A huge thank you to everyone who contributed to and participated in our final service on Easter Sunday 2020! For those who weren't able to join us, the Zoom recording can be viewed at the link below.
In addition, checkout some of the awesome contributions and order of service below - and again, thank you and blessings to our Light Church Family as we continue to seek God in this next chapter!
Light Welcome Video (by Jeff & Marie Sellenrick):
Light Testimony Compilation (by Michelle Norton):
Worship Song 1: Grace to Grace by Hillsong United
Verse 1
If love endured that ancient cross
How precious is my Savior's blood
The beauty of heaven wrapped in my shame
The image of love upon death's frame
Pre-Chorus 1
If having my heart was worth the pain
What joy could You see beyond the grave
If love found my soul worth dying for
Chorus
How wonderful, how glorious
My Savior's scars victorious
My chains are gone, my debt is paid
From death to life and grace to grace
Verse 2
If heaven now owns that vacant tomb
How great is the hope that lives in You
The passion that tore through hell like a rose
The promise that rolled back death and its stone
Pre-Chorus 2
If freedom is worth the life You raised
Oh where is my sin, where is my shame?
If love paid it all to have my heart
Bridge
When I see that cross, I see freedom
When I see that grave, I'll see Jesus
And from death to life, I will sing Your praise
In the wonder of Your grace
Spoken Word by John Dorsey
The Sound of Grace
and I used to think that
there was some great deliberation
Way before all of this…
some war room briefing
strategic planning party
Conference room 5 minutes
like looking at a board of chess
and They were weighing
and They were measuring
and They, counting up their options
and there was this long slow pause,
deliberation,
wondering, is this the right choice?
cost – benefit analysis
cause and effect
and I think
I used to think about my sin
and I would think about what it cost my Savior
on that cross
and I would think
wow
You must have went into this situation
very cautiously very measured
like You made a pros and cons list
to help the decision-making process
Is this kid really worth it?
I used to think that way,
but now I just think that You laughed
I think that You would say,
here is a way to save,
and it is perfect
and without question God, You would redeem
without fail and You’d just laugh
I consider that great overflow of love
among the Father Spirit Son
each One in perfect love.
do you know that saying
about perfect love casting out fears?
so those painstaking deliberations I once thought They had, I no longer think They had,
I think They just said ‘ey Let’s go get ’em
I think They just laughed
And it was probably a deep deep laugh
a laugh of joy
Thunderous
a laugh of absurdity at the situation
At the notion that the enemy
would have God in checkmate in anyway
Laughable
and that little giggly
laugh of anticipation the child has before you tickle,
that you might have when you see the setup,
Start guessing what the punchline might be
– get ready for it
I think They laughed without a worry
without a hesitation
for God so loved the world that He gave recklessly. unless you’re in love it makes no sense
And there’s no sense in making that move
Unless they change and move to you first
But this? No this was a lover’s laugh
Stand out in the middle of the rain
With a boom box blasting the favorite song of your love into their window laugh
What does grace sound like?
It’s that laugh yes, that effervescence…
But it’s also the work.
And I believe that, before it all, yes, They laughed
But I wonder if the sound changed, when the Son…
Left home?
At the incarnation like, Dad I’ll be right back in….
33 years…. And a cross.
And in the grand scheme of things it just may be a moment or a flicker
But it is the moment at the center of all moments
The flicker into flame of the truest joy…
All time proceeding and preceding
The Cross section of the 4 plus dimensions
Or 10 plus dimensions
Or 26 plus dimensions
To think that this perfect union of Trinity would be broken for a season for us.
The pivotal pivot point
What does grace sound like?
Hearing the words I’m sorry and forgiving
And even forgiving before those words are given.
Like, while we were yet sinners…
I believe They once laughed regarding the plan of our salvation…. But then there was the Garden of Gethsemane… in the Garden….
Grace?
The sound of friends sleeping when you ask them to watch and you don’t put them on blast.
The sound of blood red sweat falling in a garden…
Watering seeds of life
the words if it is possible, yet… not my will, but yours be done.
Grace?
Dying for love.
Being killed for love.
Grace? Sounds like
Put your swords away
Afters whispers of betrayal,
and restraining of the angels that could be called for vengeance but are commanded to stay home,
hold ground, because He would be there soon.
For My Kingdom is not of this world
Grace?
Like silent forgiveness for liars, false accusers, and thieves.
Not a mumbling word
Like the silence of a lamb led to slaughter
Like the silence in the slaughter
Like flesh torn by whips,
Like slaps on the face
Like sham trials
Like being spat on
Like going through the dying process
Or more like… the being killed process
Like footfalls on the way to Golgotha
Like falling on the way to Golgotha
Like gasping for breath
Like bearing the Cross
Heaven seems so far..
So far away…
Never farther away
From the place of the skull
Like the tearing of clothes
And the beating
Brutally, naked before a crowd
Like the thud of a hammer on nails
And the sound of nails into flesh
Swallowed by the thud of hammer on nails.
Like blood clotting
Like strained muscles…
Like taking the cup
And drinking the cup
The fullness of God’s wrath against the sin of humanity
The absence of His presence
Like Eloi Eloi Lama Sabachthani
And like
Into thy hands I commend my spirit
Like the temple veil tearing
Like the sky darkening
And enemies laughing because they don’t get it yet.
Like a spear in the side
Like water and blood pouring out
Like dead weight lifted from blood red wood.
Like a body readied for burial.
Remember they brought him myrrh, when He was born?
Like myrrh preparing a body for burial.
Like the Savior of the world being buried
And all of the powers of darkness and death rejoicing because they think they’ve got a prisoner
Trapped in there with them
But that Sinless One?
Oh it’s a whole lot more like
You think I’m trapped in here with all of you?
You’re all trapped in here with Me!
Like the folly of Satan’s mistake catching up to him, the fool.
What does grace sound like? Amazing Grace sound like?
Like taking keys and taking back authority.
Like the power to forgive.
Like death linen unraveling
Like stone on stone as stone rolled away
Like death’s schemes unraveling
Like darkness in the valley of the shadow of death getting all lit up by the rising Son.
Like, I bet you didn’t see that coming?
Gasps of disbelief and the message of
Resurrection.
Like He’s not here anymore.
Like homecoming and home going
The sound of the laughter of a carpenter,
Eating a meal with once sleeping and fretful and denying and scattered friends
A carpenter with
callused hands that healed, but still have their holes
with eyes like fire, burning with God’s heart, with echoes of perfect Union and seeds of Resurrection and righteousness, the birthing of music.
Up from the grave He arose!
And heaven and nature sang!
Of freedom
A freedom that we are free to walk in now
Which is just a foreshadowing of ultimate freedom one day to come
A sampling, a taste test
First fruits of the table He is preparing for us in eternity
Christ in you the hope of Glory
The redemption of our bodies
Funny bones get tickled when I think about it
and I can’t help but produce this sound, of jubilation at the truth of the moment,
naked, bare, and unashamed.
Resurrection.
Death defeated.
The bum.
Perfect love perfected through death and resurrection.
Casting out all fear of embarrassment, a laugh, a guffaw, or maybe a guttural. A Holy moment.
The feeling behind what time was made for, like the decoder ring, the commentary,
the- so you get it now?
and oh the Revelation But you were already laughing because of the very texture of it, getting enough of it without having the bandwidth for comprehending it all, like I need to update my hardware before I can process it or render it in 4k, but the camera was built waiting for that day
As is creation, as are we
Anticipation in celebration
As we get glimpses of it now
In the empty tomb
what grace was won for us!
Resurrection.
Easter morning for we mourners.
Jesus lives in love.
Go do likewise.
Make some noise
Make some joy
Make some grace
It is sweet
It is amazing.
And through the Resurrection of Christ
It is ours
Copyright 2020, John Dorsey
Worship Song 2: Future/Past by John Mark McMillan
Verse 1
You hold the reins on the sun and the moon
Like horses driven by kings
You cover the mountains, the valleys below
With the breadth of Your mighty wings
Pre-Chorus
All treasures of wisdom and things to be known
Are hidden inside Your hand
And in this fortunate turn of events
You ask me to be Your friend
You ask me to be Your friend
Chorus
And You,
You are my first
You are my last
You are my future and my past
Verse 2
The constellations are swimming inside
The breadth of Your desire
Where could I run, where could I hide
From Your heart's jealous fire
Bridge
You are the beginning and the end
Worship Song 3: History Maker by Delirious
Verse 1
Is it true today that when people pray
Cloudless skies will break, kings and queens will shake?
Yes, it's true and I believe it
I'm living for you
Verse 2
Is it true today that when people pray
We'll see dead men rise, and the blind set free
Yes, it's true and I believe it
I'm living for you
Chorus
I'm gonna be a history maker in this land
I'm gonna be a speaker of truth to all mankind
I'm gonna stand, I'm gonna run
Into your arms, into your arms again
Verse 3
Well, it's true today that when people stand
With the fire of God, and the truth in hand
We'll see miracles, we'll see angels sing
We'll see broken hearts making history
Yes, it's true and I believe it
We're living for you
Worship Song 4: When You Walk Into the Room by Brian & Katie Torwalt
Verse 1
When You walk into the room
Everything changes
Darkness starts to tremble
At the light that You bring
And when You walk into the room
Every heart starts burning
And nothing matters more
Than just to sit here at Your feet
And worship You
Chorus
We love You
We'll never stop
We can't live without You, Jesus
We love You
And we can't get enough
All this is for You, Jesus
Verse 2
When You walk into the room
Sickness starts to vanish
Every hopeless situation
Ceases to exist
And when You walk into the room
The dead begin to rise
'Cause there is resurrection life
In all You do
Bridge
Come and consume, God
All we are
We give You permission
Our hearts are Yours
We want You
We want You
Worship Song 5: Graves Into Gardens by Brandon Lake
Verse 1
I searched the world
But it couldn't fill me
Man's empty praise and treasures that fade
Are never enough
Then You came along
And put me back together
And every desire is now satisfied
Here in Your love (hey)
Chorus
Oh, there's nothing better than You
There's nothing better than You
Lord, there's nothing
Nothing is better than You
Verse 2
To show You my weakness
My failures and flaws, Lord, You've seen them all
And You still call me friend
'Cause the God of the mountain
Is the God of the valley
There's not a place Your mercy and grace
Won't find me again
Bridge 1
You turn mourning to dancing
You give beauty for ashes
You turn shame into glory
You're the only one who can
Bridge 2
You turn graves into garden
You turn bones into armies
You turn seas into highways
You're the only one who can
Worship Song 6: The Blessing by Kari Jobe
Verse 1
The Lord bless you
And keep you
Make His face shine upon you
And be gracious to you
The Lord turn His
Face toward you
And give you peace
Chorus
Amen, amen, amen
Amen, amen, amen
Bridge 1
May His favor be upon you
And a thousand generations
And your family and your children
And their children, and their children
Bridge 2
May His presence go before you
And behind you, and beside you
All around you, and within you
He is with you, He is with you
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