The Joshua Generation (Part 2 of 3) No, not that Joshua! This is Joshua the High Priest during the time of Ezra and Zerubbabel in Zechariah 3. After an inspiring beginning to the rebuilding of the temple in Jerusalem, Joshua's dreams crumbled for 15 long years! Do you know the "divine…
A Matter of the Heart Worship begins with the heart. During Jesus interaction with the Woman at the well we see a different in approach, object and purpose in the term worship. The Woman's View First we must consider the history of the Samaritans. They were despised…
How Majestic Is Your Name Although God often speaks in parables to illustrate a point, He did not make salvation so hidden that you need a college degree to understand it. I do a lot of writing and speaking and I have been taught to try my best to keep things simple. Even…
The Is A Higher Throne From the ancient Kings and heroes, to our own CNN images of both diplomatic elegance and brutality, the landscape of history has often been shaped by great seats of power. And yet the Bible teaches that all the governments of this world pale before…
Author: Louie Giglio
Anyone Thirsty? The obvious answer is yes! However, what's not so obvious is the reason why. That is, why are we so thirsty all the time? More than ever, we live in a consumer world. We devour stuff as fast as we can. Yet, we can never get enough...of anything. We…
A Way To Test Your Heart From David Guion's book "Sheperding the Worship Team." Adapted from The Worship Update, Volume VII, Number 3 c/o Vineyard Music Group, PO Box 68025, Anaheim, CA 92817 (c)1994 Vineyard Music, All rights reserved. Used by permission. Verse 2 "Woe,…
Author: Louie Giglio
Glory - It's What You're Talking About Nobody likes exams. At least I never have. They stress us out, make us cram and cause us to be anxious when it's time to see the results. Why? Because tests show us, and unfortunately those around us, what's true about you and me.
The Voice Of The Lord We serve a living God, who though he is a Spirit (John 4:24), exercises human characteristics. Everyone who has ever had a broken heart and cried unto God is glad that he listens and hears our faintest cry. All of us are thankful that He sees…
Day After Day I always find these verses very challenging. Can I honestly say that everyday I'm totally desperate for God? Do I actively seek him with all my heart? Sadly the truth is often, no. We so easily get complacent with our relationship with God. We can…
Offering A lot of our inspiration for songs comes from Scripture. The Book of Psalms is a great source for musicians and writers, and it always seems like there are at least one or two Psalm-songs on our records. "Offering" was one of those. It was written…
Author: Don Williams
How to come into the Presence of the King This Psalm begins with Moses and ends with David. It begins with Egypt and ends with Jerusalem. It begins with the Exodus and ends with the Temple. Verses 1-4 take us out of bondage to the Promised Land. Verses 5-9 take us to the Holy City where God…
Gifted Response (We Will Worship You) Two themes run through this song. Firstly, that worship is a 'gifted response'. We cannot do it in our own strength, or offer it by our own merits. Anything we ever bring to God belongs to Him in the first place. If we sing a song to Him, he gave us…
