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Undignified

There is no more obvious indicator of spiritual decay or deadness than disdain for the joyful worship of others. None. I’ve seen it in church after church, and heard it from scores of worship leaders in multiple denominations. Every one of them has dealt with someone or a group of someones who bristle at…

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Talent’s Not Enough

   I invited a non-Christian friend of mine, who had rarely if ever been to a church, to my Sunday service once. After the service, I asked him how he liked it. I’ll never forget his response.    “Here’s my ‘review’ of this morning: I liked the sermon ok, but I really enjoyed the ‘warm-up act’ before…

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GOD-CENTERED WORSHIP

     There was a great deal of talk over the past 30+ years about churches becoming more “seeker-sensitive”.  That meant we needed to remove impediments to worship that were keeping non-Christians (or “seekers”) away. It often involved removing things off-putting to seekers from worship that were deemed nonessentials. So churches removed offering plates and used offering boxes…

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Practically Worship

“Worship is the missing jewel of the church.” A.W. Tozer     Tozer was right:  worship often is an element in church that is misplaced, overlooked, but immeasurably valuable.  We have focused on just about everything else, except worship.  We have strategies galore for church growth, witnessing, and building campaigns; so much so that it’s…

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