Spirit and Truth

After the message on Sunday on worship, Amanda and I had to jet to Columbia because she was singing in a concert. But I did get to steal away for a moment and do what I promised to do: I sought God and asked Him was He pleased in worship today? As I prayed and allowed the Holy Spirit to …

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Full of God

“We should be less concerned about making churches full of people and more concerned about making people full of God.” -C. Kirk Hadaway and David A Roozen

If Only You Would Have Listened to Me…

So, I gave a pretty exhausting testimony/message at North Side on Sunday. It had to do with my relationship with my dad and God teaching me what forgiveness truly means. I think the message is online now at the church’s website. While in some ways I was dreading speaking on this topic because I couldn’t be “preachery” but I had …

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The Heart of Worship

This Sunday, we will be singing “The Heart of Worship” written by Matt Redman. Many of you probably know the story behind the song, but if you don’t, I have it included below. Like Redman’s church, it’s so easy for churches to get into worshipping their worship. Whether it’s a style, a preference, a feeling, or whatever, we come describing …

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Worship All Week Long

I have been reading a book on worship by A. W. Tozer lately and I came across a quote that really challenged me. He was talking about how consumer-oriented we tend to become concerning worship. If we like the songs or if the message really connected with us, we equate that with “good” worship. But worship is not an event. …

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