The Psalms and Contemporary Worship
Every emotion that emanates from the human heart is represented in the Book of Psalms.
Every emotion that emanates from the human heart is represented in the Book of Psalms.
The heart of the True Worshiper is a fiery heart burning with a passion for God and for His Kingdom.
If we are not careful, we will spend more time applying scripture to contemporary living than we do telling the Gospel story.
Public worship is a community art that unfolds in time, so the order of such an art is important.
As people made in the image of God, there is a deep desire within each of us for order.
God’s plan for one’s success does not come at the expense of another.
Loving children minister to loving parents like no one else can.
The river’s course is traced by the finger of God.
Public worship can suffer if songs are used that do not do the work of worship.
The holy purpose is to minister to the Lord, giving Him “the glory due His name.
Music is the language of emotions and True Worship requires emotion.
We may not be aware of His presence but, just as we would miss air, we would be desperate if His omnipresence were suddenly taken from us.
We may not be aware of His presence but, just as we would miss air, we would be desperate if His omnipresence were suddenly taken from us.
Regardless of the musical language of a certain people in a particular place and a given time, the music God is listening for is full of truth, revelation, and mystery.
Jesus unites worshipers across any line Satan or man himself can draw.
We may not be aware of His presence but, just as we would miss air, we would be desperate if His omnipresence were suddenly taken from us.
The challenge of worshiping in the truth of the Kingdom while living in the culture of the world has faced every church in every land in every age of Christianity.
While the Lord is dealing with each individual worshiper, He is also moving the congregation forward in faith.
In corporate settings, the unity of all the believers singing the same truth at the same time with the same emotion is a vital force in the life of the church.
There is too much at stake in today’s service to be coy with our praise and selfish with our worship.
We have put praise and worship on the clock and we have lost the sense of tarrying, of waiting on the Lord. No wonder our strength is not often renewed.
The idea is simple enough: when we worship in Spirit and Truth, we provide the Lord with an earthly place to do His work.
When we enter the realm of the splendor of His majesty and sovereignty, miracles, signs, and wonders happen.
The aroma God loves is the spiritual scent of hearts being emptied before Him, the self-inflicted wounding of our human pride.