March 2011 Blog Posts (18)

Matthew 10:28-30 (The Message)

"Don't be bluffed into silence by the threats of bullies. There's nothing they can do to your soul, your core being. Save your fear for God, who holds your entire life—body and soul—in his hands.

What's the price of a pet canary? Some loose change, right? And God cares what happens to it even more than you do. He pays even greater attention to you,…

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Hey WTR family,  I could use some help... 

In an attempt to stay engaged with our church congregation/culture I am developing an online survey that will give people in the congregation an opportunity to offer feedback on our church's Sunday morning worship service.  I could use your help coming up with good questions that would serve to provide us with the best information.

 

Here are a few basics to consider as you help me brainstorm:

-By "worship service" I mean…

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Looking to form a secular-Christian trio cross-over cover band here in Orange County. Seeking mature, experienced Christian musicians as a drummer, and lead guitar, both with vocals. Would play a mixture of contemporary Christian rock and selected secular covers. Open for ideas.

 

Thanks.

 

Bob, Christian bassist in Irvine.

Psalm 106:3 

Blessed are they who maintain justice, who constantly do what is right.

 

What is Justice According to the Bible, what does it means by Constantly do what is right?

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Good Day Worshippers

 

We are picking up from Part 1 where we spoke the fundamentals of the fear of the Lord and what it’s all about and in this article we finish it off.

So the "fear of the Lord,” is a phrase of the Old Testament which show piety, of which piety means (reverence for or devotion), meaning reverential trust, with hatred of evil. Fear is not something that you wear on and off like a shirt but it’s an attitude that you carry, it is away of life and a…

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 Who

 

B5                  D#5

Who will I go to?

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When you alone    have words that sustain me

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And who, who can Love me

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The way that you do?

G#5                        F#sus4  F#

Lord I give you my life

 

 

CHORUS

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You…

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James 1:2-4

“Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.”

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A few days ago I was watching the movie A…

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Worshippers



Today it’s one of those topics which people do not want to talk about but let us digress it together and we are talking about the fear of the Lord.



The words which fear means properly fear, terror, reverence, or holy fear, seen in

Psalms 2:11 and fear also means reverence toward God, piety, religion - in which sense it is often used.



The "fear of the Lord,” is a phrase of the Old Testament which show piety, of which piety means (reverence for or… Continue

I would that every believer sing praises to God daily, not just on Sunday at church.

Psalm 92:1-2 (NKJV) - It is good to give thanks to the LORD, and to sing praises to Your name, O Most High; To declare Your lovingkindness in the morning, and Your faithfulness every…

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Something interesting happened to me. Some time back, I meet up with a practitioner of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and he diagnosed me as having a very low metabolic rate. In TCM terminology, my body was too cold.



Now if you see from my Facebook pics how scrawny I am, and watch how I usually eat a lot (shoveling French fries down my throat like there's no tomorrow) and notice how difficult it is for me to sit still, you would understand why I was very skeptical of this… Continue

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Good Day Worshippers



Holiness and Worship who can comprehend its something we pray so that God may give us the revelation off. “O worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness, fear before him, all the earth”, Psalms 96:6. Holiness is the state of being sacred, sanctified, hallowed and it also means purity, Godliness as well as absolute perfection. So how do you worship the Lord in the beauty of his Holiness?



It means you worship or glorify in beauty of his purity, it means… Continue

has anyone felt God telling them to ever put the gift down and pursue other things not knowing if you will ever come back to it? Continue

2 Tim 2:15 - Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. (NKJV)

I love the small group ministry.



Whatever you call it at your church, Cell Group, Carecell, LifeGroup (at my church) or whatever, it's a great way for the people in your church… Continue

Life is cyclical and the pattern is often random but grieving, growing and rejoicing can all be clearly expressed in musical form.



Music For Living



From the perspective of the artist music was always an extension of personality and experience. Attaching emotional significance to an historical event, regardless of where it fit in the cycle of life, was one way to help future generations… Continue

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There's lots of reality TV these days.



But, do you want to know the true reality?



Believe in the Christ!



1 John 5:13

"My purpose in writing is simply this: that you who believe in God's Son will know beyond the shadow of a doubt that you have eternal life, the reality and not the illusion. And how bold and free we then become in his presence, freely… Continue

Avowal I a public statement that something is true, a declaration, worship is a public statement. It is our declaration of our love for God. Worship is our public display of affection (P.O.D). It is our way to show the world and the generations living and yet to live that we worship God. Avowal is our public statement of faith.

 

“One generation shall praise your work to another and shall declare our mighty acts” Psalms 148:4

 

Worship is a place to proclaim and…

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