Photo by Myron Harper – My daily class topic at Pepperdine for the Praise & Harmony sessions were entitled, “Making your entire church the choir.” If you have attended any of my workshops around the world, you’ll know that I always begin with my most important point: We need to encourage 100% participation in the [...]
Photo by Myron Harper – The singing was simply amazing at the Laurel Church of Christ on Saturday evening. It was obvious how well they had done their homework, as they were well prepared for an evening of praise, featuring the songs from “Only God.” This church has grown tremendously since our original workshop with [...]
Photo by Randy Lamp – There are times when Booker leads singing that I believe he, and perhaps the entire congregation, is about to “fly away.” He possesses a contagious energy that drives his leading and inspires others to “join in a song with sweet accord.”
Pictured: Minister, Michael Ray with Laurel song leaders. – Sharon and I have been blessed to work with the Laurel Church of Christ on three occasions. One of the visits was solely to work with their song leaders. We are excited to be able to work with this growing congregation. Recently, they have shifted to [...]
The Tammany Oaks Church, in Mandeville, LA. hosted the Praise & Harmony Workshop this weekend. We enjoyed a time of refreshing with this congregation and with the visitors who joined us for the weekend. Stan Helton is doing a fabulous job in serving this congregation, which has gone through quite a number of experiences lately [...]
Discussion Questions: Why are many Christians prone to object to the worship of others when it is “different” than their own, even if God is pleased? What should our reaction be when our pure, heart-felt worship offends others?
Sermon Lesson #5: Worship is a natural reaction to being in God’s presence. Mary could not be contained. The people on the side of the road could not be contained or the rocks would cry out. Is our worship a check list “routine,” or is it a natural outpouring of our hearts in the presence [...]
Sermon Lesson #4: Worship is a pouring out of the heart. Which is why worship cannot be held back!
Sermon Lesson #3: Worship may be objectionable to others. People objected to those instances in John 12 and people will object today. People who believe in the Christ will NOT be held back. In the presence of God, there will be worship!
Sermon Lesson #2: Worship doesn’t always look the same. The two instances in John 12:1-13 look different from our common practice of worship.
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