Worship – Grace Evangelical Society

Even a Kid Can Praise God

May 24, 2021 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - church life, Family Worship, praise, Worship

This Sunday, I talked to my children about young David, and we wondered why God chose him instead of his brothers to be king. What made him different? We discussed David’s youth, and I read them the following quote imagining what David would have done in his spare time while tending sheep: On those pastoral

Worship Isn’t What You Think (Mark 15:19)

August 27, 2019 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - bowing down, Mark 15:19, Worship

I admit it. My understanding of worship is a bit of pet peeve. It bothers me that many people mistakenly think that singing with gusto is worship. That raising your hands is worship. That listening to a sermon is worship. That swaying to the music is worship. Biblical worship is none of those things. Now

God or Genie? A Lesson from Job

June 11, 2019 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - genie, God, Job, Worship

Job. He was the ideal man— righteous, upright, fearing God, shunning evil, and so concerned with holiness that he made sacrifices for sins that might have been committed by other people (i.e., his children, cf., Job 1:1-2, 5). No wonder God was especially pleased with Job, twice saying that no one else on earth was

Lent, the Samaritans, and Colossians

March 14, 2019 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Lent, Samaritans, Worship

Recently, someone wrote to ask about Lent. “My friend is celebrating Lent. She asked her pastor about it, and he told her, ‘If it makes you feel closer to God, then do it.’” I would have given the opposite advice. It reminds me of the Samaritans. The Samaritans were a mixed-breed people with a mixed-breed

The Revelation of God

September 6, 2016 by GES Webmaster in Blog - Psalms, Revelation, theology, Worship

by Ken Yates God has revealed Himself to mankind in different ways. We know from Romans 2 that one way God has done that is through the conscience. Men and women in all cultures know that certain things are right and certain things are wrong. They know these things even if they often do not