Utilizing the devotional book Before We Gather written by pastor Zac Hicks, we gather to focus our attention on the Lord and to pray together over our Sunday morning ministries before they begin. Although this book is written for worship leaders and worship teams, the devotionals and prayer prompts are more than applicable for anyone who wants to be encouraged and challenged in their view of worship and to pray over our services and congregation.
Email Lindsay Dean (ldean@culpeperbaptist.org) for more information.
The Face of God Before We Gather by Zach Hicks | Scripture Read Psalm 114:1-8 | Devotion I get a little squeamish when we sing hymns and worship songs that cry, “I want to see your face, Lord.” The Old Testament repeatedly shows this to be a dangerous request. Whenever we see “face” and “presence”…
Our Sacrifice of Praise Before We Gather by Zach Hicks | Scripture Read Philippians 2:1-11 | Devotion It’s a common story for people who give their time to facilitate worship services, whether they’re the up-front people like the pastors and musicians, the in-back people, like the tech team, or the in-between people, like the ushers,…
When “Us Versus Them” Becomes “We” Before We Gather by Zach Hicks | Scripture Read Romans 3:9-18 | Devotion This section of Romans isn’t at all the kind of pick-me-up passage we associate with warm devotions. We’re jumping, midstream, into the deepest and darkest part of the river of Paul’s careful articulation of the gospel…
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…
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