It's Not Your Church The first in a series of messages defining the church according to Biblical metaphors. We start by establishing ownership - whose church is it anyway? Is it the pastor's church? Is it the deacon's church? Is it the congregation's church? Read the notes as you listen. … [Read more...] about Aug 25 PM – Church
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10.31.04 PM – Music
Approving Things Excellent (Phil 1.9-11) The standard we want to reach in our music is the standard of God’s glorious excellence, the worth of His gospel, the beauty of grace and the perfection of His Son. Proposition: Christian musical standards should be set by seeking that which most closely reaches the standard of true beauty: the image of God, rather than that which is … [Read more...] about 10.31.04 PM – Music
10.31.04 Study – Music
The Spiritual Ministry of Music (Col 3.15) What is Christian music for? What place does it play in the ministry of the church? The answers you receive for these questions varies widely depending on the philosophy of music that one holds. Is Christian music primarily a tool for evangelism? (Should it be a tool for evangelism at all?) Is it primarily focused on edification … [Read more...] about 10.31.04 Study – Music
10.31.04 AM – Music
Is Music Evil? (Mt 15.10-20) The question in our title speaks to a philosophy of music. One philosophy of music says that music is amoral - it cannot be intrinsically good or evil. Another philosophy of music says that music is moral - some music is morally good, other music is morally evil (and perhaps some can be 'neutral'). In this message we answer the question by … [Read more...] about 10.31.04 AM – Music