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A worship experience around the cross. by Matt Tullos This is a simple, yet powerful Good Friday experience which includes Communion, readings, visuals, music, and candle. It’s yours to use and adapt. Acoustic Instrumental Music Reader 1: The greatest story ever told is grace. Reader 2: The greatest man to ever walk the earth. Reader […]
Courage is a high virtue. But fear can be our friend. Fear is actually a lifesaver. I agree with writer Elizabeth Gilbert who says, Don’t leave home without a good healthy fear reflex, or you may find yourself wandering drunk through dangerous neighborhoods at 3am, or riding your bike through city traffic with earbuds in. In […]
A Baby born—outcast and obscure You are still Jesus Master Craftsman of the universe born a carpenter’s Son. You are still Jesus Walking in the wilderness 40 days without. You are still Jesus In a borrowed tomb, the casualty of my sin. You are still Jesus in the middle of my struggles, In the center […]
Maybe it was the the election of 2016, or the shootings of police officers and unarmed black men, or maybe it’s the peril of social media where people make blanket statements about race, or party or policy. No one can doubt that we are more divided and in need of a revolution. Not a national […]
I’ve seen and have been a part of so many different types of churches– relevant churches, traditional churches, hip churches, formal churches, house churches, city churches and country churches. But I am so thankful that I’ve had the opportunity as a visitor and as a member to experience a few churches that welcomed, fostered, and […]
Many, O LORD my God, are the wonders You have done. The things You planned for us no one can recount to You. Psalm 40:5 God has plans. (and He won’t tell.) His nature is so unpredictable. We never know what is just ahead. But God has plans. (And He won’t tell.) His hand is not […]
So your pastor preaches on giving? Thank him! He’s giving you some important news about one of life’s greatest secrets. A pastor who invites members to tithe invites them into a life-changing, soul-transforming experience that affects every area of their lives. In truth, it’s unfair to you if he’s not teaching you about this principle that’s changed history in […]
Our culture knows the Lord’s Prayer from movies, locker rooms, hospitals, masses, worship services, funerals, and turbulent flights. It’s a cultural default prayer that we use when we want to pray but we don’t have the words to pray conversationally. We often forget that the Lord’s Prayer reveals a powerful outline and a radical message […]
Worship changes us. However it begins with letting go. We worship best when we empty ourselves. That’s the mystery of worship. We must find ways to completely abandon our self-importance. It’s a paradigm that is opposite of “show business.” Amazingly we seem to get the two paradigms confused. Worship is mystery. Not agendas, not strategy, […]
A scripture reading that works well for Christmas or Easter. Scriptures: Luke 2:6-14; 23:43; Mark 15:12-32; John 19:30 Reader 1: So it was that while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered. Reader 2: And Pilate answered them, What shall I do with this man you call King of the Jews? And […]