Church | Leadership | Music
Art and Music Shaped by the Gospel
Art and music shaped by the Gospel continue to transform culture, revealing God’s creativity and inspiring hearts toward worship and renewal.
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GOING BACK TO 1995
“In The Light” by DC Talk Since we’ve already mentioned the 90’s this week, I’d like to bring us back to 1995. 20 years ago, three men in a group called DC Talk wrote a song based on our key verse from this morning, 1 John 1:7, titled “In The Light”. This song immediately grew…
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HOW LARRY NORMAN CHALLENGED THE WORLD
Are We All Ready for the Lord’s Return? In the sixties, Society was changing dramatically. It seemed like everyone was chasing anything and everything that felt good; “if it felt good, do it.” A young Christian from California named Larry Norman challenged the world. Larry saw the cultural trends of his peers. And as he read his…
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WHY “HOW GREAT THOU ART” IS STILL BEIGN SUNG
So there’s this old hymn… You might have heard of it; “How Great Thou Art”? If you’ve grown up in Christian circles, you’ve definitely heard it. Moreover, you’ve likely sung it a dozen times, or more like 100 times. It is one of those hymns that’s still hanging on. Despite the writing and distribution of amazing…
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When God Took Centre Stage
A bass player’s cancer story and worship moment showed me how God takes the spotlight in our darkest seasons.
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Family | Leadership | Music
Embrace the Now; Being Present to Shape Your Family’s Future
Embrace the now to shape your family’s future by being present and engaged in your home.
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The Perfect Song for Christmas Morning
Ease into Christmas morning with Deni Gauthier’s warm rendition of Christmas Time Is Here. A peaceful start to a joyful day!
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Getting to Know the Book of Jude as Well as We Know the Song, “Hey Jude”
it packs a punch! Within this small letter, there’s a wealth of doctrinal content. It’s often overlooked within the New Testament letter because it has some taglines reaching back into Jewish history, and non-biblical texts. This can leave some scratching their heads and even sermons are hard to come by.
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Reminiscing About the Days of My Youth…and Christian Punk Rock
The teens before us (in the 80s) had broken through a lot of the legalism regarding playing cards, pool halls, going to movies and best of all, listening to rock music! By the 90s, Christian rock options were coming out of every major city faster than we could memorize lyrics. Christian artists were coming out of the woodwork, creating sounds that drove teen culture; yet carried positive or at least neutral messages with every note.
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Why Youth Groups Should Consider Ditching Worship
For anyone who works with students, we make it our job to visit schools, strip malls and skate parks; trying to connect with unchurched youth. The passion is pure, with a deep desire for those students to know and follow Jesus. Yet, the youth church (not the youth group) we create couldn’t be more uncomfortable for these students.
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Exploring Labels and Our Identity In Christ – Small Group Study
Our goal tonight is to challenge the concept that our labels are found on the outside. It doesn’t matter what label is on the outside. It’s what’s on the inside that really matters!
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Everyone Loves To Sing Along With Their Favourite Cover Tun
Don’t you love it when an artist starts playing a cover tune? That’s going to be the focus of our final day of highlighting independent musician, Deni Gauthier.
