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Sing a New Song

Are you stuck in life’s rut? Is life a little too routine? Need a new song? Psalm 144:9 (NIV) I will sing a new song to you, my God; on the ten-stringed lyre I will make music to you.   … Continue reading

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Whole Day of Discipline

  Exodus 20:8 (NIV) Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy.      Hmmm. Not just the one-hour worship service. The whole day, a holy day.

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My Undisciplined Worship

    Me during the worship service:     Thank you, Lord, for my many blessings. Gee, my shoes need to be polished. Forgive my trespasses. I’m cold. Should have worn my sweater. We need to buy milk on the … Continue reading

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God & Me – Worship & Discipline

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The Discipline of Worship

    I can’t say it better than William Temple:     “To worship is to quicken the conscience by the holiness of God, to feed the mind with the truth of God, to purge the imagination by the beauty … Continue reading

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The Discipline of Worship

    Is there a place for discipline in worship?   It’s all about staying awake That’s how legalism gets started It keeps the mind from wandering The undisciplined mind lacks focus. Thoughts flit about willy-nilly. Worship focuses God. It … Continue reading

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Church Discipline

The word discipline means teaching, learning; disciple means pupil. Church discipline, then, involves teaching and learning about God, in the company of other believers–children of the Father, followers of Christ, pupils of the Holy Spirit.     Each of us is … Continue reading

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Discipline-Gotta Love It!

  Discipline – my one word for 2015. Hebrews 12:6 (ESV) For the Lord disciplines the one he loves.     Lord knows, I am loved. How about you?    

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Exercise Discipline

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Good Word – Good Work!

    I asked God what my one word should be for 2015. Discipline.   That didn’t sound fun. I ignored it. God repeated: Discipline. I looked it up: The word discipline comes from the Latin word disciplina which means … Continue reading

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