Filled With Your Glory Everything that is - from the mind-boggling expanse of the heavens to the equally confounding micro-universe of the smallest particle - is put in place and sustained by God. It's an anthem of the highest honor! You are everything! In everything!…
The Essential Modern Worship Fakebook: FREE LEADSHEET DOWNLOAD The first ever Worship Together Fakebook will be available September 19, 2006 featuring 220 of your favorite worship songs in singable keys for only $49.95! A BONUS CD-ROM with enhanced chord charts, Nashville Number charts, text files and overhead…
Hosanna Hosanna is one of my favourite worship words. It started out it's life meaning 'save us God'. But by the time we see it used in Matthew 21 it has come to mean 'praise you God'. Paul and I tried to get those two meanings into the chorus... 'you are…
Whispers of Worship I've been struck to the core by Paul's confession of worship as he begins Romans 12: "Therefore, I urge you brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God-this is your spiritual act of worship."…
Attitudes Of A Worshipper Recently, I've been thinking again about the importance of our heart attitudes. When involved in leading worship it can be so easy to lose focus and concentrate on the less important things. There can be a temptation to get so carried away with…
Beautiful One "Beautiful One I love You Beautiful One I adore Beautiful One my soul must sing." The first moment of inspiration for the song Beautiful One, came whilst I was reading through some passages in Isaiah. A verse in Isaiah 53:2 particularly jumped out…
Matt Maher Born and raised in Newfoundland, Canada, Matt grew up in a strong culture compromised of two elements: music and tradition. "Music is part of the fabric of the culture there, similar to places like Louisiana or the Appalachian mountains; and over…
FOCUS - Scripture For The Week Psalm 118 1 Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever. 2 Let Israel say: "His love endures forever." 3 Let the house of Aaron say: "His love endures forever." 4 Let those who fear the LORD say: "His love endures forever." 5…
Beautiful One: The Story Behind The Song I wrote Beautiful One while I was on holiday. We had been ministering in Australia and had a few days off at the Great Barrier Reef. I read that passage in Isaiah that talks about the Messiah as having no beauty that would attract us to Him; nothing…
Not To Us NOT TO US...7 letters that sum up everything we want to say. I think that possibly all of us have been influenced by our western "me-centered" culture. It is everywhere you turn. "Just make sure you take care of yourself." "Always look out for…
Stories Behind The Songs... "The Power of the Cross" is a meditation on the sufferings of Christ. Over the past couple of years, we have been working through the Apostles Creed and writing hymns teaching the fundamental beliefs of Christianity. The Creed teaches that 'He…
Women In Worship The female worship leader is a relatively recent phenomenon in the Church, where 'men only' has usually applied to ministry opportunities. What are the thoughts and feelings now, of those women free to use their gifts and forge their own paths in…