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The Balance of Worship
- let me begin our time by asking you two questions... 1. Do you believe you’ve grown in this particular area of your life? - in other words, are you a more worshipful person? - are you more pleasing to God in the way you participate in our public worship services at church, and in…Read More -
The World of Music
- If you’ve ever flown on an airplane, you know that towards the end of the flight, the captain comes over the loudspeaker and announces that the destination is near, and asks everyone to put their seatbacks and tray tables in their upright and locked position, to check their seatbelts one last time in preparation…Read More -
The Body of Worship
- this morning I’d like to begin our time with a two-question quiz... - but this quiz is a bit different... - often I start with a few questions that are easy, everybody agrees, everybody gets them right, and then off we go... - these questions aren’t like that...these questions are hard... - so I…Read More -
The Heart of Worship
- this morning I’d like to begin our time together by asking you a true/false question... - T/F - Disagreements about music are a relatively new phenomena in churches. - in other words, is it true that believers throughout church history have generally agreed about music and worship, and the trends today commonly referred to…Read More -
The Impact of Worship
- Have you ever been in a conversation where people weren’t speaking your language? - it was English, but not words that made any sense to you? - and you find yourself saying, or at least thinking...what?...what?...what? - and the people who are talking don’t seem to be too concerned that you don’t understand...in fact…Read More -
Frequently Asked Questions about Music and Worship
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT MUSIC AND WORSHIP 1. Does the Bible have anything to say about music? Answer: Yes. Over six hundred biblical passages speak to the issue of music. 2. Is music permissible for use in worship? Answer: Yes. In fact, we are commanded to use music in worship numerous times in…Read More -
Discussion of Music and Worship Issues
DISCUSSION OF MUSIC AND WORSHIP ISSUES This document was developed alongside our discussion of Frequently Asked Questions to provide a more substantive treatment of issues relevant to this subject. 1. Is music moral or amoral? Answer: Passages like Psalm 19:1-3 and 1 Corinthians 14:40 indicate that everything in life has a moral dimension. …Read More -
Corporate Music and Worship Philosophy
The worship services of Faith Baptist Church are corporate expressions of our members’ love for the God of the Bible. Because worship is an expression of love for God, we come together not to seek first what we may receive out of worship—although we receive and need much—but how we may first through His enabling…Read More -
The Freedom of Worship
- This morning I’d like to begin our time together by asking you six questions about eating. - now, I’m not doing this because today is our church’s annual pig roast...I’m doing it to make a point about music and worship. - but let’s start mentally at a place where the questions and answers are…Read More -
The Model of Worship
- today we’re moving into the mid-point of our series entitled Passionately Pursuing our God in Worship and Music. - I thought it might be appropriate for us to begin today by asking the question, How are you doing this summer at growing in your desire and your ability to worship God? - the goal…Read More -
The Focus of Worship
- In his book Real Life – Real Worship, author Tony Beckett says, One of the positive things happening in churches today is a renewed interest in and emphasis on worship. One of the negative things happening in churches today is a renewed interest in and emphasis on worship. - that pretty much sums it…Read More -
The Substance of Worship
- In his book Shepherding the Church, Joe Stowell, the president of Moody Bible Institute in Chicago discusses the difference between form and function. - function is what an entity or object is supposed to do. - form is how that entity or object accomplishes its purpose. - Stowell refers to the well-known quote by…Read More -
The Challenge of Worship
- This summer many of our church members will go camping. - in fact, several families left right after school was out and have been camping this week. - I thought about them when I was outside at night this with as cold as it’s been---I hope they took plenty of blankets...but some people really…Read More -
The Centrality of Worship
Passionately Pursuing our God in Worship and Music. - I’d like to begin by offering five reasons why I and the rest of our pastors believed that a series like this was necessary. 1. To help those of us who have been believers for a long time continue to grow in our pursuit of God.…Read More -
Worship and Music Series Overview
Worship and Music Questions The key questions we’re seeking to answer in our worship and music series. 1. What is worship? What do the original words translated “worship” in our English Bibles mean? What are the implications of this etymological data to the topic? Is worship passive or active? What questions should a person ask…Read More
