CBS BlogMonday, May 29, 2006Camping Trip Panoramic5/29/2006 03:41:00 PM Hello everyone, Have a good summer! Friday, May 19, 2006Note!! // Heb 10:255/19/2006 07:57:00 PM Hey all, There will be NO pre-CBS prayer meeting and CTPM this week (cause Though we're all catching up on a whole semester's worth of sleep and Hebrews 10:25 says... There are no more official "prayer meetings" this year, but let's He's still worthy and we're still family! Press on brothers and sisters! in Christ, p.s. Prayer request? Send it in! p.p.s If you're far away this summer, you can always pray via phone, Thursday, May 11, 20065/11/2006 12:16:00 PM 
Wednesday, May 10, 2006Extended Praise at Mott House5/10/2006 03:00:00 PM So this Friday is traditionally "extended praise" where we come together and sing songs for like...2 hours. It's pretty crazy. BUT, while these extended times of music can be a lot of fun, we gotta be aware of a big CAUTION sign that says: "For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and acknowledgement of God rather than burnt offerings" (Hosea 6:6). And if we've sped past that warning sign, then slow down and listen to Isaiah 29:13, where the Lord says: "These people come near to me with their mouth and honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me." This is one lesson Praise Team has been learning all year - that it's not about picking the catchiest song set (sometimes we don't need songs at all!); it's about preparing our hearts to draw near to the God who is enthroned in our praise. And notice this, that "the God of our worship" is not only the God who is the focus of our praise, but the One who enables us to worship Him rightly at all! Check it out: O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare your praise. You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it; you do not take pleasure in burnt offerings. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise. So rather than just turning this Friday into a nice sing-along where we bring the rubbish we have and call it "praise," I challenge us to think through the fact that worship is never about us and what WE want to do; worship is always focused on Christ. When Christ is lifted up, he will draw all men to himself (check out John 12:32). That being said, while reflecting upon the end of classes and God's faithfulness to us in every little and big way, if there is a song you feel the Spirit placing on your heart, please email the request to me BY THURSDAY NIGHT. To recap: Extended Worship Friday - 7PM Mott House (203 Wyckoff, North Campus) - not Philips 101! Join us in heart as we seek to "find out what pleases the Lord" (Ephesians 5:10). Peace inside, Alex Monday, May 01, 20065/01/2006 10:51:00 PM |
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