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” […]
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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,
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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
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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
