Showing posts with label Sermon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sermon. Show all posts
Friday, August 12, 2011
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Tuesday, April 26, 2011
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Monday, March 1, 2010
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The Power of Praise
I had the privilege of speaking at my church this weekend! Man it was awesome and God had just been sturring up this word in my heart for months now. So here is from this past weekend, The Power of Praise.
The Power of Praise - 2/27-28/10 from Jordan Becnel on Vimeo.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
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Speaking this Weekend
So i'm here studying and just learning so much about the Power of Praise. Good thing cause that's what i'm talking on this weekend. I am truly excited to share this message i think it will bring and understanding to many, and hopefully encourage others to be more purposeful with there praise.
Read Joshua 6 the wall of Jericho
what blows me away is all that Christ did when he came. Praise was violent in the Old Testament. When praise went up real people died. But since Christ came we no longer battle against flesh and blood, but against dark forces of this dark world, our battles are now in the spiritual not with each other. Now days, when praise goes up we are defeating the enemy and his plans he has to steal, kill, and destroy us.
Wow powerful thoughts, how powerful our praise really can be when direct and used properly.
Read Joshua 6 the wall of Jericho
what blows me away is all that Christ did when he came. Praise was violent in the Old Testament. When praise went up real people died. But since Christ came we no longer battle against flesh and blood, but against dark forces of this dark world, our battles are now in the spiritual not with each other. Now days, when praise goes up we are defeating the enemy and his plans he has to steal, kill, and destroy us.
Wow powerful thoughts, how powerful our praise really can be when direct and used properly.
Friday, November 13, 2009
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The Most Powerful Evangel - Worship!
I read this amazing thing on worship this morning and i had to share it. Worshippers and worship leaders out there grab a hold of this if not for your ministry for yourself.
Years ago, I read a definition of worship that to this day rings with clear and magnificent terms.(1) The definition comes from the famed archbishop William Temple: "Worship is the submission of all of our nature to God. It is the quickening of the conscience by his holiness; the nourishment of mind with his truth; the purifying of imagination by his beauty; the opening of the heart to his love; the surrender of will to his purpose—all this gathered up in adoration, the most selfless emotion of which our nature is capable."
The more I have thought of that definition, the more I am convinced that if worship is practiced with integrity in the community of God's people, potentially, worship may be the most powerful evangel for this postmodern culture of ours. It is imperative in planning the worship services that church leaders give careful attention to every element and make sure that the worship retains both integrity and purpose. People come to church generally "beaten down" by the world of deceit, distraction, and demand. There is an extraction of emotional and spiritual energy that brings them on "empty" into the community. The church's task is to so prepare during the week that it is collectively the instrument of replenishment and fresh energy of soul. Even being in the presence of fellow believers in worship is a restorer of spiritual hope. We so underestimate the power of a people in one mind and with one commitment. Even a prayer can so touch a hungry heart that it can rescue a sliding foot in a treacherous time.
A few years ago, two or three of my colleagues and I were in a country dominated for decades by Marxism. Before we began our meetings, we were invited to a dinner hosted by some common friends, all of whom were skeptics and, for all practical purposes, atheists. The evening was full of questions, posed principally by a notable theoretical physicist in the country. There were also others who represented different elements of power within that society. As the night wore on, we got the feeling that the questions had gone on long enough and that we were possibly going in circles.
At that point, I asked if we could have a word of prayer with them, for them, and for the country before we bade them good-bye. There was a silence of consternation, an obvious hesitancy, and then one said, "Of course." We did just that—we prayed. In this large dining room of historic import to them, with all the memories of secular power plastered within those walls, the prayer brought a sobering silence that we were all in the presence of someone greater than us. When we finished, every eye was moist and nothing was said. They hugged us and thanked us, with emotion written all over their faces. The next day when we met them, one of them said to me, "We did not go back to our rooms last night till it was early morning. In fact, I stayed in my hotel lobby most of the night talking further. Then I went back to my room and gave my life to Jesus Christ."
I firmly believe that it was the prayer that gave them a hint of the taste of what worship is all about. Their hearts had never experienced it.
Over the years I have discovered that praying with people can sometimes do more for them than preaching to them. Prayer draws the heart away from one's own dependence to leaning on the sovereign God. The burden is often lifted instantly. Prayer is only one aspect of worship, but one that is greatly neglected in the face of people who would be shocked to hear what prayer sounds like when the one praying knows how to touch the heart of God. To a person in need, pat answers don't change the mind; prayer does.
- Ravi Zacharias
Years ago, I read a definition of worship that to this day rings with clear and magnificent terms.(1) The definition comes from the famed archbishop William Temple: "Worship is the submission of all of our nature to God. It is the quickening of the conscience by his holiness; the nourishment of mind with his truth; the purifying of imagination by his beauty; the opening of the heart to his love; the surrender of will to his purpose—all this gathered up in adoration, the most selfless emotion of which our nature is capable."
The more I have thought of that definition, the more I am convinced that if worship is practiced with integrity in the community of God's people, potentially, worship may be the most powerful evangel for this postmodern culture of ours. It is imperative in planning the worship services that church leaders give careful attention to every element and make sure that the worship retains both integrity and purpose. People come to church generally "beaten down" by the world of deceit, distraction, and demand. There is an extraction of emotional and spiritual energy that brings them on "empty" into the community. The church's task is to so prepare during the week that it is collectively the instrument of replenishment and fresh energy of soul. Even being in the presence of fellow believers in worship is a restorer of spiritual hope. We so underestimate the power of a people in one mind and with one commitment. Even a prayer can so touch a hungry heart that it can rescue a sliding foot in a treacherous time.
A few years ago, two or three of my colleagues and I were in a country dominated for decades by Marxism. Before we began our meetings, we were invited to a dinner hosted by some common friends, all of whom were skeptics and, for all practical purposes, atheists. The evening was full of questions, posed principally by a notable theoretical physicist in the country. There were also others who represented different elements of power within that society. As the night wore on, we got the feeling that the questions had gone on long enough and that we were possibly going in circles.
At that point, I asked if we could have a word of prayer with them, for them, and for the country before we bade them good-bye. There was a silence of consternation, an obvious hesitancy, and then one said, "Of course." We did just that—we prayed. In this large dining room of historic import to them, with all the memories of secular power plastered within those walls, the prayer brought a sobering silence that we were all in the presence of someone greater than us. When we finished, every eye was moist and nothing was said. They hugged us and thanked us, with emotion written all over their faces. The next day when we met them, one of them said to me, "We did not go back to our rooms last night till it was early morning. In fact, I stayed in my hotel lobby most of the night talking further. Then I went back to my room and gave my life to Jesus Christ."
I firmly believe that it was the prayer that gave them a hint of the taste of what worship is all about. Their hearts had never experienced it.
Over the years I have discovered that praying with people can sometimes do more for them than preaching to them. Prayer draws the heart away from one's own dependence to leaning on the sovereign God. The burden is often lifted instantly. Prayer is only one aspect of worship, but one that is greatly neglected in the face of people who would be shocked to hear what prayer sounds like when the one praying knows how to touch the heart of God. To a person in need, pat answers don't change the mind; prayer does.
- Ravi Zacharias
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
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Dirt Conference - Main Session (Rick Bezet)
Why are you not in church any longer? - Barna institute Survey
What's interesting is that none of the answers are theological.
1.) We don't like the music
- Hymns were sounds out of the bars, they where cutting edge several years ago, so be cutting edge with your Praise &
Worship.
- Music we like is not what it's about, its about the ones who aren't here yet.
2.) Kids don't like the church
3.) Sermons are boring and irrelevant.
- Relevant, Humor, transparency, and inspiration should be in every sermon for todays culture.
4.) They want my money
5.) The People are weird, hypocritical, and I don't feel welcome
* Artistic people generally feel unwelcome at churches.
But remember for us:
1.) Not to lose the confidence of your call.
Heb 4:16
- Don't have backwards vision.
If you think God has kicked you out then its gonna be hard to be creative in that place.
- Gods voice is a whisper cause you have to be in close proximity to hear him.
2.) Keep confidence in our dreams.
- There comes a time when u can broadcast your dream to the world, but God wants you to talk to him about it always.
Story of Blind Bartimaus
Jesus asked him what he wants, even though Jesus knew Bartimaus wanted to see, God wants to hear us say what our dream is.
Types of creatives God's wants to reach:
1.) Ones who lost there dream.
2.) Ones who are dreaming the wrong dream.
** Samson - cost him a lot for being in the wrong dream, in the wrong place, with the wrong people.
3.) Ones who are doing the God dream
- Gods dream is always about souls.
Dirt is not very expensive unless its in the right place. Location of dirt can depict its value. New York cost more than Arkansas, and when our location is close to God we then can find more value in ourselves and the things we are doing and apart of.
"Humility is not thinking less of yourself its thinking more of other people."
We all want to be at a place, a church, a leader where other people can come and dream big with others and dream with God.
What's interesting is that none of the answers are theological.
1.) We don't like the music
- Hymns were sounds out of the bars, they where cutting edge several years ago, so be cutting edge with your Praise &
Worship.
- Music we like is not what it's about, its about the ones who aren't here yet.
2.) Kids don't like the church
3.) Sermons are boring and irrelevant.
- Relevant, Humor, transparency, and inspiration should be in every sermon for todays culture.
4.) They want my money
5.) The People are weird, hypocritical, and I don't feel welcome
* Artistic people generally feel unwelcome at churches.
But remember for us:
1.) Not to lose the confidence of your call.
Heb 4:16
- Don't have backwards vision.
If you think God has kicked you out then its gonna be hard to be creative in that place.
- Gods voice is a whisper cause you have to be in close proximity to hear him.
2.) Keep confidence in our dreams.
- There comes a time when u can broadcast your dream to the world, but God wants you to talk to him about it always.
Story of Blind Bartimaus
Jesus asked him what he wants, even though Jesus knew Bartimaus wanted to see, God wants to hear us say what our dream is.
Types of creatives God's wants to reach:
1.) Ones who lost there dream.
2.) Ones who are dreaming the wrong dream.
** Samson - cost him a lot for being in the wrong dream, in the wrong place, with the wrong people.
3.) Ones who are doing the God dream
- Gods dream is always about souls.
Dirt is not very expensive unless its in the right place. Location of dirt can depict its value. New York cost more than Arkansas, and when our location is close to God we then can find more value in ourselves and the things we are doing and apart of.
"Humility is not thinking less of yourself its thinking more of other people."
We all want to be at a place, a church, a leader where other people can come and dream big with others and dream with God.
Friday, May 1, 2009
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Grace on Earth Series - Made to Worship Message
Here is my message from Bayside's Grace on Earth Series:
