Sermons at DOWNTOWN CHURCH

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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SERMON | Advent 1

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WALK WITH ME

Lyrics + Arrangement: The Porter’s Gate

 

COME THOU LONG EXPECTED JESUS

Lyrics: John Stainer

Arrangement: Red Mountain Music

 

GLORIA PATRI

Lyrics + Arrangement: City Hymns

 

GIVE ME LIGHT

Lyrics + Arrangement: Marti West

 

ANGELS WE HAVE HEARD ON HIGH

Lyrics: James Chadwick

Arrangement: The Lower Lights

 

 

ON STAGE

Lindsay-Blair Simmons (vocals)

Reggie Sullivan (vocals, bass)

Sean Thomson (guitar)

Allwyn Edwards (drums)

Dawn Hyde (lots of speaking)

 

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SERMON | Holy of Holies

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LAY ME DOWN

Lyrics + Arrangement: Loretta Lynn/Willie Nelson

 

HOW GREAT THOU ART

Lyrics: Carl Gustav Boberg

Arrangement: Traditional Swedish Melody

 

GLORIA PATRI

Lyrics + Arrangement: City Hymns

 

LOVE CAN BUILD A BRIDGE

Lyrics + Arrangement: The Judds

 

SWING LOW, SWEET CHARIOT

Lyrics: African American Spiritual

Arrangement: Johnny Cash

 

ON STAGE

Mac Stidham (vocals)

Travis Wright (vocals + guitar)

Ashley Wright (vocals)

Dawn Hyde (lots of speaking)

Charles Weathers (speaking + sprinkling)

 

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SERMON | “The Community of Adventurers”

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GRATITUDE

Lyrics + Arrangement: Drew Holcomb + The Neighbors

 

PRAISE TO THE LORD, THE ALMIGHTY

Lyrics: Joachim Neander

Arrangement: Lobe Den Herren

 

GLORIA PATRI

Lyrics + Arrangement: City Hymns

 

TOO GOOD

Lyrics + Arrangement: Jess Ray

 

IMMORTAL INVISIBLE

Lyrics: Walter Smith

Arrangement: Fernando Ortega

 

 

ON STAGE

Lindsay Blair Simmons (vocals)

Dave Holder (guitar, vocals)

Jodi Dingle (vocals)

William Otis (bass)

David Sloan (cajon)

Buz Wilcoxon (lots of speaking)

Charles Weathers (speaking)

Dawn Hyde (speaking)

 

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SERMON | Who Is Listening

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LIGHT ON

Lyrics + Arrangement: Maggie Rogers

 

GIVE ME JESUS

Lyrics: Moses Hogan

Arrangement: Sara Watkins

 

GLORIA PATRI

Lyrics + Arrangement: City Hymns

 

SHE USED TO BE MINE

Lyrics + Arrangement: Sara Bareilles

 

I HAVE DECIDED TO FOLLOW JESUS

Lyrics: Simon Marak

Arrangement: Wilder Adkins

 

ON STAGE

Rebekah Adams (vocals)

Xan Dubose (vocals)

Sean Thomson (guitar)

Dawn Hyde (lots of speaking)

Mary Nickel (speaking)

 

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SERMON | What Remains

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SPIRIT IN THE SKY

Lyrics + Arrangement: Norman Greenbaum

 

WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING IN

Lyrics + Arrangement: Traditional

 

GLORIA PATRI

Lyrics + Arrangement: City Hymns

 

FOR THOSE BELOW

Lyrics + Arrangement: Mumford & Sons

 

IN THE SWEET BY AND BY

Lyrics: S. Fillmore Bennett

Arrangement: The Lower Light

 

 

 

ON STAGE

Tony Opus (vocals, clarinet)

Nigel Outzts (trumpet)

TJ Pitchford (trombone) 

Bailey Parker (vocals, banjo)

Lindsay-Blair Simmons (vocals)

Sean Thomson (guitar)

Aaron Middeke (bass)

Allwyn Edwards (drums)

Dawn Hyde (lots of speaking)

Mary Nickel (pouring the cup)

Charles Weathers (breaking the bread)

SERMON | How You're Saved In My Phone

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SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED (I’M YOURS)

Lyrics + Arrangement: Stevie Wonder, Lee Garrett,
Lula Mae Hardaway & Syreeta

 

HOLY, HOLY, HOLY

Lyrics: Reginald Heber

Arrangement: Audrey Assad

 

GLORIA PATRI

Lyrics + Arrangement: City Hymns

 

HEART’S CONTENT

Lyrics + Arrangement: Brandi Carlile

 

O LOVE THAT WILL NOT LET ME GO

Lyrics: George Matheson

Music: Christopher Miner

 

ON STAGE

Xan DuBose (vocals)

Lindsay-Blair Simmons (vocals)

Sean Thomson (guitar)

Geordan Raisler (bass)

Allwyn Edwards (drums)

Kid Choir 10 and under (singing)

Mary Nickel (talking)

Charles Weathers (talking)

Dawn Hyde (lots of talking)

 

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SERMON | Grace for ourselves

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WANNA BE LOVED

Lyrics + Arrangement: The Red Clay Strays

 

NEAR THE CROSS

Lyrics: Fanny Crosby

Arrangement: Dailey + Vincent

 

GLORIA PATRI

Lyrics + Arrangement: City Hymns

 

MY EGO DIES AT THE END

Lyrics + Arrangement: Jensen McRae

 

SOFTLY AND TENDERLY

Music and Lyrics: Will L. Thompson

 

ON STAGE

Lindsay Blair Simmons (vocals)

Sean Thomson (guitar)

William Otis (bass)

David Sloan (cajon)

Dawn Hyde (lots of talking)

Charles Weathers (talking)

 

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SERMON | Sweatpants Friends

CREDITS

HUNGRY HEART

Lyrics + Arrangement: Bruce Springsteen

 

JESUS PAID IT ALL

Lyrics: John T. Grape

Arrangement: Joey + Rory

 

GLORIA PATRI

Lyrics + Arrangement: City Hymns

 

YOU’RE GONNA GO FAR

Lyrics + Arrangement: Noah Kahan + Brandy Carlile

 

ROCK OF AGES

Lyrics: Augustus M. Toplady

Arrangement: Thomas Hastings

 

ON STAGE

Xan DuBose (vocals)

Tony Opus (vocals, keys)

Sean Thomson (guitar)

Aaron Middeke (bass)

Allwyn Edwards (drums)

Charles Weathers (speaking)

Mary Nickel (lots of speaking)

 

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SERMON | Graceful Expectations

CREDITS

WHY ME LORD

Lyrics + Arrangement: Kris Kristofferson

 

O HOW I LOVE JESUS

Lyrics: Thomas Whitfield + Arrangement: Alan Jackson

 

GLORIA PATRI

Lyrics + Arrangement: City Hymns

 

WEIGHT OF YOUR WORLD

Lyrics + Arrangement: Chris Stapleton

 

JUST A CLOSER WALK WITH THEE

Lyrics + Arrangement: Public Domain

 

ON STAGE

Mac Stidham (mandolin, singing)

Billy Way (guitar, singing)

Danny Harlow (fiddle, guitar, singing)

Dave Holder (upright bass, singing)

Charles Weathers (lots of speaking)

Mary Nickel (speaking)

 

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