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Christmas is an interesting time. The biblical truth and human imagination are mixed into a sweet punch. In our Christmas Day sermon, we heard about “We Three Kings” that Scripture does not refer to the wise men as “kings” and that their number is unknown. Is it bad to sing

In my study, I have to read a lot about Psalm singing. It is familiar to the Reformed churches, but Psalm singing is foreign to most North American churches. Singing Scriptural songs is counter-cultural. I can’t use all I read, but sometimes I see interesting stuff. “The psalms call for

Sometimes, people tell me that worship should be praise to God. Most Sundays, we start corporate worship with jubilant praise. But often, our minds are not with it, no matter how much praise there is, because our hearts are troubled. Keith and Kristyn Getty write about why we need to

“The problem also arises from the congregation’s lack of instruction in the liturgy, so that the worshippers fail to understand the relationship of the various components of the service, even when these components might be well selected and in a proper sequence. “ What do we know about the order

Dr. Richard Joiner, a retired Baptist music professor, makes the following observation about Psalm singing in the past, worship in the present time, and the impact of a return to Psalm singing. “Our Psalm singing since the days of the early church and the days of post-Reformation Baptists has gone

Every Sunday, God’s people gather. On the first day of the week, there is a meeting between God and his people. Many fellow students in my classes at Liberty University are of the Free Church tradition. As a result, we spent much time discovering what worship is. When worship leaders

Sometimes worship is considered our contribution: it is what we offer God, and we can determine what that is. Comments about worship may relate to what we think about the worship service or our view on worship. Different views on worship even led to churches going separate ways… Oliphant Old

To understand contemporary worship, no better place than to consult the sources used for teaching contemporary worship. I bought some textbooks from an undergrad student. Although it is “extracurricular” for me, I find it very interesting, although I am just halfway. For example: Nine qualities of contemporary worship: 1. Worship

This afternoon’s sermon addressed the 10 Commandments: how they did not change, but when Jesus Christ fulfilled them, He rewrote them. Once written on stone, it is now written on our hearts. As the minister illustrated, Jesus takes the commandments to a deeper level. The sermon confirmed a thought that