As we come to the close of our summer series on worship, I’d love to end where we began and with what has tied every facet of worship together: holiness. We know that God alone is inherently holy, a trait that is near impossible to define because it is so rare and absolutely unattainable byContinueContinue reading “Embrace Worship: Holy, Holy, Holy”
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Embrace Worship: Sing!
For all my blustering the last twelve weeks about how worship isn’t just about singing songs, today we will focus on that very facet of worship – because music and singing ignite something within us like little else. Music stirs the soul. Lyrics packed with biblical truths that are set to catchy tunes sink deeperContinueContinue reading “Embrace Worship: Sing!”
Embrace Worship: Becoming
In recent days, I’ve heard a few teachers say something to the effect that we become what we behold. Hard stop. Maybe it’s easy to nod and agree with that statement without much actual thought or response. Or this thought might cause us to scrunch our faces and wonder if that’s really true.Or it could challengeContinueContinue reading “Embrace Worship: Becoming”
Embrace Worship: Remember
The Bible weaves throughout God’s story the history and narrative of God’s people, as well as poetic and prophetic wisdom. That means we can read God’s Word for instruction, encouragement, and revelation. It meets us – personally and corporately – where and when we are. In recent years, I’ve been reading a lot of ExodusContinueContinue reading “Embrace Worship: Remember”
Embrace Worship: Roots
Our Georgia backyard is dotted with trees. Towering trees, averaging fifty feet tall! When storms blow in, these trees don’t just sway. They bend. Back and forth, their trunks lean toward the earth, then bounce back the other way like a hold-your-breath kind of highwire dance. We can hardly watch for fear they’ll plop rightContinueContinue reading “Embrace Worship: Roots”
Embrace Worship: Atmosphere
It started off like most morning sessions at the New Room Conference. Worship. Prayer. Teaching. The speaker paced as she pieced together bits of her story, lacing it full of Scripture – when suddenly the atmosphere in the room shifted. Something unspoken. And holy. Within minutes the flow of people to the front altar wentContinueContinue reading “Embrace Worship: Atmosphere”
Embrace Worship: Power
Creating deep wells in Christ requires a willingness to keep digging even when we don’t find water – trusting that we will. Think about digging. It’s a whole body effort. Arms slamming the shovel into the soil. Feet stomping it deeper into the dirt. Back, legs, and arms pulling out the dirt then emptying itContinueContinue reading “Embrace Worship: Power”
Embrace Worship: Wells
If we’re to become followers of Jesus who truly embrace worship for all that it is, for all that He is and with all that we are, we’ll need to learn how to go beyond the surface. And dig deep. So far our exploration of worship has hovered around altars – moments of encounter withContinueContinue reading “Embrace Worship: Wells”
Embrace Worship: Sacrifice
We’ve arrived at another facet of worship that flows right out of last week’s offerings on the tabernacle’s burnt altar: sacrifice. On one hand, ‘offerings’ and ‘sacrifice’ can be used interchangeably – the animal laid upon that bronze altar was an offering to God, standing in as a sacrifice for the person. But today we’reContinueContinue reading “Embrace Worship: Sacrifice”
Embrace Worship: Offering
Have you ever stopped to consider the scenes we read about in the Old Testament where animals are killed and burned on an altar as an offering to God? All the mooing and bleating. All the blood. All the smells. In truth, it’s an assault on our modern sensibilities. But in its day, offerings onContinueContinue reading “Embrace Worship: Offering”