Recent content by tyler4588

Again, I apologize for my lack of clarity. I agree about your conclusions about the word evil. That's why I put it in quotations and used in in reference to what humans think of as evil. There is certainly a difference between moral evil and what human beings percieve to be moral evil. But...

I apologize, I should have made it more clear. The quotes were straight from the text of the Bible. I think that the idea that God caused the destruction of Jerusalem is easily inferrable from the quotes I posted. As for justification of the statement that God values Himself more than He values...

Read the text of Lamentations 3. It's all there.

In Lamentations 3, the author complains that he feels that God has "made my teeth grind on grave", and that He "shuts out my prayer", and that "He has put heavy chains on me." He's lamenting the destruction of Jerusalem by the Babylonians. This is the same city that God once set aside for His...

Remember that God puts us in uncomfortable situations so that He can cause growth in our lives. Just pray about it, and God will help you to learn to trust in Him. Always pray before you begin, and just remember that you're playing for God and not for people. On the more technical side, practice...

Hi. I've talked to some of my friends from different churches, and they keep speaking of flag worship. Could somebody please explain the basics of it? I don't think that I have ever heard of it or seen it before my friends started talking about it.

Ok...I vote that no atheists are allowed to celebrate Christmas anymore since December 25th is CLEARLY the exact anniversary of the birthday of Jesus Christ. He definitely was not born in the spring or summer. Anyone who says that Christmas originated as a pagan festival is clearly wrong! What's...

Bertie, while I agree with you that it is praise and worship that puts us "in the spirit", and that music has a way of doing this, I just don't think that we should depend on music to do this. What of the missionary that goes into the jungle without a musical instrument? Does he or she no longer...

I think that the end goal shouldn't be to extend the "worship" time or to cut time out of the sermon. Worship is a lifestyle, not a musical experience. The ideal for a congregation should be that that congregation worships in all situations in church and outside of it. What kind of worshippers...

Hi! I'm the leader of the worship team of my youth group, and I feel like we've been called, lately, to start some kind of Bible study or something related to worship. I was curious if anyone has any suggestions for a book that we could go through. I'm not talking about a Bible book, although we...

My parents aren't exactly tech-savvie(sp?). It's awesome having your parents at your mercy when it comes to technological troubles. Mwahaha...Not that I abuse that.

Wow! That's utter genius! I have never thought about God's omnipotence that way.

Hi. As a worship team leader, I can say that I've had my fair share of problematic musicians. It's never in the musical skill or talent; it's in the reliability. I probably don't know all of the information and I am definitely not you, but I'll try to offer some advice anyways. If it were me, I...

I definitely feel that music is only one of the many ways we can worship. To me, worship with music only would not be a worshipful life at all. Music means nothing in worship if it isn't accompanied by a heart and life of worship. That being said, I think this forum is called worship ministry...

Hi! I lead worship, and in my youth group, we've got me singing and playing acoustic guitar, two female backup singers, an electric guitarist, a bassist, a drummer, a keyboardist, and a violist. It's important to remember that if your band becomes big, you need to practice more. Don't make the...