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Tag Archives: Worship
Songs for the Book of Luke: Music By the Church, for the Church
March 26, 2013 – 8:58 AM
Many gifted songwriters, pastors, and artists serve local congregations with an eye toward both beauty and truth.
Habit-Forming Worship
March 26, 2013 – 12:01 AM
How we gather shapes who we are and what we believe, both explicitly (through the actual content of songs, prayers, and sermons) and implicitly (through the cultural ethos and personas).
Now in Production: Songs for the Book of Luke
February 27, 2013 – 12:01 AM
It's surprisingly easy to get together and make music when there's a common commitment to keep Christ at the center.
Don't Sanitize the Psalms
November 15, 2012 – 10:00 PM
Unlike the stoic legalist or safe churchman, the psalmist expressed the full range of emotions in worship.
Why New Churches Should Sing Old Songs
October 7, 2012 – 10:00 PM
That's the way music works. It teaches. It forms us.
Oh, Behave! Conduct Worthy of the Gospel in Corporate Worship
September 19, 2012 – 10:00 PM
Few things are more hypocritical than showing up to a worship gathering of the Friend of Sinners and bellyaching that other sinners showed up too.
Worship in Spirit and Truth
July 15, 2010 – 6:29 PM
The following are some of the basic principles by which we seek to plan and practice corporate worship at High Pointe Baptist Church. (As best as I can remember, these principles were influenced by a sermon series I listened to by John Piper on worship titled, 'Worship God'.)
Contemporary or Traditional? Wrong Question
May 15, 2010 – 12:52 PM
In today's entry at the "For the Love of God" blog, D.A. Carson takes up Psalm 66 and the question of traditional or contemporary worship in the local church. As you might imagine, Carson doesn't advocate for either, but instead takes the discussion to a higher, more biblical level.
Why Posture Matters in Worship
Posture outwardly expresses an inward reality. Our body naturally acts the way our hearts feel.