Worship
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Come, let us adore Him!
Merry Christmas 2024 and happy New Year 2025! Friends, it’s been some time since the last time I wrote on this blog, and oh that the new year has begun, let me start the blog with this call to worship: Come, let us adore Him! Do you know that in church tradition, Christmas lasts for… Continue reading
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Creation Day 4: the timely God
“Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.” This verse was a part of Moses’ prayer when he was leading the Israelites in the desert of Sinai. When days turned into months, months turned into years, and everything looked the same; all sand and dry ground. How could we… Continue reading
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Creation Day 2: God in the divine screenplay
On the first day of forever, God has revealed Himself as the initiator, executor, powerful God, and ruler of all things. He even hints to us the unity of His being, that the living Word of God was there, creating the universe. What will the Bible tell us about God on the second day of… Continue reading
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Psalm 5: In the morning when I rise
Do you know the African-American spiritual song “Give Me Jesus“? The earlier version of the text went around in the 1800s and what we know today goes: In the morning when I riseIn the morning when I riseIn the morning when I riseGive me Jesus What does your morning routine look like? Do you start… Continue reading
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Why do we worship?
The reason we worship affects much in how we worship. Ronald Allen and Gordon Borror in their book Worship: Rediscovering the Missing Jewel talks about the word “worship” from its root in Anglo-Saxon “weorthscipe,” worth-ship. To worship the Lord is to say, declare, and proclaim that the Lord is worthy. How do we know if… Continue reading
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“Online Worship Service,” a service or a concert?
As the pandemic strikes, everyone stays home, and churches go digital, the people “serve” in the music and worship teams, multimedia teams work extra hard to meet the needs. But how is that different from just a mere performance with a church logo on it? How do online worship sessions differ from any song cover… Continue reading