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Month: October 2018

Carrying the Presence of God

In the previous article, we examined how David brought the Ark to Zion. We concluded with four attitudes of worship: ·Our worship must be informed by the Bible. ·We should be desiring a fresh experience with God. His mercies are new every morning; our worship should also be new every morning. ·We need to be…

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Director’s Notes: Our pastor did a message from 1 Corinthians 13 that said we can have all the faith and gifts in the world but if we don’t have love for one another, then we are nothing. It was aimed at how we love each other in the church but the drama works well for…

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How Soon We (tend to) Forget

It’s amazing to me that week after week I get so caught up in ministry that I forget what life is really all about. My life consists of a routine of business with all the duties of my job which entails planning and preparation for Sunday’s services, working on materials and new songs along with…

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Quick Tech Tips

Sound problems can be caused by anything from architectural defects to misguided equipment operators. Here are some of the most troublesome sound problems that churches struggle with and what can be done about them: 1. Echo, or excessive reverberation, can be the result of poor architectural design or timing variations between speakers. Timing problems occur…

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Modern Philosophy of Media in Church

Making an impact. Reaching the lost. Growing believers. And then, repeating the cycle. Isn’t that what we’re required to do as believers? Then how much more important is it for the leadership of the church to find new, creative ways to make the cycle have a wider swath after each iteration? I know when I…

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Hold You

Psalm 139:5 “You hem me in – behind and before; you have laid your hand upon me. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain.” Have you seen the little pads that you lay tiny babies on with a rolled pillow sewed in on each side? You can lay your…

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The 7th Day

A drama about Priorities 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…

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Living the Life of Worship

So here’s what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life—your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life—and place it before God as an offering. Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for him. Don’t become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into…

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Find Joy in the Journey

Things won are done; joy’s soul lies in the doing. Shakespeare I’ve always been an advocate of goal-setting, for two reasons. Setting and achieving goals leads to progress; it makes us effective. If you aim at nothing you will always hit it. People who don’t set goals often just meander through life. Their lives resemble…

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Get All Excited

Romans 8:1-2 “Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death.” If you can’t think of any reason to fall to your knees before Christ, this verse should make you…

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