12 Jul 2010 12:48
| Bible refs: | 1 John 1:1 |
| Written by: | Sam Hargreaves |
Biblefresh is an initiative we're excited to be partnering with for 2011 - joining over 100 organisations to inspire and resource thousands of churches for engaging with the Bible in fresh ways. They're encouraging churches to sign up to four pledges - the forth of which is to "Provide and...
24 May 2010 15:35
| Themes: | humility, identity, service, chosen, Jesus |
| Bible refs: | John 13:3-5, Matt 7:29, John 14:13, John 15:13, Rom 3:38-39, 1 John 3:1, Luke 9:24 |
| Written by: | Sam Hargreaves |
“Jesus knew that the Father had put all things under his power, and that he had come from God and was returning to God...”
Imagine for a moment that this was said to you. You have all things under your power! You’ve come from God and you’re going back to...
14 Dec 2009 12:32
| Themes: | christmas, Epiphany |
| Written by: | Joel Payne |
What are the Magi doing in the Christmas story - they're a bit mysterious, don't you think? And for that matter, what is a magi, or a mage? Probably best to clear up a bit confusion first.
We tend to lump the Magi in with everyone else in our nativity scenes....
09 Dec 2009 13:16
| Themes: | justice, mission, intercession, sending out, world worship |
| Bible refs: | Heb 13, Matt 5 |
| Written by: | Sam Hargreaves |
I just got off the phone with a friend, who is a passionate worship leader and yet at the same time has been struggling lately because she finds areas of what we call ‘worship’ so inward looking. She said "At my most cynical moments I have felt like I am...
01 Dec 2009 11:44
| Themes: | christmas |
| Written by: | Sara Hargreaves |
If you’re involved with service and worship planning in your church, you’ve probably had your Christmas services all planned out since September (thinking about Christmas towards the end of August has been part of our lives for the last seven years of church work; all part of the fun!).
However, some...
15 Oct 2009 11:30
| Themes: | Internet |
| Written by: | Sara Hargreaves |
As you have found your way to this website, it's clear that you are a web savvy person, with taste for only the best worship resource websites! Joking aside, there are so many great websites out there, available to help you in your worship development and planning. We'd thought we'd...
19 Aug 2009 14:03
| Themes: | technology, video, animation, festival worship, unfinished |
| Bible refs: | Deut 33:10-11 |
| Written by: | Richard Lyall |
“How did you do it so FAST?“
A few people asked me this at New Wine, where I was providing the live visuals for the youth worship meetings. During the talks, I would listen out for key phrases, and throw these up mixed with a suitable images or video clips. I...
05 Aug 2009 12:12
| Themes: | unfinished, festival worship |
| Written by: | Sam Hargreaves |
We had an amazing (if shattering!) two weeks first at London School of Theology’s worship summer school, and then New Wine...
15 Jun 2009 10:37
| Themes: | unfinished, technology, video |
| Bible refs: | Isa 1:18, Matt 6:6 |
| Written by: | Richard Lyall |
I love it.
Worship music in the background, Bible open, and a software painting program running. I’m all set for a time of personal worship. I begin painting a pattern which starts out mostly red, develops white splodges, and then gradually, as I paint, ends up completely white. I didn’t...
18 May 2009 20:22
| Themes: | unfinished |
| Bible refs: | 1 Cor 14:26 |
| Written by: | Sam Hargreaves |
All around us media providers are scrambling to make their products interactive. You don’t just watch the News - you email your opinions and photos. You don’t just listen to the radio - you text what you are up to, and what you thought of that song. You don’t just...
24 Apr 2009 14:01
| Themes: | world worship, mission, smell |
| Bible refs: | 1 Cor 12:14-17, Psalm 141:2, Rom 15:5-6, Isa 65:1-5 |
| Written by: | Ian Collinge |
[Sam: last year I heard Ian give a challenge for western churches to engage more with the worship music of other cultures. It got me thinking about why, in multicultural Britain with so much world music on the radio and in the record shops/mp3 sites, our worship music is sourced...
30 Mar 2009 21:23
| Bible refs: | Ex 35:30-36:1, 1 Chron 25 |
| Written by: | Sam Hargreaves |
It has been really encouraging to hear that people are using the creative ideas we are posting on this site. But what about making your own creative worship – where can you get original ideas, and how can you shape them to connect with your congregation in safe yet challenging...
17 Feb 2009 11:25
| Themes: | easter, lent, good friday, resurrection |
| Bible refs: | Col 1:18-20 |
| Written by: | Sam Hargreaves |
Not long until we’ve stuffed ourselves with pancakes and got down to the serious business of Lent... And I don’t just mean ‘giving up’ something – Wikipedia says “The three traditional practices to be taken up with renewed vigour during Lent are prayer (justice towards God), fasting (justice towards self),...
07 Jan 2009 12:05
| Themes: | intercession, new year, lament, presence of God |
| Bible refs: | Heb 10:19-22, Amos 6:5-7 |
| Written by: | Sara Hargreaves |
Welcome to January 2009! What’s your New Year’s Resolution this year? Loose weight, get fit, get serious with God? If you are a worship leader of some sort, you might feel all geared up and excited about the new year: This is the year when the choir will sing in...
08 Dec 2008 11:39
| Themes: | christmas |
| Bible refs: | John 1, Gen 1 |
| Written by: | Joel Payne |
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God and the Word was God. John 1:1
Christmas is nice, isn't it? Cute little baby, furry donkey, sparkly lights and a carol or two. There's nothing quite so traditional in our culture, both inside and outside the church. We...
17 Nov 2008 10:48
| Written by: | Sam Hargreaves |
We don’t want to say it. It sounds like we’re consumers, wanting more entertainment, and we know that’s not the problem (we’ve had enough of that). Worse, it might sound like we’re tired of God – when we know we’ve only just scratched the surface of the infinitely creative, dynamically...
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