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Month: September 2011

Shout for Joy?

Psalm 33:3 “Sing to him a new song; play skillfully, and shout for joy.” Picture a Sunday service in your mind, imagine the Praise Team in place, the worshipers in their rows. Now let’s scroll down to the second song where some are clapping, and a few brave souls have even raised their hands in…

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I Got Me No Time

Director’s Notes: Let’s face it – we’re too busy. Steven Curtis Chapman sings a song about the “busyman.” The Bible says that a man dies and leaves behind all his busy activities. Sometimes when I write a drama, God uses it first and foremost in my own life. There are a few laughs in this…

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Worship – A Daily Thing

John 4:23 “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.” I’ve come to the conclusion that it is almost impossible to come to church on Sunday morning and have a meaningful worship…

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Awesome God

Isaiah 40:12 “Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand…or weighed the mountains in a balance?” There is nothing like floating on a lake that is 200 feet deep to give you an overwhelming feeling of insignificance. The fact that a device with less than one yard of orange material is all…

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No Matter What

Psalm 61:2 “From the ends of the earth I call to you, I call as my heart grows faint; lead me to the rock that is higher than I.” I have a very real aversion to liars, I just hate being around them. Adulterers? I have better ways to spend my time than being around…

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Communion

“and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, “This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me.” In the same way, after supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me.”…

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Give It Up

Hebrews 13:15 “Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise – the fruit of lips that confess his name.” There are lots of things in life that we sacrifice everyday. We sacrifice time with our families to pursue our jobs or hobbies. We sacrifice our money to provide ourselves with…

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The Box

Director’s Notes: When I lived in Chicago and went to my favorite pizzeria, I always took note of a photo on the wall of the 1906 Chicago Cubs. Okay, I just didn’t take note of it, I was fascinated by it. The photo shows that the stands were packed with tens of thousands of people…

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