The Manger and the Inn
See rich new insights into a very familiar Christmas verse in this article by Kenneth Bailey. Christmas blessings!
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WE BEHELD HIS GLORY
A Christmas Festival of Lessons and Carols presented at First Evangelical Church Memphis,Tennessee USA December 9, 2012 download program HERE A BLESSED CHRISTMAS FROM WORSHIP NOTES!
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LIGHT OF THE WORLD: A Christmas Worship Meditation
WORSHIP NOTES Volume 7, No. 11 (November 2012) 1. GOD IS LIGHT LIGHT… what a marvelous creation it is! What a work of dazzling beauty! It is a thing of profound mystery, which concepts such as electrons and watts cannot even begin to explain. LIGHT speaks of radiant energy.of brilliant glory.of unblemished purity.of dynamic power. That’s what light is like.And . . . that’s what God is like. And
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The Psalms: Israel’s Worship Book
THEME: Worship in the Old Testament, 13th in the series WORSHIP NOTES Volume 7, No. 10 (October 2012) 1. Their Unique Contribution It is reported that Athanasius, an outstanding Christian leader of the fourth century, declared that the Psalms have a unique place in the Bible because most of Scripture speaks to us, while the Psalms speak for us (Bernhard W. Anderson, Out of the Depths: The Psalms Speak for Us
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Worship in Old Testament History (Part 9)
THEME: Worship in the Old Testament, 12th in the series WORSHIP NOTES Volume 7, No. 9 (September 2012) This month we look at Israel’s worship as the nation goes into exile, and then returns in preparation for the coming of Christ. 5. EXILIC and POST-EXILIC ISRAEL a. The Exile In spite of God’s grace in restoring their nation repeatedly after times of rebellion and idolatry, the spiral continues downward, until finally
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Papers to be presented at upcoming Annual Meeting (Milwaukee, Wisconsin; November 14-16, 2012)
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15 Session 1 8:30 AM-11:40 AM Theme: Worship and the Trinity Moderator: Ronald E. Man (Worship Resources International) 8:30 AM—9:10 AM John D. Witvliet (Calvin Institute of Christian Worship/Calvin College) The Doctrine of the Trinity and Contemporary Celebrations of Christ’s Birth, Death, and Resurrection 9:20 AM—10:00 AM Lester Ruth (Duke Divinity School) Trinitarian Similarities and Differences in Evangelical Song: Old and New 10:10 AM—10:50 AM Michael Farley (Covenant
Worship in Old Testament History (Part 8)
THEME: Worship in the Old Testament, 11th in the series WORSHIP NOTES Volume 7, No. 8 (August 2012) This month we look at Israel’s worship as the nation descends further into idolatry and ultimately exile, yet with the promise of a future of Spirit-enabled worship. 5. PRE-EXILIC ISRAEL e. Continuing decline and exile After Solomon, Israel splits into the Northern and Southern Kingdoms. The cycles of true and false worship, and orthodoxy and idolatry,
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Worship in Old Testament History (Part 7)
THEME: Worship in the Old Testament, 10th in the series WORSHIP NOTES Volume 7, No. 7 (July 2012) This month we look at developments during the reigns of King David and King Solomon. 5. PRE-EXILIC ISRAEL c. The Significance of King David for Israel’s Worship (and Ours) David was an immensely significant figure in the history of worship in at least three areas: 1) He greatly developed Israel as a worshiping community. David
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Worship in Old Testament History (Part 6)
THEME: Worship in the Old Testament, 9th in the series WORSHIP NOTES Volume 7, No. 6 (June 2012) This month we look at worship issues in the pre-exilic period of Israel’s history, beginning with the conquest of the land. 5. PRE-EXILIC ISRAEL a. The conquest of the land 1) Purity of worship was the central issue in Israel’s conquest of the Promised Land. “One thing is clear about the conquest: the point
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Worship in Old Testament History (Part 5)
THEME: Worship in the Old Testament, 8th in the series WORSHIP NOTES Volume 7, No. 5 (May 2012) This month we look at the worship implications of the Mosaic Covenant and the Law. 4. THE MOSAIC COVENANT AND THE LAW It is crucial to recognize that the Law was not a way of salvation for the nation of Israel; rather the sacrifices and other requirements of the Law were be to
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