Text: 1 Chronicles 16:8-11, 23-31 | Listen to Message As a child, I thought of worship as a service on Sundays where you dressed up (to “give God your best”) and then sat and listened to other people talk and sing about how you’re supposed to obey God. Worship felt long and boring, it seemed like it was all about my performance for God, and it was completely disconnected from the rest of life. Ask many Christian adults what they think worship is, and they’ll probably tell you it’s a kind of music. It’s no wonder we don’t know how to...
Recommended Reading: Worship by The Book, ed. by D.A. Carson Christ-Centered Worship: Letting The Gospel Shape Our Practice, by Bryan Chapell Sing! How Worship Transforms Your Life, Family, and Church, by Keith & Kristyn Getty Worship Matters, by Bob Kauflin Counterfeit Gods, by Timothy Keller Desiring God, Chapter 3, by John Piper Seeing and Savoring Jesus Christ, by John Piper Delighting in The Trinity: An Introduction to the Christian Faith, by Michael Reeves Give Praise to God: A Vision for Reforming Worship, by Philip Graham Ryken Holy Roar, by Chris Tomlin The Purpose of Man: Designed to Worship, by A.W....
Recommended Reading: Handbook to Prayer, by Kenneth Boa Prayer, by E.M. Bounds Institutes of the Christian Religion, Book 3, Chapter 20, by John Calvin A Transforming Vision, by William Edgar “Personal Narrative” and “A Divine and Supernatural Light,” by Jonathan Edwards Prayer: Experiencing Awe and Intimacy with God, by Timothy Keller How to Pray: Reflections and Essays, by C.S. Lewis “A Simple Way to Pray” and “Personal Prayer Book,” by Martin Luther A Praying Life, by Paul Miller Answering God: The Psalms as Tools for Prayer, by Eugene Peterson Desiring God, Chapter 6, by John Piper Enjoy Your Prayer Life,...
Text: Matthew 6:5-13 | Listen to Message Everyone knows that prayer is talking to God. But why? How? And about what? Also, why is prayer so fraught with difficulties? On the one hand, our prayers tend to be fairly selfish and demanding: “God, do this not that. Give me this. Show me that. Bless me. Protect me. Help me. Answer me!” In many of these types of prayers, we’re not going to God for God, we’re just using him as a means to an end – he’s little more than the party responsible for giving us all the things we really...
Recommended Reading: The Canon of Scripture, by Frederick Fyvie Bruce Is There a Meaning in This Text?, by Kevin J. Vanhoozer Getting the Message: A Plan for Interpreting and Applying the Bible, by Daniel M. Doriani The Drama of Scripture: Finding Our Place in the Biblical Story, by Craig G. Bartholomew & Michael W. Goheen Gospel-Centered Hermeneutics: Foundations and Principles of Evangelical Biblical Interpretation, by Graeme Goldsworthy How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth, by Douglas Stuart & Gordon Fee God’s Big Picture, by Vaughan Roberts Far As The Curse Is Found, by Michael D. Williams Preaching The...
Text: 2 Timothy 3:16-17 | Listen to Message Here is a simple, 5-step process of Bible study that anyone can use. While this is a very effective process, it’s by no means the only process or “the right process” that everyone must use. That said, we hope it helps many people in our generation, as they seek to know and understand God through His Word. Before I share this process, I want to note that God gave us His Word because He desires to be known. While I never want to diminish the role of the Holy Spirit in supernaturally throwing...
