Better Is One Day The text of this song is taken primarily from Psalm 84. Spend some time reading and meditating on Psalm 84. Charles Spurgeon calls this psalm "one of the choicest of the collection" of psalms. It is definitely one of the most beautiful and sweet…
A Skillful Psalm Psalm 47 is an incredible Psalm of worship and praise - one which today's lead worshippers should go to often for encouragement to do what we do. Here we are exhorted to clap our hands, "Shout to God with the voice of joy," and sing praises to God.…
Thank You For The Cross We often thank God for providing for our needs, blessing us, expanding our borders and answering our prayers. And we certainly thank Him for His grace, forgiveness, guidance and direction. But is there anything that is more central to our Christian…
God Of Wonders "God of wonders beyond our galaxy - You are holy, holy...The Universe declares Your majesty - You are holy, holy...Lord of heaven and earth..." How often do you take the time to think about the "wonders" of God? The universe is FULL of God's wonders,…
Let My Words Be Few Let My Words Be Few (written by Matt and Beth Redman) You are God in heaven And here am I on earth So I'll let my words be few Jesus I am so in love with You And I'll stand in awe of You Yes I'll stand in awe of You And I'll let my words be few…
All Hail the Lamb We have heard words similar to these in many songs - referring to Jesus as the Lamb of God. Why is this? What is it about a lamb that is so important, that Jesus would be called the Lamb of God?
In The Cross Alone I Glory The world bombards us almost constantly with messages that compel us toward success, stuff, status and image-consciousness causing a real battle with our values.
Sweet, Sweet Mercy Portions of the lyric to "Sweet, Sweet Mercy" were taken from Psalm 29. Ask the Holy Spirit to open your heart and illuminate His word to you, and then read Psalm 29. Meditate on its words and worship the Lord as you follow the words of David. Many…
His Love Endures Forever The people of God were often delivered from captivity, and Psalm 107 presents four word pictures that illustrate God's faithfulness and providence based on His everlasting lovingkindness. Each of these word pictures contains a problem, a prayer,…
God's World Spend some time reading through and meditating on Psalm 108. This is a Psalm of David, written obviously in the midst of trying circumstances - most likely facing a great battle. What can we learn from David by his focus in verses 1-6? When he…
The Worship Planning Process At Worship Together, we have been talking a lot about how to be an even more helpful practical resource to the local church and especially to worship leaders who put worship services together week after week. The creative team at our church calls…
A Life of Prayer If someone were to ask you "Do you pray as much as you should?" what would your answer be? Most of us would probably get that sinking, guilty feeling because we know we are not spending enough time in prayer. What would happen if we stopped looking…