The Discipline Of Lonely Places The multiple tasking pace of the Palm Pilot age (or DayTimer for the luddites) poses a perilous threat to the ministry Jesus would do among us. Clearly our lives are over-scheduled and under contemplated. But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places
Author: Andy Bulmer
Permission To Be Emotional With God We communicate with God like we communicate with our family and friends - we talk to each other, we listen to each other, we share our thoughts, dreams, worries, we ask advice and we seek guidance etc. To get the most out of any relationship, we
Power with Purpose Russell, a friend of mine, was sixteen when he first became serious about his faith. He still remembers his first experience of stepping out in weakness and experiencing God's strength. After a youth group concert one afternoon in a shopping center
Author: Worship Together
FOCUS: Scripture For The Week As you read Hebrews 10:1-25, focus on the merciful and incredible access we've been given to the presence and power of God; a priviledge once reserved only for the High Priests and the nation of Isreal in rare encounters. You and I can now enter
Author: Jeff Deyo
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
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: WorshipTogether.com Member Scott Thomas
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
Author: Jeff Deyo
Brokenness Is What I Long For The funny thing is I didn't have a full understanding at the time of what we meant when we sang the word "brokenness." The lyrics went, "Brokenness, brokenness is what I long for. Brokenness is what I need.
Author: Tim Hughes
May The Words Of My Mouth So often as Christians we can get caught up in the external things. We can feel like the more meetings we turn up to the better, the more times we lead worship the closer to God we'll be. However...
Author: Matt Redman
Wonderful Maker I recently spent a few hours on a plane reading through the whole of the book of Job. I don't think I've ever read the whole thing in one sitting before. I was prepared for the suffering and anguish contained in the book. But something else took me