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Article | February 14, 2012 Coop's Column - Spirit at Work: The Transformer's Instruments God’s Word teaches that the Spirit employs four principal means for shaping Christians: Scripture, the sacraments, a person’s life experiences, and time. Reflection | October 05, 2011 Coop's Column - Spirit at Work: Illuminator In order for God’s Word to achieve its Divinely intended purpose and effect, such an “Aha! That’s me!” response must happen within the hearts of those who read and hear it. Reflection | July 18, 2011 Together in the Word A look at Bible Studies and the power of scripture when looking at it together. Article | December 10, 2010 Enjoying the Bible There's a lot of talk about the Bible—especially those "unincluded" books—but not so much reading of the included books. N.T. Wright speaks about how to enjoy this gift to humankind and make sense of some charges against it. Audio | Conversation | Video | November 05, 2010 Reading Scripture in Public Worship In all of our worship planning the principle that the Word of God is central must guide us. Since worship is our engagement with God, our group conversation with God, the Word must figure prominently. Article | October 26, 2010 Participants in Worship: Seen and Unseen (Bible Study) Remember that you are getting a view of the throne room of heaven. Notice the throne, the One on it, the crowd around it, and the nature of the worship they are bringing. Article | October 19, 2010 Good Reasons for Good Worship (Bible Study) Before you come to the meeting, spend some time with these two chapters from Revelation. As you read these chapters, remind yourself that while John is an exile on the island of Patmos he receives this revelation from God. You are getting a view of the throne room of heaven. Article | October 19, 2010 Enter the Drama of God's Story Entering the biblical narrative requires looking at the story you actually live by and pondering why God gave the Bible as a sprawling story. Feature Story | July 09, 2010 Matthew's Sermon on the Mount This study of Matthew 5-7 investigated the main teachings of the whole sermon and their relation to us, the Church, and the world. Audio | March 23, 2010 In Other Words: A Conversation on Preaching Sermons usually say in other words what Scripture says, and do in other words what Scripture does --assure, warn, encourage, inform, inspire--. But they say and do Scripture in a great many ways and they can sound very different from each other depending on the acoustics of time, place, and audience. Audio | March 23, 2010 The Sermon and the Short Story Preachers are always searching for illustrations, and if you know where to look, short stories are an excellent resource. Audio | March 23, 2010 Preaching the Great Stories of Genesis An absentee father with a son of blistering hate; a frightened man pimping his wife; a penniless mother left to die; a husband beaten down by his wily woman. The stories from Genesis read like last night's news. Audio | March 22, 2010 Worship: A Spring of Life and Shalom Worship helps us answer fundamental questions of human existence regarding our identity, calling, main purpose in life, and how to be empowered for service to God? Audio | March 22, 2010 Preaching to Expose the Principalities and Powers Church leaders and other saints in our congregations frequently find themselves struggling with money, technology, politics, the institutional church, etc. - what the Bible calls "principalities and powers." Audio | January 01, 2009 The Drama of Liturgy What role can drama play in the various elements of liturgy? Drama has been used to introduce sermon topics or themes of worship, but there are even more possibilities. This session explored how drama can enhance the call to worship, confession and assurance, proclaiming the word, offering, and sacraments. Video | January 01, 2009 Helping Children Understand the Psalms The Psalms have been a great source of inspiration for generations of Christians but children seldom get the chance to interact with more than a handful of Psalms in a meaningful way. This workshop will explore how we can help children do this and why it matters. Audio | January 01, 2009 Symposium 2009 - Worship and the Word Many churches need to use the Scriptures more in their worship. This seminar explored why and how the Bible should inform, infuse, and enrich our worship planning and leading. It also looked at practical ways to bring the Word in all its richness into our worship services. Audio | January 01, 2009 Cultivating a Deep Love for Scripture To help form a biblical worldview, we saturated our congregation with a rhythm of scripture memorization that has become a key component of spiritual formation. This workshop showed how this practice has transformed us and our worship. Audio | January 01, 2009 Symposium 2008 - Blended Worship: Good for the Body The best argument for blended worship is that the body of Christ by definition is itself blended - therefore our services should reflect that reality. Audio | January 01, 2008 « Previous 2 3 4 5 Next »