Danny Hyde writes about the need to resist the cultural influences that Christians can succumb to by which: …we tend to treat the church like a drive-through restaurant. We think to ourselves, “It will always be there and it will always have what I want, when I want it.” So, some of us attend worship …
Prayer is a great and integral work of gathered worship. From a longer article by Rick Phillips: Acts 2:42 says the first believers came together for “the prayers.” The definite article suggests that they came not merely for prayer but for special prayer gatherings. This why the prayer meeting shows the spiritual strength of the …
David Burke suggests two questions that Christians could include in their everyday conversations with each other: 1. What part of Scripture did you read today? 2. How was your prayer life today? Read some more of his thoughts about it at his blog. One thing struck me in Psalm 121 is that God is with …
The church I worshipped with today began their service singing For All The Saints. They were remembering those Christians who have left this life, and recalling their examples of faith. It’s a good time to remember those friends who have died during this past year and their fellowship and love. The lyrics: 1 For all …
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