For some reason, this kept churning over on the inside of me; the more I thought about it, the more I began to think that God’s plan, His heart, His desire has always been for relationship. Not only that, but the characteristics, the hallmarks, the very essence of the relationship we’ve been called into with [...]
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God With Us
Posted in Audio, How We Worship, Where We Worship, Who We Worship, Why We Worship, Worship Confessional, tagged life, love, passion, relationship on October 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It’s Church Jim, But Not As We Know It
Posted in How We Worship, Where We Worship, tagged church, redemption on September 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It’s been a very interesting few weeks. Things have been quite busy lately and I’ve not managed to post. I must admit to getting withdrawal symptoms. There’s an expression that comes to mind, “Constant change is here to stay”; I’m not sure where I first heard this, but it has certainly been my experience. As [...]
What Do You Expect?
Posted in How We Worship, tagged discussion, expectation on August 17, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Since writing the last “Sunday Set List” post, I’ve been wondering what part my expectation plays in what happens during a time of worship (or in anything else for that matter). As I wrote about my preparation time for worship and how a particular song stood out; and then about how worship took off during [...]
Real Life, Real Church
Posted in How We Worship, tagged church, life, real, worship on August 9, 2009 | 2 Comments »
As a church family, we have been on a tremendous rollercoaster ride over the past few years. We’ve been rediscovering God’s grace, His passion for His church and His heart for relationships (how we relate to Him & to others). At the end of his message last Sunday, Mark read out the following statement adapted [...]
Discussion: What Makes a Successful Worship Service?
Posted in How We Worship, Where We Worship, Why We Worship, tagged set list, worship, success, discussion on July 20, 2009 | 7 Comments »
Writing a Sunday Set List post has got me thinking about the criteria I use for gauging the “success” (or not) of a particular worship service. Of course, any evaluation is going to be subjective; but, why is it that on one occassion, I can say, “That was good, we met with God today” and [...]
Reality & Truth
Posted in How We Worship, Who We Worship, tagged reality, truth, worship on July 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Being “real” has always been a desire in my life. What I mean by that is having integrity in the sense of being open and honest; not pretending or putting up a front, or wearing a mask. I love the innocence of youth; the beauty of being unashamed and unafraid to say what you think [...]
Anyway
Posted in How We Worship, Quotes, tagged anyway, poem, quote on June 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’m currently reading through an amazing book by Wayne Jacobsen & Clay Jacobsen called Authentic Relationships. At the start of the book, they quote the following which is taken from a sign on the wall of Shishu Bhavan, a children’s home in Calcutta. It really inspired me. I hope it does you. Anyway People are [...]
Interview & Review: “From Eternity To Here”, Frank Viola
Posted in How We Worship, Recommended, Reviews, What Is Worship, Where We Worship, Who We Worship, tagged book, church, eternity, God, purpose, read, recommend, viola on June 9, 2009 | 2 Comments »
As promised, here is the interview with Frank Viola & review of his latest book, From Eternity To Here. At the end of the post I will publish a list of other bloggers participating in today’s blog circuit. If you’d like to gain other perspectives on the book, visit their sites and join the discussion. [...]
Upcoming Interview: Frank Viola, “From Eternity To Here”
Posted in How We Worship, Recommended, Reviews, tagged book, church, eternity, purpose, recommend, review, viola on May 15, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I’m currently reading through Frank Viola’s latest book etitled, “From Eternity To Here – Rediscovering the Ageless Purpose of God”. In it, Viola explores and unfolds the mystery of God’s eternal plan for the Church. The exciting news is that I’ll be taking part in the blog circuit and asking Frank 2 questions about the [...]
God’s On Digital
Posted in How We Worship, Who We Worship, tagged prayer, prophecy, worship on September 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
During a prayer meeting in Stevenage this week, one of the Pastors brought a prophetic word about us “going digital”. The point being made was about us being able to instantly receive God’s broadcast signal (hear fom God) with clarity, as opposed to spending a while trying to “tune in” and then filter out the [...]


