To worship is to quicken the conscience by the holiness of God, to feed the mind with the truth of God, to purge the imagination by the beauty of GOd, to open the heart to the love of GOd, to devote the will to the purpose of God.
Archbishop of Cantebury William Temple
Filed under: Worship
I’m looking forward to several days of encouragement and challenge at the WorshipGod conference in Gaithersburg, MD. In the next days, I’ll attend seminars on family worship, songwriting, musician training, children in worship, and more. I’m also looking forward to reconnecting with brothers who serve churches in Iowa, Florida, and Chicago.
This year’s theme centers around Psalm 145:4 – “One generation shall commend your works to another, and shall declare your mighty acts.” Tonight, John Piper will speak to us about “The God of Worship.” I’m looking forward to hearing several men I respect speak specifically to worship and worship leadership.
Thank you, Concord, for allowing me to get this training and encouragement so that I may better serve you. And pray for me, that God will work in my heart and mind, and that nothing will be wasted at this conference. I hope to post a few helpful nuggets over the next few days.
Josh Harris tells a funny and insightful story about Fat Bob, a guy who loved his yellow and black Wrangler a little too much (Stop Dating the Church, 63-64). Robert didn’t actually ask Jeep to come into his heart, but that’s where Jeep ended up anyway.
One of the helpful things about the Fat Bob story is that it causes us to think about the danger of making an idol out of an otherwise good gift from God. Enjoying your Jeep — or your marriage, or your kids, or a friendship, or yardwork, or a vacation, or a sport, or a good meal, etc. — isn’t sinful in itself. So when does love become idolatry? How can we tell if we’re enjoying a good gift from God too much? (more…)
Google Earth now has a feature which allows you to explore the moon. Take a tour of our nearest celestial neighbor, and don’t miss his message about God (Psalm 19:1).
(HT: James Grant)
If we placed a giant mirror in the front of the sanctuary, you might be surprised by what you would see. During our singing, you would see yourself singing (or not?) with various expressions of engagement and emotion. But what would you see during the sermon? (more…)
