Worshipping Before The Nations Before We Gather by Zach Hicks | Scripture Read Psalm 108 | Devotion We always need to avoid the temptation to see gathered worship as an escape from the world. To be sure, worship is a place where the membrane between earth and heaven grows very thin; God does give us […]
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The Lord Is My Song Before We Gather by Zach Hicks | Scripture Read Psalm 118:1-14 | Devotion Some days, it’s really hard to sing. Singing demands so much from you. Done properly, it’s one of the few modes of human expression that requires so much of your faculties-mind, body, spirit, will, and emotions. It’s
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Clear Glass, Not Stained Glass Before We Gather by Zach Hicks | Scripture Read Numbers 21:4-9; John 3:14 | Devotion In another devotion, we contrasted the subtle yet cosmic difference between worshiping God versus worshiping worship. Today’s devotion is another way of looking at the same issue. What we want to say, right at the
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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
