Thoughts on Worship (The Heart)

“Who may ascend the hill of the Lord? Who may stand in His holy place?
He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who doesn’t
swear by what is false.” – Psalm 24:3-4

The Heart.  Obviously, I am not talking about the muscle in your chest that pumps blood to all the parts of your body. But [...]

Thoughts on Worship (“Free Time”)

I remember when expressive worship was a new concept to my wife and I.  There were times when the leader would stop singing and the music would continue through an instrumental solo or a time of musical vamping and it would feel a bit awkward to us.  What was supposed to happen there?  Were we [...]

Thoughts on Worship (Raising Hands)

In his book “Becoming a True Worshiper”, Tom Kraeuter gives four conclusions from a word study on worship.  They are one, that worship honors God  two, worship is directed toward God  three, worship requires involvement of the part of the worshiper and four, that worship is only available through Jesus Christ.(p. 15) In other words, [...]