Category Archives: worship

The LORD Reigns

Posted on May 20, 2010 by Mark Grosz

The LORD reigns, let the earth be glad; let the distant shores rejoice – Psalm 97:1 NIV For the last couple of days, the scripture from Psalm 97:1 keeps coming back to me.  It originally came while I just played … Continue reading →

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Week 4 Reflections: Water – A Communal Life (Essentials Formation)

Posted on April 5, 2010 by Mark Grosz

For: The Essentials Formation Online Worship Values Course with Dan Wilt This last week was a little overwhelming, not so much from a family emergency but from God really speaking a lot to me in a short period of time.  I … Continue reading →

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Easter Sunrise (Essentials Formation)

Posted on April 4, 2010 by Mark Grosz

For: The Essentials Formation Online Worship Values Course with Dan Wilt Moved by my Essentials classes and devotional calls, I set my alarm for 6:10am so I could watch the sunrise at 6:40am this morning. My ‘me’ has seen 55 Easter … Continue reading →

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Week 4 Reflections (Essentials Red)

Posted on November 7, 2009 by Mark Grosz

For: The Essentials Course Online Worship Course with Dan Wilt This week was about a language I am more familiar with, the language of music and the arts.  This is a language my heart speaks and that I am more conversant in … Continue reading →

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Week 2 Reflections (Essentials Red)

Posted on October 25, 2009 by Mark Grosz

For: The Essentials Course Online Worship Course with Dan Wilt On the way to church, about 2 miles away is a little, very old Dunkard church.  For one of my Rockbridge Seminary courses, I did some graveyard surveys to analyze the demographics … Continue reading →

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Week 1 Reflections (Essentials Red)

Posted on October 16, 2009 by Mark Grosz

For: The Essentials Course Online Worship Course with Dan Wilt Classwise, this week was a bit over the top with reading and writing.  My current Rockbridge Seminary class, “Designing Creative Worship Experiences” is in the midst of week 7 of … Continue reading →

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8 on its face

Posted on September 6, 2009 by Mark Grosz

As we closed up worship with a song about God’s love this morning, I found myself dancing and swaying a bit. Slowly I became aware of a pattern being traced out, over and over, by my perceived path. It was … Continue reading →

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Putting on Lily of the Valley – the Fragrance of Christ

Posted on August 26, 2009 by Mark Grosz

Putting on the Fragrance of Christ – The Lily of the Valley When I get home to our pack of shelties, they exuberantly greet us and then nuzzle tight up against us.  This nuzzle isn’t just a light touch.  Their … Continue reading →

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Relationship, Personal Walk, Relationship and then Evangelism and Discipleship.

Posted on August 11, 2009 by Mark Grosz

This weekend, a relative shared a plan for their church that was focused on evangelism and discipleship.  The denomination’s consultants reported they had a diminished fervor for discipleship and evangelism and offered a plan on how to correct it.  The … Continue reading →

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