Sometimes a song and text just resonate with a congregation in unique ways. Such has been the case with this new setting of J.Edwin Orr’s text “Search Me, O God.” Although here at Cornerstone Presbyterian we use this song as a lead in to our weekly time of Confession of Sins, it could also be …
Codification of Church Music In this Sunday School Lesson on Church music from Cornerstone Presbyterian, we go through a quick overview of liturgical and musical reforms by Ambrose and Gregory, Augustine and Boethius. This includes the parts of the mass and how they were linked to Psalms and Scripture readings as well as the idea …
Short pieces of service music such as the Doxology are a gift to the church. They are wonderful additions to both the liturgy of life and corporate worship. While it is more intricate than the Doxology, I was immediately impressed with Greg Wilbur’s “Franklin Sanctus,” which, in my opinion, should become a standard. In any …
A version of the following article was published on Christward Collective. “God’s intention was to bless his people through the constant and conscientious observation of the [Sabbath], week after week and year after year. Believers are sanctified through a lifetime of Sabbath observance. In other words, the Sabbath is designed to work slowly, quietly, seemingly …
From Synagogue to Early Church Recently, I had the opportunity of teaching a short Sunday School series here at Cornerstone Presbyterian. The topic was a short history of music in the Church. The goal was to give an overview of how music has historically been used in the Church but more importantly to lay a …
At certain times of the year Christ Covenant Church focuses its attention on taking the good news to the nations. This is both healthy and fitting as the practice of worship should build in us a concern, love, and urgency for the world. At the same time biblical worship should cause a humility to grow …