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Losing Old Church Buildings
By joelmartin On December 8, 2010 · Leave a Comment · In Christ & Culture, From the Heart, History, Worship
I’m hearing that the court case against the Virginia CANA churches may not go well. Truro, Falls Church and others may be forced to leave their historic buildings. I’ve never been a fan of the “defend the property” strategy, but this is still very sad news. Turning [...]
Are Hymns Old or Preaching New?
By Rick Hogaboam On November 23, 2010 · 3 Comments · In Homiletics/Preaching, The Mysterious World of American Evangelicalism, Worship
Jared Wilson suggests that hymns aren’t outdated as much as the progression of preaching that has morphed into something that makes hymns sounds weird (link). The point being that preaching is no longer as Gospel-saturated as it once was, which provided the fitting response of the hymn because the emotions were engaged within the context of [...]
There’s a resurgence of old hymns right now. The Mars Hill guys are pouring out lots of them through the Re:Sound label, and now Come&Live‘s band, Ascend the Hill, release their second album on the label called Take the World, [...]
You know when you get a song stuck in your head and it’s all you can sing for days, maybe even weeks on end? My 4 yr. old Lexi has had “I want to Know You, In the Secret” by Sonicflood stuck in her head for weeks now, it has become her default song. I [...]
David Neff responds to an essay from The Anglican Planet by Julie Lane-Gay called “The Liturgy That Gives Rest.” Lane-Gay writes that: “Instead of feeling that I had to conjure up enthusiasm, I felt like someone had handed me an antique pillow to cradle my weary mind and soul. I didn’t [...]
The Church as Cushion
By Scott Kistler On January 5, 2010 · Leave a Comment · In The Mysterious World of American Evangelicalism, Worship
Kevin DeYoung considers how churches can become cushions, focusing on comfort rather than on challenging their congregations to truly encounter God and be changed by him:
“No one enters the ministry to further the status quo. Every evangelical pastor, every enthusiastic young Christian for that matter, wants to see conversions, spiritual [...]
This is a brief quote from the article, “Young, Restless, and Reformed” (link).
“If there’s an appeal to students, it’s that we’re not playing around,” Hughes said. “We’re not entertaining them. This is life and death. My sense is that’s what they’re interested in, even from an old man.”
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Multnomah University professors Brad Harper and Paul Louis Metzger discuss principles for worship, based on John D. Witvliet’s Worship Seeking Understanding. The one that spoke most to me was their third principle:
Integrating liturgy and culture requires us to be critical of our own cultural context. Worship leaders need to critique [...]
How’s that for acronyms? The English Standard Version (ESV) of the Bible has a fantastic tool for performing the daily office of the Book of Common Prayer (BCP). The ESV compiles the daily Bible readings: Psalms, OT, NT, Gospel – click this link. Not only that, [...]
This coming Sunday I will be preaching on worship…especially in song. As I have done research and preparation for the message, it has been difficult because there is so much I want to convey and I need to redact my material. Anyhow, song is powerful.
Creation was birthed in song, Song accompanied pivotal [...]
Worship in the book of Revelation is Temple worship. This should not be surprising, because the Tabernacle instructions given to Moses on Mount Sinai were “a copy and shadow of the heavenly things.” (Hebrews 8.5) God told Moses to make everything according to the pattern shown to him on the mountain.
We [...]
Revelation is a battleground book. Many camps divide over interpreting the book
and in the recent past entire denominations have formed over particular views of the
last days. I’d like to look at the book through a different lens – that of worship. Many
folks claim to want to worship like ‘the New [...]
What's a Pulpit Worth???
By Rick Hogaboam On June 24, 2008 · Leave a Comment · In Discipleship/Sanctification, Ecclesiology (Church Stuff), Worship
John Piper encourages pastors and hearers to protect the pulpit from trivialities and instead delight in God through the ministry of preaching in the Church.
John Piper recently posted on his blog some reflections on Fundamentalists and why he doesn’t despise them (http://www.desiringgod.org/Blog/1251_20_reasons_i_dont_take_potshots_at_fundamentalists/). I was inspired by such to reflect on my own spiritual and theological journey in Pentecostalism. Here are 15 reasons why I am grateful for my Pentecostal heritage:
15. [...]
I don’t want to be totally obnoxious…but I was thinking about the beloved Hymn “Amazing Grace” and was wondering how a theological Arminian could really sing it.
Traditional Arminian theology believes in “prevenient grace”…essentially meaning that God exerts a measure of grace towards all sinners. Some would even say [...]
Currently hooked on “Holy God” and “Triune God” from the latest album “Holy God”. I love the lyrics to “Triune God”:
Triune God
Brenton Brown & Brian Doerksen
Triune God
Uncreated
Perfect Three in One
Sacred bond
Humble friendship
Living dance of light
Tommy Walker has been one of my favorite worship leaders ever since I first heard his music. Some of teh songs that remain dear in my heart are: He Knows My Name, As We Worship You, That’s Why We Praise Him, Ah Lord God, Mourning into Dancing, How Lovely Your [...]
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