Tag Archives: music

“America’s Verse” — “Judge Not” (Matthew 7:1-5 sermon)

Posted on 2017/09/25 by Shawn Thomas

If each of us in our church shared our favorite football teams this morning, I’d think the Carolina Panthers might be at the top of the list. We also have a few die hard Washington Redskins fans, like Josh Peterson … Continue reading →

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Test Words!

Posted on 2014/12/30 by Shawn Thomas

Job 12:11 is a great example of some of the good advice this godly man has to offer us: “Does not the ear test words, as the palate tastes its food?” It SHOULD — but unfortunately that is not always … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotions/Bible Studies | Tagged discernment, discretion, I Thessalonians 5:21, Job 12:11, music, words | Leave a comment

Music and the Spirit

Posted on 2014/07/03 by Shawn Thomas

We find an obscure but telling episode in II Kings 3, where Elisha is going to prophesy to the kings. In verse 15 he says: “‘But now bring me a minstrel.’ And it came about, when the minstrel played, that … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotions/Bible Studies | Tagged Colossians 3:16, Ephesians 5, II Kings 3:14, inspiration, music, singing, worship | Leave a comment

A Word About Worship Songs

Posted on 2014/06/30 by Shawn Thomas

Colossians 3:16 opens by commanding: “Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you …” — and then instructs us that one way that is to happen is through our music and worship: “… with psalms and hymns and spiritual … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotions/Bible Studies | Tagged Colossians 3:16, John 4:24, music, songs, worship, worship music, worship songs | 2 Comments

Insights on Praise (Psalm 98)

Posted on 2013/10/13 by Shawn Thomas

Psalm 98 is a Psalm of praise, and verses 4-6 specifically give us several insights on how we are to praise God:

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Fairest Lord Jesus

Posted on 2013/04/08 by Shawn Thomas

The hymn “Fairest Lord Jesus” has an uncertain origin. It was first published in a German Roman Catholic publication in 1677, without attribution to an author. It is interesting that Samuel Rutherford, the Scottish Puritan pastor who was exiled in … Continue reading →

Posted in Music, Sermon Illustrations | Tagged fairest, Fairest Lord Jesus, glorious Lord Jesus Christ, hymn story, James 2:1, music, Samuel Rutherford, worship | 4 Comments