Terri Pettyjohn is a regular contributor to ExperiencingWorship.com Her devotionals and Women in Worship articles are a favorite of many of our users as she seeks to touch the hearts of others through her writing. Terri currently lives in Farmington, NM where she is pursuing a career in free-lance writing. She is an attender of Pinon Hills Community Church and volunteers on a regular basis in the Worship Arts Ministry. When she is not busy there she is investing in the lives of her grandchildren and others.
As a mother and wife, I can go from being counselor, bank advisor, parole officer, head chef, lawn care specialist, and nurse in ten seconds or less. Any woman with children has the know-how and God-given talent to access new situations, file a contingency plan, and implement an infrastructure while most men are still scratching…
Hebrews 12:28-29 “Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe, for our God is a consuming fire.” Our worship cannot be what we decide it will be. Our Lord asks for a certain kind of worship – it must…
Psalm 91: 14,15 “Because he loves me,” says the Lord, “I will rescue him. I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him and honor him.” In exchange for our love we receive promises of protection and deliverance. How fair is that? And yet, we feel imposed upon to sing a song when…
Philippians 2:9-11 “Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus, every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.”…
Psalm 66:3-4 “Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds!” So great is your power that your enemies cringe before you. All the earth bows down to you; they sing praise to you, they sing praise to your name.” A favorite song of Christians everywhere is “Our God Is An Awesome God” as it speaks…
How long has it been since you took a good hard look at why you do what you do every Sunday morning? Have your priorities of spiritual preparation given way to technical preparation only and success is gauged by the applause and kudos from the crowd? This Sunday I challenge you to imagine yourself standing…
Romans 15:13 “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” Do you hate to hear a perpetual cheerful person that never appears to have a bad day their whole life? When asked…
“Accept, O lord, the willing praise of my mouth, and teach me your laws.” Psalm 119:108 Lord, please draw me closer to a place where your presence is all I seek. My spiritual breathing becomes shallow when I replace worship with my checklist of to do’s. Worship service attendance? Check. Monthly offering? Check. Weekly bible…
Psalm 91:14,15 “Because he loves me,” says the Lord, “I will rescue him. I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him and honor him.” In exchange for our love we receive promises of protection and deliverance. How fair is that? And yet, we feel imposed upon to sing a song when we…
Psalm 136:1 “Give thanks to the Lord because he is good. His love continues forever.” What is your conception of God? Does He remind you of an angry father waiting to punish His wayward children for the slightest infraction? Is it a cookies and milk kind of relationship that you share with the Creator of…
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