The Power of Praise
Audio file… Read more
praise
Moving God from the Background to the Foreground
Text: 1 Samuel 13-31, 8 Psalms (59, 56, 34, 57, 142, 63, 52, 18)
Summary: How can we be a people after God’s heart? By moving God from the background to the foreground.… Read more
The Purpose of the Valley
Preacher: Pastor Ray
Text: Psalm 42
The purpose of the valley is to increase our faith in the Lord. Thus, when life doesn’t make sense, hope in God and praise the Lord.… Read more
Sam Storms: Postures of Praise
This article was published by Pastor Sam Storms.
There are numerous other issues we could address, but I want to talk about the one most visibly relevant: physical posture. Although I’ve written on this before, I think it is important enough to address once again.
If you were to visit Bridgeway Church, where I am pastor, you would know that we freely and frequently lift our hands when we worship.… Read more
Eph 1 – Doctrine, Destiny and Doxology: Being a Worshiper (pt2 of 3)
Eph 1
1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by God’s will: To the faithful saints in Christ Jesus at Ephesus. 2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Paul is addressing the saints. The saints are not a special class of super Christians.… Read more
C.S. Lewis – Quote on Praise
…praise almost seems to be inner health made audible…
(quote from C.S. Lewis’ Reflections on the Psalms)
The most obvious fact about praise—whether of God or anything—strangely escaped me. I thought of it in terms of compliment, approval, or the giving of honour. I had never noticed that all enjoyment spontaneously overflows into praise unless …shyness or the fear of boring others is deliberately brought in to check it.… Read more