"Let Freedom Ring" By The Gaither Vocal Band
"Welcome to the FCCO's Technical Arts Web page
On this page you can learn about Technical Arts at FCCO, who we are, what we do and even why we do it. From this page you can watch and listen to our services going back 2 years. Our services have been watched thousands of times by people from all over the world. You can find some of our old footage going back over ten years. God has truly blessed us as a church and I can't wait to see how he will bless our future.
Also from this page you can watch and listen to some of your favorite music videos.
Take your time and enjoy the music. God bless, Rick
Also from this page you can watch and listen to some of your favorite music videos.
Take your time and enjoy the music. God bless, Rick
Michael W Smith - "A New Hallelujah"
"Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus"
Have you ever stopped, for a moment, looked up into the sky and wondered what it was you were really rushing around so fast for?
Are you ever in a stressful situation, with a day piled high with problems? Does there ever seem to be enough time? Are you laden with other people’s burdens? Are you labouring intensely in God’s work without Him? Are you tired and worn out? Do you ever think that you’re more of a ‘human doing’ than a ‘human being’? Then stop for a moment, and look up, as I did, and know that the Lord is able to safely keep that which we’ve committed to Him. As the words of the hymn say, ‘Turn your eyes upon Jesus, look full in His wonderful face, and the things of earth will grow strangely dim in the light of His glory and grace’.
Could the Lord be saying these words to you: ‘You’re part of My Creation, made to worship Me. I’m calling you now, just for this moment, to lift up your eyes and look beyond all that’s going on around you. Look into My heavenly world where all is peace, harmony and order, where there’s constant joy, peace and thanksgiving around my throne.
This is the place where My will is being fulfilled and My plans are working together for good for those who love Me. This is the place of beauty and splendour that transcends this world. Come for a while and look into these things, and as you gaze into My Eternal Kingdom, receive the truth of My glorious love into your heart. It will enable you to return to what you were doing, with my added peace and security, and enable you to bless those who’re searching for Me this day.'
Prayer: Lord I lift my eyes to you. May Your Kingdom come. May Your will be done on earth, in my life today, as it is in heaven. In jesus's name, Amen.
Isaiah 33:17 (New International Version)
Your eyes will see the king in his beauty and view a land that stretches afar.
Are you ever in a stressful situation, with a day piled high with problems? Does there ever seem to be enough time? Are you laden with other people’s burdens? Are you labouring intensely in God’s work without Him? Are you tired and worn out? Do you ever think that you’re more of a ‘human doing’ than a ‘human being’? Then stop for a moment, and look up, as I did, and know that the Lord is able to safely keep that which we’ve committed to Him. As the words of the hymn say, ‘Turn your eyes upon Jesus, look full in His wonderful face, and the things of earth will grow strangely dim in the light of His glory and grace’.
Could the Lord be saying these words to you: ‘You’re part of My Creation, made to worship Me. I’m calling you now, just for this moment, to lift up your eyes and look beyond all that’s going on around you. Look into My heavenly world where all is peace, harmony and order, where there’s constant joy, peace and thanksgiving around my throne.
This is the place where My will is being fulfilled and My plans are working together for good for those who love Me. This is the place of beauty and splendour that transcends this world. Come for a while and look into these things, and as you gaze into My Eternal Kingdom, receive the truth of My glorious love into your heart. It will enable you to return to what you were doing, with my added peace and security, and enable you to bless those who’re searching for Me this day.'
Prayer: Lord I lift my eyes to you. May Your Kingdom come. May Your will be done on earth, in my life today, as it is in heaven. In jesus's name, Amen.
Isaiah 33:17 (New International Version)
Your eyes will see the king in his beauty and view a land that stretches afar.
"Turn your eyes upon Jesus"
"A Servants Story" Fred Newton
"Playing a part in the Great Commission"
Looking at our culture today, the dominant forms of communications are television, movies, internet, and music. They all play vital and integral roles in our society. These powerful methods of telling stories have influenced people's lives more effectively than any other means of communication known to man. The blending of images and music can sometimes resonate in the soul in deeper ways than even the finest words.
The church has the awesome responsibility of taking the message of Christ to all nations. If we are going to accomplish this great commission, we must take advantage of all the tools available to us that will allow us to communicate more effectively and in a way that is relative to our society.
The world is our competition for the un-churched person's time and attention which means we must keep raising the bar of excellence in how we present our message not only to our congregation but also to our community and the world.
With that said, The FCCO Technical Arts team is responsible for the sound in the auditorium and on the stage. We get the message outside these walls through audio tape, CD’s, Cable TV and the World Wide Web. Our services on the web have been viewed thousands of times by people all over the world.
The people who serve on our team are some of the finest men and women I have ever met. They are committed to the Lord and to the vision of our church and have a real desire to serve. What a privilege God has given me to serve along side of them.
Now with that said, we are not an exclusive club.
We are looking for more people who have a desire to serve with an interest in the Technical Arts and a passion to be a part of the Great Commission. You can give me a call, send an e-mail or just come upstairs for a visit. We would love to see our team and community grow and……we would love the help!
In His Service, Rick
The church has the awesome responsibility of taking the message of Christ to all nations. If we are going to accomplish this great commission, we must take advantage of all the tools available to us that will allow us to communicate more effectively and in a way that is relative to our society.
The world is our competition for the un-churched person's time and attention which means we must keep raising the bar of excellence in how we present our message not only to our congregation but also to our community and the world.
With that said, The FCCO Technical Arts team is responsible for the sound in the auditorium and on the stage. We get the message outside these walls through audio tape, CD’s, Cable TV and the World Wide Web. Our services on the web have been viewed thousands of times by people all over the world.
The people who serve on our team are some of the finest men and women I have ever met. They are committed to the Lord and to the vision of our church and have a real desire to serve. What a privilege God has given me to serve along side of them.
Now with that said, we are not an exclusive club.
We are looking for more people who have a desire to serve with an interest in the Technical Arts and a passion to be a part of the Great Commission. You can give me a call, send an e-mail or just come upstairs for a visit. We would love to see our team and community grow and……we would love the help!
In His Service, Rick
"Thank you for giving to the Lord"
"Healing Rain" Michael W. Smith
"With All I Am" HillSong
A blast from the past "No better place on earth than the road that leads to heaven"
"Mighty to Save" by Hillsong
"Just As I Am"
Going back to my earliest childhood memories, I can remember singing “Jesus Loves Me” this I know, for the bible tells me so. I didn’t question those words as a child, but as an adult I began to become more aware of my sinful nature and my imperfections. It became more and more difficult for me to understand how Jesus could love a guy like me. To this day the enemy loves to remind me of my past, he loves to remind me of my imperfections and failures, but all of that was paid for.
Romans 5:8 says: But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
In my thinking, I don’t deserve eternity, I need to fix everything first, I need to become worthy of being a child of God.
Ephesians 2:8 says: For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—
There is nothing I can do to make myself worthy. Jesus always accepts people as they are. In John 6, the people had come from miles around to hear Jesus. When the crowd became hungry, He miraculously fed them with a boy's unselfish gift of five loaves and two fish. Then the Lord offered Himself as "the bread of life," promising that He would not turn away anyone who came to Him.
It's still true today. No one who comes to Jesus will be turned away. Come to Him with all your sin. He'll accept you just as you are.
Romans 5:8 says: But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
In my thinking, I don’t deserve eternity, I need to fix everything first, I need to become worthy of being a child of God.
Ephesians 2:8 says: For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—
There is nothing I can do to make myself worthy. Jesus always accepts people as they are. In John 6, the people had come from miles around to hear Jesus. When the crowd became hungry, He miraculously fed them with a boy's unselfish gift of five loaves and two fish. Then the Lord offered Himself as "the bread of life," promising that He would not turn away anyone who came to Him.
It's still true today. No one who comes to Jesus will be turned away. Come to Him with all your sin. He'll accept you just as you are.
"Just as I am" David Phelps
Take a moment
Turn on the TV for a moment and you will be inundated with news about the declining economy, increasing foreclosures, company’s closing their doors, global terrorism, and Government corruption.
Within our own family’s, we may be dealing with alcoholism, drug addiction, pornography or our own financial crisis.
Sometimes it can seem that we are drowning in a sea of negativity.
Psalm 46:1 says: God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.
It goes on to say in verse 10: "Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth." The LORD Almighty is with us…..
Take a moment and be still
This song says “In times of desperation, when I’m weary and afraid, I will cling to my salvation, and let it carry me away”
Within our own family’s, we may be dealing with alcoholism, drug addiction, pornography or our own financial crisis.
Sometimes it can seem that we are drowning in a sea of negativity.
Psalm 46:1 says: God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.
It goes on to say in verse 10: "Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth." The LORD Almighty is with us…..
Take a moment and be still
This song says “In times of desperation, when I’m weary and afraid, I will cling to my salvation, and let it carry me away”
"Carry Me Away" by Gordon Mote
"Don't Let Me Miss The Glory"
It was October 2007. A long time since our last vacation. Connie and I were pretty burned out and desperately needing some rest. It’s a wonderful thing to love your job, to really enjoy your work. The flip side of that for me is that it’s hard to shut my mind off especially in this difficult economy where budgets are slashed and resources are few, we have to get creative in how we function as a ministry.
Gordon MacDonald was our interim pastor at that time and he had given me a book he had written years earlier called “Ordering Your Private World”. I thought it was the ideal book to read on vacation since my “private world” could use some order.
A few days before we left for Myrtle Beach, I heard a new song by Gordon Mote called “Don’t Let Me Miss The Glory”. It wasn’t the first time I heard the song, but it was the first time I listened to the words. I realized that the summer had come and gone and I hadn’t stopped to smell the roses (so to speak). I hadn’t taken time to notice the little things in life and so blessings also went un-noticed. I believe that God speaks to us often in the little things.
As my to-do list began to grow, my daily quiet times with God began to fall by the wayside. Could it be possible that I could get so busy doing ministry that I was ignoring God?
When we arrived at Myrtle Beach and walked into the condo on the 15th floor, there before us was a wall of glass and all you could see and hear was the ocean. We were both overwhelmed by the view. We walked out on the balcony and just stood there trying to take it all in. We took a moment to thank God for this gift of beauty and time he had given us, and we asked that He let us slow down, let us notice the little things, and that He would not let us miss the Glory. We opened our eyes, and there was the most beautiful butterfly, fifteen stories high, right in front of us. God’s way of saying, you got it. For the next ten days I looked for the little things and God never disappointed.
The sunrise in this video came from that balcony that week, Again, I was blown away. Pay attention to the little things and don’t miss His glory!
Gordon MacDonald was our interim pastor at that time and he had given me a book he had written years earlier called “Ordering Your Private World”. I thought it was the ideal book to read on vacation since my “private world” could use some order.
A few days before we left for Myrtle Beach, I heard a new song by Gordon Mote called “Don’t Let Me Miss The Glory”. It wasn’t the first time I heard the song, but it was the first time I listened to the words. I realized that the summer had come and gone and I hadn’t stopped to smell the roses (so to speak). I hadn’t taken time to notice the little things in life and so blessings also went un-noticed. I believe that God speaks to us often in the little things.
As my to-do list began to grow, my daily quiet times with God began to fall by the wayside. Could it be possible that I could get so busy doing ministry that I was ignoring God?
When we arrived at Myrtle Beach and walked into the condo on the 15th floor, there before us was a wall of glass and all you could see and hear was the ocean. We were both overwhelmed by the view. We walked out on the balcony and just stood there trying to take it all in. We took a moment to thank God for this gift of beauty and time he had given us, and we asked that He let us slow down, let us notice the little things, and that He would not let us miss the Glory. We opened our eyes, and there was the most beautiful butterfly, fifteen stories high, right in front of us. God’s way of saying, you got it. For the next ten days I looked for the little things and God never disappointed.
The sunrise in this video came from that balcony that week, Again, I was blown away. Pay attention to the little things and don’t miss His glory!
Rick
"Don't Let Me Miss The Glory"
Some of us
Back: Mark, Herb, Rick Front: Connie, Jeff, Fred - - Not pictured: Gaylynn, Ralph, Rusty, Ken and Lenny
"Indescribable" by Chris Tomlin
"East To West" by Casting Crowns
"At the Foot of the Cross" Rick Carlton
What a wonderful time of year. Spring is here! New life begins to pop up through the ground, trees begin to bud. There’s a feeling of hope in the air.
This is also the time of year that my thoughts turn to the cross. I grew up reading the scriptures that tell the story of Easter, and yet each year it some how catches me off guard as I think about the cross and what Jesus did for us.
I try to imagine what it would have been like to be there, to have been a witness to it all. Would I have understood the meaning of what I saw? Would I have understood how much our Lord suffered great emotional stress in the garden of Gethsemane. Not even those closest to him fully grasped what he was feeling. They even denied knowing Him. Our savior understood the rejection and pain that would be coming but He also understood why it was to be. It was for you and me. He was the perfect lamb who would be sacrificed for my sins and yours. He took my punishment to secure my salvation.
So I come to the cross. I find myself surrounded by many people. Kings and presidents, The rich and poor, leaders of the church as well as those who just gave their lives to Jesus, even criminals are there because the ground is level at the foot of the cross regardless of who we are or what we’ve done. At the foot of the cross, there is no room for self-righteousness.
For all of us have become like one who is unclean, And all our righteous deeds are like a filthy garment; And all of us wither like a leaf, And our iniquities, like the wind, take us away. (Isaiah 64:6)
for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God (Romans 3:23)
as it is written, "There is none righteous, not even one;" (Romans 3:10)
I have no advantage over the others who are there, so I come with a humble spirit because we all stand together on level ground before the cross. It is at the cross I find God’s Mercy, Grace and Forgiveness, it is at the cross that I am washed clean by the blood of Jesus.
At the foot of the cross
There is healing for this nation
There is rest for those who wait
And the love that we find
Is the hope of all creation
We are stunned by what You gave!
This is also the time of year that my thoughts turn to the cross. I grew up reading the scriptures that tell the story of Easter, and yet each year it some how catches me off guard as I think about the cross and what Jesus did for us.
I try to imagine what it would have been like to be there, to have been a witness to it all. Would I have understood the meaning of what I saw? Would I have understood how much our Lord suffered great emotional stress in the garden of Gethsemane. Not even those closest to him fully grasped what he was feeling. They even denied knowing Him. Our savior understood the rejection and pain that would be coming but He also understood why it was to be. It was for you and me. He was the perfect lamb who would be sacrificed for my sins and yours. He took my punishment to secure my salvation.
So I come to the cross. I find myself surrounded by many people. Kings and presidents, The rich and poor, leaders of the church as well as those who just gave their lives to Jesus, even criminals are there because the ground is level at the foot of the cross regardless of who we are or what we’ve done. At the foot of the cross, there is no room for self-righteousness.
For all of us have become like one who is unclean, And all our righteous deeds are like a filthy garment; And all of us wither like a leaf, And our iniquities, like the wind, take us away. (Isaiah 64:6)
for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God (Romans 3:23)
as it is written, "There is none righteous, not even one;" (Romans 3:10)
I have no advantage over the others who are there, so I come with a humble spirit because we all stand together on level ground before the cross. It is at the cross I find God’s Mercy, Grace and Forgiveness, it is at the cross that I am washed clean by the blood of Jesus.
At the foot of the cross
There is healing for this nation
There is rest for those who wait
And the love that we find
Is the hope of all creation
We are stunned by what You gave!
"Lead Me To The Cross"
"From the inside out"
"How Great Is Our God" by Chris Tomlin
"Lifesong" by Casting Crowns
"He Reigns" by Newsboys
Chris Tomlin - Made To Worship
Mercy Me "Finally Home"
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