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A Study of Psalm 16 (verse 4, Worship)
1 Preserve me, God, because I take refuge in you. 2 I say to Yahweh, “You are my Lord; apart from you I have nothing good.” 3 I say of the holy people who are in the land, “They are the noble ones
Continue reading...American Politics and Christian Faith: The Confession of Evangelical Conviction (Part One)
I’m intrigued by “Our Confession of Evangelical Conviction,” a document signed by well-known evangelical leaders that aims to address the current social conflict and political confusion by
Continue reading...Sermon: Psalm 73, Asaph’s Testimony
I am Asaph ben Berekiah, ben Shimea, but you may call me Asaph. I am a Levite from the line of Gershon. I am a hozeh, a seer, a prophet, but I consider it my greatest privilege to have been chosen by king
Continue reading...Haggai 1:7,8 – Pleasing God and Being Whole
What does it take to please God? It’s going to sound selfish, but it isn’t. 7 This is what Yahweh Almighty says: “Give careful thought to your ways. 8 Go up into the mountains and bring down
Continue reading...Garden of the Gods: Gardens of Idolatry
Israel was guilty of using gardens for worship of pagan gods and improper worship of Yahweh Himself: Green trees and watered gardens were rare and special places among those living in (semi-)arid conditions
Continue reading...Sermon on Psalm 33, The Heart of Worship
One Sunday morning, two men are out in a boat, fishing. After several hours on the lake without catching a single fish, one of the men says to his friend, “You know, we probably should have stayed
Continue reading...Sermon on Psalm 73
In the late 1500’s, a Spanish Carmelite monk by the name of John of the Cross, wrote a poem that has come to be called “The Dark Night.” In this poem he described the manner in which the soul “departs,
Continue reading...Does the word “serve” in Exodus 7:16 mean “worship”?
Question: I have videotape on the Old Testament. The speaker refers to the passage when Moses said “let my people go to serve their God”. The speaker translated the word serve as worship. So he was
Continue reading...Why was Cain’s sacrifice not accepted?
Question: Why was Cain’s gift not as good as Abel’s? How was Cain supposed to know the rules? I have never seen it in the first 3 chapters of Genesis. Is it possible that his sin was not his initial
Continue reading...Is it wrong to have pictures of Jesus?
Question: What are graven images when it pertains to pictures or statues of Christ? Is it wrong to hang them in our homes or have them in our churches? Is it wrong for us to paint them or sculpt them?
Continue reading...How to Worship More Effectively
Question: Do you have any ideas for how to improve the quality of my worship experience? Answer: Here are some tips… Try talking to God out loud in a place where you feel free to do so without distraction. When
Continue reading...Bethel – Genesis 35:1-15
We are not used to the sacred value ancient peoples put on places where spiritual experiences were had. Jacob does this. One of the places he finds sacred is a terebinth tree near Shechem. The ESV
Continue reading...Tour of the Land – Genesis 12:4-9
GotQuestions.org responds to the question of what an altar is: “An altar always represented a place of consecration. Before God gave His Law to Moses, men made altars wherever they were out of
Continue reading...An Account of My 2015 Email Debate with Two Jewish Apologists, Jared and May – Part 6 on Whether Worshiping Jesus Means Worshiping a False God
Jared April 22, to me, May Hi Randall, I’m going to let May respond to all of your points but reading through your response I did have a couple of thoughts: You state with gusto: “Jesus was
Continue reading...Praise Yahweh – Psalm 150
Here is the end of the Psalms. God’s people sing about God and to God. Song and verse are the creative expression of our love for Him. Beware the religion that does not sing. Praise the LORD! Praise
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