God works in extraordinary ways. Perhaps you’ve heard this truism. I suppose it’s true. But usually, God works in ordinary ways. What we do each week in church is all very ordinary–it’s an invitation to work the simple means of grace. Sing. Pray. Confess. Preach. Eat. Drink. Listen. Think. Just like we see in Acts 2: teaching, fellowship, breaking bread,…
A recurring theme of this series is that Christian worship is participatory. Perhaps nowhere is the participatory nature of worship more clearly seen than when we eat bread and drink juice (I’ll say wine and juice interchangeably) at the Lord’s table. I grew up in churches that did not observe the Lord’s Supper very often. I remember doing it occasionally–probably…
What’s the point of preaching in a worship service? What am I (the preacher) supposed to do? What are you supposed to do? Why do I work so hard on a sermon every week? Paul commands the Colossians to let the Word of Christ dwell in them richly. Listen to this instruction to the church at Colossae about how they…
We sing to an audience of One, but we also sing for each other and for ourselves. // Sing to and for Each Other 18 And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit, 19 addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord…
I confess I’m not a big music guy. I’m more into podcasts than music, lectures than concerts, and though I love how Charleston comes alive in the summer, I have less than no desire to go to Live on the Levee. No offense, it’s just not my thing, but you should totally go. It’s not that I hate or even…