This post is the ninth post in a series on the core values of worship ministry. These core values were selected by David Loftis, worship pastor at Pleasant Garden Baptist Church, NC. These posts are taken from a series of devotions he asked me to write to accompany a training series he did on these core values. Click here to read the entire series.
Category: <span>Devotional Thoughts</span>
I had someone ask me yesterday how God was speaking to me this Christmas. I thought about how I had been touched by the humility of Christ as I wrote about last week. But another thought gripped me as well. Because of my connection with music, I often have a song in my head that is very meaningful at every particular point in my life. During this Christmas season, that song has been “A King Like This” by Chris Tomlin (the video for this song is at the bottom of this post – check it out.) This song didn’t really mean much to me when I first heard it, but it was a part of my church choir’s program this year which meant we sang it quite a bit. At some point, the chorus struck a nerve in my brain: “He is Christ the Lord; He is Christ the Savior. I bow my heart before no other name. I bow my heart before no other King.”
Like most people, I love Christmastime. The whole season seems to carry with it a childlike anticipation of something good just around the corner. People are willing to dream of impossible things being possible. And we seem to be more kind and patient overall with one another during the holiday season. Christmas means a lot of different things for me. There’s joy: getting presents, seeing smiles on children’s faces, enjoying the lights and decorations. There’s hope: the birth of Christ ushers in the hope of salvation. People behave a little more like we hope they would all the time. I hope my loved ones like what I’m giving them this year.
This post is the eighth post in a series on the core values of worship ministry. These core values were selected by David Loftis, worship pastor at Pleasant Garden Baptist Church, NC. These posts are taken from a series of devotions he asked me to write to accompany a training series he did on these core values. Click here to read the entire series.
I’ve been reading through the book of Romans in my quiet time this week. Romans 8 is probably my favorite chapter in the whole Bible – so much great stuff in there! But I was also reminded as I read through it of a simple way to explain salvation and the core message of the Bible called “The Romans Road.” The next time you are in a position to explain the gospel to someone, this is a great outline – I have marked these verses in my Bible so that I can easily find them when the situation arises. If you are not sure that you will go to heaven when you die and want to know Jesus, take a quick trip down the Romans Road with me.