Entries Tagged as ‘Worship’

March 13, 2009

Offering Our Children to Molech

In the disastrous wake of President Obama’s decision to put the full faith and finances of the Federal Government behind the destruction of human life, I have come to a shocking and bone-jarring conclusion:  As a society, we are engaged in child sacrifice and we are unashamed.
In large measure, this post is not directed at [...]

June 9, 2008

Great is thy faithfulness, Lord, unto….?

I love the hymn Great Is Thy Faithfulness by Thomas Obediah Chisholm. The phrase “…Morning by morning new mercies I see; All I have needed thy hand hath provided…” is a magnificent picture of God’s sustaining grace. I see God’s mercy every morning when I am allowed to wake up, for I am [...]

January 25, 2008

Worshiping in Spirit and in Truth

Every model of church, in order to be biblically legitimate, must seek to focus men and women’s hearts on God and His truth as revealed in scripture. The Old Testament, for example, is rich and extremely detailed in describing worship–the worship of God’s people. God’s instructions leave nothing to the imagination–He [...]

January 18, 2008

Clash of Worldviews in Worship

The worship of the Church is dismally weak. Worship is fundamental to the Christian life. But do we ever stop to consider what worship is all about? Do we stop to consider that the world views worship one way and God views worship another way? Many Christians do not stop to consider [...]

January 15, 2008

Calvinists-Getting a Bad Rap…Again.

There are some people who do not understand Calvinism. A recent Baptist Press article illustrates the confusion. In the article, Jerry Drace, an evangelist from Humboldt, Tenn., was quoted lamenting the rise of Calvinism in the SBC. The article quotes:

Drace told the group he currently is working with some young pastors who are “so leaning [...]

January 14, 2008

Worshiping God though Missions

The church exists to worship God. Everything must be done with this one over-arching goal. Every endeavor of the church must have the worship of God as its ultimate end. Otherwise, the church runs the risk of doing ministry for the sake of the local church or for the sake of people in general (these [...]