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"You never gave a party for me. I've always wanted to be joyful, but you never gave a party for me." Of course, it came as a great disappointment to me when I actually became an adult to learn that many adults do not find it an overwhelming joy at all to come into the house of the Lord. The Lord gave us a vision to establish a network of house churches where whole families and friend groups would come together to worship Jesus, carry his glory, and minister to one another in his power, truth, joy, and love.
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But as the Gospel of Luke portrays it, they had a problem with joy, and especially did they have a problem with the kind of joy that Jesus generated, joyfully eating and drinking with sinners and making merry with prostitutes and tax collectors. There are times when the anthem soars, when the hymns touch our hearts, when the prayers sing, when the sermon reaches us? Times when we walk out the door and say to ourselves, "I was glad I was here today in the house of the Lord." I don't want to overstate the case. This time of the year, there is a lot of focus on what makes people happy. It is easy to focus energy and effort (not to mention lots of money) in attempting to purchase happiness. Marketers have a stronghold on American consumers because we can easily come to believe in the need to make our vital contribution to the overall good of society and preserve vital relationships, all at the same time by shopping.
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Phil Wickham's 'House of the Lord' Tops Christian Airplay: 'This Song Has Brought Joy to My Heart' - Billboard
Phil Wickham's 'House of the Lord' Tops Christian Airplay: 'This Song Has Brought Joy to My Heart'.
Posted: Wed, 13 Oct 2021 07:00:00 GMT [source]
When we consider these reasons we may realize that we are lacking in the praising of God. One of the primary reasons to come together is to hear and heed God’s word. The Bible, the Word of God, must be the center of all that we do. Our consumer-driven society is also saturated with mind-numbing media designed to provide pleasurable entertainment for the purpose of drawing consumers into the sphere of influence, where advertising is permitted to make its pitch.

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"House of the Lord" is a song by American contemporary Christian musician Phil Wickham. The song was released on April 2, 2021,[1] as the second single from his eighth studio album, Hymn of Heaven (2021).[2] Wickham co-wrote the song with Jonathan Smith.[3] Jonathan Smith produced the single. The latest news and hot topics trending among Christian music, entertainment and faith life. Think of what has been done for us that we can have salvation. We can consider all the reasons we have to praise God.
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Some of us are like the younger brother, people who have wasted our lives, and some of us are like the older brother, people who have worked hard and who smolder with resentment because things are hard and responsibilities are heavy, and life is not fair. But the fact is, both are on the outside, both the younger son and the older son are on the outside, and it is God who invites us into the place of joy. So Jesus told them some stories, some parables about joy. He told them about a shepherd who lost one of his little sheep and worried out of his mind, he went searching for it. He told them about a poor woman who had only 10 coins and one of them got lost, so she swept the house high and low till she found that coin, and she was so joyful about finding that coin, she threw a party to celebrate.
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But something different and strange happens in this story. The father comes outside the house, outside the party, outside the joy and merriment, out to the older brother, out to the Pharisee, out to all of us. "I've served you all my life. I've never disobeyed you." And then comes the touching part.
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Over the past 12 months I've learned in a deeper way than ever that though happiness comes and goes in Jesus I can always have joy. Cause though happiness is based on circumstances, joy is rooted in identity. Though we were once beggars, in Jesus we are royalty.
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When we come together we should take the opportunity to strengthen those family bonds. It is important for a healthy family in the church. The tribes of the Lord, of Israel, are a common family.
Phil Wickham Premieres New Single "House Of The Lord" - TCB - TheChristianBeat.org
Phil Wickham Premieres New Single "House Of The Lord" - TCB.
Posted: Thu, 04 Feb 2021 08:00:00 GMT [source]
He found overwhelming joy in going to the house of the Lord. A Psalm of Degrees, these were sung by Jews who were going to Jerusalem as they went up to the temple, to the house of the Lord. They were designed to glorify the Lord and prepare the hearts of the worshipers to enter into worship. Let us come together in the house of the Lord and give Him thanks and praise.
Going to church, however, is not often spoken of in such joyous, enthusiastic or exciting terms. The stories behind "Whole Of The Moon" and "Red Army Blues," and why rock music has "outlived its era of innovation." "Mickey" by Toni Basil was originally a song called "Kitty" by a male group. She picked the new name after Micky Dolenz of The Monkees. The Lord created us with a ray of emotions and understands that it is completely normal to experience overwhelming feelings when we are stressed, disappointed, offended, rejected, and hurt—especially anger.
Many years ago I read an essay in which a woman was reminiscing about her father. She said that when she was young, she was very close to her father. The time she experienced this closeness the most was when they would have big family gatherings with all the aunts and uncles and cousins. At some point, someone would pull out the old record player and put on polka records, and the family would dance.
Each tribe is named for a family and connected by blood. When they went to the house of the Lord they were gathering with family. Psalm 122 Tells us something about the people who worship with us.
Satan’s lies can get loud, but when we combat them with God’s truth, we are set free. Use these six verses to remember God’s love for you. We should examine how we feel about worhsiping God and being His child. All the redeemed are united by the precious blood of Jesus.
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