Archive for July 2023
S188P10 – Acts of worship: the dance
2 Sam. 6:12-15 And it was told King David, “The Lord has blessed the household of Obed-edom and all that belongs to him, because of the ark of God.” So David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obed-edom to the city of David with rejoicing. And when those who…
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Eph. 5:17-21 Therefore, do not be unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is. And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit, speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord, giving…
Read MoreS188P8 – Acts of worship: in spirit and in truth
Jn. 4:21-24 Jesus said to her, “Woman, believe me, the hour is coming when neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem will you worship the Father. You worship what you do not know; we worship what we know, for salvation is from the Jews. But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the…
Read MoreS188P7 – Acts of worship: serving others
Heb. 13:15-16 Therefore, by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name. But do not forget to do good and to share, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased. He came from a long line of traditionalists, but he…
Read MoreCome as you are…then change
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-g6std-1448cc9 God loves us and calls us just as we are, broken and fallen, but his plan is not to keep us that way. The soldier must be trained and transformed before being ready for battle. Let us not frustrate the process but take proactive steps to be changed more into the image of Christ…
Read MoreS188P6 – Acts of worship: songs of praise
Psa. 95:1-2 Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation. Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song. The first few times he attended service there, he could not believe how wonderful the music was. He dreamt of…
Read MoreGod-like
History is replete with people who have idolized themselves and tried to be gods. We also have seen those who claim to be Christ returned. In fact, we have several false Christs walking the Earth today in Asia and Australia. Although we are to emulate the character of God, to be transformed to his likeness…
Read MoreS188P5 – Acts of worship: sacrificial gifts
Gen. 22:4-6 On the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes and saw the place from afar. Then Abraham said to his young men, “Stay here with the donkey; I and the boy will go over there and worship and come again to you.” And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering and laid…
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