The Craziest Thing Happened to Me on Stage

October 27, 2010
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I had the craziest thing happen to me last Sunday morning. The worship team and I were on the stage leading the congregation in a great song, Follow You by Leeland and Brandon Heath.  I was sitting at the piano, singing and worshiping. All of a sudden a huge roach crawled over the top of [...]

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Change is in the Air

October 20, 2010
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Have you ever noticed that change is always taking place around you? Nothing ever stays the same; change is inevitable. People change, fashions change, hairstyles change, seasons change, families change, churches change, bank accounts change, technology changes, styles of music change, waist size changes, hormones change……can I get an amen on that one? Even the [...]

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Praise and Thanksgiving

October 20, 2010
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So far in our study we’ve seen that God has ordained praise and that praise is a powerful tool to silence the enemy. Praise is a celebration of who God is and all He’s done. When we praise the Lord, He is in our midst. He prepares our hearts through praise and worship to hear [...]

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Vessels for the Master’s Use

October 7, 2010
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Recently, I was praying for the worship team that I work with, asking the Lord to show me what we need to improve on, and how I could be a better leader. I earnestly sought the Lord and He impressed on me one thing; we needed to spend more time praying together, seeking His face [...]

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Praise and Obedience

October 7, 2010
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So far we’ve discussed that praise is a powerful weapon to silence the enemy. It is a celebration of who God is and all He’s done. Praise breaks up the hard soil in our hearts and prepares our hearts to hear and receive God’s Word. Praise and thanksgiving go hand in hand. Now let’s consider [...]

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Say Thank You

September 15, 2010
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For all of us  involved  in the music ministry there’s one person that we all depend on weekly – the sound guy. Some churches have sound teams with several sound techs and other  have one lonely volunteer; for some it’s a paid position for a well-trained sound tech and for others it’s a volunteer job [...]

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Our Praise is a Celebration

September 15, 2010
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In Part One, we talked about the fact that praise was ordained by God. He planned, ahead of time, for us to praise Him.  Psalm 8:2 says, “and praise is a powerful weapon to silence the foe and the avenger.” Not only is praise powerful but praise is also a celebration of who God is [...]

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When Discouragement Strikes

September 1, 2010
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If you’re a part of a worship team, as I am, or involved in music ministry in any way in your church then you would agree with me that it is a joy and delight to serve the Lord and the Body of Christ in this way. There’s nothing more fulfilling when you use the [...]

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Slithering Serpent

September 1, 2010
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The other day I saw the creepiest thing I’ve ever seen from my kitchen window. It had just rained and I was looking out of the window into the backyard. I noticed something moving on a large tree not far from the window and realized it was a huge snake slithering down the tree into [...]

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Praise and Criticism

August 18, 2010
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If you’ve been in church ministry for a while then you’ve probably been given praise and criticism. Praise is always easy to hear; “good job”, “what a blessing”, “what would we do without you”, “God sure is using you”, “keep up the good work” kind of praise. Praise can make you feel like you’re doing [...]

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Our Praise is Ordained

August 18, 2010
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There’s a huge Praise and Worship movement in the Church today. There are more praise and worship songs available than ever before. Churches have praise and worship teams and leaders now to lead the congregation in praise and worship. And a portion of each church service is designated as the praise and worship time. In [...]

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