Reading Phil 3 today. This jumped out at me: For it is we who are the circumcision, we who worship by the Spirit of God, who glory in Christ Jesus, and who put no confidence in the flesh -Phil 3:3 I don’t worship by my flesh. I worship by the spirit of God and I … Continue reading »
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Issue 1: It’s too repetative
The reason I want to start with this one is because I think it’s the one I hear most frequently. It’s generally something like: “God gets it, we don’t have to sing the same thing over and over” “There isn’t any depth to these new songs. It’s just the same words over and over” “The … Continue reading »
Discipleship and Worship
Praying and studying this morning and came across a familiar passage that the Lord seemed to highlight for me in light of my new job at Riverside. “But even if I am being poured out like a drink offering on the sacrifice and service coming from your faith, I am glad and rejoice with all … Continue reading »
Full but satisfied
Ps 42:1-3 As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for You, O God. My soul thirsts for God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. Do you ever feel that maybe this isn’t exactly how you feel 100% of the time? Or maybe if we got really honest, … Continue reading »
Child-like lessons from Ps 40:1
My wife is GREAT with kids. We have 3 of them. One isn’t born yet. (I know, some might say I have 2 and 1/2 kids, but lets be real, a half person doesn’t get hiccups, have a heartbeat, and relentlessly kick my wife’s bladder) Oh and my wife, let’s call her Mindy (because that’s … Continue reading »
Gratitude, humility, and identity.
I have a tendency to leave my in-ears in my office and so lately I’m been stuck mowing the grass with no podcast or music. That could lead to 1 of 2 things: 1. I sing “I like to move it move it” or some other obscure song in my head for an hour and … Continue reading »
“More”
If you have a bible near you (or know how to open up a new tab and type “biblegateway”) read Luke 21:1-4. Did you read it? Be honest…… So Jesus looks up, sees the rich putting in their massive offerings, then sees a poor widow putting in 2 small coins. He says this (in case … Continue reading »
What is a worship leader? Part 5
So far we’ve talked about the role of a corporate worship leader as a teacher and as a prophet. Today, we will be talking about the role of: EVANGELIST! This word, much like the word prophecy, get’s thrown around a ton. There are “evangelical Christians” and there are “non-evangelical christians”. Some churches hire full time … Continue reading »
What is a worship leader (part 4)
If you want to start this series from the beginning, go HERE. The past two days we’ve talked about the role of a corporate worship leader as: teacher. We said that the songs we sing become the truth we believe. We need to know the word in order to pick our songs. We also said … Continue reading »
What is a worship leader (part 3)
In part 1 we talked about the confusion that’s inherent in the term “worship leader” and the lack of a real biblical model for what worship leaders do today. In part 2 we discussed that the songs we sing become the truth we believe. And as worship leaders, we need a strong biblical foundation in … Continue reading »
