Have you ever turned a corner only to face trouble? Unexpected things happen on life’s road. If you have time to see the problem coming, you might be able to avoid it or even make a u-turn. What was behind has to be better than what is ahead. The desire to avoid problems is natural.… Read More »
My Lord and My God
Expectations were dashed. Disappointment reigned. What was next? His hope was murdered. Thomas may have thought, “I must have been wrong about Jesus”. Some have called Thomas, “the doubter” but he was a true disciple. It was not long before the crucifixion that Thomas said, “Let us also go, so that we may die with… Read More »
Unending Worship
Listen to the words of Jesus. “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.” (Rev. 22:13) This is not the first time Jesus told us who he is. He also said, “I am the Alpha and the Omega, says the Lord God, who is and who… Read More »
Worshiping with Our Eyes
Worship is intrinsically connected to sight. The writer to the Hebrews said, “Fix your eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith” (Hebrews 12:2). Those who first read these words knew that Jesus had long since ascended to the Father. So, what did the writer to the Hebrews mean? I have noticed that there… Read More »
Worship Before and After
The first thing that God created was “the heavens”. Thousands of years later the Psalmist wrote, “the heavens proclaim the glory of God” (Psalm 19:1). Even though the heavens do not have lips and a larynx, creation cannot help but honour the one who created it. Before humans… before sin…before trouble… before all these things…there… Read More »
Two Song Set
The typical song set in any church is five to seven songs. There’s nothing spiritually intrinsically good or bad about that amount. The truth is that sometimes more than seven songs are sung during a service, but seldom are there less than five songs sung in church. I have been known to lead in only… Read More »
Dangerous Worship
There is a danger that we face. No, it’s not a criminal, an epidemic, or the threat of nuclear war, even though those threats may exist. The real danger that we face is making a mistake regarding why we will worship. You know what it is. It’s that subtle form of deception that can creep… Read More »
Worship in the Twenty-First Century
It’s inevitable. Change will take place. When I was a child, the only drum that was found in any church was a bass drum in the Salvation Army band. The instruments in churches were an organ and/or a piano. Along with hymns, congregations were singing tunes written by Ira Stamphill, Ralph Carmichael, and Bill Gaither.… Read More »
When They Saw Him
John the Revelator had a face-to-face encounter with Jesus Christ on the little island of Patmos. He wrote, “I turned to see the voice that was speaking with me”. (Revelation 1:12) John went on to describe the one he saw. John saw him clothed in a robe, not naked on the cross (v 13). He… Read More »
Forever and Ever
The worship of God goes on and on. It will never stop. Whether terrestrially or celestially, it never ends. Those who are in relationship with God have the future glory of searching and finding out just who God is. He has revealed himself in wonderful ways but not entirely. 1 John 3:3 tells us that… Read More »
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