Tag: worship
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The Attitude of “the Chosen”
2 Samuel 6:16-23 “As the ark of the Lord came into the city of David, Michal the daughter of Saul looked out of the window and saw King David leaping and dancing before the Lord, and she despised him in her heart . . . And David returned to bless his household. But Michal the…
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Worship: Two Kinds
Hebrews 11:4 “By faith Abel offered to God a more acceptable sacrifice than Cain, through which he was commended as righteous, God commending him by accepting his gifts. And through his faith, though he died, he still speaks.” Do you know that the way a person worships reveals an awful lot about their faith (or…
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The Spiritual Nature of Music
1 Samuel 16:23 “And whenever the harmful spirit from God was upon Saul, David took the lyre and played it with his hand. So Saul was refreshed and was well, and the harmful spirit departed from him.” Daniel 3:4-5 “And the herald proclaimed aloud, ‘You are commanded, O peoples, nations, and languages, that when you hear the sound of the horn,…
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The Angels
Hebrews 1:6 “Let all God’s angels worship Him.” One of the things the Bible does for us is open our eyes to things that we could not otherwise see. One such example is in the words above. The Bible lets us know that there are glorious spiritual beings called angels. It shows us that they…
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The Glory of God!
Luke 19:37-40 “As he was drawing near—already on the way down the Mount of Olives—the whole multitude of his disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen, saying, ‘Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!’ And…
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What’s the Focus?
1 Thessalonians 5:27 “I put you under oath before the Lord to have this letter read to all the brothers.” My wife attended a church when she was a child, but it was a church where she never heard the gospel. It’s almost unbelievable that this could be the case, but that was her experience. I…
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Drawing Near to God
James 4:8 “Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you.” Do you believe the promises of God? The Bible is filled with them – but do you know what they are? And of those you may know, that you may have read or otherwise heard about, do you actually believe them? Do…
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Spiritual Service
Luke 10:38-42 “Now as they went on their way, Jesus entered a village. And a woman named Martha welcomed him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet and listened to his teaching. But Martha was distracted with much serving. And she went up to him and…
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Inevitable
Revelation 5:11-14 “Then I looked and heard the voice of many angels, numbering thousands upon thousands, and ten thousand times ten thousand. They encircled the throne and the living creatures and the elders. In a loud voice they were saying: ‘Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and…
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True Religion
Romans 14:17 “For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking but of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.” What does true religion look like? To many, “religion” consists of what you do in church, i.e., various rituals or practices. It consists of saying certain things or prayers…
To Encourage You 