Tag Archives: liturgy
Autumn Holidays
Halloween: James Jordan’s “Concerning Halloween” letter. Steve Wilkins’ “Christians and Halloween“. Travis Allen, of John MacArthur’s Grace to You ministry: “Christians and Halloween“. Scotty Smith uses the occasion to pray against “trick or treat spirituality“. David Mathis urges a “Halloween on Mission“. … Continue reading
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Tagged All Saints' Day, church history, Halloween, holidays, liturgy, paganism, Reformation Day
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A Glorious Holiness
As we continue to explore the relationship between holiness and liturgy, I want us to remember why we’re doing it: we want to glorify God in everything, and we delight in things that help us glorify God better and more … Continue reading
What Sermon Does the Service Preach?
As we’ve looked at the relationship between worship and holiness, we’ve seen two big ideas: one, the worshiper not only becomes like what he worships, but he becomes how he worships. Which is to say, the form or shape of … Continue reading
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Tagged CREC Communique, gospel, holiness, liturgy, sanctification, Sermon, worship
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A Two-Hour Piece of Eternity
Picking up the thread of liturgy and holiness from several weeks ago, I made the statement that a God-honoring liturgy produces holiness. Woven into the fabric of that claim is the reality that worshiping God is the high point of … Continue reading
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Tagged Covenant Renewal, CREC Communique, holiness, liturgy
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Liturgy and Holiness
What is the relationship between liturgy (how we worship) and holiness? The answer I want to propose is that a God-honoring liturgy produces holiness. We end up looking like Jesus because of how we worship Him. We want our patterns … Continue reading
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Tagged CREC Communique, holiness, liturgy, sanctification, worship
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Pushing a Feather 