On Christmas Day, I attended the 9:00 AM church service with my family. After a short night of sleep, we made it to church to hear the sermon. Even though we were all tired, I was incredibly glad we were in attendance that morning. The sermon was entitled, “You Matter To God.” Our Pastor preached …
Over the summer, I joined a team of 290 people from my church on a missions trip to the Dominican Republic. In the DR, my job was to teach music to a children’s choir. At the end of the week, our choir performed at a special celebration ceremony. In preparation for the trip, I learned …
A month ago, I auditioned for Berklee College of Music. My audition consisted of a prepared piece, sight reading, improvisation and a 15 minute interview. During my interview, a alumni of Berklee asked me several questions about my music experience and why I wanted to attend Berklee. One of the questions she asked allowed me …
In the introduction of Perspectives on Christian Worship: 5 Views, author J. Matthew Pinson explains how the five most common categories of worship have blended over the twentieth century. These five worship styles include: liturgical, traditional evangelical, contemporary, blended and emerging. Each summary of worship has been contributed by authors Timothy C. J. Quill, Ligon …
A sacrament is defined as an outward or visible sign of divine grace. And this definition is certainly true of the two sacraments that we have studied this week, baptism and the Lord’s supper. Sacraments are also described as holy actions . 1 Timothy 1:9-10 says, “He has saved us and called us to a …
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