Today's world looks on the concept of reverence with disdain as inauthentic and actually puts a premium on irreverence as signaling authenticity. But reverence is central to the heart of Christian worship. So I want to ask the question "what does reverence look like in the assembly?"
Enter: Psalm 100
Psalm 100 (CSB) — 1 Let the whole earth shout triumphantly to the LORD! 2 Serve the LORD with gladness; come before him with joyful songs. 3 Acknowledge that the LORD is God. He made us, and we are his — his people, the sheep of his pasture. 4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving and …
Instruments in the Assembly
A few days ago I asked for suggestions on Facebook for texts that people would like me to work through for a short Bible study, and the topical request for a study on “instruments in the Church” was made. Some of you might find this request strange since you have grown up with various instruments …
Christmas Worship
The first Christmas began with worship as the wise men came to Jesus in a manger and offered Him their most precious gifts. You can read the accounts of Jesus' birth in Matthew 1-2 and Luke 1-2. Just as "Christmas" began with worship, how can we remember the birth of Christ without worship? Even John …
Thanksgiving Hope
The harvest represents not only the fruit of our labors, but also the seed of our hope. We have a harvest because we labored to plant the seeds of our future in the hope that God would send the rain and provide the sun in just the right proportions that we might gather in due …