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Churches as formal, local institutions have been given a very specific, singular mission in this age, best articulated in the Great Commission of Matthew 28:19–20. You can read this article here.
It is very important that we carefully consider the central mission that Christ has given through his apostles for gathered New Testament churches. Listen as Scott Aniol discusses this topic. You can read an article version here.
Do you ever feel like everything around us is crumbling? You look around and wickedness seems to be everywhere, and you wonder: where is God in all this? And not only that, they're prospering!
One of the core purposes of the psalms is to help us navigate this kind of reality, which has indeed been a reality for all of human history.
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Rick Warren is pushing the SBC to stop "bickering about secondary issues" like women pastors and focus on our mission. Is this a fair argument? Listen as Scott Aniol refutes Warren. You can read this essay here.
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When it comes to the issue of whether or not women may preach and/or hold the office of pastor, it has become common to argue in favor of women preachers or women pastors on the basis of unclear texts of Scripture.
However, several texts regarding the nature of pastoral ministry are clear. Listen as Scott Aniol explains. You can read this essay here.
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What does it really mean to serve the Lord?
Unfortunately, there is actually a lot of confusion about the proper answer to that question among evangelicals today. Some Christians believe that the only way to really serve the purposes and plans of God is what is sometimes referred to as “full time Christian service.” All other vocations are just “secular” and therefore are of lesser value. If you’re a farmer or a firefighter or a contractor or a computer programmer, those jobs are not really service to the Lord. If you really want to serve Christ, then you should pursue being a pastor or missionary. And women—well, you’re out of luck. You can’t really serve Christ full time because you can’t be a pastor and you’re stuck at home with the kids.
Others believe true service to Christ is going to entail massive cultural change, bringing whole nations to adopt legal systems that acknowledge Jesus as Lord. Anything less is "loser theology."
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Where in the New Testament do we find anything like building Christendom? Where do we find anything like pursuing full nations explicitly referring to themselves as Christian? Where do we find anything like pursuing a civil order modeled after Old Testament Israel? Where do you see anything like the pursuit of establishing Christianity as the established religion of a nation? Surely if this were God's intent for us, we would see even a hint of it in the New Testament epistles.
Put simply, the New Testament prescribes Christian Faithfulness, not Christian Nationalism. As I noted at the beginning, Christian Nationalists want Christian Faithfulness, but they want more than that.
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What is the relationship between this eternal worship of the world without end and the worship taking place here on earth, both as it was in the beginning (OT worship) and as it is now (NT worship)? This is critical for us to understand since throughout church history, many of the errors that have crept into Christian worship resulted from a mistaken understanding of the proper biblical relationship between worship as it was in the beginning, as it is now, and the true worship of the world without end.
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Christians have long wrestled with the continuities and discontinuities of worship, and confusion in this area has often led to problems with theology and practice of worship. The solution is found in our focus in this essay: worship in the world without end. Understanding properly how worship as it was in the beginning and worship as it is now relate to worship in the world without end helps us to recognize what shall ever be, the center of true worship and, consequently, the purpose of what we do as we gather for worship now.
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Listen as Scott Aniol explains why for biblical truth, form and content are not so easily separable. You can read this essay here.
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What do the psalms mean when they say to sing a new song? Listen as Scott Aniol explains.
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True religion does consist in the religious affections, and music is a wonderful gift from God that helps to give expression to the affections created by the Spirit through his Word.
But we must be careful to define spiritual affections biblically and put music in its proper place. Otherwise, we risk worshiping chords instead of Christ.
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Discussions of "Christian nationalism" are on the rise among evangelicals in recent months. We've seen an uptick of books, podcasts, conferences, and evangelical ministries promoting the idea of a "Christian nation." What would it mean for a nation to be Christian? Would that be a good or bad thing? Listen as Scott Aniol considers this important question.
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Is what has been happening at Asbury University true revival? Is the kind revival they are claiming even promised in the New Testament? Should we be expecting or seeking a fresh "outpouring of the Spirit" today?
Listen as Scott Aniol examines the biblical data. You can read this essay here.
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Listen as Scott Aniol explains how psalms help to form hearts of praise. You can read this essay here.
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In this episode, Scott Aniol answers common questions concerning Christian nationalism, what instruments are appropriate for worship, how often we ought to observe the Lord's Table, and whether imposing "white" music is a problem.
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Listen as Scott Aniol explains the power of singing to respond to the Lord's blessings. You can read this essay here.
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What image of reality does God wants us to have of life under his rule in the midst of a wicked world. What are we to do? How can we praise the Lord when this is the reality? Listen as Scott Aniol explains. You can read this essay here.
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When Martin Luther was asked what his favorite psalms were, he answered that his favorite psalms were the “Pauline Psalms.” And when he was asked which psalms those were, he answered Psalm 32, Psalm 51, Psalm 130, and Psalm 143. Four penitential psalms—four songs of repentance. Luther said that he believed that these four penitential psalms contained truths that best reflected the gospel as Paul articulated it in his New Testament epistles. These songs clearly express and form within us the reality of our sin, God’s judgment of sin, and the forgiveness that is possible for those who repent and believe, forgiveness that is based upon the sacrificial atonement of the Son of God.
Psalm 130 is a gospel song. You can read an article version of this episode here.
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en cited by evangelicals to prove that every cultural expression is legitimate since people from every nation will be admitted into heaven is Revelation 5:9. Listen as Scott Aniol explains this passage. You can read this essay here.
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As the New Testament’s treatment of the Psalms makes clear, ultimately the Psalms point to the true Blessed Man, the King of Glory who opened the gates of heaven to all who put their trust in him and stands as their mediator and intercessor.
In other words, the Psalms encompass the gospel. But the Psalms don’t just describe the gospel, they form the gospel into our hearts, shaping our imagination of what a truly blessed life will be in willing submission to the King of Glory.
Listen as Scott Aniol explains how the psalms can form the gospel in our hearts.
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Before we can express praise to God, we must express thanks. Listen as Scott Aniol explains. You can read this essay here.
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Central to a proper image of blessedness as expressed in the Psalms is a conception of God’s rule as that which brings flourishing, rather than conceiving it as burdensome. God pronounced a blessing upon Adam in Genesis 1:28 that gave him the right to rule as God’s chosen representative under God’s ultimate authority. God made man “to have dominion over the works of [his] hands;” he “put all things under his feet” (Ps 8:6). Adam, however, failed. He conceived of God’s rule as bonds to be broken, and he disobeyed the command of God. Adam forfeited his right to rule as God’s regal representative.
Yet God’s intent to bless man by giving him rule over all things under his ultimate rule did not end with Adam’s failure. God still intends to bless humankind through the mediatorial rule of an Anointed One, and this is a critical element of a proper image of blessedness, one first introduced in Psalm 2 and developed throughout the Psalter. An ungodly conception of blessedness that casts off the rule of God also rejected “his Anointed,” as Psalm 2:2 states. The term translated “Anointed” in the psalms and throughout Scripture is the word “Messiah,” and refers to God’s chosen kingly representative. Therefore, we must understand the nature of this Anointed One and how he plays into a proper conception of blessedness in submission to God’s rule.
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Agreement on the gospel creates minimal Christian unity, whereas maximal Christian unity happens the more Christians agree on the whole counsel of God. Listen as Scott Aniol explains the biblical doctrine of separation.
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Listen as Scott Aniol explains what Christians should do when the commands of God and men conflict.
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Listen as Scott Aniol explains the biblical role God designed for government to have.
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Many people claim to be an apostle today? What is an apostle? Scott Aniol answers from Scripture.
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God has given us his sufficient Word, and we should not expect for the Holy Spirit to give us revelation, including "a still small voice" or impressions. What does the Holy Spirit do today, then? Scott Aniol Explains.
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God has given us his sufficient Word, and we should not expect for the Holy Spirit to give us revelation, including "a still small voice" or impressions. What does the Holy Spirit do today, then? Scott Aniol Explains.
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The first word of Psalm 1 tells us what the goal of the whole collection of psalms is: blessedness. Listen as Scott Aniol explains this unifying feature of the psalms. You can read this essay here: https://g3min.org/blessedness-in-a-wicked-world
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guest on the CrossPolitic podcast asserted that it is the fault of Baptist individualism that transgenderism has risen in our culture. Listen as Scott Aniol responds. You can read this essay here: https://g3min.org/did-baptist-theology-cause-transgenderism-a-friendly-response-to-crosspolitic/
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Scott Aniol discusses ways we might unintentionally hide God from our children. You can read this blog post here.
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It is quite common for Baptists today to claim that the church has been given only two ordinances—baptism and the Lord's Supper. Baptists today sort of take this for granted; pastors often say from the pulpit that we have been given only two ordinances, and if you were to ask the average Baptist, they would agree. However, this language has not always been so among Baptists. In fact, it's rather recent. Listen as Scott Aniol explain. You can read this essay at G3Min.org.
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“Coming of age” ceremonies are not unique in the history of humankind, of course. Various communities around the world and throughout time have marked the transition of a child into an adult with rituals and ceremonies, possibly the most well-known of these being the bar mitzvah in Jewish communities. Historically, age thirteen is when a child comes of age and enters a period of training for adulthood. For Christians, this can be a wonderful opportunity to stimulate a young man or woman toward Christian maturity. Listen as Scott Aniol explains what he and his wife have done with their adolescent children. Scott Aniol's blog: https://g3min.org/blogs/scott-aniol/
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One of the clearest ways you can determine someone’s fundamental theology of worship is to ask them the following question: “How do you know that you have worshiped?” If our goal in worship is to commune with God, how do we know we have accomplished our goal? How do we know we have worshiped? Listen as Scott Aniol explains. You can read this essay here.
This episode is an excerpt from Biblical Foundations of Corporate Worship (Free Grace Press, 2022).
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Do a Google Image search for "worship," and the dominant image you'll find is a group of people, hands raised, eyes closed, faces scrunched. That's the dominant image today of evangelical worship. But is it the biblical image. Listen as Scott Aniol addresses this topic.
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Weekly observance does make the Supper seem routine. And that's a good thing. Listen as Scott Aniol explains. You can read this post here.
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In this edition of "Ask Me Anything," Scott Aniol answers questions concerning why you should not watch The Chosen, whether nativity scenes break the Second Commandment, whether unsaved children should be allowed to sing in a church choir, whether we should void vaccines that use fetal cells, the place of physical expressiveness in corporate worship, and what characterizes traditional hymnody.
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What does the Bible teach about church offices (elder, pastor, overseer, deacon) and the responsibilities of each office? Scott Aniol explains.
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The biblical and historical precent for welcoming children into church gatherings is clear—why do most churches today segregate children into their own gatherings? Scott Aniol examines the biblical and historic evidence.
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Don't give in and watch The Chosen. Your imagination will forever be shaped by the visceral potency of a cinematic interpretation of Bible narratives, and it will therefore be much more difficult to allow the words of Scripture to shape your imagination. God gave us words.
Scott Aniol explains why using any visual images of the triune God is harmful to truly knowing and loving God.
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Scott Aniol uses recent comments by Dwight McKissic and Jackie Hill Perry to clarify important biblical category differences between ethnicity and culture.
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Did you know that understanding the nature and circumstances of the Davidic Covenant is important for understanding the intentional arrangement and purpose of the Psalms? Listen as Scott Aniol explains.
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It is no secret that among evangelicals today the psalms are mostly ignored in corporate worship. Listen as Scott Aniol explains four reasons.
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Christians today have a significant misunderstanding of the nature of our relationship with God, including the role of emotions. Using Scripture and the writings of Jonathan Edwards, Scott Aniol explains why physical feelings are signs of nothing. The only way to measure our relationship with God is long-term, progressive spiritual growth.
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- Church and Family Life Conference, May 19–22
- GBTS Theology of Worship Course, August 11–13
Books mentioned in this episode:
- Biblical Foundations of Corporate Worship
- Changed from Glory into Glory: The Liturgical Story of the Christian Faith
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Scott responds to critics who claim that he wants worship to be boring. This is in response to Scott's recent article, "Stop Singing Hillsong, Bethel, Jesus Culture, and Elevation."
Upcoming events mentioned in this episode:
- Church and Family Life Conference, May 19–22
- GBTS Theology of Worship Course, August 11–13
Books/articles mentioned in this episode:
- Biblical Foundations of Corporate Worship
- Changed from Glory into Glory: The Liturgical Story of the Christian Faith
- Why Are You Afraid? by Darrell Harrison and Virgil Walker
- How We May Read Scriptures with Most Spiritual Profit by Thomas Watson
- The Conservative Church: Preserving and Transmitting Biblical Christianity by David de Bruyn
- What Happens When We Worship by Jonathan Landry Cruse
- "Understanding Affections in the Theology of Jonathan Edwards: 'The High Exercises of Divine Love'"by Ryan Martin
- "Violent Motions of Carnal Affections"by Ryan Martin
- From Passions to Emotions: The Creation of a Secular Psychological Category by Thomas Dixon
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Scott Aniol explains the difference between a covenant-renewal theology of worship and a sacramental theology of worship and the two different kinds of music that embody these two theologies.
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Scott Aniol explains what he meant by "music embodies theology" in his article/podcast on why Reformed Christians should not sing music from groups whose music embodies Pentecostal theology.
Original article: https://g3min.org/stop-singing-hillsong-bethel-jesus-culture-and-elevation
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There's no question about it—Hillsong, Bethel, Jesus Culture, and Elevation have become a global phenomenon. And you should stop singing their music. Scott Aniol explains why.
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By the end of the fifteenth century, worship (along with many other aspects of theology) was in desperate need of Reform. Scott Aniol explains what problems existed and how they were formed.
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The record of the salvation of three individuals in Phillip (Acts 16) serves a greater purpose than simply to provide interesting conversion stories. The fact that Luke, through the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, chose to record the conversions of these three specific individuals was to teach us some important truths regarding the power of the gospel and Christ's plan in building his church. Comparing and contrasting these three individuals help us to draw some conclusions regarding the nature of the gospel and the purpose of the church.
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Scott Aniol explains why affirming female elders harms the gospel.
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At the heart of our philosophy of the church’s responsibility toward culture is a proper understanding of how God rules sovereignly over all things, how he specifically rules his redeemed people—particularly now the NT church, and how his rule will culminate in the future. Another way of saying this is that central to a biblical philosophy of cultural engagement is how Scripture uses language like “rule,” “reign,” and “kingdom” to describe God’s plan in history, and essential to this understanding is recognition that Scripture uses these kinds of “kingdom” terms to describe a couple different concepts in God’s working out of his sovereign plan.
Listen as Scott Aniol explains.
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So God has revealed himself, and he has done so both through his Natural Revelation—what he has made—and through his Special Revelation—what he has said.
Perhaps one of the most succinct and, indeed, beautiful articulations of these two forms of God’s revelation is found in Psalm 19. This psalm describes both God’s natural and special revelation in a strikingly vivid poem. In fact, C. S. Lewis wrote, “I take this to be the greatest poem in the Psalter and one of the greatest lyrics in the world.”
Listen as Scott Aniol explores these two forms of God's revelation in Psalm 19.
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In most ways, Jonathan Edwards and Charles Finney—their philosophies, theologies, and practices—are polar opposites.
But as I read both of them, I can't help but notice what appear to be similarities in what they said. And the deeper you read, the more apparent it becomes that unless someone really understands the underlying differences between what they were saying, it may be quite possible to actually follow Finney’s example while trying to emulate Edwards.
Listen as Scott Aniol explains, or read here: https://g3min.org/why-trying-to-emulate-edwards-may-actually-be-emulating-finney
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Christmas—a very mention of the word produces delight and expectation in the hearts of people everywhere. Or does it?
For some Christians, Christmas is a much-anticipated season to celebrate the birth of Christ. For others, it is also a time to encourage family closeness and tradition. But still others refuse to celebrate at all, insisting that the season is rooted in pagan ritual and should be avoided.
Added to this controversy is the growing concern of many Christians to “put Christ back in Christmas” while the expanding secular culture of commercialism is forgetting the babe in the manger altogether. For instance, a national survey indicated that “just over a tenth of Americans today believe Jesus Christ of Nazareth is the focus of Christmas, with almost nine out of ten people saying the holiday has become less religious.” 1
Much of the controversy for Christians, however, is largely due to ignorance and speculation. Add to this varying misinterpretations of Scripture, and this creates a recipe for confusion. For believers on any side of the issue—whether a synthesis of celebrating Christ’s birth and family tradition, an insistence upon focusing on Christ alone, or a rejection of the season altogether—a clear understanding of history and the Bible, plus reasonable common sense, must rule any discussion of Christ and Christmas.
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Most people (in America, at least) seem to assume that these infamous twelve days describe those leading up to Christmas Day. However, in the Christian tradition, the Twelve Days actually refer to the celebration of Christ’s nativity—also called “Christmastide”—between Christmas (December 25) and Epiphany (January 6), the day that celebrates the visit of the Magi. Scott Aniol explains.
Read this post here: https://g3min.org/when-are-the-twelve-days-of-christmas
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The affections of our hearts are central to true worship. Yet while praise, joy, contrition, and love are all important affections for worship, I believe gratitude is the most important worship affection. Listen as Scott Aniol explains.
Read this post here: https://g3min.org/thanksgiving-the-primary-worship-response
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Listen as Scott Aniol, Virgil Walker, Laramie Minga, and Matt Sikes have a conversation about the need to reform worship according to Scripture and why G3 Ministries is launching Biblical Worship Workshops. You can register for the first workshop on February 8–9 at G3Min.org.
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Data transmission is not all there is to discipleship. Listen as Scott Aniol Explains.
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Today we hold assumptions about culture, science, music, worship, and so many other things because of the impact of the Enlightenment and the secularist religion rather than Scripture. Listen as Scott Aniol discusses how the Age of Reason impacted everything about how we think and live.
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The biblical answer to combating terrible thinking such as is represented in white supremacy is not multiculturalism. Multiculturalism is not the answer because it suffers from the same essential fallacy as white supremacy, namely, that ethnicity and culture are equivalent categories. They are not. Listen as Scott Aniol explains.
You can read this post here: https://g3min.org/the-common-problem-with-white-supremacy-and-multiculturalism.
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God clearly wants Christians to be unified, and Christians should pursue unity wherever possible, but what is biblical unity? Scott Aniol explains that there is a boundary and a center to Christian unity.
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A brief reflection on Thomas Kelly's beautiful crucifixion hymn, "Stricken, Smitten, and Afflected" set to O MEIN JESU, ICH MUSS STERBEN.
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Stricken, smitten, and afflicted,
See Him dying on the tree!
'Tis the Christ by man rejected;
yes, my soul, 'tis He, 'tis He!
'Tis the long-expected Prophet,
David's Son, yet David's Lord;
by His Son God now has spoken:
'tis the true and faithful Word.
Tell me, ye who hear Him groaning,
was there ever grief like His?
Friends thro' fear His cause disowning,
foes insulting His distress;
many hands were raised to wound Him,
none would interpose to save;
but the deepest stroke that pierced Him
was the stroke that Justice gave.
Ye who think of sin but lightly
nor suppose the evil great
here may view its nature rightly,
here its guilt may estimate.
Mark the sacrifice appointed,
see who bears the awful load;
'tis the Word, the Lord's Anointed,
Son of Man and Son of God.
Here we have a firm foundation;
here the refuge of the lost;
Christ, the Rock of our salvation,
His the Name of which we boast.
Lamb of God, for sinners wounded,
sacrifice to cancel guilt!
None shall ever be confounded
who on him their hope have built.
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Listen as Scott Aniol discusses Reformation roots of worship reformed according to Scripture, significantly influenced by theologians such as Martin Bucer and John Calvin.
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There is something about the Father sending Jesus on a mission that is a model for Christ sending us on a mission, but the question is, in what way? What is the mission that Christ gave to us, and how is it related to his mission?
This is an important question, because some today argue that Jesus's statement in these two texts means that our mission is the same as Jesus's mission.
In this short essay, Scott Aniol argues that our mission—like Christ's mission—is to do what we have been uniquely commissioned by Christ to do.
You can read this essay at https://g3min.org/is-our-mission-the-same-as-jesuss-mission.
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Who is qualified to be the "worship leader" within a church service? Listen as Scott Aniol addresses this questions biblically. You can read this article at https://g3min.org/who-leads-worship.
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Listen as Scott Aniol discusses the nature, limits, and strengths of God’s natural and special revelation from Psalm 19.
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Listen as Scott Aniol reads his latest blog post, found at https://g3min.org/draw-near.
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A brief reflection on Isaac Watts's beautiful but lesser-known hymn on the doctrine of election, "How Sweet and Awful Is the Place."
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Listen as Scott Aniol reads his latest blog post, found at https://g3min.org/mission-make-worshipers.
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Implications of living as dual citizens in God’s two kingdoms, submitting to human government, obeying God rather than men, the limited jurisdictions of human government
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What does the sufficiency of Scripture really mean? Listen as Scott Aniol reads his latest blog post, published at https://g3min.org/people-of-the-book.
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A brief reflection on John Wesley's adaptation of George Herbert's poem. Download this hymn for free at classichymns.org.
Teach me, my God and King,
in all things Thee to see,
and what I do in anything,
to do it as for Thee.
To scorn the senses’ sway,
while still to Thee I tend;
in all I do be Thou the Way,
in all be Thou the End.
All may of Thee partake;
nothing so small can be,
but draws, when acted for Thy sake,
greatness and worth from Thee.
If done t'obey Thy laws,
e’en servile labors shine;
hallowed is toil, if this the cause,
the meanest work divine.
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Why "By the Waters of Babylon"? Does Psalm 137 really have any relevance for Christians today? Listen as Scott Aniol reads his essay posted at https://g3min.org/by-the-waters-of-babylon.
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How should Christians respond to the culture around them? Adam’s failure to be the perfect king/priest and Christ’s success. God’s two kingdoms in this present age.
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Scott Aniol makes an important announcement about his new position at G3 Ministries.
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A reading of an essay posted at https://religiousaffections.org/news-reviews/gods-natural-revelation.
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A reading of an essay posted at https://religiousaffections.org/articles/articles-on-theology/god-has-revealed-himself.
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Christians as exiles in a pagan world, why do we assume new is best?, Why Johnny Can't Sing Hymns by T. David Gordon, characteristics of our pagan world, and more!
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Hear Scott Aniol talk about his new book on family worship, available now from Free Grace Press. https://freegracepress.com/products/let-the-little-children-come
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Scott Aniol interacts with Glenn Packiam's response to Hans Boersma's article on First Things, "The Liturgical Medium is the Message," and argues that both authors have a similar errant expectation that Christians ought to expect to physically experience God's manifest presence through the liturgy and music. Rather, Christians must draw near to God by faith. Scott then recommends a book that well articulates this corrective to medieval and contemporary experientialism, What Happens When We Worship by Jonathan Landry Cruse.
"The Liturgical Medium is the Message" by Hans Boersma: https://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2021/05/the-liturgical-medium-is-the-message
"Why Contemporary Worship Isn't Actually Ruining the Church" by Glenn Packiam: https://www.missioalliance.org/why-contemporary-worship-is-not-ruining-the-church
What Happens When We Worship by Jonathan Landry Cruse: https://www.heritagebooks.org/products/what-happens-when-we-worship-cruse.html
Full book review: https://artistictheologian.com/2021/04/16/what-happens-when-we-worship-jonathan-landry-cruse/
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A biblical understanding of the corporate importance of gathered worship should impact everything we do in corporate worship. Listen as Scott Aniol discusses such implications. Read this at https://religiousaffections.org/articles/articles-on-worship/the-work-of-the-people.
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A brief reflection on "Jesus Shall Reign," Isaac Watts's interpretive paraphrase of Psalm 72.
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Unfortunately, while contemporary evangelical churches don’t necessarily suffer from the kind of sacerdotalism that developed in the medieval church, a similar problem has emerged. Listen as Scott Aniol explains. You can read this at https://religiousaffections.org/articles/articles-on-worship/sacerdotalism-in-contemporary-worship.
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In the second half of chapter 6 of Sound Worship: A Guide to Making Musical Choices in a Noisy World, Scott Aniol discusses how to best prepare for and participate in corporate worship each week.
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Two visions of heavenly worship, the Christian's reality now, the necessity of faith, and worship shaped by the worship of heaven
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Every member should be actively involved in corporate worship, for the glory of God, to the benefit of our own individual fellowship with God, and for the building up of the entire body. Posted at https://religiousaffections.org/articles/articles-on-worship/the-work-of-ministry.
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The worship that takes place in God’s temple is not reserved for ordained clergy who worship on behalf of the congregation as mediators between them and God. All believers are priests who have full access to the presence of God and who offer spiritual sacrifices to him. Listen as Scott Aniol explains in a reading of a post at https://religiousaffections.org/articles/articles-on-worship/the-priesthood-of-all-believers.
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How should we think about Sunday morning? Listen as Scott Aniol reads the first part of chapter 6 from his book, Sound Worship, and addresses the issue of the purpose of corporate worship.
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A brief reflection on "Jesus, Lover of My Soul" by Charles Wesley, set to ABERYSTWYTH. You can download this hymn at https://religiousaffections.org/hymns/jesus-lover-of-my-soul.
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How should the dialogical nature of worship impact what we do in corporate gatherings? Listen as Scott Aniol explains.
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Beauty is sourced in God and has been marred by sin, but as redeemed Christians, we have a responsibility to judge whether things are beauty based on the absolute standard of God's transcendent beauty. Listen as Scott Aniol reads the second half of chapter 5 from his book, Sound Worship: A Guide to Making Musical Choices in a Noisy World.
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J. S. Bach masterfully portrays the satisfaction of God's wrath in the death of his Son through how he musically sets the passion narrative from St. Matthew, including other poetry and key chorales. Listen as Scott Aniol explains along with musical examples.
You can (and should!) listen to the whole of Bach's St. Matthew Passion here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3k4Ph-H5ZO4
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Commune with God is a conversation, a dialogue. Posted at https://religiousaffections.org/articles/articles-on-worship/god-speaks-we-respond.
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Is beauty in the eye of the beholder? In order to answer that question biblically, we first need to determine the source of beauty and recognize the fact that beauty was marred by sin. Scott Aniol addresses this topic in the first half of chapter 5 in his book, Sound Worship: A Guide to Making Musical Choices in a Noisy World.
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A brief reflection on "This Is My Father's World" by Maltbie Babcock, set to TERRA BEATA.
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Jesus’s conversation with the Samaritan woman in John 4 explains the nature of all-satisfying communion with God. Posted at https://religiousaffections.org/articles/articles-on-worship/dialogue-with-god.
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An application of principles about musical communication to the Christian's musical choices in life and in corporate worship. A reading of the second half of chapter 4 from Sound Worship: A Guide to Making Musical Choices in a Noisy World by Scott Aniol.
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How Christian values waned in the West, Scripture as the foundation of human reason, the rise of the religion of secularism, and Christianity’s failure to resist.
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Jesus’s encounter with the Samaritan woman in John 4 is text that helps us to see that worship is communion with God. Audio version of an essay posted at https://religiousaffections.org/articles/articles-on-worship/living-water.
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Audio of the first half of chapter 4 from Sound Worship: A Guide to Making Musical Choices in a Noisy World. Scott Aniol addresses the issue of musical meaning and urges Christians to ask careful questions about what their music communicates.
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brief reflection on "Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise" by Walter Chalmers Smith.
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The audio version of an essay posted at https://religiousaffections.org/articles/articles-on-worship/covenant-renewal-in-corporate-worship.
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An excerpt from Sound Worship: A Guide to Making Musical Choices in a Noisy World, Chapter 3: Why Do We Sing in Church?
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Are we supposed to complete Christ's mission? What did Jesus mean when we said, "As the Father has sent me, even so I am sending you"? Are we supposed to redeem culture?
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A reading of an essay posted at https://religiousaffections.org/articles/articles-on-worship/brought-near-by-the-blood-of-christ.
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An excerpt from Sound Worship: A Guide to Making Musical Choices in a Noisy World by Scott Aniol. Chapter 2: "Is the Bible Enough?"
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A brief reflection on "God Moves in a Mysterious Way" by William Cowper.
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A reading of an essay posted at https://religiousaffections.org/articles/articles-on-worship/the-church-gods-temple.
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A new segment on the By the Waters of Babylon Podcast: Remembering Zion, resources for setting our minds on things above. In this episode, Scott reads the introduction and chapter 1 of his book, Sound Worship: A Guide to Making Musical Choices in a Noisy World. Chapter 1 is titled, "Does Music Matter?"
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What are we really doing when we gather for corporate worship each week? The church as God’s temple. What Happens When We Worship? by Jonathan Landry Cruse. Corporate worship as covenant renewal.
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A reading of an essay posted at https://religiousaffections.org/articles/articles-on-worship/the-authority-of-scripture-over-the-order-of-corporate-worship.
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A brief reflection on "Blessed Jesus, at the Word" by Tobias Clausnitzer with LIEBSTER JESU by Johann Ahle.
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A reading of an essay posted at https://religiousaffections.org/articles/articles-on-worship/the-extent-of-biblical-authority-over-worship.
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Is culture the same as ethnicity? What biblical ideas best inform our contemporary understanding of culture?
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A brief reflection on the hymn "Sing Praise to God Who Reigns Above" by Johann Jacob Schutz.
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A reading of an essay posted at https://religiousaffections.org/articles/articles-on-worship/the-traditions-of-men.
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Extra-biblical ideas as tools, defining critical theory, ethnicity and race, white supremacy and multiculturalism, and resolving division in society and church
Article version of this episode: https://religiousaffections.org/articles/articles-on-culture/a-concise-biblical-evaluation-of-critical-theory/
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5 Day Bible Narratives devotional resources available at tunemyheart.org, special thanks to donors (donate at religiousaffections.org/about).
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Brief meditations on twelve Christmas hymns.
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Which advent is in view in Isaac Watt's setting of Psalm 72, "Jesus Shall Reign"?
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Brief reflections on several Advent hymns.
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When are the 12 Days of Christmas? Does Christmas have pagan roots? Which advent is in view in "Joy to the World"?
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A reading of an essay posted at https://religiousaffections.org/articles/biblical-studies/the-foundations-are-not-destroyed.
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A brief reflection on "Lord Jesus, Think on Me" by Synesius of Cyrene and paraphrased by Allen W. Chatfield.
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A reading of an essay posted at https://religiousaffections.org/articles/biblical-studies/responses-to-crumbling-foundations.
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The foundations of society are crumbling; what can the righteous do? Reaffirm God's foundational principles.
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A reading of an essay posted at https://religiousaffections.org/articles/biblical-studies/if-the-foundations-are-destroyed.
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A brief reflection of one of Martin Luther's first hymns, "Out of the Depths I Cry to Thee," a paraphrase of Psalm 130. Download this hymn at classichymns.org.
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A reading of a blog post at ReligiousAffections.org by Scott Aniol.
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The theologic of biblical worship, Scripture-formed music, aesthetic correspondence
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Read this at https://religiousaffections.org/articles/biblical-studies/gods-response-to-wicked-imagination.
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Hymn recommendations for Reformation Sunday. You can read about these hymns and download them for free at https://religiousaffections.org/articles/hymnody/reformation-hymns-2.
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Print version posted at ReligiousAffections.org.
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The God-ordained purpose of government, the tragedy of abortion, Democratic and Republican policies and record on abortion, responsibility in voting
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Reading of a blog posted October 7, 2020. Read it here.
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A brief reflection on "To Avert from Men God's Wrath" by John Hus, adapted by Martin Luther. Download free at www.classichymns.org.
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Reading of a blog posted September 23, 2020. Read it here.
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What it means to be a disciple of Christ, shaping hearts, The Abolition of Man by C. S. Lewis, Scripture’s aesthetic forms, Tune My Heart, and the role of corporate worship in forming disciples
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"'Tis Finished! The Messiah Dies" by Charles Wesley; OLIVE'S BROW by William Bradbury. Download for free at classichymns.org.
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Wickedness around us, “That Man Is Blest Who Fearing God” by Isaac Watts, praise in the Psalms, Singing the Songs of Jesus by Michael LeFabvre, and the nature of true blessedness
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A better way to sing the Old Irish hymn, "Be Thou My Vision."
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Defining worship, foundations at Creation, pagan worship, Moses and Israel, and the significance of Christ
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What can we learn from the pandemic? What should churches do? What should be our goal with COVID-19? Our relationship to government, and more.
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A brief reflection on "The Day of Resurrection" by John of Damascus.
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What is the biblical role of government? The Benedict Option by Rod Dreher, and what do we do when the government commands contradict God’s commands?
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A brief reflection on "The Strife Is O'er." Download the hymn here: https://religiousaffections.org/hymns/strife-is-oer-the/.
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Virtual Lord’s Supper, hymn resources, Big Truths for Young Hearts by Bruce Ware, and using this time to develop healthy family worship habits
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A brief reflection on "My Song Is Love Unkown" by Samuel Crossman.
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Psalm 130, confession of sin, “Out of the Depths” by Martin Luther, Draw Near: The Heart of Communion with God by Scott Aniol, and what songs do artistically
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A special coronavirus episode with resource suggestions for churches forced to worship in small gropus. Full text and resources at https://religiousaffections.org/articles/articles-on-worship/how-a-church-can-worship-together-during-covid-19/.
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A brief reflection on "O Love, How Deep." Background music from "Wayfaring Stranger" by John Catchings. Used by permission.
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What is a worldview? A better way to sing “Be Thou My Vision.” Shaping our worldview by Scripture. Christian worldview in a post-Enlightenment culture. The reasonableness of Christian faith.
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A brief refleciton on "Ah, Holy Jesus" by Johann Heermann, tr. Robert Bridges. Background music from "Impromptu: Meditative Hymn Improvisations" by Paul S. Jones. Used by permission. Visit classichymns.org to download this hymn.
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Biblical definition of affection, evolution of the idea of emotions, Jonathan Edwards, “Jesus, Lover of My Soul” by Charles Wesley, Understanding Affections in the Theology of Jonathan Edwards by Ryan Martin, and controlling the passions
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A brief refleciton on "Come to the Waters" by James Montgomery Boice from Hymns for a Modern Reformation. Background music from "Impromptu: Meditative Hymn Improvisations" by Paul S. Jones. Used by permission. Visit classichymns.org to download this hymn.
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Biblical definition of culture, “My God, I Love Thee,” pop culture, All God’s Children and Blue Suede Shoes by Ken Myers, and the church’s use of culture.
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A brief reflection on "O, the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus." Background music from "Sacre Music for Cello" by Paul S. Jones. Used by permission.
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Children in worship, “All Things Bright and Beautiful,” worship formation, Parenting in the Pew, tips for pastors, parents, and parishioners
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A brief reflection on "My God, I Love Thee." Background music from "Impromptu: Meditative Hymn Improvisations" by Paul S. Jones. Used by permission.
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Psalm 96, the formative power of singing, “Father, Most Holy,” Singing and Making Music by Paul Jones
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A brief hymn reflection on "Behold, the Great Creator."
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A brief hymn reflection on "Christians, Awake! Salute the Happy Morn."
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A brief hymn reflection on "See Amid the Winter's Snow."
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A brief hymn reflection on "All My Heart this Night Rejoices."
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A brief hymn reflection on "In the Bleak Midwinter."
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A brief hymn reflection on "From Heaven Above to Earth I Come."
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A brief hymn reflection on "Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming."
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A brief hymn reflection on "How Bright Appears the Morning Star."
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A brief hymn reflection on "Break Forth, O Beauteous Heavenly Light."
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A brief hymn reflection on "Love Came Down at Christmas"
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A brief hymn reflection on "Of the Father's Love Begotten."
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A brief reflection on the hymn, "Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence"
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The 12 Days of Christmas, “Savior of the Nations, Come,” Does Christmas have pagan roots?, and which advent is in view in “Joy to the Word”?
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Gratitude, the nature of spiritual affections, “Father, We Thank Thee,” and Eucharist.
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Christian Identity, “My Song Is Love Unknown” by Samuel Crossman, Spiritual Unity, and the Benefits of Functional Diversity
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The People’s Work, 1 Corinthians 14, “Ah, Holy Jesus” by Johann Heermann, Worship Reformed According to Scripture by Hughes Oliphant Old, and biblical authority.
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The Pattern of Worship at Mt. Sinai, Fourth-Century Latin Hymn “Holy God, We Praise Your Name,” Recurring Worship Pattern in the Temple, Christ-Centered Worship by Bryan Chapell, and the Pattern of Heavenly Worship.
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Historic Christian approaches toward culture, “Lord, We Bow Before Your Glory” by Eric Alexander, Worldview without God, Augustine’s City of God, and the Lord’s Day.
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Christian vocation, “How Sad Our State” by Isaac Watts, God’s two kingdoms, What Is Vocation? by Stephen Nichols, and God’s work in the world.
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God's common grace in culture, distinct worship, review of By the Waters of Babylon: Worship in a Post-Christian Culture, and the importance of welcoming children into corporate worship.
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The church as exiles and strangers, a hymn resource, review of A New Song for an Old World by Calvin Stapert, and a biblical definition of culture.
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In this episode:
Is Psalm 137 relevant for today? Recommendation on The Conservative Church by David de Bruyn Review of To Change the World by James Davison Hunter Review of "Return to the Ordinary Means of Grace" by Sean Nolan What does it mean to be "people of the Book"?
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