These Hands Most of my life I thought worship was something we did at church. It was the singing we did just before the sermon. It seemed to me like it was one of the most boring parts of the whole service even though I loved music. All we did was sing a song…
THE PAUL AND SILAS APPROACH ...about midnight paul and silas prayed and sang hymns to God.. and the other prisoners were listening to them. When I was leading worship in Rockford, Il, I, like most of us worship leaders, found myself leading for several services a week,…
A Pattern of Worship Psalm 95 is probably one of the best known of the Psalms amongst lead worshippers. For one thing, quite a few of the worship songs we sing today borrow some lines from this ancient song. It doesn't make clear in the Psalm itself who wrote it, yet in…
The Invitation These words, spoken by Christ Himself, drive a stake of clarity throught he heart of man's lingering dilemma..."Why am I here?" Our thirsting, searching souls and God's thundering passion collide in one awesome purpose: God wants us to know Him…
Author: Worship Together
FOCUS - Scripture For The Week *Meditate on God's Word *Memorize one or more verses *Minister to others with what you've learned and received from God through these scriptures. Luke 1:26-55 26 In the sixth month, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, 27 to a…
Author: David Crowder
My Hope Do you ever have just one of those days? Or, are you that guy. You know who you are. The one whose mouth is frozen in a perpetual grin. The one that walks outside on a windy day and has paper currency gather at your feet for your discretionary use.…
Every Hearts Desire I want to feel your presence. I want to feel your presence. Whether it is sung by a devoted believer who is conscious of their need or encoded in the frenzied search for satisfaction in the life of a person who has everything, every human on the…
Author: Malcom du Plessis
Passing On The Baton Of Faith (Part 2) Remember in part 1 we spoke about the intensity of the battle. We have an enemy who will do anything he can to prevent us from fulfilling our purpose, including intercepting the baton at the point of transfer. We mentioned that great havoc was…
Author: Keith Getty
The Power Of The Cross Why? So many of the ancient traditions of the church allowed us time to meditate on the cross - through silence, repentance and pardon in liturgy, laments.
Great Big God As parents of small children, we are wisely instructed to "child proof" our houses. In other words, make them safe and child-friendly. The best way to do this is to get down on two knees and crawl around the house looking at the world from a childıs…
Smelling Like Jesus "If we are the body, why aren't His arms reaching...?" These song lyrics have been encouraging (and sobering) Christians all across America these past couple of months. The band, Casting Crowns, lead by Youth Pastor and lead vocalist Mark Hall, are…
Errands of Light In this passage of Scripture, we will look at the requirements of worship. In reading this passage, one would think that this is about living a Christian life. Working off of the thought that worship is not a particular action, but a way of life, as…
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