Contributed by Donnie Martin on Dec 2, 2008
One of the greatest definitions of worship ever laid down was laid down by William Temple: “To worship is to quicken the conscience by the holiness of God, to feed the mind with the truth of God, to purge the imagination by the beauty of God, to open the heart to the love of God, to devote the will
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Baptist
Contributed by Scott Brooks on Nov 10, 2007
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ILL: When I was leading worship in Denver there were two sisters on the worship team. One day one of the sisters was in a car accident and suffered minor injuries like on a Thursday. She was a shaken up really bad and had looked death in the face and wrote a poem about the experience. Her
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
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The lyrics of renowned worship leader Scott Wesley Brown in his contemporary praise song, “He Will Carry You” affirm that we can depend on the Jesus through the ministry of the Holy Spirit to always renew our faith, our hope, our courage, and our joy even in the presence of grief, loss, and
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Methodist
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In His book, “Experience God in Worship,” Christian Author George Barna says that the main reason millions of people in America go to church every week is not to worship God, but is instead to have a pleasing experience. He goes on to say that… “most Americans go to church to satisfy or please
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Baptist
Contributed by Mark Eberly on Feb 12, 2008
Interactive Worship (praying for one another)
At this point a chair is brought out called the mercy seat and people take turns sitting in the chair as others gather around to "lay hands on" and pray for.
(sorry this is not really a
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Church Of God
Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 1, 2001
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A young, single attorney worked for a generous boss who gave all his employees a turkey each year at Thanksgiving. One year before the birds were handed out, some of his co-workers replaced his real turkey with one made of papier-mâché. To make the bogus bird look and feel genuine, they wrapped
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 24, 2002
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Lew Wallace, the famous general and literary genius, was at one time a known atheist. For two years, he studied in the leading libraries of Europe and America, seeking information that would forever destroy Christianity. While writing the second chapter of a book he planned to write, he suddenly
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 11, 2002
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The day will come when the mystical generation of Jesus - by the Supreme Being as His father - in the womb of a virgin will be classed with the fable of the generation of Minerva in the brain of
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Contributed by J. Martin on Apr 12, 2005
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For example, in late fall of 1777, General George Washington and his rag tag army of militiamen suffered 2 defeats at the hands of the British at Brandywine and Germantown. He and his 11,000 men retreated to Valley Forge, PA to establish winter headquarters. It was a dark time for the revolution.
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Assembly Of God
Contributed by Byron Maynard on Apr 22, 2005
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"Discipleship is like the generation gap between parents and children: We often tell kids to grow up. They can’t grow up. They need mentoring. They can’t grow up because they’ve never been there before. We as parents, have been there. The goal is not for them to grow up but for us to become
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