Journey of Worship

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The  series continued this week that is taking us through the book of 1 Peter. Many Christians live today as if the world were our final destination. We pour our life resources and energy into things that will barely last 50 years, let alone eternity. We frequently cave in to the old sinful desires. We struggle to remain faithful in the midst of great suffering. We’ve lost sight of the glorious inheritance waiting for us.

God calls us to live as “strangers” in this world, spiritual sojourners that are just passing through. As children of the living God, our focus should be on eternity as we point people to the living Christ who paid it all for us. Our priorities and lifestyle should undergo a radical transformation. Read the rest of this entry »

When someone is in their final days, those who are close to the person often lean and listen hard to their final words. As Jesus hung on the cross, the Scriptures record Him saying seven final phrases that those who were gathered near Him listened to and recorded. What do they mean for us today, and why should we still listen to them?

This was the final week of the “Final Words” series, as well as Easter. As we gathered we looked at the final phrases of Jesus from the cross (John 19:30 and Luke 23:46) as He declared that it was DONE. It was a great day together celebrating, remembering, and proclaiming the sufficiency of Christ’s work on the cross and the transforming power of that work. Read the rest of this entry »

It was the final week of our Irresistable Influence series. Our senior pastor was back and preached the final message as we focused on unending poverty and Deut. 15:11 and 24:17-22. We looked at what the Bible had to say about the presence and needs of the poor, both in regards to physical resources and being poor in spirit.

Leading up to the message, we spend some time remembering and celebrating God’s grace and mercy toward us. We tried our hand at the acoustic set today with piano, acoustic guitar, and congas. We also had two vocalists. It was different, but I think it went well. I’m not sure I did the best job getting the “acoustic feel” as opposed to just doing our normal style with less instruments, but we’ll probably do it again from time to time. Read the rest of this entry »