Do You See The Glory?

Is there a job or talent that you’ve long desired to have, but know that it’s just never going to happen. For example, say I always dreamed of being a jockey. No matter how badly I wanted it, that’s just something I have to accept is not going to happen. Actually, I [...]

Many of you have probably already seen this youtube video by now of a group called Sonseed singing a song called Jesus Is A Friend of Mine.  If you haven’t, you need to watch it.  It will change your life… most likely.

This video has been shown all over the place recently since it exploded onto [...]

I’m reading the book “FACEDOWN” by Matt Redman. It’s a very interesting read. Here’s the opening paragraphs, and a few other notes from Chapter 1.
When we face up to the glory of God, we soon find ourselves facedown in worship. To worship facedown is the ultimate outward sign of inner reverence.
Every posture [...]

Note’s from Matt Redman’s “FACEDOWN”.
In the 17th century, Richard Sibbes encouraged worshippers everywhere to “take whole Christ” and not to “divide Lord from Jesus, and so make a Christ of their own.” When we encounter the whole Christ, we find an incredible mix of power and patience, glory and grace. One way to gain a [...]

More note’s from Matt Redman’s, “The Unquenchable Worshipper.”
When we are going out to eat with friends, how much time do we spend getting ready, cleaning up, getting dressed, etc.? How much more should we prepare our hearts when we come to worship almighty God? Do we need to take a bit more care [...]

When you are reading the bible, do you ever say to yourself, “So What?” If not, maybe you should try it. I think it’s a very important question to ask about the bible, quite possibly the most important question you could ask. You see, most of us have heard just about every [...]

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the difference between conservative praise & worship church’s that are stiff and emotionless, and charismatic churches that are celebratory and emotional. I’m coming to realize that they are both on the opposite ends of the spectrum and both are really missing the mark. Here’s a great [...]

I know, Kind of an open-ended question. Uh.. sure we do. All the time. But I guess what I’m really wondering is do we lie to God in some of the songs we are singing to him. How about this song, that our previous church used to sing, both in youth [...]

John Piper’s church, Bethlehem Baptist, has a statement of faith, and here is an excerpt from it describing their view of missions.
We believe that the commission given by the Lord Jesus to make disciples of all nations is binding on His Church to the end of the age. This task is to proclaim the [...]

Continuing reading Matt Redman’s “The Unquenchable Worshiper”, he mentions a story in Ch 3 that I’ve always loved. It comes from 2 Samuel 6. Redman doesn’t go into much detail, but it’s really an interesting story. I really love reading the Old Testament, and King David is one of my favorite characters. [...]

I’ve had the book, “The Unquenchable Worshipper”, by Matt Redman, for a long time, probably 5 or 6 years. But have never read it. I decided to read it. I think it’s going to be very educational, so I figured I’d write a few comments on each chapter.
Ch 1 - The Unquenchable [...]

This is a follow up to several posts on worship, but specifically this post: WORSHIP. So you might want to check that out first if you haven’t already.
I’ve heard people talk about some of Satan’s greatest strategies and victories…. victories such as getting believers to bicker and argue amongst themselves so that they are [...]

The message delivered this Sunday at our church was a very good one, one that really makes you think and wonder. Perry Noble preached from Luke 7, the story of Jesus raising the widow’s son from the dead in the middle of the funeral procession. Verse 11 says:
Soon afterward, Jesus went to a [...]

Just in case anybody was beginning to think that I have it all figured out and am looking down at people from my high horse, I want to make it clear that I fully admit to being part of the problem. My recent criticism of the American church is aimed at myself just as [...]

Lenny LeBlanc is one of my favorite worship singer/songwriters, and he wrote and sings a song I really like called “Look My Way”. Here’s how it goes:
If You’re looking for somebody who loves You
Won’t You look my way, look my way
If You’re looking for somebody to praise You
Just look my way, look my way
Won’t [...]

We looked at PRAISE in the last entry, and noticed that evangelical Christians don’t do much praising these days. But what about WORSHIPING? Surely we worship don’t we? I guess that depends on what you mean by worship. If you mean this new found all encompassing feel-good lifestyle worship, then a [...]

I’ve come to realize that there is a LOT of confusion over words when it comes to religious talk. Most churches have what’s called a “Praise & Worship” (P&W) service, and yet I think most of us don’t really even know what Biblical praise is anymore. So of course to do this, we [...]

Are you addicted to anything. I’m trying to think of the one thing I’m the most addicted to. What do I really crave when I don’t get it? It’s got to be food for me. I guess more accurately, eating too much food. I’ve never tried drugs or cigarettes, so [...]

After my previous post on “Does Worship Come Natural?“, I’ve had numerous responses, suggesting that I can’t know what’s going on inside other’s people hearts or minds. Or that I’m being unfairly judgmental. Here are some of the most mentioned possible reasons for people not praising in the “praise & worship” service.

Music is not [...]

I’ve been wondering this recently. Is worship something that comes natural, or is it something that needs to be learned? I don’t think many people have put much thought into this. First, let me give the background as to why this question came up. Are church members just expected to know [...]