Sermons at DOWNTOWN CHURCH

SERMON | I Wish I'd Kept in Touch With My Friends

CREDITS

WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS

Lyrics + Arrangement: John Lennon & Paul McCartney

 

WHAT A FRIEND WE HAVE IN JESUS

Lyrics: Joseph M. Scriven

Arrangement: Loretta Lynn

 

GLORIA PATRI

Lyrics + Arrangement: City Hymns

 

THE RICHEST MAN IN THE WORLD

Lyrics + Arrangement: Ben Rector

 

STAND BY ME

Lyrics + Arrangement: Ben E. King 

 

ON STAGE

Arischa Conner Frierson (vocals)

Zach Seibert (vocals + instruments)

Sean Thomson (guitar)

Aaron Middeke (bass)

Dawn Hyde (lots of talking)

Mary Nickel (talking)

 

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SERMON | I Wish I had the Courage to Express My Feelings

CREDITS

IF I COULDA, WOULDA, SHOULDA

Lyrics + Arrangement: Gamble and Huff

 

MORNING HAS BROKEN

Lyrics: Eleanor Farjson

Arrangement: Cat Stevens

 

GLORIA PATRI

Lyrics + Arrangement: City Hymns

 

RETURN

Lyrics + Arrangement: Glen Hansard

 

TURN YOUR EYES UPON JESUS

Lyrics: Helen H. Lemmel

Arrangement: Noah James and the Executives

 

ON STAGE

Xan DuBose Ensley (vocals)

Moses Andrews III (vocals + keys)

Sean Thomson (guitar)

Paisley Suttlemyer (bass)

Nigel Ouzts (trumpet)

Allwyn Edwards (drums)

Dawn Hyde (lots of talking)

Charles Weathers (talking)

 

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SERMON | I Wish I Hadn't Worked So Hard

CREDITS

IF I COULD

Lyrics + Arrangement: Phish

 

I NEED THEE EVERY HOUR

Lyrics: Annie Hawks

Arrangement: Robert Lowry

 

GLORIA PATRI

Lyrics + Arrangement: City Hymns

 

CAT’S IN THE CRADLE

Lyrics + Arrangement: Harry Chapin

 

IN THE SWEET BY AND BY

Lyrics: S. Fillmore Bennett

Arrangement: Johnny Cash

 

ON STAGE

Lindsay-Blair Simmons (vocals)

Mac Stidham (vocals)

Van Anderson (guitar + vocals)

Sean Thomson (bass)

Allwyn Edwards (cajon)

Dawn Hyde (lots of talking)

Charles Weathers (talking)

Mary Nickel (talking)

 

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SERMON | The Courage to Be Free

DANCIN’ AROUND MY GRAVE

Lyrics + Arrangement: Andy Frasco + The U.N.

LEANING ON THE EVERLASTING ARMS

Lyrics: Anthony J. Showalter + Elisha Hoffman

Arrangement: Admiral Radio

 

GLORIA PATRI

Lyrics + Arrangement: City Hymns

 

I GO TO MY HEART

Lyrics + Arrangement: The Avett Brothers

 

FARTHER ALONG

Lyrics: JR Baxter

Arrangement: Dolly Parton

 

ON STAGE

Becca Smith (vocals, wild card)

Coty Hoover (vocals, guitar)

Jen Griffitt (vocals)

Dave Holder (upright bass)

Charles Weathers (lots of talking)

 

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SERMON | Blue Shirts

OLD ADVICE

Lyrics + Arrangement: Upstate

 

ALL CREATURES OF OUR GOD AND KING

Lyrics: St. Francis of Assisi

Arrangement: Traditional

 

FLOW

Lyrics + Arrangement: Shawn James

 

Doxology

Lyrics: Thomas Ken

Music: Louis Bourgeois

 

 

ON STAGE

Lindsay-Blair Simmons (vocals)

Xan DuBose Ensley (vocals)

Jodi Dingle (vocals)

Sean Thomson (guitar)

Paisley Suttlemyer (bass)

Allwyn Edwards (drums)

Dawn Hyde (lots of talking)

 

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SERMON | Let It Rise

CREDITS

MAYBE IT’S TIME

Lyrics + Arrangement: The Milk Carton Kids

 

I SURRENDER ALL

Lyrics: Judson W. Van DeVenter

Arrangement: Winfield S. Weeden

 

GLORIA PATRI

Lyrics + Arrangement: City Hymns

 

WALLS

Lyrics: Tom Petty

Arrangements: The Lumineers

 

O THE DEEP, DEEP LOVE OF JESUS

Lyrics: S. T. Francis

Arrangement: The Enfield Hymn Sessions

 

ON STAGE

Sarah Adams (vocals + guitar)

Rebekah Adams (vocals)

Bruce McLamore (vocals)

Kristen Harris (violin)

Sean Thomson (guitar)

David Sloan (cajon)

Charles Weathers (lots of talking)

Mary Nickel (talking)

 

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SERMON | Just Need A Second

CREDITS

HEAT ABOVE

Greta Van Fleet

 

SOFTLY AND TENDERLY

Lyrics + Arrangement:: Will L. Thompson

 

GLORIA PATRI

Lyrics + Arrangement: City Hymns

 

I WON’T BACK DOWN

Lyrics: Tom Petty

Arrangement: Johnnyswim

 

I SHALL NOT BE MOVED

Lyrics: African American Spiritual

Arrangement: Johnny Cash

 

ON STAGE

Perry Harris (vocals)

Lindsay-Blair Simmons (vocals)

Sean Thomson (guitar)

Aaron Middeke (bass)

Allwyn Edwards (drums)

Mary Nickel (lots of talking)

Charles Weathers (talking)

 

 

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SERMON | What's That?

CREDITS

UP ABOVE MY HEAD

Lyrics: Sister Rosetta Tharpe

Arrangement: The Wood Brothers

 

COME THOU FOUNT OF EVERY BLESSING

Lyrics: Robert Robinson

Arrangement: Sufjan Stevens

 

GLORIA PATRI

Lyrics + Arrangement: City Hymns

 

MINDFUL

Lyrics + Arrangement: Tow’rs

 

HOW CAN I KEEP FROM SINGING

Lyrics: Robert Wadsworth Lowry

Arrangement: Eva Cassidy

 

ON STAGE

Jen Griffitt (vocals)

Brue McLamore (vocals)

Dave Holder (guitar + vocals)

Kristen Harris (violin + vocals)

Lindsay Hope Emmons (bass + vocals)

Charles Weathers (lots of talking)

Dawn Hyde (talking)

 

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SERMON | Of One Heart

SEPTEMBER

Lyrics + Arrangement: Earth Wind and Fire

 

AMAZING GRACE

Lyrics & Arrangement: John Newton

 

GLORIA PATRI

Lyrics + Arrangement: City Hymns

 

JOIN TOGETHER

Lyrics + Arrangement: The Who

 

MY SISTERS AND BROTHERS

Lyrics: Charles Johnson

Arrangement: Jerry Garcia Band

 

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SERMON | Come Together

CREDITS

COME TOGETHER

Lyrics + Arrangement: Lennon/McCartney

 

IT IS WELL WITH MY SOUL                    

Lyrics: Horatio Spafford

Arrangement: Philip Bliss

 

GLORIA PATRI

Lyrics + Arrangement: City Hymns

 

THE BATON

Lyrics + Arrangement: Katie Gavin

 

HOW GREAT THOU ART

Lyrics: Carl Gustav Boberg

Arrangement: Traditional Swedish Melody

 

ON STAGE

Lindsay-Blair Simmons (vocals)

Reggie Sullivan (vocals, bass)

Van Anderson (guitar)

Jim Graddick (violin)

Allwyn Edwards (drums)

Charles Weathers (talking)
Dawn Hyde (lots of talking)

 

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SERMON | Start With A Vision

SUNDAY BEST

Lyrics + Arrangement: Surfaces

 

BE THOU MY VISION

Lyrics: Ancient Irish Hymn

Arrangement: The Lower Lights

 

GLORIA PATRI

Lyrics + Arrangement: City Hymns

 

WAY BACK IN THE WAY BACK WHEN

Lyrics + Arrangement: Glen Hansard

 

HOW FIRM A FOUNDATION

Lyrics: R. Keene

Arrangement: Chelsea Moon

 

ON STAGE

Xan DuBose (vocals)

Tony Opus (vocals, keys)

Aaron Middeke (bass)

Sean Thomson (guitar)

Allwyn Edwards (drums)

Dawn Hyde (lots of talking)

 

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SERMON | Pslam 150

Can’t Give Up Now

Lyrics: Mary, Mary

Arrangement: Aaron Bucks

 

SWEET HOUR OF PRAYER

Lyrics: William W. Walford

 

DO THAT FOR YOU

Lyrics + Arrangement: Andreya Triana

 

GLORY, GLORY HALLELUJAH

Lyrics: American Spiritual Song

Arrangement: The Staple Singers

SERMON | Our Temple Playlist

credits

HOME

Lyrics + Arrangement:
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros

 

IF I NEEDED YOU

Lyrics: Townes Vans Zandt

Arrangement: Admiral Radio

 

GLORIA PATRI

Lyrics + Arrangement: City Hymns

 

Psalm 84 Reimagined

Lyrics + Arrangement: Admiral Radio

 

NEST

Lyrics + Arrangement: Ruth Moody

 

SWING LOW, SWEET CHARIOT

Lyrics + Arrangement: African American Spiritual

 

ON STAGE

Becca Smith (vocals, strings)

Coty Hoover (vocals, strings)

Tony Opus (vocals, keys)

Dawn Hyde (lots of talking)

Charles Weathers (talking)

SERMON | Rescue Me

RESCUE ME

Lyrics + Arrangement: Fontella Bass

 

JUST A CLOSER WALK WITH THEE

Lyrics: Public Domain

Arrangement: Paul Zach

 

GLORIA PATRI

Lyrics + Arrangement: City Hymns

 

Psalm Reimagined (Psalm 70)
Arrangement: Reggie Sullivan

Reggie Sullivan (vocals, bass)

Dana Bullock (vocals)

Nigel Outzts (trumpet)

Sean Thomson (guitar)

Derreck Webber (drums)

Dawn Hyde (lots of talking)

Mary Nickel (talking + baptizing)

Charles Weathers (talking + baptizing)

 

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SERMON | A Grateful Response

COME AS YOU ARE

Lyrics + Arrangement: The New Respects

 

PRECIOUS LORD

Lyrics: Thomas A. Dorse

Arrangement: Al Green

 

GLORIA PATRI

Lyrics + Arrangement: City Hymns

FOR THE LOVE OF MONEY

Lyrics + Arrangement: Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff,

Anthony Jackson

 

OLD TIME RELIGION

Lyrics + Arrangement: Traditional gospel song

 

ON STAGE

Arischa Conner Frierson (vocals)

Perry Harris (vocals)

Sean Thomson (guitar)

Aaron Middeke (bass)

Allwyn Edwards (drums)

Charles Weathers (lots of talking)

Dawn Hyde (talking)

Mary Nickel (talking)

 

 

SERMON | Steadfast

GOD ONLY KNOWS

Lyrics: The Beach Boys

Arrangement: Imaginary Future, Kinda Grannis

 

STEADFAST

Lyrics + Arrangement: Sandra McCracken

 

HEAVY

Lyrics: Birdtalker

Arrangement: Kina Grannis

ON STAGE

Lindsay-Blair Simmons (vocals)

Jen Griffitt (vocals)

Sean Thomson (guitar)

Dave Holder (bass)

Ammon Bowen (fiddle)

Dawn Hyde (lots of talking)

Charles Weathers (talking)

 

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SERMON | For The Unsafe

credits

CROOKED THE ROAD

Lyrics + Arrangement:
Andrew Lowe, Holz & Sam Hudgens

Performer: Mon Rovîa

 

NEARER MY GOD TO THEE

Lyrics: Sarah Flower Adams

Arrangement: The Lower Lights

 

GLORIA PATRI

Lyrics + Arrangement: City Hymns

 

BE CAREFUL

Lyrics + Arrangement:
Patty Griffin

 

JESUS, SAVIOUR, PILOT ME

Arrangement: Bifrost Arts

Lyrics: Edward Hopper

 

ON STAGE

Xan DuBose Ensley (vocals)

Sean Thomson (guitar)

Zach Seibert (harmonica)

Dawn Hyde (lots of talking)

Charles Weathers (talking)

Mary Nickel (talking)

 

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SERMON | Psalm 62

credits

MORNING PRAYER

Lyrics + Arrangement: Langhorne Slim

 

JUST AS I AM

Lyrics: Charlotte Elliott

Arrangement: William Bradbury

 

GLORIA PATRI

Lyrics + Arrangement: City Hymns

 

My Soul Finds Rest (Psalm 62)
Lyrics + Arrangement: Sandra McCracken

 

SHELTER FROM THE STORM

Lyrics + Arrangement: Bob Dylan

 

I SHALL BE RELEASED

Lyrics Bob Dylan

Arrangement: Nina Simone

 

 

 

ON STAGE

Lindsay-Blair Simmons (vocals)

Lawson Simmons (vocals)

Mac Stidham (vocals)

Sean Thomson (guitar)

Mary Nickel (lots of speaking)

Charles Weathers (speaking)

Dawn Hyde (speaking)

SERMON | Wonder

credits

WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD

Lyrics + Arrangement: George David Weiss
& Bob Thiele

 

PEACE LIKE A RIVER

Lyrics + Arrangement: African American Spiritual

 

GLORIA PATRI

Lyrics + Arrangement: City Hymns

 

WONDER

Lyric + Arrangement: Natalie Merchant

 

‘TIS SO SWEET TO TRUST IN JESUS

Lyrics: Louisa Stead

 

ON STAGE

Alex Carrico (vocals)

Becca Smith (vocals)

Coty Hoover (guitar)

Kindness Camp Kids (vocals)

Mary Nickel (speaking)

Charles Weathers (speaking)

Dawn Hyde (lots of speaking)

 

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SERMON | With Joy and Trembling

Credits

Everybody Hurts

Lyrics and Arrangement: REM

 

WHERE HE LEADS ME

Lyrics: Ernest William Blandy

Arrangement: The Lower Lights

 

GLORIA PATRI

Lyrics + Arrangement: City Hymns

 

PSALM 2

Arrangement: Poor Bishop Hooper

 

WHEN YOU COME BACK DOWN

Lyrics + Arrangement: Nickle Creek

 

ROCK OF AGES

Lyrics: Augustus M. Toplady

Arrangement: Thomas Hastings

 

ON STAGE

Lindsay Blair Simmons (vocals)

Jodi Dingle (vocals)

Sean Thomson (guitar)

Jessica Rafferty (violin)

Adam Rafferty (cello)

David Sloan (Cajon)

Dawn Hyde (speaking)

Charles Weathers (speaking)

Mary Nickel (lots of speaking)

 

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