Sermons at DOWNTOWN CHURCH

SERMON | Honoring The Light

CREDITS

EVERLASTING LIGHT

Lyrics + Arrangement: The Black Keys

 

JOY TO THE WORLD

Lyrics: Isaac Watts

Arrangement: Paul Zach

 

GLORIA PATRI

Lyrics + Arrangement: City Hymns

 

IN THE LIGHT

Lyrics + Arrangement: The Lumineers

 

THERE WILL BE A LIGHT

Lyrics + Arrangement: Ben Harper + The Blind Boys of Alabama

 

 

ON STAGE

Reggie Sullivan (vocals, upright bass)

Dana Bullock (vocals)

Sean Thomson (guitar)

Derreck Weber (drums)

Charles Weathers (lots of speaking)

Mary Nickel (speaking)

 

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SERMON | Spread The Light

JOY TO THE WORLD

Lyrics: Hoyt Axton

Arrangement: Three Dog Night

 

ALL GLORY BE TO CHRIST

Lyrics: Kings Kaleidoscope

Arrangement: Traditional Folk Melody (Auld Lang Syne) 

 

STAY GENTLE

Lyrics + Arrangement: Brandi Carlile

 

GO TELL IT ON THE MOUNTAIN

Lyrics + Arrangement: John Wesley Work, Jr.

ON STAGE:

Xan DuBose Ensley (vocals)

Benjamin Tanner (vocals)

Sean Thomson (guitar)

Dawn Hyde (lots of talking)

 

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SERMON | Christmas Eve 2025

On Stage
Pastors:
Dawn Hyde, Charles Weathers, and Mary Nickel

Fletcher Andrews (candlelighter)

Xan DuBose Ensley (vocals)
Lindsay-Blair Simmons (vocals)
Sean Thomson (slide guitar)
Reggie Sullivan (vocals, electric bass, upright bass)

Adam Rafferty (cello)

Becca Smith (vocals)

Coty Hoover (vocals + strings)

Allwyn Edwards (drums)

Drew Parker, Jimmy Frick + Rich Quay (sound snowmen)

 

CONSTELLATIONS

Lyrics + Arrangement: Ellie Holcomb

HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE

Lyrics: The Bee Gees

Arrangement: P.J. Morton

 

LITTLE TREE

Lyrics + Arrangement: Admiral Radio

 

SILENT NIGHT

Music: Franz Gruber

Lyrics: Joseph Mohr

 

 

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SERMON | Wait For The Light

KEEPING THE LIGHT ON

Lyrics + Arrangement: Joy Oladokun

 

COME THOU LONG EXPECTED JESUS

Lyrics: John Stainer

Arrangement: Red Mountain Music

 

GLORIA PATRI

Lyrics + Arrangement: City Hymns

 

KEEPS ME LIGHT

Lyrics + Arrangement: Tall Heights

 

ANGELS WE HAVE HEARD ON HIGH

Lyrics: James Chadwick

Arrangement: Edward Shippen Barnes

 

ON STAGE

Lindsay-Blair Simmons (vocals)

Benjamin Tanner (vocals, guitar)

Bruce McLamore (vocals)

Sean Thomson (guitar)

Aaron Middeke (bass)

Allwyn Edwards (drums)

Mary Nickel (lots of talking)

Dawn Hyde (talking)

 

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SERMON | Carry the Light

CREDITS

O LITTLE TOWN OF BETHLEHEM

Lyrics: Phillips Brooks

Arrangement: Lewis Redner

 

AWAY IN A MANGER

Lyrics: Charles H. Gabriel

Arrangement: James R. Murray

 

GUIDING LIGHT

Lyrics + Arrangement: Foy Vance

 

THE FIRST NOEL

Lyrics + Arrangement: Davies Gilbert

 

ON STAGE

Becca Smith (vocals, dealers choice)

Coty Hoover (vocals, guitar)

Dawn Hyde (lots of talking)

Charles Weathers (talking)

Mary Nickel (talking)

 

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SERMON | Walk In The Light

CREDITS

WALK WITH ME

Lyrics + Arrangement: GoldFord

 

HARK! THE HERALD ANGELS SING

Lyrics: Charles Wesley

Arrangement: Darius Rucker

 

CHARIOT

Lyrics + Arrangement: MEGA

 

GOD REST YE MERRY / GENTLEMEN
WE THREE KINGS

Lyrics: unknown / John Henry Hopkins Jr.

Arrangement: Barenaked Ladies + Sarah McLachlan

 

ON STAGE

Xan DuBose Ensley (vocals)

Rebekah Adams (vocals)

Sean Thomson (guitar)

Paisley Suttlemyer (bass)

Allwyn Edwards (drums)

Dawn Hyde (lots of talking)

Charles Weathers (talking)

 

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SERMON | See The Light

THE LIGHT AND SEA

Lyrics + Arrangement: Antje Duvekot

 

I SAW THE LIGHT

Lyrics: Hank Williams

Arrangement: Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors

 

ON STAGE

Becca Smith (vocals, dealers choice)

Coty Hoover (vocals, guitar)

Jen Griffitt (vocals)

Dave Holder (upright bass)

Dawn Hyde (lots of talking)

 

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SERMON | I Wish I had Let Myself Be Happier

DON’T WANNA BE WITHOUT YA

Lyrics + Arrangement: Penny and Sparrow

 

JESUS, LOVER OF MY SOUL

Lyrics: Charles Wesley

Arrangement: Greg Thompson

 

GLORIA PATRI

Lyrics + Arrangement: City Hymns

 

7 YEARS

Lyrics + Arrangement: Lukas Graham

 

I’LL FLY AWAY

Lyrics: Albert E. Brumley

Arrangement: Gillian Welch + Alison Krauss

 

ON STAGE

Lawson Simmons (vocals)

Xan DuBose Ensley (vocals)

Sean Thomson (guitar)

Charles Weathers (lots of talking)

 

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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