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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WHY YOU’LL NEVER LOOK AT STONES THE SAME AGAIN
God uses Peter to present amazing theological truths held in metaphor, beginning with the words, “As you come to him,” (1 Pt. 2:4). Then backs up these truths, adding prophetic poetry as evidence, with the statement, “For it stands in Scripture:” (1 Pt. 6)
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3 REASONS WHY THE BIBLE IS LIFE’S GUIDEBOOK
Guidebooks Improve The Journey. Lonely Planet has become the leader in travel guides, with 40 years experience, 500 titles, and 120 million books in print; not counting their digital platform. Lonely Planet guides are known to improve the destination-experience. The Bible can be considered the guidebook for life’s journey. I believe it holds the knowledge…
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LIFTED UP, STANDING FIRM, SINGING A NEW SONG & TRUSTING IN HIM
Experiencing God In 2015 Our interim pastor, Dan Chapman continued his preaching series: “Developing Healthy Believers to Build Up the Body of Christ, Enabling It to Be On Mission” (Click HERE to listen to the sermon audio or download our podcast.) This week, we’re getting back to a staple for the Christian life; the Psalms. In particular, Psalm…
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Bible | Discipleship | Family
Are We Inadvertently Adding To Our Sex-Driven Culture?
Our culture is becoming increasingly sexualized. There are few who would deny that statement. As a pastor, I feel like I get a front-row seat to the results of this culture at least weekly, as I interact with people on a personal level, from all walks of life.
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Finding the Comfort of a Spacious Place
This morning, reading through Psalm 118, there were a couple of verses sparked my interested. “Let those who fear the LORD say: ‘His love endures forever.’ When hard pressed, I cried to the LORD; he brought me into a spacious place.” (Ps. 118:4-5)
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Bible | Discipleship | OT
Understanding the Value and Benefits of Crying Out To God
Psalm 130 often appears under the heading, “A Song of Ascents”. These Psalms or songs of ascents were common songs that were sung by everyday people as they ascended to the city of Jerusalem from the countryside. Songs of ascent would bring the minds of the people into focus before they entered the city to give sacrifices at the temple.
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How the Psalms Remind Me of an Obscure Music Genre From the ’90s
Do you know what Ska is? Gen-Z and younger Millennial readers have already started Googling for answers. Gen-Xers and older Millennials have already slipped into nostalgia. And Boomers will have a recollection, but only through their children’s experience. Wherever you’re at, bear with me for a moment.
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Bible | Discipleship | Family | OT
How Child-Like Dependency Can Lead To Obedience
I have learned a lot from being a father. Here’s a lesson I learned from my oldest son when he was 3 years old. To give some context, my wife had spent the weekend away, so my son and I got to have a few days of quality time together. God used him to teach me how obedience and dependency on Him are connected.
