harrison

Arrangement: Striking Matches

 

SOFTLY AND TENDERLY

Music and Lyrics: Will L. Thompson

 

GLORIA PATRI

Lyrics + Arrangement: City Hymns

 

CARRY THE WEIGHT

Lyrics + Arrangement: Denison Witmer

 

PUT A LITTLE LOVE IN YOUR HEART

Lyrics + Arrangement: Jackie DeShannon

 

ON STAGE

Van Anderson (vocals, guitar)

Lindsay-Blair Simmons (vocals)

Xan DuBose (vocals)

Sean Thomson (guitar)

Dawn Hyde (lots of speaking)

Mary Nickel (speaking)

 

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SERMON | The Lens of Mercy

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HIGHER GROUND

Lyrics + Arrangement: Stevie Wonder

 

AMAZING GRACE

Lyrics + Arrangement: John Newton

 

GLORIA PATRI

Lyrics + Arrangement: City Hymns

 

MERCY

Lyrics + Arrangement: Ben Kyle

 

GREAT IS THY FAITHFULNESS

Lyrics + Arrangement: Thomas Chisholm
and William M. Runyan

 

ON STAGE

Reggie Sullivan (vocals, upright bass)

Tim O’Keefe (vocals, guitar)

Sean Thomson (guitar)

Allwyn Edwards (drums)

Dawn Hyde (speaking)

Charles Weathers (lots of speaking)

 

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SERMON | Hunger

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HOW BAD WE NEED EACH OTHER

Lyrics + Arrangement: Marc Scibilia

 

PRECIOUS LORD

Lyrics: Thomas A. Dorsey

Arrangement: Al Green

 

GLORIA PATRI

Lyrics + Arrangement: City Hymns

 

DREAMING WITH A BROKEN HEART

Lyrics + Arrangement: John Mayer

 

OH HAPPY DAY

Lyrics: Edwin Hawkins

Arrangement: The Blind Boys of Alabama

 

ON STAGE

Perry Harris (vocals)

Arischa Conner Frierson (vocals)

Sean Thomson (guitar)

William Otis (bass)

Allwyn Edwards (drums)

Dawn Hyde (lots of speaking)

Charles Weathers (speaking)

 

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SERMON | Blessed are the Meek

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HUMBLE ME

Lyrics + Arrangement: Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings

 

I NEED THEE EVERY HOUR

Lyrics: Annie Hawks

Arrangement: Robert Lowr

 

GLORIA PATRI

Lyrics + Arrangement: City Hymns

 

BEATITUDES HYMN

Lyrics: Ken Bible

Arrangement: Kelley Porterfield

 

UNSTEADY

Lyrics + Arrangement: X Ambassadors

 

ROCK OF AGES

Lyrics: Augustus M. Toplady

Arrangement: Thomas Hasting

 

ON STAGE

Kelley Porterfield (vocals)

Lindsay Blair Simmons (vocals)

Sean Thomson (guitar)

Darren Woodief (bass)

David Sloan (cajon)

Dawn Hyde (lots of speaking)

Charles Weathers (speaking)

 

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SERMON | Keep Your Head Up

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VIENNA

Lyrics + Arrangement: Billy Joel

 

IF I NEEDED YOU

Lyrics: Townes Vans Zandt

Arrangement: Emmylou Harris

 

GLORIA PATRI

Lyrics + Arrangement: City Hymns

 

HOLD ON TO ME

Lyrics & Arrangement: Lauren Ashley Daigle + 
Paul Brendon Mabury  +  Paul T Duncan

 

KEEP YOUR HEAD UP

Lyrics + Arrangement: Andy Grammer

 

WILL THE CIRCLE BE UNBROKEN

Lyrics: Ada R. Habershon

Arrangement: Charles H. Gabriel

 

ON STAGE

Brooks Brewer (vocals)

Xan DuBose (vocals)

Sean Thomson (guitar)

Paisley Suttlemyre (vocals, bass)

Allwyn Edwards (drums)

Dawn Hyde (lots of speaking)

Charles Weathers (speaking)

 

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SERMON | Poor in Spirit, Lifted in Love

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EVERYDAY PEOPLE

Lyrics + Arrangement: Sly & The Family Stone

 

ALL THE POOR AND POWERLESS

Lyrics + Arrangement: All Sons and Daughters

 

GLORIA PATRI

Lyrics + Arrangement: City Hymns

 

LONG TRAIN RUNNING

Lyrics + Arrangement: The Doobie Brothers

 

JUST A CLOSER WALK WITH THEE

Lyrics + Arrangement: African American Spiritual

 

ON STAGE

Arischa Conner Frierson (vocals)

Perry Harris (vocals)

Zach Seibert (harmonica, guitar)

Sean Thomson (guitar)

Aaron Middeke (bass)

Allwyn Edwards (drums)

Charles Weathers (lots of speaking)

Mary Nickel (speaking)

 

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SERMON | God's New Year's Resolution list

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NEW SHOES

Lyrics + Arrangement: Paolo Nutini

 

BE THOU MY VISION

Lyrics: Ancient Irish Hymn

Arrangement: The Lower Lights

 

GLORIA PATRI

Lyrics + Arrangement: City Hymns

 

STAY GENTLE

Lyrics + Arrangement: Brandi Carlile

 

HOW CAN I KEEP FROM SINGING

Lyrics: Robert Wadsworth Lowry

Arrangement: Eva Cassidy

 

 

ON STAGE

Jen Griffitt (vocals)

Dave Holder (vocals, upright bass)

Sean Thomson (guitar)

Dawn Hyde (lots of speaking)

Charles Weathers (speaking)

 

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SERMON | 12.29.2024

BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER

Lyrics + Arrangement: Paul Simon

 

JOY TO THE WORLD

Lyrics + Arrangement: Public Domain

 

GLORIA PATRI

Lyrics + Arrangement: City Hymns

 

SWEET THING

Lyrics + Arrangement: Sarah Adams

 

ALL GLORY BE TO CHRIST

Lyrics + Arrangement: Dustin Kensrue

 

ON STAGE

Sarah Adams (vocals, guitar)
Rebekah Adams (vocals)
Mary Nickel (speaking)

 

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SERMON | Christmas Eve 2024

On Stage:

Reggie Sullivan (vocals)
Tony Opus (vocals, keys, bass clarinet)

Jen Griffitt (vocals)

Xan DuBose (vocals)

Lindsay-Blair Simmons (vocals)

Sean Thomson (guitar)

Dave Holder (bass)

Allwyn Edwards (drums)

Dawn Hyde (lots of speaking)

Charles Weathers (speaking)

Mary Nickel (speaking)

Chelsey Art and Hugh Burgess (elves on the shelf)

Drew Parker, Jimmy Frick, Richard Quay (sound santas)

Emma Nance (candle lighter)

 

The invitation to worship was adapted from
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church in NYC

 

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SERMON | A Change of Heart

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I WONDER AS I WANDER

Lyrics: John Jacob Niles

Arrangement: Future of Forestry

 

IN THE BLEAK MIDWINTER

Lyrics: Christina Rossetti

Arrangement: The Lower Lights

 

GLORIA PATRI

Lyrics + Arrangement: City Hymns

 

REAL LOVE

Lyrics + Arrangement: Tom Odell

 

AWAY IN A MANGER

Lyrics: Charles H. Gabriel

 

 

ON STAGE

Xan DuBose (vocals)

Benjamin Tanner (vocals)

Sean Thomson (guitar)

Jessica Rafferty (violin)

Adam Rafferty (cello)

Charles Weathers (lots of speaking)

Mary Nickel (speaking)

Dawn Hyde (speaking)

 

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SERMON | Covenant, Correction, Coming

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WORKIN’ ON A WORLD

Lyrics + Arrangement: Iris DeMent

 

THE FIRST NOEL

Lyrics + Arrangement: Davies Gilbert

 

GLORIA PATRI

Lyrics + Arrangement: City Hymns

 

THERE WAS JESUS

Lyrics + Arrangement: Zach Williams, Dolly Parton

 

ONCE IN ROYAL DAVID’S CITY

Lyrics: Cecil Frances Alexander

Arrangement: The Lower Lights

 

ON STAGE

Becca Smith (vocals)

Coty Hoover (vocals, guitar)

Kristen Harris (violin)

Charles Weathers (speaking)

Mary Nickel (speaking)

Dawn Hyde (lots of speaking)

 

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SERMON | Future Tellers

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LIGHT

Lyrics + Arrangement: Michael Kiwanuka

 

HARK! THE HERALD ANGELS SING

Lyrics: Charles Wesley

Arrangement: Darius Rucker

 

GLORIA PATRI

Lyrics + Arrangement: City Hymns

 

THROUGH THE DARK

Lyrics + Arrangement: KT Tunstall

 

GOD REST YE MERRY GENTLEMEN / WE THREE KINGS

Lyrics: Unknown / John Henry Hopkins Jr.

Arrangement: Barenaked Ladies + Sarah McLachlan

 

ON STAGE

Lindsay-Blair Simmons (vocals)

Arischa Conner Frierson (vocals)

Sean Thomson (guitar)

Aaron Middeke (bass)

Allwyn Edwards (drums)

Charles Weathers (speaking)

Mary Nickel (speaking)

Dawn Hyde (lots of speaking)

 

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