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Worship – Concept and Practice

Posted in worship on February 29, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

Before a congregation is likely to enter into true worship, the church’s leaders must be very clear as to what worship means (concept) and how to achieve a worshipful state (practice).  If the intent is to usher people into God’s presence, this often demands that the leaders of the ministry re-conceptualize the meaning and purpose of worship; re-engineer how [...]

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Why Does the Church Stay Indoors?

Posted in Tuesday Quote on February 28, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

Why does the Church stay indoors? They have a theology that has dwindled into a philosophy, in which there is no thrill of faith, no terror of doom and no concern for souls. Unbelief has put out the fires of passion, and worldliness garlands the altar of sacrifice with the tawdry glitter of unreality. The [...]

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Before The Throne of God Above

Posted in Lent, worship on February 27, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

Over the next few weeks, I will be posting songs that fit the season of Lent.  We start this week with The Go Fish Guys and their arrangement of “Before the Throne of God Above.”

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Sunday Night Thoughts

Posted in Sunday Thoughts on February 26, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

It has been a week of contrasts weather-wise this week here in the Shenandoah Valley.  Last Sunday night it was snowing like crazy.  By mid-week, we had shorts and t-shirts on and this weekend has been crazy windy and colder.  All that changes tomorrow when it goes back to being spring-like.  The ten day forecast [...]

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Sunday Set List

Posted in Sunday Set List on February 26, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

February 26, 2012 First Sunday in Lent Welcome and Announcements Call to Worship and Invocation Psalm 25:1-4 Songs of Worship Come, Now Is the Time to Worship All Creatures of Our God and King Here I Am to Worship Worship Through Prayer Song of Worship There Is A Fountain Missions Moment Valley Mission Children’s Sermon [...]

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What’s Really Important?

Posted in Uncategorized on February 25, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

Interesting article here from the pen of Steve Brown via www.worship.com.  I encourage you to check out the bolded part – it’s quite convicting. There’s an old story about some kids who, as a practical joke, slipped into a department store and changed all the price tags. The next day, some of the customers were [...]

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The Season of Lent

Posted in Lent on February 24, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

Over the last couple years, I have been introducing our congregation at Parkway and at the congregations I have served in the last 15 years about the church year or church seasons.  The church seasons are a different way of “marking time” than we usually do.  Instead of marking the year by the “Hallmark Holidays” [...]

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God’s Covenant

Posted in Lectionary, Lent on February 24, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

First Sunday in Lent February 26, 2012 Genesis 9:8-17; Psalm 25:1-10; 1 Peter 3:18-22; Mark 1:9-15  8 Then God told Noah and his sons, 9 “I hereby confirm my covenant with you and your descendants,10 and with all the animals that were on the boat with you—the birds, the livestock, and all the wild animals—every living creature on earth. 11 Yes, I am confirming [...]

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The Freedom Project

Posted in Uncategorized on February 23, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

CNN has been doing a great web series called the Freedom Project.  As many of you know human trafficking is modern day slavery and it is hard to believe that in this day and age slavery still exists.  I encouraged you to check out the Freedom Project.  It has many great and sad stories about [...]

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Pilgrimage of Lent

Posted in Ash Wednesday, Lent on February 22, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

Pilgrimage of Lent. Here are some great thoughts on the season of Lent by a fellow minister, whom I had the pleasure of being on staff with over 10 years ago.  Marcel has always had a way with words, so here it goes. The season of Lent is upon us again.  We are invited to [...]

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