Sermons at DOWNTOWN CHURCH

SERMON | On Bull Street as it is in Heaven

BEAUTY ALL AROUND

Lyrics + Arrangement: Hush Kids

 

LEANING ON THE EVERLASTING ARMS

Lyrics: Anthony J. Showalter & Elisha Hoffman

Arrangement: Admiral Radio

 

GLORIA PATRI

Lyrics + Arrangement: City Hymns

 

SOMETHING GOOD

Lyrics + Arrangement: Amy Stroup, Michael Logen

 

TURN YOUR EYES UPON JESUS

Lyrics: Helen H. Lemmel

Arrangement: Noah James and the Executives

 

ON STAGE

Becca Smith (vocals, strings)

Coty Hoover (vocals, strings)

Lindsay Hope (bass + vocals)

Matthew Greg (lots of talking)

Dawn Hyde (talking)

 

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SERMON | Issuing a Complaint with God

CREDITS

PEOPLE GET READY

Lyrics: Curtis Mayfield

Arrangement: The Impressions

 

JUST A CLOSER WALK WITH THEE

Words: African American Spiritual

Arrangement: Patsy Cline

 

GLORIA PATRI

Lyrics + Arrangement: City Hymns

 

I SHALL BE RELEASED

Lyrics + Arrangement: Bob Dylan

 

WADE IN THE WATER

Lyrics: Traditional Spiritual

 

ON STAGE

Perry Harris (vocals)

Mac Stidham (vocals)

Sean Thomson (guitar)

Aaron Middeke (bass)

Allwyn Edwards (drums)

Charles Weathers (speaking)

Dawn Hyde (lots of speaking)

 

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SERMON | “Even you? Even me.”

CREDITS

IT’S OK NOT TO BE OK

Lyrics + Arrangement: Nicki Bluhm

 

I NEED THEE EVERY HOUR

Lyrics: Annie Hawks

Arrangement: Robert Lowry

 

GLORIA PATRI

Lyrics + Arrangement: City Hymns

 

THE RETURNER

Lyrics + Arrangement: Allison Russell, JT Nero,
and Drew Lindsay

 

SWING LOW, SWEET CHARIOT

Lyrics: African American Spiritual

Arrangement: The Lower Lights

 

ON STAGE

Sean Thomson (strings)

Jen Griffitt (vocals)

Lindsay-Blair Simmons (vocals)

William Otis (bass)

Allwyn Edwards (drums)

Gail Henderson-Belsito (lots of speaking)

Dawn Hyde (speaking)

 

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SERMON | Awe

CREDITS

JESUS WAS A CROSSMAKER

Lyrics + Arrangement: Judee Sill 

 

BE THOU MY VISION

Lyrics + Arrangement: Traditional

 

GLORIA PATRI

Lyrics + Arrangement: City Hymns

 

THREE MONTHS OF DARKNESS

Lyrics + Arrangement: Chessa Rich

 

HOLY, HOLY, HOLY

Lyrics + Arrangement: Traditional

 

ON STAGE

Chessa Rich (singing, keys, guitar)

Paisley Suttlemyre (bass)

Derreck Webber (drums)

Dawn Hyde (lots of talking)

 

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SERMON | Thanks for the Invitation

CREDITS

KEYS TO THE KINGDOM

Lyrics: Traditional

Arrangement: Bela Fleck and Abigail Washburn

 

ALL CREATURES OF OUR GOD AND KING

Lyrics: St. Francis of Assisi

Arrangement: Traditional

 

GLORIA PATRI

Lyrics + Arrangement: City Hymns

 

GIVE THANKS

Lyrics + Arrangement: Zach Winters

 

HOW CAN I KEEP FROM SINGING

Lyrics: Robert Wadsworth Lowry

Arrangement: Eva Cassidy

 

ON STAGE

Xan DuBose (vocals)

Nigel Outzts (trumpet)

Sean Thomson (guitar)

Aaron Middeke (bass)

Allwyn Edwards (drums)

Charles Weathers (lots of talking)

Dawn Hyde (speaking)

 

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SERMON | Doing Business With God

CREDITS

WHAT’S GOING ON

Lyrics + Arrangement: Marvin Gaye

 

PRECIOUS LORD, TAKE MY HAND

Lyrics: Thomas A. Dorsey

Arrangement: Al Green

 

GLORIA PATRI

Lyrics + Arrangement: City Hymns

 

MY GOD HAS A TELEPHONE

Lyrics + Arrangement: Aaron Frazer,
Micah Blaichman, Wyndham Baird

 

I SAW THE LIGHT

Lyrics + Arrangement: Williams Rose, Hank Williams

 

ON STAGE

Arischa Frierson-Connor (vocals)

Parry Harris (vocals)

Jackson Haynes (bass)

Sean Thomson (guitar)

Derreck Webber (drums)

Dawn Hyde (lots of speaking)

 

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SERMON | Plot Twist

CREDITS

JOY TO THE WORLD

Lyrics: Traditional

 

GO TELL IT ON THE MOUNTAIN

Lyrics + Arrangement: Traditional

 

GLORIA PATRI

Lyrics + Arrangement: City Hymns

 

DON’T THINK TWICE

Lyrics: Bob Dylan, Arr: stories, Monica Martin

 

ALL GLORY BE TO CHRIST

Lyrics: Dustin Kensrue Arr: Kings Kaleidoscope

 

ON STAGE

Sean Thomson (strings)

Perry Harris (vocals)

Dawn Hyde (speaking) 

 

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BLUEGRASS at CHRISTMASS 2023

Musicians:

Xan Dubose

Sarah Boone

Kiah Creed

Admiral Radio

Lindsay-Blair Simmons

Jen Griffith 

Ty Williams

Sean Thomson

Van Anderson 

Jackson Haynes

Aaron Middeke 

Clay Williams

Mitchell Gibbons

Lawson Simmons

Jason Simmons

Dawn Hyde

 

 

 

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SERMON | In Between Time

LONG AS I CAN SEE THE LIGHT

Lyrics + Arrangement: John Fogerty

 

WHAT CHILD IS THIS:

Lyrics: William Chatterton Dix

Arrangement: Lauren Daigle

 

GLORIA PATRI

Lyrics + Arrangement: City Hymns

 

HAVE FAITH

Lyrics + Arrangement: Mt. Joy

 

SHINING IN THE DISTANCE

Lyrics + Arrangement: Maya De Vitry & Linday Lou

 

WE THREE KINGS

Lyrics + Arrangement: John Henry Hopkins Jr

 

ON STAGE

Sean Thomson (strings)

Lindsay Blair Simmons (vocals)

Arischa Conner Frierson  (vocals)

Lots of Kids at 9:00 AM (vocals)

Jackson Haynes (strings)

Allwyn Edwards (drums)

Charles Weathers (speaking)

Dawn Hyde (lots of speaking)

 

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SERMON | Unexpected Surprises

CREDITS

MARVELOUS LIGHT

Lyrics + Arrangement: Ellie Holcomb and Rusty Varenkamp

 

HARK! THE HERALD ANGELS SING

Lyrics: Charles Wesley

Arrangement: Darius Rucker

 

GLORIA PATRI

Lyrics + Arrangement: City Hymns

 

NOEL

Lyrics + Arrangement: Chris Tomlin / Edward Martin Cash / Matthew James Redman/ Lauren Daigle

 

ANGELS WE HAVE HEARD ON HIGH

Lyrics: James Chadwick

Arrangement: The Lower Lights

 

ON STAGE

Sean Thomson (strings)

Jen Griffitt (vocals)

Aaron Middeke (bass)

Allwyn Edwards (drums)

Dawn Hyde (lots of speaking)

Charles Weathers (speaking)

 

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SERMON | Do You See The Light?

CREDITS

TWO STAR MOTEL

Lyrics + Arrangement: Admiral Radio

 

O LITTLE TOWN OF BETHLEHEM

Lyrics: Phillips Brooks

Arrangement: Dolly Parton

 

GLORIA PATRI

Lyrics + Arrangement: City Hymns

 

SORROW’S GOT A HOLD ON ME

Lyrics + Arrangement: Kate Bluett, Latifah Alattas & Paul Zach

 

GOD REST YE MERRY GENTLEMEN

Lyrics: Author unknown

Arrangement: Barenaked Ladies

 

ON STAGE

Coty Hoover (vocals, strings)

Becca Smith (vocals, strings)

Kristen Harris (violin)

Charles Weathers (lots of speaking)

 

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SERMON | Prepare the Way

O COME O COME EMMANUEL

Lyrics: John M. Neale

Arrangement: Enya

 

COME THOU LONG EXPECTED JESUS

Lyrics: John Stainer

Music: Keith & Kristyn Getty

 

GLORIA PATRI

Lyrics + Arrangement: City Hymns

 

LULLY, LULLA, LULLAY

Lyrics: Philip Stopford

Arrangement: VOCES8

 

THE FIRST NOEL

Lyrics + Arrangement: Davies Gilbert

 

ON STAGE

Xan DuBose (vocals)

Alex Carrico (vocals)

Chelsey Art (vocals)

Bret Kloos (vocals)

Bill Bently (vocals)

Christian Blakely (vocals)

Sean Thomson (not vocals)

Dawn Hyde (lots of talking)

Charles Weathers (talking)

 

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SERMON | What is Love?

WIDE RIVER TO CROSS

Lyrics + Arrangement: Buddy Miller

 

IN THE GARDEN

Lyrics + Arrangement: Charles Austin Miles

 

GLORIA PATRI

Lyrics + Arrangement: City Hymns

 

SHALLOW WATER

Lyrics: Tom Kimmel

Arrangement: Randy Travis

 

LOVE LIFTED ME

Lyrics: James Rowe

Arrangement: Alan Jackson

 

 

BAND:

Mac Stidham

Danny Harlow

Billy Way

Dave Holder

Charles Weathers (lots of speaking)

Dawn Hyde (speaking)

 

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SERMON | Authority Over Their Heads

TOGETHER

Lyrics + Arrangement: Layup

 

SOFTLY AND TENDERLY

Lyrics + Arrangement: Will L. Thompson

 

GLORIA PATRI

Lyrics + Arrangement: City Hymns

 

ALL IS WELL

Lyrics + Arrangement: Daniel Ellsworth,
Joy Williams & Avi Kaplan

 

THIS LITTLE LIGHT OF MINE

Lyrics: Harry Dixon Loes

Arrangement: Otis Redding

 

ON STAGE

Sean Thomson (strings)

Lindsay Blair Simmons (vocals)

Reggie Sullivan (upright bass, vocals)

Derreck Wegbber(drums)

Mary Nickel  (lots of speaking)

Dawn Hyde (speaking)

Charles Weathers (speaking)

 

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SERMON | All Saints’ Day

WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING IN

Lyrics: Traditional

Arrangement: Louis Armstrong

 

FOR ALL THE SAINTS

Lyrics: William How

Arrangement: Christopher Miner

 

GLORIA PATRI

Lyrics + Arrangement: City Hymns

 

DEATH HAS LOST IT’S STING

Lyrics: Isaac Watts

Arrangement: Sojourn

 

DOWN BY THE RIVERSIDE

Lyrics: Traditional, Arr: George Lewis

 

 

 

ON STAGE

Sean Thomson (guitar)

Xan DuBose (vocals)

Bailey Parker (vocals)

Nigel Ouzts (trumpet)

Nathan Duval (trombone)

Aaron Middeke (bass)

Allwyn Edwards (drums)

Dawn Hyde (lots of speaking)

 

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SERMON | Emergen-C

HEAVENLY DAY

Lyrics + Arrangement: Patty Griffin

 

OH TO BE LOVED

Lyrics: Thad Cockrell

Arrangement: Page CXVI

 

GLORIA PATRI

Lyrics + Arrangement: City Hymns

 

HIGHER LOVE

Lyrics: Steve Winwood & Will Jennings

 

COME THOU FOUNT OF EVERY BLESSING

Lyrics: Robert Robinson

Arrangement: Sufjan Stevens

 

ON STAGE

Sean Thomson (strings)

Jennifer Griffitt (vocals)

Dave Holder (vocals, upright bass)

Adam Rafferty (cello)

Dawn Hyde (lots of speaking)

Charles Weathers (speaking)

 

 

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SERMON | The Foolishness of God

MORNING O

Lyrics + Arrangement: Tom Rosenthal

 

OLD RUGGED CROSS

Lyrics + Arrangement: Traditional

 

GLORIA PATRI

Lyrics + Arrangement: City Hymns

 

LOVE YOU SOMEHOW

Lyrics + Arrangement: Admiral Radio

 

HOW COULD WE NOT BELIEVE

Lyrics + Arrangement: Ben and Ellen Harper

 

ON STAGE

Admiral Radio: Coty Hoover (vocals + strings)

Becca Smith (vocals + strings)

Charles Weathers (talking)

Dawn Hyde (lots of talking)

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SERMON | Loneliness pushes us toward one another

THE HURTING TIMES

Lyrics: Becky Bliss

 

BLEST BE THE TIE THAT BINDS

Lyrics + Arrangement: Traditional

 

GLORIA PATRI

Lyrics + Arrangement: City Hymns

 

WHERE NO ONE STANDS ALONE

Lyrics + Arrangement: Moise Lister

 

WE ARE FAMILY

Lyrics + Arrangement: Bernard Edwards + Nile Rodgers

 

ON STAGE

Paisley Suttlemyre (bass)

Jackson Haynes (guitar)

Lindsay Blair Simmons (vocals)

Allwyn Edwards (drums)

Charles Weathers (lots of speaking)

 

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SERMON | Heal

CHURCH ON TIME

Lyrics + Arrangement: Ben Harper

 

NEARER MY GOD TO THEE

Lyrics: Sarah Flower Adams

Arrangement: The Lower Lights

 

HEAL

Lyrics + Arrangement: Tom Odell

 

THERE WILL BE A LIGHT

Music and Lyrics: Ben Harper + The Blind Boys of Alabama

 

ON STAGE

Sean Thomson (strings) 

Bruce McLamore (vocals)

Jackson Haynes (bass)

Derreck Webber (drums) 

Dawn Hyde (lots of speaking)

 

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SERMON| Choosing to Stay Close

JESUS IS LOVE

Lyrics + Arrangement: The Commodores

 

AMAZING GRACE

Lyrics & Arrangement: John Newton

 

GLORIA PATRI

Lyrics + Arrangement: City Hymns

 

ALL MY FAVORITE PEOPLE

Lyrics + Arrangement: Over The Rhine

 

SWING LOW, SWEET CHARIOT

Lyrics: African American Spiritual

Arrangement: Johnny Cash

 

ON STAGE

Sean Thomson (strings)

Arischa Conner Frierson (vocals)

Perry Harris (vocals)

Aaron Middeke (bass)

Allwyn Edwards (drums)

Dawn Hyde (lots of speaking)

Charles Weathers (speaking)

 

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