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Living for God
Psalm 101 contains some timeless wisdom for those who want to live for God. Let’s take a look at these principles and see how we can put them into practice in our lives. Verse 1 says, “I will sing of … Continue reading
Time to Be Quiet
A young mother was trying to impress upon her small children the need for silence at certain times. She taught them over and over, “There are three times when you need to be especially quiet: at church, in the library … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Communion Meditations, Humor, Prayer, Sports
Tagged children being quiet, presence of God, Psalm 4:4, silence, worship
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Now That God Has Our Attention!
“And do this, understanding the present time: The hour has already come for you to wake up from your slumber, because our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.”—Romans 13:11. God doesn’t want us to spiritually sleepwalk through … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Church, Current Events, Leadership
Tagged coronavirus pandemic, evangelism, priorities, repentance, wakeup call from God, worship
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Missing Worship
I am not sure who wrote this poem, but I want to share it with you. It’s about someone who missed the church service. “You missed the fellowship that’s there, You missed the handshake, missed the prayer. You missed the … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Church, Communion Meditations, Prayer
Tagged Acts 20:7, church attendance, faithfulness, Hebrews 10:25, missing church, worship
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Joy in Trials
Sometimes I scan the congregation during Sunday morning worship services. I like to see the faces of people as they express their love to God with their singing. I remember one time looking at the crowd and seeing the face … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Church, Communion Meditations
Tagged God's goodness, good good Father, illustration, James 1:2, joy, singing, trials, worship
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Worshiping through Music
“Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.”—Colossians 3:16 There are at least … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living
Tagged attitude, Colossians 3:16, gratitude, hymns, music, singing, songs in the Bible, spiritual songs, worship
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Small Crowd
On our recent vacation, my wife and I gathered with four other people to worship the Lord together on Sunday morning on a balcony of a cruise ship. I must admit that I was a bit surprised at how satisfying … Continue reading
Sing-a-Long
My wife and I recently took a 7-day Caribbean cruise with family and friends. There were six of us in our group, all followers of Christ. We gathered together on the second day of the cruise, Sunday, to worship the … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Church
Tagged church on a cruise ship, Ephesians 5:19-20, illustration, singing in church, songs of faith, unity, worship
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Musical Variety
I recently found a local radio station that plays an interesting mix of music. You might hear an old, old country song that is followed by a fairly recent pop/rock song. For example, I heard a song by the Bay … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Church
Tagged Colossians 3:16, hymns, illustration, music, music in church, singing, singing to God, spiritual songs, variety in music, worship
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If You Can’t
Someone once said, “If you can’t stand to be with Christian people for a couple of hours each Sunday, never fear. Our loving God would never force you to be with them at all in eternity.” Many people know that … Continue reading
