All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work. – 2 Timothy 3:16, 17 The word translated adequate here may not be the best transliteration. Adequate has been defined as having the […]
Tag Archives: Worship
“Holy hip-hop”as Family Catechism?
posted by Joel Taylor
Here’s the trend in the Church these days… I highly recommend Shai Linne's "Atonement" & "Attributes of God" for use in catechesis/family worship. @ShaiLinne amazon.com/s/?_encoding=U…— Jared Moore (@jaredhmoore) January 16, 2013 Here’s the poll. What do you think? Wait!! Read this before you vote.
Come Out from Among Them
posted by Joel Taylor
The Old Testament provides us with great examples of how God delivers people from the hands of evil. Such is but the physical type of that deliverance which is offered at the hand of God through Jesus Christ in which men are offered deliverance from the condemnation brought upon all mankind at the hands of […]
The Hewn Stones of Contemporary Worship
posted by Joel Taylor
If you make an altar of stone for Me, you shall not build it of cut stones, for if you wield your tool on it, you will profane it. – Exodus 20:25 This and other verses in this chapter have to do with the public worship of God. They concern the regulations or rules for […]
The Dumbing Down of Worship in America & Our Biblical Witness
posted by Joel Taylor
A big part of the problem is that we have gotten the unconverted in the church while still unconverted, and as such, they have no love for God, His Christ, His people nor for true worship. Over the last 50 years or so, there has been a dumbing down of Biblical worship and the witness […]
Lyrics – The Worst Argument for Contemporary Worship Music
posted by Joel Taylor
But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such people to worship him. – John 4:23 The nameless woman to whom these words of Jesus were spoken is representative of the vast majority of mankind, all religious, […]
What Happened to the Old-Fashion Religion?
posted by Joel Taylor
This past Sunday millions of people who profess to be followers of Christ met at their respective places of worship. In light of the early body of believers, their worship, their practice of holy living, their evangelistic spirit and the results afforded them by a sovereign God, the question of a necessity would arise, “Where […]
Hypocrites! Get Out of the Church!
posted by Joel Taylor
I would say to you, members of this church, "Be holy!" Whatever you are, do seek to be holy. And if you will not be holy- if you have a mind to keep your sins- do us the favor to give up your profession. If you will have your sins, and go to hell, you […]
How Am I to Worship God?
posted by Joel Taylor
Man asks, “How am I to worship God?” and he has answered it also in his own way. In the gorgeous temple, in the pillared cathedral, with incense, and vestments, and forms, and ceremonies, and processions, and postures, he says. But these performances are the ‘will worship’ of self righteousness, not the obedient service of […]
A Puritan’s Prayer: Christ the Word
posted by Joel Taylor
My Father, In a world of created changeable things, Christ and his Word alone remain unshaken. O to forsake all creatures, to rest as a stone on him the foundation, to abide in him, be borne up by him! For all my mercies come through Christ, who has designed, purchased, promised, effected them. How sweet […]
Has God Set Boundaries in Our Worship?
posted by Joel Taylor
In order for men to arrive at the point where they do whatever is right in their own eyes, there is necessarily a decrease in the fear of God and how He is worshipped. Rejection of truth as written in God’s word is a first step. Personal experience and desires have, in our day, become […]
Pulpit Freedom Sunday
posted by Joel Taylor
Note: Every Sunday is actually, biblically, pulpit freedom Sunday. Preacher, preach the Word, in season and out of season, and even on politics, whether they like it or not! – JT.
Giving Up the Sabbath
posted by Joel Taylor
Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. – Exodus 20:8 D.L. Moody: “I honestly believe that this commandment is just as binding today as it ever was. I have talked with men who have said that it has been abrogated, but they have never been able to point to any place in the Bible […]
An Open Letter to Praise Bands
posted by Joel Taylor
“What I have found in most churches that have praise leaders/teams is that for them, worship is the music itself. It’s not what is prescribed in worship according to Scripture. The means of worship according to Scripture are… and get this, reading God’s word, the declaration of God’s word (known as preaching), prayer and the […]
Disrupted Worship Services
posted by Joel Taylor
This church fellowship in PA had an outburst from some members of the congregation during the morning service. If you were the pastor, how would you have handled this situation? Have you, as a church leader, ever been involved in a similar situation? I know I have. Comments are open… Related articles What is the […]
The Kneeling Camel
posted by Joel Taylor
The camel at the close of day Kneels down upon the sandy plain To have his burden lifted off, And rest again. My soul, thou too shouldst to thy knees When daylight draweth to a close, And let thy Master lift thy load, And grant repose. Else how canst thou tomorrow meet, With all tomorrow’s […]
The Heart & Soul of A Totalitarian Government
posted by Joel Taylor
Exodus chapter 8-10 describe the very heart and soul of any totalitarian state or government. It’s too bad that we, as Christians in America, have not paid better attention over the last, oh, 20 generations. You know the narrative. God instructs Moses to tell Pharaoh to let His people go, and Pharaoh’s heart is hardened. […]
Behold, all things have…remained old.
posted by Joel Taylor
So that if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new! – 2 Corinthians 5:17 (LITV) I must say that it appears to me that the "New Kind of Christian" being created is simply the old kind of Christianity that fits right […]
Christians Gone AWOL
posted by Joel Taylor
Will you be found working when our King returns? In truth today, there are a lot of Christians who are AWOL today. They have been saved but they refuse to serve the Lord with faithfulness. They are afflicted with what the Bible terms “divers diseases”, Matt. 4:24. Notice some of these afflictions: 1. Sundayitis – […]
Fast Track to A Popular Ministry
posted by Joel Taylor
You must not prophesy to us what is right, Speak to us pleasant words, Prophesy illusions. – Isaiah 30:10 The best, and easiest way I can think of to become popular in ‘the ministry’ is to proclaim and live God’s Word in a compromising fashion. Don’t apply, or asks anyone else to apply, any truth […]
