School of Worship 08
Last night we kicked off the second annual SOW with an acoustic concert from Matt Papa, some Q&A with Billy Foote, Chris Orr, Jake Gutledge and I, a little old school medley sing along, and some pizza. Not your typical opening session but it worked great. Today was jammed packed...
With or Against God
After Amaziah came from striking down the Edomites, he brought the gods of the men of Seir and set them up as his gods and worshiped them, making offerings to them. – 2 Chronicles 25:14 It used to be that everyone attributed their success and failure to to blessing and...
Copyright Concerns in Your Church
I started out typing a long explanation of copyright law for some church leaders who have recently been asking me questions. There are plenty of sites out there that do a good job explaining things in detail, so I’m just going to give you the basics. If you are performing...
What worship song could you sing every Sunday?
Yeah, I stole this from my pastor who stole it from another blogger, but hey, considering I might get one comment, I don’t really...
Shouting and Whispers
2 Chronicles 20:18 “Then Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his face to the ground, and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell down before the Lord, worshiping the Lord.” And the Levites, of the Kohathites and the Korahites, stood up to praise the Lord, the God of Israel, with...
A Better Example
“Then they will say, ‘Because they abandoned the Lord…and laid hold on other gods and worshipped them and served them.’” – 2 Chronicles 7:22 God’s warning to put nothing before Him, seen again in verse 19, is prevalent throughout the Bible. He doesn’t like it and is very clear about...
Responsibility to Remember
“When all the people of Israel saw the fire come down and the glory of the LORD on the temple, they bowed down with their faces to the ground on the pavement and worshiped and gave thanks to the LORD, saying, ‘For he is good, for his steadfast love endures...
Give Everything
“Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name; bring an offering and come before him! Worship the LORD in the splendor of holiness.” – 1 Chronicles 16:29 I’m not going to lie; it is a little refreshing to move past the repetitive “in God’s favor/out of God’s favor” exchange...
For My Children’s Children
“For he rebuilt the high places that Hezekiah his father had destroyed, and he erected altars for Baal and made an Asherah, as Ahab king of Israel had done, and worshiped all the host of heaven and served them.” – 2 Kings 21:3 (context: 2 Kings 21) My biggest fear...