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January 31st, 2008 by Matt Heerema | Posted in History, Theology | 3 Comments »
Communion. Holy Communion. The Lord’s Supper. Breaking of Bread. The Eucharist. It’s something all Christians have done (or should be doing) for the past 2000 years. It is one of two “rituals” of a sort commanded and modeled by our Lord. But what’s it all about anyway.
Well, it’s […]
July 31st, 2006 by Dan Price | Posted in Theology | 2 Comments »
Do you remember being a kid in church, turning to hymn 243, and singing words like “Ebenezer” or “Prostrate” and wonder what the heck you were singing about? Was Scrooge getting an enema?
Singing with a bunch of people every weekend is a strange phenomenom if you think about it. Why do we do this? What is the function of worship music? And most importantly what is worship?
What is Worship?
“Worship is the response of grateful and humble people to the living God where submission, sacrificial service, praise, profession, testimony and gratitude are freely expressed in innumerable ways.” Lee Campbell PhD
“Worship is our response to God’s Initiation”
Tim Smith, Mars Hill Church, Seattle
June 24th, 2006 by Matt Heerema | Posted in Theology | 1 Comment »
(At Stonebrook Community Church, we have been doing a series on The Psalms. Last week I posted a reflection on Psalm 137, and “Spiritual Exhaling”. This article is a continuation on that thought, helping me to process the Psalm and the example David gives us in it. -Matt)
Your wife of twenty-five years leaves […]
June 19th, 2006 by Matt Heerema | Posted in Theology | 2 Comments »
The following is a piece of a message I gave together with Brad Barret at Stonebrook Community Church. You can listen to it here.
My sister has a bumper sticker on the back of her car that says: “If you aren’t outraged, you aren’t paying attention.” Even though I’m fairly sure that this sticker […]
May 3rd, 2006 by Travis Swan | Posted in Ministry Philosophy, Theology | 2 Comments »
(Posted on behalf of Mitch Majeski, one of the pastors at Summitview Community Church. -Travis)
As I attempted to worship today a profound sense of my frailty overwhelmed me - and then, indescribable gratitude. I say “attempted” because I literally could not muster the words – suddenly they seemed too holy, too pure for me, a […]
April 19th, 2006 by Matt Heerema | Posted in Theology | 2 Comments »
(Posted on behalf of Tim Borseth, a pastor at Stonebrook Community Church. -The Management)
One of the things that set human beings apart from the rest of creation is our insatiable desire to worship. We are driven to worship something or someone whether it is a Deity or not is irrelevant.
Worship, in its broadest definition, […]
January 3rd, 2006 by Ben Tipler | Posted in Ministry Philosophy, Theology | 1 Comment »
Lately the song “Breathing the Breath” by Matt Redman has been kicking my butt, and yesterday I found some scripture that tied in this idea even a little more, so I thought I would share it with you all.
Matthew 10:39 “He who has found his life will lose it, and he who has lost his […]
December 22nd, 2005 by Travis Swan | Posted in Ministry Philosophy, Theology | 3 Comments »
Why do I spend so much time practicing, creating, and listening to music? There are many factors involved, but ultimately there is a powerful connection between music and worship expression. Music has the incredible power to reach through the intellect and go straight to the heart. It is something to experience, and a form of communication, rather than just “understanding” intellectually.
I don’t think I need to get into theory and philosophy to explain that music moves us. I believe it is self-evident. But why do we use music in worship?
November 9th, 2005 by Travis Swan | Posted in Ministry Philosophy, Song Selection, Theology | 6 Comments »
Throughout the years I’ve lead worship, I’ve experimented with the style of what our church calls “worship” - we’ve tried a bunch of things, but lately it seems like we’re getting back to the basics. This year I let the band take the summer off and our church (used to drums, two electric guitars, […]
November 4th, 2005 by Travis Swan | Posted in Theology | 5 Comments »
2 Corinthians 12:7-10:
So to keep me from being too elated by the surpassing greatness of the revelations, a thorn was given me in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to harass me, to keep me from being too elated. Three times I pleaded with the Lord about this, that it should leave me. But he […]
October 20th, 2005 by Travis Swan | Posted in Ministry Philosophy, Song Selection, Theology | 1 Comment »
I was at a worship workshop at another church here in Fort Collins, and the wife of the main speaker said this during a question and answer time: “Christians are the biggest liars in the world”
October 19th, 2005 by Travis Swan | Posted in Ministry Philosophy, Theology | No Comments »
Here in Fort Collins we have two bands that rotate three weeks on, three weeks off, leading worship on Sunday mornings. One of the band leaders moved to a different focus in ministry last winter, leaving the band without a leader, so the pastors asked me to step in and lead the band. I already […]
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