Dale Ralph Davis writes about the novel insistence of Yahweh that his people have no other gods, and what that reveals about Yahweh and the way he relates to his people. Whoever heard of a god who demanded exclusive loyalty? There was no so-called god or goddess in the whole ancient near east who demanded …
Songs of preparation: O Praise The LORD, Jerusalem, Give Thanks and Amazing Grace. Prayer of adoration and confession: Thankful to God for His work of creation; sorrowful, but profoundly thankful, for that within ourselves that made God’s work of recreation through Christ necessary. Song of assurance, affirmation, doxology: The Family Prayer Song, the Apostles’ Creed, …
Sola (By Your Word Alone) and How Long Will You Forget Me Lord (Psalm 13) are the songs of preparation. Worship commences with Humble Thyself / Our God Is An Awesome God. Our prayer of adoration and confession will recall the free gift of God, eternal life in Jesus Christ our Lord, and the freedom …
In a passage of Scripture that has challenged and troubled generations of Christians, the author of the letter to the Hebrews points out the end result of rejecting God’s final Word. That there’s nothing else to say, and no way to come back. Three songs focussed on the all-surpassing greatness of Jesus begin worship: Blessing …
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