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."…
The Wonderful Cross For many it was the most powerful moment of the One Day gathering in Memphis, Tennessee. A season of confession and repentance was giving way to a time of pardon and forgiveness. In the gathering clouds one could sense the great cloud of witnesses…
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…
Lord, Let Your Glory Fall The song "Lord, let your glory fall" is taken from the book of 2 Chronicles, chapters 5 to 7. I think this must be one of the most powerful and inspiring examples of congregational worship in the Bible. The work for the temple had all been done, and…
Give Us Clean Hands 3 Who may ascend the hill of the LORD? Who may stand in his holy place? The first time I read these questions I was in my tiny studio apartment in Edmond, Oklahoma. I was a very young worship leader and was in the heat of dating my future wife,…
Interview With Louie Giglio From his humble (and somewhat awkward) beginnings of working with college age students to his hosting 11,000 of them recently at a Passion event in Nashville... speaker, author and visionary of the Passion movement Louie Giglio has been trying to…
David's Song Since the beginning of David's story we have known him as several things: shepherd, little brother, giant slayer, king, and sinner. While these are all very fitting titles, I believe the one that personifies all the others is psalmist, or songwriter.…
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.…
Befriended For me, the friendship of the Lord will always be one of life's great mysteries. How can it be that the King above all Kings would extend a hand of friendship to the likes of me? Recently, a friend pointed out to me that the word "befriended"…
Love is bigger than oceans, Love is given to me Paul's prayer for the Ephesian Christians in chapter 3:17-19 was that they would grasp the magnitude of God's love. For centuries we have tried to describe the vastness of that love - in song, in art, in literature. Occasionally, we witness an act…
Consuming Fire "Consuming Fire, fan into flame A passion for your name. Spirit of God, fall in this place, Lord have your way, Lord have your way. With us."
On The Third Day So I'm sitting at the piano one February morning, staring out the window, and I notice the trees. Bare and naked before God. The leaves have fallen. It's just these empty branches, aimed at the ground. It resonates within me a desire to do the same…
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