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Tag Archives: worship
Worshipping as Dogs
“You shall worship the LORD your God, and Him only shall you serve” (Matthew 4:10 cf. Deuteronomy 6:13). “God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth” (John 4:24). The affection commonly seen in a … Continue reading
Posted in animals, Word Study, worship
Tagged animals, bill klein, bow down, bridgeport alabama, danny rager, Deuteronomy 6:13, disaster, dogs, etymological fallacy, etymology, greek thoughts, guyana, John 4:24, kiss, kuneo, kunon, logic, manure, Matthew 4:10, names of months, pros, proskuneo, prostrate, studylight, studylite.org, worship
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As the Deer…
“As the deer pants for the water brooks so my soul for You, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God?” (Psalm 42:1-2). Imagine a deer in a drought … Continue reading
Posted in animals, Hope, psalms
Tagged 1984, animals, as a deer pants for water, deer, desire, Deuteronomy 8:3, hart, hope in God, martin nystrom, matthew 4:4, Matthew 5:6, need of air, Psalm 42:1-2, socrates, socrates dunked man under water, song as the deer, taarog, the house of God, thirsting for God, trust in God, worship
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Law of Moses: Worship
We have been examining the Law of Moses, topically. The series was requested by a teen in Bible class. This will conclude the series (Though we may revisit it at some point). 1. Preparation. At Mount Sinai, the Israelites were … Continue reading
Posted in Clothing, law of moses, worship
Tagged alexander campbell, audrey meier, book the Christian System, clean clothes, Deuteronomy 15:21, Deuteronomy 16:16-17, Deuteronomy 17:1, do not come near mountain, dont give God left overs, dress for worship, Exodus 19:10-14, fear God, give God your best, giving God scraps, gus nichols, h.d. simmons, johnny ramsey, law of moses, Leviticus 22:17-24, Malachi 1:7-8, mount sinai, participation in worship, preparation for worship, presentation in worship, schertz lectures, song all he wants is you, torah, wash clothes, what do we bring to worship, worship
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It’s The LORD’s Day!
Gospel preacher, Steve Higginbotham wrote on the week before last Christmas an article entitled, “Do You Know What Next Sunday Is?” In it, he said, “As you already know, next Sunday, just eight days from now will be… ‘The Lord’s … Continue reading
Posted in History, Old Testament/New Testament, Phrase Study, worship
Tagged 1 Corinthians 10:23, 1 Corinthians 11: 23-26, 1 Corinthians 11:20, 1 Corinthians 14:15-16, 1 Corinthians 16:1-2, 1 Corinthians 9:7, Acts 20:7, Acts 2:1, attitude, attitude about worship, augustus day, book early christians speak, book ecclesiastcal history by eusebius, burnell eckardt, carpenter, christmas, church established, church worshipped, Colossians 3:16, deismann, everett ferguson, giving thanks, gottesblog, Hebrews 10:24-25, ignatius of antioch, james burton coffman, Jesus appeared to disciples, joy, Leviticus 23:15-16, Luke 24:53-53, lutheran magazine, pentecost, preachinghelp.org, r.t. randell, Revelation 1:10, significance of first day of week, steve higginbotham, sunday, tertullian, the didache, the lord's day, the Lord's Supper, the lord's table, the sabbath, tomb found empty, we get to go, worship
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Drink Ye All of It and Other Reflections
It has been over three years since Covid-19 was first reported in the U.S.A. January 20, 2020 was the date of the first lab-confirmed case in the United States, according to the CDC (CDC Museum Covid-19 Timeline, cdc.gov). Here are … Continue reading
Posted in Fellowship, Lord's Supper, Love, Priorities, Textual study, worship
Tagged 1 Corinthians 11:23-26, 1 Corinthians 13, 1 Corinthians 14, 2 Timothy 2:15, Acts 20:7, care in study, cdc.gov, center of disease control, corona virus, covid, covid 19, drink ye all of it, edification, Ephesians 4:1-3, Ephesians 5:17-20, esv, focus in worship assembly, good ground, Hebrews 10:25-26, it is easy to forget why we come together, it is easy to let weeds grow, it is easy to misunderstand others, it is easy to misunderstand scripture, January 20 2020, John 4:24, kjv, lavistachurchofchrist.org, longsuffering, love, Luke 8, Matthew 26:27, nasb, niv, nkjv, opinions, parable of four soils, parable of sower, patience, remembering Jesus death, weeds, worship
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Western Religions: Christian Science (Part 2)
Beliefs and Practices 1. Tenets of Christian Science Their website (christianscience.com) lists the following six “Tenets of Christian Science”: (1) “As adherents of truth, we take the inspired word of the Bible as our sufficient guide to eternal life.” At … Continue reading
Posted in Apologetics, World Religions
Tagged 1908, baptism, beliefs and pratices, bible lessons, britanica, caroline fraser, christian science and sacraments, christian science sentinel, christianscience.com, communion, food prepared and consumed in mary baker eddy's household, God, holy spirit deity denied, illusion, Jesus deity denied, Jesus the perfect man, marybakereddylibrary.com, muckrack.com, polytheism, press club, pulitzer, science and health, suffering children and the christian science church, tenents of christian science, the christian science journal, the christian science monitor, the holy ghost and healing, the holy spirit divine knowledge, the scientific significance of the resurrection, theatlantic.com, trinity, view of death and resurrection of Jesus, view of evil, view of sin, western religions, what is christian science, World Religions, worship
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Pitch-pipes and PowerPoint
Members of the church of Christ have historically emphasized that the Bible teaches that we should have Biblical authority for what we do. God has required such. He did under the Old Covenant (e.g. Leviticus 10:1-2; 1 Samuel 13:9-14; 2 … Continue reading
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