Eastwood Christian Church - Nashville, TN

Merry Christmas! We're pleased to share this recording of our "traditional" Christmas Eve service of Lessons and Carols. This service is an Eastwood tradition, with the story of the Nativity alternating with carols and special music. The service ends in communion and candlelight.

We owe a huge thanks to everyone who helped make this wonderful service possible. For Music, we thank Pastor Jay Ross Hartley and his entire family for sharing their talents; Lori Corley; Bruce Cate; Jonell Mosser; Julie Thurmond Duemler; Stuart and Dieta Duncan; and Brandon Brown for his stirring solo of "O Holy Night" during communion.  

For Word, we thank our Lesson readers: Ric Rose, Jason Frech, Ashley Boyd, Ann Howard, Emily McDonald, Gary Swinger, and Glen Alan Graham.  

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!

The Sermon for our Worship service on the First Sunday of Advent - Nov.30, 2014 - is titled "The Gift of Advent" and was presented by Pastor Jay Hartley.

"The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places; but there is still much that is fair, and though in all lands love is now mingled with grief, it grows perhaps the greater."  - J.R.R. Tolkien

Friends, we are pleased to share this recording of our Worship service for the First Sunday of Advent - Nov. 30, 2014.

"The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places; but there is still much that is fair, and though in all lands love is now mingled with grief, it grows perhaps the greater."  - J.R.R. Tolkien

Friends, we are pleased to share this recording of our Worship service from Sunday, Nov. 16, 2014.  

"Eastwood Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) seeks to be a people of grace and welcome to all God's children.  We affirm the faith, baptism, and spiritual gifts of all Christians, and we are glad to welcome into fellowship and service all people - no matter what race, gender, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, nationality, ethnicity, marital status, physical or mental ability, economic status, political stance, theological perspective, etc.  We celebrate that ALL are part of God's good creation."

The Sermon for our Worship service on Nov. 16, 2014, "Moving Forward Together," was presented by Pastor Jay Hartley.

"Eastwood Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) seeks to be a people of grace and welcome to all God's children.  We affirm the faith, baptism, and spiritual gifts of all Christians, and we are glad to welcome into fellowship and service all people - no matter what race, gender, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, nationality, ethnicity, marital status, physical or mental ability, economic status, political stance, theological perspective, etc.  We celebrate that ALL are part of God's good creation."

Brothers and Sisters, our celebration of World Communion Sunday was remarkable - filled with joy and song and color and love.  We welcomed the members of the East African community who have been occasionally using our building for their worship for a joint service in English and Swahili. 

Our children's choirs sang together - our adult choir sang in Swahili and the East Africans sang joyfully along.  The Word was shared in English and Swahili and translated for all. It was truly a day of connection and celebration!  

Please note: becuase of the length of the service the CD used to record it filled up - so there is a small break between the offertory and the communion prayer where the CD was changed out.

"How good and pleasant it is when kindred live together in unity!" - Psalm 133:1

Sisters and Brothers, we are pleased to share this recording of our Worship service from Sunday, Sept. 28, 2014.

"Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus."  - Philippians 2:5

Friends, this Worship service contains Bach and banjo, Oprah and Dumbledore, and a quiz on the Old Testmament with kids asking questions of the grownups.  It may seem out of the ordinary to you - but to us at Eastwood, it's just another great service of Worship on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2014.  Listen, share, and enjoy!

"Lead your life so you wouldn't be ashamed to sell the family parrot to the town gossip."  - Will Rogers

Friends, we are pleased to share this recording of our Worship Service from Sunday, Sept. 14, 2014.

"There is nothing more irreligious than self-absorbed religion." - J.I. Packer

Friends, we are pleased to share here this recording of our Worship service from Sunday, September, 7, 2014.

The difference between an admirer and a follower still remains, no matter where you are. The admirer never makes any true sacrifices, but always plays it safe.

Though in words, phrases, songs, he is inexhaustible about how highly he prizes Christ, he renounces nothing, gives up nothing, will not reconstruct his life, will not be what he admires, and will not let his life express what it is he supposedly admires.

– Søren Kierkegaard