A Matter of Style

It's not easy for churches to work through the matters of worship style. There are so many variables, so many opinions and so many people. But is style the driving force? Is it important that a church worship a particular way? Is there a right style and a wrong style? That's what we tried to talk about today coming from Colossians 3:16.

Sermon, January 30
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Form vs. Function

What are we supposed to be doing when we meet at church on Sunday morning? Often times it would seem that our answers are dictated by tradition and personal preference. We place a lot of value on what makes us happy, or comfortable, or nostalgic. When we let form trump function, we miss out on the richness of the experience that I believe God intends for His people as they meet together.

Sermon, January 23
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The Heart of Worship

Another week has flown by, and my time studying worship seems to produce a plethora of thought-provoking and convicting issues for me. How do we prepare for corporate worship? All things being equal, we do put an emphasis on that Sunday morning hour, and that's okay. We should try and be ready for that. Worship involves us getting prepared spiritually so that we can experience God.

Sermon, January 16
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Knowledge and Worship

Today I wanted to try and express the Biblical idea of how knowing God is directly tied to worship. If we do not know Him, we cannot worship Him. If we can know Him, we must learn all we can, because He has revealed Himself to us. The more we learn of him, the more we will be drawn to worship.

I wish I could have included the recording of our special guests today. We were privileged to have the worship group Stealing Minutes come and lead our worship music today. They are working through Calvary Chapel in the Springs and ministering to area churches. If I can find a link for them, I will, but unfortunately, the recording quality was not good. Technology is wonderful except for when its not. ;-)

Sermon, January 9
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Into the New Year, and a new topic

With 2011 underway, we're going to be examining worship as it relates to church and our individual relationship with God. Today's message dealt with the human aspect of what happens when we worship, or rather, what should happen. Worship should engage our intellect, our emotions, and our will. We looked at Psalm 145 to help flesh that out.

Sermon, January 2
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