When our worship shapes our citizenship this way, we become the kind of people any nation would be blessed to have, and the kind of people God can use to be a blessing to our nation.
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Why the IFB Movement Can’t Stop Fighting About Worship (And Looking Back to Move Forward)
This isn’t about choosing sides in the worship wars—it’s about ending them by returning to biblical foundations that can guide authentic, gospel-shaped worship for contemporary contexts.
Between Altar and Flag: Patriotism and the Worship Service
When we consider patriotic elements in worship, we’re not asking a neutral question about cultural preference. We’re asking a deeply theological question: What kind of people is this forming us to be?
God with Us, and Us with God
Life changes when we grasp this simple truth: God is with us now, and we’re learning to be more fully with Him.
When Jesus Speaks Your Name: The Personal Power of Resurrection
Only when Jesus speaks her name—”Mary”—do her eyes open to the glorious reality before her.
The Cross at the Center: A Good Friday Devotional
The cross isn’t just central to our theology; it’s central to reality itself.
Is There Really Such a Thing as a ‘Free Lunch’?
Our world runs on carefully calculated transactions. We’re trained to believe that anything truly valuable comes with a price tag to match. “You get what you pay for” isn’t just a saying—it’s practically economic gospel.
And yet, right in the middle of our subscription-based, premium-package, upgrade-obsessed culture, God makes what sounds like a marketing scam: “Come buy… without money.”
From Audience to Participants: Rediscovering Our Role in Gathered Worship
So next Sunday, as you enter your place of worship, remember: you’re not walking into a theater to be entertained. You’re not even walking onto a stage merely to perform. You’re joining a sacred rehearsal of the greatest story ever told—a drama that began at creation, found its climactic scene at the cross, and continues to unfold until Christ returns.
The Choir’s Most Beautiful Offering on a Sunday Morning
When we lead from this place of grace-filled transformation, our music becomes not just a performance but a powerful testimony to God’s redemptive work. This is the choir’s most beautiful contribution to the worship service.
Encountering God: A Choir’s Response to Divine Calling
whether we sing soprano or bass, whether we’re soloists or part of the ensemble, we proclaim the same gospel through our music.
Josh Cehulik 