Music – Brandon Phillips

FC Worship Weekly:June 2

A weekly encouraging devotional and update from pastor Brandon.

I thank my God always when I remember you in my prayers, because I hear of your love and of the faith that you have toward the Lord Jesus and for all the saints, and I pray that the sharing of your faith may become effective for the full knowledge of every good thing that is in us for the sake of Christ. For I have derived much joy and comfort from your love, my brother, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you.

Philemon 1:4-7

Refresh My Heart

There are people in my life that are truly a joy to see. When I know I am going to get to see them I look forward to seeing them. I look forward to asking them questions and hearing about their lives. It brings me great joy to hear from them and about them.

You are those people to me. I love getting to spend time with you and hear about your lives, even in the brief times that we do get to interact each week. I love hearing how God is using you or what God has shown you and how you are growing in your faith.

It truly does refresh my heart.

As Paul was writing this passage He was trying to get this point across to Philemon.

I love you as a brother or sister in Christ
I love hearing of your faith in Christ
I pray that you will become even more fruitful in Christ
You have refreshed my heart in Christ because I have heard of your faith.

The common theme in each o these point is CHRIST. We are brothers and sisters in Christ seeking a common goal of worshipping Him and pointing others to Him. You are a blessing to me and you do REFRESH MY HEART IN CHRIST. Thank you.

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FeedBack

As always I love to hear feed back from the congregation and worship team. I need to know what you think, like, and dislike. I am so thankful for each of you and want to make sure I am serving you and making you feel loved and appreciated.

The Goal of Communication - Focused & Aligned

Eliminate confusion
Drive clarity
Generate action

Where are we going?

Modern Service – we will move the needle to be more modern in this service. That will look like doing more modern songs both new to us and familiar.

Classic Service – We will be intentional about doing more hymns and hymn-like songs. Making the service feel a bit traditional.

How do we get there?

I am praying and seeking the Lord, as I have been, for wisdom and discernment in song selection and arrangements. I will plan, Check planning center files for accuracy, and send you songs well in advance for you to listen, learn, and practice ahead of rehearsal each week. We will play some hymns with just a click and some with the full tracks and arrangements we are used to.

The arrangements and keys will be set and not changed once we learn a new song. There may be times this is not possible, and you will have plenty of notice.

Why does it matter?

I want you to know that I am praying and sending a lot of time evaluating feedback and congregational engagement. I want Family Church to be know as a church who worships! I am sensitive to the needs of the church family and will select songs and arrangements accordingly.

What do we need to do to be successful?

Continue showing up! Prepare and Pray. Remember

5 Phases of Rehearsal

Preparation (at home)
- You prepare at home so when we get to rehearsal we can rehearse not learn songs.
Pre- Rehearsal – set up gear on stage.
- Get set up before devo time.
Devo time – something spiritual
Current songs – Talk through/comments
- We will talk through order of service and song flow/arrangements.
- Run through the Modern service. If no issues move on to classic service songs. Then finally new & unfamiliar songs.
New & Unfamiliar Songs

The expected outcome of rehearsal is for everyone to leave refreshed, confident, and excited about leading on Sunday. I hope these changes can help that outcome be consistent.

Worship Ministry Training Resources

Understanding Arrangement

Christmas 2025

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June 2, 2025 by Brandon Phillips | Comments Off

Devotional, Music

FC Worship Update June 2025

⁴²And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. ⁴³And awe came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles. ⁴⁴And all who believed were together and had all things in common. ⁴⁵And they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, as any had need. ⁴⁶And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they received their food with glad and generous hearts, ⁴⁷praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved

Acts:2:42-47

Worship Ministry Training Resources

Understanding Arrangement

A True Community

As believers we are meant to be together. We are meant to share life, share resources, & share space. Meaning community is where we will experience life as Christ intended. Life where we can learn, have genuine fellowship, share a meal, and pray for one another. (2:42)

All of those things cannot be done alone. The enemy would want us to think that we don’t need others but that is not true. We even see from creation that God intended for us to be relational in nature just as he was in the form of the trinity. (Gen 1:1)

When we gather, we are more encouraged to take part in worship and experience the presence of God simply because we are united in a common purpose, to worship God. We are also more likely to be generous because our hearts are knit together with the community of believers. We also are more likely to grow deeper in our understanding because we can discuss the things of God together. (2:43-47)

All of this makes for a Christ-centered Biblical community, the way God untended.

What does this mean for us as FCWorship?

I am so thankful that we have a smaller community that we are a part of in the context of the larger local church. We get to know each other’s needs, desires, likes, and dislikes. Which means we can better minister to our team. When we know each other, we can love better.

· How can we know each other better?

· What do you need to share this week?

· How can we pray for you?

FeedBack

As always I love to hear feed back from the congregation and worship team. I need to know what you think, like, and dislike. I am so thankful for each of you and want to make sure I am serving you and making you feel loved and appreciated.

Worship Orders

June 1

MODERN

Great Things
New Name Written Down in Gory
His Mercy is More
I Believe
When I Survey

CLASSIC

All Creatures
It is Well (Classic)
His Mercy is More
I Believe

June 8

MODERN

That’s My King
Christ Our Hope
The King is In The Room
King of Kings
I Need Thee Every Hour

CLASSIC

Praise to the Lord The Almighty
My Jesus I Love Thee
Christ Our Hope
King of Kings
I need Thee Every hour

June 22

MODERN

The King is In The Room
I Believe
You’ve Already Won
HIs Glory & My Good

CLASSIC

Forever
Holy Holy Holy
Take My Life (I am Yours)
His Glory & My Good

June 29

MODERN

The Lion & The Lamb
Never Stop Singing
Cornerstone
Holy Forever

CLASSIC

O For A Thousand
O Praise The Name
Cornerstone
Holy Forever

May 22, 2025 by Brandon Phillips | Comments Off

Devotional, Music

Serving Is Worship

My first ministry job out of high school was to lead music at a small church in our community. I remember going in there and knowing nothing but how to play guitar and sing. While the church needed a worship leader they got a song leader. There is a difference.

A song leader is someone who is musically capable of leading songs and does just that. Nothing wrong with that, a lot of churches have song leaders. A worship leader takes things a bit deeper. A worship leader is a worshipper first. Their main priority to to lead others to worship God. When they sing they have a unique ability to create an atmosphere where people feel comfortable and safe to focus on the Lord and His glory.

Both the song leader and the worship leader can look and sound the same but there are subtle differences.

Song leaders focus on the music first. Worship leaders focus on spiritual things first.
Song leaders allow the focus to be their performance. Worship leaders focus on God and his purposes.
Song leaders evaluation is on perfection. Worship leaders evaluation is on transformation.

As I look back I realized that in my life there was a transformation from song leader to worship leader. At that first church they had to suffer through my performance and pride. I was young and didn’t know any better until I started cleaning toilets.

My job was part time and I needed more hours so when a janitor position at the church opened up I said I would do it. So I was song leader on Sunday and janitor on Monday and Thursday. There were many times I said to my self “this stinks” and it did literally, I was cleaning toilets! And thats how I looked at it until a church member said. Alright Brandon you are really a Levite! That what the temple priests did. They led the congregation in worship and cleaned the temple. Serving is worship.

This thought came to my mind...

“If cleaning toilets is beneath you then leading on stage is above you.”

After finding some scripture to back up his claim, my tune changed. I began to see my serving as worship. Making sure that there were no distraction on campus to people being able to enjoy church and worship.

They gathered their brothers and consecrated themselves and went in as the king had commanded, by the words of the Lord, to cleanse the house of the Lord. 16The priests went into the inner part of the house of the Lord to cleanse it, and they brought out all the uncleanness that they found in the temple of the Lord into the court of the house of the Lord. 2 Chronicles 29: 15-16

26 Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, Matthew 20:26

It is easy for pride to take front seat and think there are certain things that are below us. When this happens we can find ourselves getting frustrated that we are no farther along. But here is the thing, if it helps people come closer to Jesus it is not beneath you.

God in his great wisdom has this great plan to make us into usable vessels, its called sanctification. We are reminded…

“And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.” Philippians 1:6

He is not done with us. He will continue to transform us into who he wants us to be until that final day we see Him face to face. I am so thankful he is still working.

So where of you find yourself today?

Serving is worship.
Do things even though you think they are beneath you. Your dedication to the Lord should be greater than your pride.

June 5, 2024 by Brandon Phillips | Comments Off

Devotional, Music

Ponder this

It is good to ponder…

We often feel overwhelmed and busy with our everyday lives that it can be hard to find the time to sit and think. We just go from one task to the next. If your a parent you go from one event to the next being the family taxi is a full time job!

While that does not leave much time for meditation, that is exactly what we need. We need to think of our place in all of this cosmic chaos. To understand that we are not in control can give us some relief from the pressure we place on ourselves to have it all together.

Ponder on this today…

Psalm 8: 1-4

O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens. Out of the mouth of babies and infants, you have established strength because of your foes, to still the enemy and the avenger. When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is man that you are mindful of him, and the son of man that you care for him?

We have the privilege to look to the Lord and see HIS greatness. To put things into perspective helps us see God for who HE is. When we look at the sky we can easily see his creative and HIS vastness. Yet he still chooses to care for us.

May 8, 2024 by Brandon Phillips | Comments Off

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God’s Amazing Grace

Grace is defined as getting something you don’t deserve. If there is one word that describes the Christian faith the best it is grace.

Grace - we don’t deserve forgiveness.

Grace - we don’t deserve to be loved by God.

Grace - we don’t deserve Jesus sacrifice.

Grace - we don’t deserve the blessings he bestows.

Grace - We don’t deserve to be in a personal relationship with THE holy God.

Grace - because of our sin, we don’t deserve anything but death.

That is why grace should be a word that makes us crumble in humility before God. I know what kind of man I am, the natural thoughts of my heart apart from God’s intervention are only evil continually(Genesis 6:5). But because of His grace I can have a new heart (Ezekiel 26:36). With that new heart I can praise Him although imperfectly. I can still praise him and thank him for HIS grace that he has poured out on us lavishly. (Ephesians 1:3-6)

3 Blessed is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavens in Christ. 4 For he chose us in him, before the foundation of the world, to be holy and blameless in love before him.[c] 5 He predestined us to be adopted as sons through Jesus Christ for himself, according to the good pleasure of his will, 6 to the praise of his glorious grace that he lavished on us in the Beloved One. Ephesians 1:3-6

Grace is easy to sing about because when we truly grasp the weight of the word we can’t help but praise HIM. As you worship today, remember it is a lifestyle (Romans 12:1-2). A lifestyle lived by grace through faith(Ephesians 2:8-9), not because we deserve it or earned it. Let’s be an example of grace to those around us. Pointing others to the amazing grace of God.

May 2, 2024 by Brandon Phillips | Comments Off