Lamentation as Praise Before We Gather by Zach Hicks | Scripture Read Psalm 149 | Devotion Over the last few decades in much of the Western church, we’ve seen a fresh awakening to and embracing of the ancient, biblical practice of lamentation. Lament has always been a prominent pos- ture of prayer in the Scriptures. […]
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Always Repenting Before We Gather by Zach Hicks | Scripture Read Psalm 107:1-16, 39-43 | Devotion Psalm 107 is a longer psalm. We just read the opening and closing sections, but we missed about half of it. We wanted to read enough of it, though, that we got its flavor and pattern. It’s a repeating
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The Spillover Before We Gather by Zach Hicks | Scripture Read Psalm 139:1-18 | Devotion I once heard a preacher say, “Worship begins when knowledge of God spills over from head to heart.” That has always stuck with me, and I find it to be not only simple and profound but also biblical. The author
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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
