Posts Tagged ‘Worship’

Like Incense/Sometimes By Step

Posted: July 9, 2010 by dennarr in Christianity, Music
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This track off the new Hillsong Live A Beautiful Exchange release is getting the most play right now… May my prayer like incense rise before You The lifting of my hands a sacrifice Oh Lord Jesus turn Your eyes upon me For I know there is mercy in Your sight Your statues are my heritage [...]

Some “nuggets” from my daily Bible study times this week: “Who needs a doctor: healthy or sick? I’m inviting outsiders, not insiders—an invitation to a changed life, changed inside & out.” -Jesus (-us?) [May 16] “When Jesus finished saying all this in the hearing of the people,…” Luke 7:1 | Jesus wasn’t covert. May we [...]

What an amazing day yesterday – I’ll write about it at some point…I’m still processing it all. One thing is certain: My amazement never stops at how God constantly confirms His love, care, direction, … This song played several times yesterday and, this morning, I read the passage from Romans.

For The Love Of Hymn[s]

Posted: May 3, 2010 by dennarr in Music
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I stumbled upon this quote today: “For some years it has been apparent that the rage for novelties in singing, especially in our Sunday Schools, has been driving out of use the old, precious, standard hymns.  They are not memorized as of old.  They are scarcely sung at all.  They are not even contained in [...]

I was reading in First Thessalonians this morning and this verse in chapter one caught me: 3We [Paul, Silas and Timothy] continually remember before our God and Father your work produced by faith, your labor prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ. (NIV) Um, ok…”caught” is probably not [...]

CHRIST IS RISEN! now what?

Posted: April 6, 2010 by dennarr in Christianity
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For those who would call themselves Christ-Followers, Sunday was HUGE! It was a day of rejoicing.  A day of proclaiming Jesus’ victory over Satan, sin, and death.  A day of innumerable “He is risen / He is risen indeed!” exchanges with “Marco?  Polo!” precision. You know, all the things that we appropriately do on Easter [...]

“He’s Control”

Posted: February 26, 2010 by dennarr in Christianity, Life
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…or rather, “He is in control.” My wife and I have been on a journey to adopt children for a while and are trusting that God will lead us to the exact ones He has providentially prepared for us (and us for them!). I’ll admit, the waiting, praying, hopeful phone calls and meetings, dashed hopes, [...]