Jesus Time Before We Gather by Zach Hicks | Scripture Read John 6:41-51 | Devotion Many wonderful devotions, teachings, and sermons have been dedicated to unpacking what are called the “I Am’ statements” of the gospel of John. Throughout the first half of that gospel, Jesus makes these shocking claims: “I am the bread” (6:35, […]
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Christ Ascended Before We Gather by Zach Hicks | Scripture Read Acts 1:6-11 | Devotion The Christian worship tradition celebrates this event in Acts as “the ascension.” We modern Christians often give Christ’s ascension short shrift. We’re big on his incarnation at Christmas. We also make a big deal about his death and resurrection. But
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Worship as Confrontation Before We Gather by Zach Hicks | Scripture Read Psalm 115:1-8 | Devotion Worship is a place we go to have the sense knocked back into us. Why in the world would we need to sing a song like “not to us, O LORD, not to us, but to your name give
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Introduction Before We Gather by Zach Hicks | The Power of Preservice Prayer Years ago, as a worship leader, I was introduced to the power of preservice prayer. But it wasn’t just a free-for-all. As we gathered with our worship teams and volunteers, we prayed specific prayers. They were focused. Our prayers felt centered and
