When we seek prayer from others we reveal what we believe is the heart of God’s saving purpose for us. Too often that revelation misses the mark, and cultivates a superficial discipleship and reduces prayer to a shopping list. From David Powlison: Often I am asked, “Where should we start in bringing biblical counseling into …
Kristen Gillies points out that catering to a consumer-driven model of worship undercuts the very Gospel it (hopefully) seeks to communicate. It also makes me wonder about bait-and-switch models which appear to indulge consumer-driven preferences in order to gain an opportunity to share the anti-selfcentered message about Jesus. Consider the attitude of your heart as …
The Gospel frees us from surrounding ourselves with people just like us. It also helps us think about what church we should go to on the basis of opportunity to serve rather than the basis of what I think I need. From Michael Horton’s The Gospel Driven Life. ht & ht The last thing we …
Mark Peterson is Music Director at Holy Trinity, Adelaide. The church have made a transition in music style at the worship services. Peterson offered three posts leading up to the change. The transition involved using both organ and ensemble music at the same service. Here he looks back after a few months and makes some …
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