Preparing for Sunday-How to Hear a Sermon

Preparing for Sunday-How to Hear a Sermon

by | Apr 7, 2011 | Featured Articles, Preaching, Worship

Carefully Think Read through the following passages and think about what they about the importance of listening:  Matthew 11:5; 13:9, 15, 16, 43; 15:10; 17:5; Mark 7:14; Luke 9:44; 16:29; Acts 2:22; 7:57; 13:16; 15:13; 22:1; Romans 11:8; James 2:5 Read the parable of the soils in Matthew 13:1-9; 18-23. Circle every reference to hearing. What does a person”™s hearing indicate about their soul? Read James 1:19-25 and note what is important about our listening to God”™s word. Prayerfully Meditate What are the biggest barriers to how effectively you listen to a sermon? What do you do to prepare yourself to listen to a sermon on Sunday? Why? What do you do with the material you have heard in a sermon ? How could you spend your time on Saturday evening and Sunday morning to best prepare yourself to listen well on Sunday? Actively Respond Read again through Psalm 119:33-40 and think about the importance of hearing God’s Word and the role it actually plays in  your own life. Pray for those who will gather on Sunday to be effective listeners. Pray for those who will be leading the church in our corporate gathering on Sunday.  Pray that they will have a focused attention in leading the entire church in a biblical manner. Pray for all who will be involved in the service (instrumentalists, sound technicians, ushers, etc.).  Pray that we will help to enhance people”™s affections for God this week in how we serve the body. Meditate on the lyrics of the songs we will sin Sunday. Download the songs for this Sunday and listen to them so...
Preparing for Sunday: How Joyful is Our Noise? – Part 2

Preparing for Sunday: How Joyful is Our Noise? – Part 2

by | Apr 1, 2011 | Featured Articles, Pastoral Ministry, Preaching, Worship

Carefully Think Think back on the series we have done on worship and write down how you would answer the question ““ “what defines genuine biblical worship?” What did Jesus mean by “Spirit and truth” in John 4:24?  How did you come up with that answer?  How does that answer fit with what Jesus and the woman at the well were discussing in the surrounding context? Read through Ephesians 5:18-19.  What is the connection between being filled with the Spirit and singing? In addition to edifying one another and adoring God, what other elements about singing do you find addressed in Ephesians 5:19? Prayerfully Meditate Throughout the series on worship, what has been the most impactful truth for you personally?  Why? How has your thinking about music changed, been reaffirmed, or been enhanced by thinking through Revelation 4 & 5 and Ephesians 5:19? Consider what “singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord” means and how it should affect your singing when the body of Christ gathers. We all have personal preferences when it comes to singing.  List what yours are.  What Scriptures would you associate with those preferences?  Read through Philippians 2.  How would this passage impact the way we view preferential issues in regard to music? Actively Respond Read through Revelation 4 & 5 again and reflect on how these passages should enhance the way you think about our public gatherings on Sunday. Read through Ephesians 5:18-19 with your family and discuss how these verses should impact you when you gather with God”™s people and sing this Sunday. Pray for those who will be leading...
Mid-Week Minutes 3.30.11

Mid-Week Minutes 3.30.11

by | Mar 30, 2011 | Pastoral Ministry, Worship

Mid-Week Minutes 3-30-11 from Summit Woods on Vimeo. Resources mentioned in the video: Gettymusic.com Here’s a video example of Keith and Kristyn Getty: Sovereign Grace Music Together for the Gospel Here’s some background on the making of the T4G album: Together for the Gospel Live Album from Sovereign Grace Ministries on Vimeo. Here’s an example of one of the songs sung at T4G: Red Mountain Music Indelible Grace...