To go along with how the Holy Spirit can work in traditional hymn in my worship confessional from this last Sunday, I thought I’d post the Sunday School lesson I wrote about worshipping through liturgy.
What do you think of when someone says the word “liturgy” to you?
One of the most misunderstood ways of worshiping today, especially [...]
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Worship Through Liturgy
April 8th, 2008 · No Comments
Isaac Watts - The Father of English Hymnody
March 26th, 2008 · No Comments
You may or may not recognize his name, but Isaac Watts hymns are the most widely known throughout the Christian world – you should at the very least recognize one of his hymns, Joy To The World. Born in 1674 in Southampton, England, he was the oldest of nine children and raised in a Nonconformist [...]
Worship In Spirit And In Truth
March 16th, 2008 · No Comments
John 4:23-24 Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in spirit and in truth. NIV
What does that mean – worship in spirit and [...]
Introduction to Christian Worship by James F. White, Chap. 1 pt. 2
February 21st, 2008 · No Comments
Definitions of Christian Worship
Because Dr. White quotes several other scholars in this section, I am simply going to list the quotes that I found important or interesting. Also, listing these scholars and books will later be helpful for me to know what I should add to my library.
Prof. Paul W. Hoon The Integrity [...]
How Great Thou Art
February 21st, 2008 · No Comments
This hymn was written as a poem in 1886 by a young Swedish pastor, Carl Boberg, who was caught in a sudden thunderstorm while visiting a beautiful country estate. After the storm passed, the air was filled with the sweet songs of birds and the green countryside glistened in sunlight, and he was inspired to [...]
