Category Archives: Worship

Your Supper or the Lord’s Supper

Author : Keith Sharp The June 7th issue of the “Erie Times-News” had an article entitled “Come together with food for soul” (7C) about the virtually universal practice of having church dinners. The writer asserted: Using food and fellowship harks … Continue reading

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What Congregations Wish Song Leaders Knew

Author : Sewell Hall used by permission via Abundant Life Of course, congregations differ. A majority in some congregations just want to have fun. Given the opportunity to choose songs, they choose those with the most moving parts, the strongest … Continue reading

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Evaluating New Songs

Author : Mark Roberts used by permission via Abundant Life For the longest time it seemed brethren were fairly certain Sacred Selections contained just about every hymn that needed to be sung. Like it or not, that has certainly changed. … Continue reading

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Where Is Instrumental Music in Worship Forbidden?

Author : Jerry Fite used by permission from “the Preceptor,” May 1988 Nowhere in the Bible does God explicitly forbid the use of instrumental music in worship. Some find implicit condemnation in Amos 6:1-5, where the prophet writes, “they invent … Continue reading

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True Worship

Author : Keith Sharp Introduction Amazingly, although the Word of God tells us Whom to venerate and how to do obeisance to Him, it never commands us simply to worship. man, in each age, civilization, and location, with a spirit … Continue reading

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The Privilege of Prayer

Author : Keith Sharp The memory of Daddy Sprott, my maternal grandfather, in the rocking chair in his little farm house on forty acres of rocky Ozarks hill top is precious to me. Around 8:00 in the evening he would … Continue reading

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Is All Of Life Worship?

Author : Kevin Kay That’s what some are saying. In his book, Unbroken Bread, Mike Root says: Worship is a life given in obedience to God. It’s not a when or where proposition, but a what. It’s what we are. You … Continue reading

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Instrumental Music In The Book Of Revelation

Author : William Stewart In the religious world, there is a basic cognizance of the need to conduct ourselves within the confines of God’s authority. The apostle Paul, when writing to the brethren at Colosse implored, “…whatever you do in … Continue reading

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The Old Testament and Christian Worship

Author : Jeff Asher used by permission via The Preceptor, May 1988 Then he stationed the Levites in the house of the Lord with cymbals, with stringed instruments, and with harps, according to the commandment of David, of Gad the … Continue reading

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Acceptable Worship

Author : Keith Sharp The popular attitude of the day in the denominational world toward worship is capsulized in the trite saying, “It makes no difference how one worships; after all, we all worship the same God.” Probably no question … Continue reading

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