I Can't Believe It's Worship!

In this episode, Lester O and Lester S take a detour from the mini-series on the Hebrew words for praise and bring to you a recording of Lester Ong's recent sermon on Psalm 121. "I lift up my eyes to the mountains -- where does my help come from?" - Psalm 121 : 1

Praise gets tough in difficult seasons of our lives. Through Biblical examples like King David and Jonah, we see their response of bringing to the Lord a 'sacrifice of praise' even in their darkest valleys. Join Lester O and Lester S in this episode as they seek to understand the biblical posture for praising God before seeing the breakthrough!

As a worshipper within the modern church, are we familiar with how 'Praise' is described in the Hebrew? How should these understandings of the biblical meanings of 'Praise' affect and educate our response to God? Join Lester O and Lester S in this episode as they dive into breaking down the first Hebrew word for praise 'Yadah' and wrestle with what that means for Charismatics and Conservative Chri...

What do we really mean when we say someone is “performing” in worship? Is there a place for performance in a worship service—or does it distract from true worship? In this episode, Big Lester and Small Lester are joined by Dave, their worship pastor, in a recorded plenary discussion as they tackle the tension between platform and posture, excellence and authenticity. Join the conversation as they...

Why did God strike Uzzah for touching the ark? Why were Nadab and Abihu consumed by fire? What happened with Ananias and Sapphira—and what do these stories tell us about God’s holiness today? In this episode, Big Lester and Small Lester wrestle with some of the Bible’s most confronting passages, ask what spiritual standards we should expect of worship leaders, and explore whether we've become too...

Why is it important to understand the holiness of God in our worship? What does 'holy' even mean? How then can we, as fallen, sinful people approach a holy God? Join Big Lester and Small Lester as they uncover what it means to worship a holy God!

Continuing on from the previous episode, in John 4, Jesus has an encounter with the samaritan woman at the well and tells her that the Father seeks worshippers who will worship him in spirit and in truth. What does worshipping in spirit mean? Is there a move away from external religiosity to worship that is more personal? Is it simply a response to the samaritan woman's questions about the locatio...

In John 4, Jesus’ encounter with the Samaritan woman at the well challenges her misconceptions about worship, leading to the well-known verse: “The Father seeks worshippers who worship in spirit and in truth” (John 4:23). In this episode, The Lesters explore what it truly means to worship in truth, why it matters, and its role in worship ministry. Join them as they seek to understand the kind of w...

What does worship really mean? Most Christians immediately think of music and singing when someone talks about "worship", but is that all there is to worship? In this episode the Lesters talk about what worship is and what it isn't, the difference between praise and worship and the importance of corporate worship. Join the Lesters as they converse through these questions!

Welcome to our podcast! In this episode we introduce ourselves as hosts, our personal worship journeys and how this idea of starting a podcast came to be! Come join us on this podcast as we talk about all things worship!