Tag: Psalms
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Jesus Our Great Psalm Writer, Singer and Worship Leader
How tragic that most churches prefer to sing music written by Biblically-illiterate teens rather than music written by Jesus our Great Psalm Writer and Singer! Jesus sang the Psalms. After the Passover supper, he sang one of the Hallel Psalms, Psalm 113-118 (Mt 26:30). In previous conversations with the Jews, he pointed out to them…
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The Passion of the Christ According to Isaiah 53
All are welcome to join us in our solemn commemoration of the life, death and resurrection of our Savior. Since this will be a Communion Service, visitors please read the requirements below if you want to participate in the Lord’s Supper. We will be reading from Isaiah 53 and its fulfillment in the New Testament,…
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Psalms for 5th Anniversary Service
Just preparing the order of worship for our 5th Anniversary Service gets me excited and energized. Here are the four psalms I chose for singing.
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Liturgy for June 16, 2013
Come, join us as we worship a holy and gracious God with reverence and joy! * Those who are able, please stand. Download PDF liturgy God Speaks People Respond ENTERING INTO WORSHIP * Call to Worship: Psalm 30:1-5 * Invocation: Psalm 124:8 * Salutation:Â 1 Peter 1:1-2 * Opening Prayer * Song of Praise: O LORD,…
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Why Does Your Church Sing Such Old Songs?
Christ—his Person and his Work—is the center of the Psalms.
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Liturgy for February 17, 2013
Download PDF liturgy Older men are to be sober-minded, dignified, self-controlled, sound in faith, in love, and in steadfastness. Older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers or slaves to much wine. They are to teach what is good, and so train the young women to love their husbands and children (Titus…
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“When You Pray…”
Most evangelicals shun formal prayers like the Lord’s Prayer or the Psalms, thinking that spontaneous, led-by-the-Spirit prayers are more acceptable to God. But often, pastors end up with babbling, mindless prayers, often mumbling repetitiously because they do not know what to say. What can be more beneficial than a prayer composed beforehand, filled with Scripture…
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Why We Sing “Gloria Patri” and Other Doxologies
So why do we sing these songs? Let us look at what they mean from Scripture, where they are found, and how they have been used in the Old Testament, New Testament, and in the early church.
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“I Will… I Will… I Will…” (Ezekiel 36:24-29)
Can a person resist the Spirit once he starts changing their hearts? If an elect person continues to resist the Spirit’s saving work in him, how can God ever accomplish his eternal decree of salvation in him? He will never be saved, and therefore, God’s word will be broken.
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Our Lord’s Glad News
Our song of grief in the midst of suffering is to turn into a new song of praise after God pulls us out of the muddy pit. This is why the Psalms often speak of “a new song,†not because the Psalmist composes a new song in place of old, boring songs. But because his…