“Let the word of Christ dwell richly among you, in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another through psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts.” - Colossians 3:16 CSBHave you ever bumped a cup that was filled all the way to the top? Whatever was inside came out. You did not have to wonder what was in the cup anymore. The spill told you.There is somethin...  Read More

“Now everyone who turns from self-rule and trusts in Christ is forgiven. Reconciled. Made new. Given the Spirit. Brought into the family of God.” - Colossians 3:17 CSBBy this point in the week, you may be feeling the weight of all of this. Worship follows you out the door. The Word of Christ is supposed to reshape your life. What fills you eventually comes out of you. And every ordinary area of li...  Read More

“Let the word of Christ dwell richly among you, in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another through psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts.” - Colossians 3:16 CSBThere is a big difference between somebody visiting your house and somebody moving into it. A visitor comes in for a while. They sit down. They talk. Maybe they eat. Then eventually, they l...  Read More

“And whatever you do, in word or in deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.” - Colossians 3:17 CSBMost of us know what worship looks like on Sunday. The music starts. We stand. We sing. We pray. We open Scripture. And eventually, the service ends. People gather their things. Kids get picked up. Conversations happen in the hallway. We walk thr...  Read More

“But an hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in Spirit and in truth. Yes, the Father wants such people to worship him. God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in Spirit and in truth.” - John 4:23–24 CSBWe have spent this week talking about worship. Who defines it. Why sincerity is not enough. How easily we make ourselves the center. Why tr...  Read More

“Jesus told him, ‘I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.’” - John 14:6 CSBWhen the Samaritan woman begins talking about worship, she is thinking about location. Which mountain? Which tradition? Which group has it right? But underneath that question is something much bigger. How do people actually come near to God? That is the real issue. Because if God...  Read More