This month at Christ Covenant Church we are working our way through Habakkuk, which is one of my favorite books of the Bible. This week in worship I will introduce I Will Rejoice, based on Hab. 3:17-19. Part of what I love about this passage is how it prepares our hearts to give thanks even in the face …
My faith looks up to thee, thou Lamb of Calvary, Savior divine;Now hear me while I pray, take all my guilt away,O let me from this day be wholly thine. —Lowell Mason I need this song. Truthfully, I often look down at my own toes rather than “up to thee.” I get bogged down in the …
2 Samuel 22:36 reads, “You have given me the shield of your salvation, and your gentleness made me great.” This short snippet in the midst of David’s last words is striking. The poetry is full of war talk -troops, bows, battles, torture, enemies – with themes of meekness and mercy sprinkled throughout. But it’s the shield …
When we feed our dog, Dottie, we tell her to ‘Sit!’ and ‘Wait.’ Dottie obeys, and as she waits, begins quivering with anticipation. Dottie will wait a very long time, fully expecting good things to come. She is quite strong. This Sunday our congregation, like so many others, will be scattered around town and tuning …
A biblical worship service should reflect good news, tell good news, and propels us toward gospel service. Neither the service nor the Christian life should be static. This week Kevin DeYoung’s sermon series takes us to Acts 13:1-12 in which Barnabas and Saul/Paul are sent out – they are on the move. Here’s a link …
*The following is copied from our bulletin at Christ Covenant Church, which we call “In Preparation.” I write these notes off and on in order to help our flock train their eyes and hearts for worship. I don’t write them every week, in part due to space and in part because it’s good for us …