Ministry Focus - Worship Essentials Podcast

Send us Fan Mail What started as a conversation about worship turned into a church service when I had the pleasure to speak with my pastor, Dr. Chad Nall of Faith Baptist Church in West End, NC! In Part 1, we take a look at what worship looks like now compared to when we first started in ministry.

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Send us Fan Mail As you and your family think about gathering with others for worship this weekend, here are some ways NOT to get ready:

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Send us Fan Mail Heaven is often depicted as a place of ultimate peace and tranquility, where believers go to worship and be in the presence of God for eternity. In many religious beliefs, Heaven is described as a sacred and holy realm where worship and adoration are central to its existence. From celestial beings singing praises to the Creator to believers engaging in prayer and devotion, Heaven...

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Send us Fan Mail The misunderstanding of a short, three-letter word can transform an act of heartfelt worship into a slanderous insult. Little words can mean a lot. They can make the difference between good and evil, between heaven and hell. In this case, a right understanding of a single word is the only thing that prevents an act of worship from degenerating into a colossal insult to God. 

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Send us Fan Mail 2 Corinthians 3:17 says, “Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.” The surefire sign of the Spirit’s presence is freedom. That means in a worship service, when the Spirit of the Lord is present, the worshiper should feel freedom to worship, not restriction from raising their hands or clapping or singing loudly or dancing, all of which ar...

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Send us Fan Mail In Romans 12:2, it says that we should offer our bodies as living sacrifices, which is our spiritual act of worship. So how we can use our bodies as tools to worship God and to lead others in worship?  

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Send us Fan Mail  As a worship leader, do you realize you have a Levitical responsibility when you stand up before a congregation on Sundays? When we lead, we are ministering in two directions — engage the Lord and the congregation. So as we minister we need to be mindful of two important things; what we say and what we do as we minister to God’s people. 

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Send us Fan Mail Do you know that there is more to your calling as a worship Leader than just making sure you pick out the right songs to sing on Sunday morning? You are more than a worship leader responsible for assembling songs; you are a minister to those you lead. 

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Send us Fan Mail Conditional worship happens when we allow personal preferences to dictate our ability to engage in worship. For some, it’s about having a choir; for others, it’s the need for a cutting-edge band or modern visuals. While these elements can enhance our experience, they are not the essence of worship. 

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Send us Fan Mail With all the hustle and bustle of the Christmas season, it's easy to loose focus on what Christmas is really all about.........the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ! Here are some ways to keep the focus where it needs to be.

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Send us Fan Mail Psalm 100:4 “Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise. Be thankful unto Him, and bless His name.” There is nothing that fills us up or fulfills us more than God’s presence. There is nothing that gets us into the presence of God faster than thanksgiving and praise. There is not a greater lost art in the Body of Christ than breaking out of selfishness...

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Send us Fan Mail 9 Reasons People Aren’t Singing in Worship – 10 Years Later Part 2  

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Send us Fan Mail Ten years ago, Kenny Lamm wrote the article, 9 Reasons People Aren’t Singing in Worship. Little did he know that this article would turn viral multiple times (in one day, over 100,000 people accessed the article), be published in eight languages, read in over 220 countries and territories, be viewed on renewingworshipnc.org over 1.5 million times, become the topic of podcasts and...