Eastwood Christian Church - Nashville, TN

Friends, we are pleased to share this reocrding of our Worship service on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015.  We hope you find it meaningful, and we hope you will share it with others.

"When adversity strikes, that's when you have to be the most calm.  Take a step back, stay strong, stay grounded and press on."  -- LL Cool J

The Sermon for our Worship service on Feb. 8, 2015, is titled "Grounded in God" and was presented by Pastor Jay Hartley.

Mark 1:29-39

Isaiah 40:21-31

"When adversity strikes, that's when you have to be the most calm.  Take a step back, stay strong, stay grounded and press on."  - LL Cool J

Friends, we are pleased to share this recording of our Worship service from Jan. 4, 2015.

"Arise, shine; for your light has come, and the Glory of the Lord has risen upon you." - Isaiah 60:1

Friends, we are pleased to share this recording of our Worship service on Jan. 11, 2015.

Friends, I'd like to invite you to a brief time of meditation.  It'll take less than four minutes, and I'm confident you'll find it well worth the time.

While we celebrate communion every Sunday, on the first Sunday of the month we do it in a different and special way.  We line up and walk down the center aisle, we take some bread and dip it in the cup and consume it, and we form a chain all around the sanctuary, holding hands.

And as we do these things, we sing.  The organ leads us off but then quickly fades away so that unaccompanied voices fill the air.  We hold hands and we sing a simple refrain, again and again:

Eat this Bread, Drink this Cup, Come to Me and never be hungry

Eat this Bread, Drink this Cup, Trust in Me and you will not thirst

I love doing this.  I love looking around and seeing our loving community of faith, joined in this celebration, singing and praying. 

This recording is a little less than four minutes of that unaccompanied singing from our Worship on Sunday.  I hope you'll be able to find a quiet spot, close your eyes, breathe deeply, and listen.  Listen to the assembled voices together.  What a blessing! 

The Sermon for our Worship service on Feb. 1, 2015, is titled "Keeping Each Other" and was presented by Pastor Jay Hartley.

Genesis 4:8-16

1 Corinthians 8:1-13

"I'm not a role model .... Just because I dunk a basketball doesn't mean I should raise your kids."  - Charles Barkley

Friends, we are pleased to share this recording from our Worship service on Feb. 1, 2015.  We hope you will find meaning and joy as you listen and will share with others as well.

"I'm not a role model ... Just because I dunk a basketball doesn't mean I should raise your kids."  - Charles Barkley

"Jesus called us to live righteous lives and to create a society based on justice and on the well-being of all people.  When you say 'Put Christ back in Christmas,' you are asking for a prophetic critique of ourselves, and of our culture." 

This recording is of the sermon "Welcoming Christ for Christmas," delivered the Fourth Sunday of Advent, Dec. 21, 2014, by Pastor Jay Hartley.

Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11

1 Thessalonians 5:16-24

"The trouble with most of us is that we'd rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism." - Norman Vincent Peale

Friends, we are pleased to share this recording of our Worship service from the Fourth Sunday of Advent - Dec. 21, 2014.  This service features the Eastwood Choir sharing some special Advent music.  We hope you will listen, share and enjoy!

"The trouble with most of us is that we'd rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism." - Norman Vincent Peale

Friends, we are very pleased to share this recording from our first-ever second Christmas Eve service of Lessons and Carols - featuring bluegrass music and lessons from the Cotton Patch Gospels.  What a celebration! 

Because of technical challenges we did not not quite get the entire service recorded - but we came close!  The recording begins with the first hymn and concludes with a solo of "O Holy Night," presented during communion. 

We owe a huge thanks to everyone who helped make this service possible. Our Music Director Julie Duemler created the service.  For Music we owe a huge thanks to our musicians: Stuart Duncan, John and Rebecca Frazier, Ketch Secor, Jonell Mosser, Dieta Duncan, and Julie Duemler.  For Word, we thank our Lesson readers: Shelley Freeman, William Aaron, Susan McBride, Bob Frech, Steve Walls, Steve Dickerson, and Julie Duemler.  

And there are, of course, so many others who worked to make this special evening possible. We are thankful for every member of our loving community!  

We hope this recording brings you all of the joy and love from our celebration!