SUMMER MIX TAPE
The summer lends itself to great tunes. Remember those mix tapes we made of our favorite summer jams? As we roll into summer, we wanted to open up the pages of the Bible and not simply read, but listen. While the Bible is a collection of historical records, narratives, laws and prophecies, it also contains songs. This playlist of songs reveal raw human emotions, great celebrations and also deep insights into the character of God. In this series we'll discover how the music of Scripture captures the highs and lows of our human experience with God.
When life becomes a complete mess, moving toward God in authentic worship will radically change your perspective. The symphony of praise in heaven in the book of Revelation can show us how to worship Jesus with more than our music. We must worship with everything that is in us.
What is honor? Who does our culture honor and what does Jesus’ life show us about true honor and humility? We’ll unpack that as we look at the writing of Paul to the Philippians.
We’ve learned to make light of our pain, to minimize it, ignore it and treat is as meaningless. In contrast we’ll look at how one of the Psalmists confronts his pain and see how, through his lament, his pain intersects with God’s presence and power.
Hezekiah, King of Judah, set his heart on God and God delivered him from his enemies. What can we learn from Hezekiah’s desperation and God’s faithful response?
Confession is crucial in how we deal with sin, it is needed in directing our living, and it enhances our understanding of God’s grace.
Most of us come to worship irregularly and with little or no preparation. In fact we prepare against any worship. We stay up late, fight with our friends and families, drag our kids. We are consistently and regularly prepared for distraction, not worship. We’ll look at what the Hebrews did to prepare themselves for worship.