church-meeting
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Repost: Preach with the closing prayer in mind
…and then the preacher says, “lets pray”. I think this point of the sermon (nay – the church meeting) is the pinnacle. This is the moment when you’re asking people to turn what they’ve heard into gospel centred action… The… Continue reading
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Should Church meetings be like AA meetings?
“Hi, My name’s Dave and I’m a sinner. Yet by God’s grace I’ve been forgiven for more than 20 years.” “Keep going Dave!”, “Make it through the next week Dave!” People who will tell you that groups like AA helped… Continue reading
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Are your songs articulating your God?
The other day I heard this phrase on Triple J, “the more songs we hear, the more we will be able to articulate our culture”. And I began to think about the phrase, not in regards to culture, but in… Continue reading
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The only things you should advertise at church are…
Churches seems to have such a quandary about saying no to advertising things out the front. Its hard when someone runs up to you and says they need, really really need to you advertise their thing today!!! When the reality… Continue reading
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Who should you design your church meetings “for”
At one level, this shouldn’t be a hard question… surely you design your meetings for the people who are meeting with you. So, since the meeting is for everyone – especially Christians (see the last post) – you have to… Continue reading
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Who should church be “for”?
This is a question that seems to cause grumbling, but that’s usually because those discussing it haven’t defined their terms, and the preposition “for” is very slippery. As such, these are all true… Church is for everyone! It’s a gathering… Continue reading
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Quality should be motivated by love
Some Christians just want quality for quality’s sake, or they think we need to match the world around us. Some Christians are wary of quality because they think its about manipulating feelings and that its all smoke a mirrors. But… Continue reading
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Modern-day-gifts “The Energizer”
Put some people in front of an audience, and they have to try so hard to affect the mood in the room. Shouting and jumping around will likely only cause embarrassment, rather than excitement. Put other people in front of… Continue reading
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