Comments for Leading Worship Together http://faithtexarkana.com/blogs/worship To Lead the church in worship and provide a place for evangelism through excellence Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:07:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 Comment on The Five Stages of Renewal in the Local Church by JKR http://faithtexarkana.com/blogs/worship/2008/08/12/the-five-stages-of-renewal-in-the-local-church/#comment-187 JKR Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:39:28 +0000 http://faithtexarkana.com/blogs/worship/2008/08/12/the-five-stages-of-renewal-in-the-local-church/#comment-187 Bro. Brian - GREAT ARTICLE! I am copying it to share with some of our folks. I too believe God is getting the church ready to work as HIS hands and feet. Praying for you and the great people at Faith. We love Faith Church and pray God's richest blessing on it in the weeks and years to come. Keep up the good work! Bro. Brian - GREAT ARTICLE! I am copying it to share with some of our folks. I too believe God is getting the church ready to work as HIS hands and feet. Praying for you and the great people at Faith. We love Faith Church and pray God’s richest blessing on it in the weeks and years to come. Keep up the good work!

]]> Comment on A Changing Shift by Brian Sparks http://faithtexarkana.com/blogs/worship/2008/08/01/a-changing-shift/#comment-186 Brian Sparks Tue, 05 Aug 2008 14:09:29 +0000 http://faithtexarkana.com/blogs/worship/2008/08/01/a-changing-shift/#comment-186 Rachel and I had a great time in Dallas last weekend. It was nice to get away and turn off the cell phones (sorry to the thousands of you guys who tried calling). To clarify one statement in this post, the people here at Faith have definitely made us feel like we are home. But let's apply this to our guests. People come in and worship with us, but there are several places to worship within this town. Why do people stop and join churches? Most of the time it is because that church has made them feel like they belong. It's like having Thanksgiving dinner at some strangers house. You want to be where you feel like you belong. Our job to our guests is not to make them feel happy because they came, but help them belong. Rachel and I had a great time in Dallas last weekend. It was nice to get away and turn off the cell phones (sorry to the thousands of you guys who tried calling).

To clarify one statement in this post, the people here at Faith have definitely made us feel like we are home. But let’s apply this to our guests. People come in and worship with us, but there are several places to worship within this town. Why do people stop and join churches? Most of the time it is because that church has made them feel like they belong. It’s like having Thanksgiving dinner at some strangers house. You want to be where you feel like you belong.

Our job to our guests is not to make them feel happy because they came, but help them belong.

]]> Comment on The Emotional Agenda by Cindy Hinds http://faithtexarkana.com/blogs/worship/2008/08/02/the-emotional-agenda/#comment-185 Cindy Hinds Sun, 03 Aug 2008 04:03:05 +0000 http://faithtexarkana.com/blogs/worship/2008/08/02/the-emotional-agenda/#comment-185 Well just don't charge me $12 to park and $50 to get in the front door,but then if folks quit tithing we may have to resort to that. OOOOPPPS! Sorry. Anyways,I sure don't think we need to be intertained in God's house. I always thought we came to learn,worship,praise Him, and grow. Well just don’t charge me $12 to park and $50 to get in the front door,but then if folks quit tithing we may have to resort to that. OOOOPPPS! Sorry. Anyways,I sure don’t think we need to be intertained in God’s house. I always thought we came to learn,worship,praise Him, and grow.

]]> Comment on Church Necessities by Cindy Hinds http://faithtexarkana.com/blogs/worship/2008/07/07/church-necessities/#comment-184 Cindy Hinds Tue, 22 Jul 2008 04:33:13 +0000 http://faithtexarkana.com/blogs/worship/2008/07/07/church-necessities/#comment-184 AMEN!!!!!To that last comment. AMEN!!!!!To that last comment.

]]> Comment on Church Necessities by Jan http://faithtexarkana.com/blogs/worship/2008/07/07/church-necessities/#comment-183 Jan Tue, 22 Jul 2008 01:25:10 +0000 http://faithtexarkana.com/blogs/worship/2008/07/07/church-necessities/#comment-183 Pray and let God do the rest. For those who gripe about folks not doing something correctly or to their liking should take that job!!!!! Pray and let God do the rest.
For those who gripe about folks not doing something correctly or to their liking should take that job!!!!!

]]> Comment on Surprise! by Jan http://faithtexarkana.com/blogs/worship/2008/04/16/surprise/#comment-182 Jan Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:39:22 +0000 http://faithtexarkana.com/blogs/worship/2008/04/16/surprise/#comment-182 Where is the new picture of the baby? Where is the new picture of the baby?

]]> Comment on Church Necessities by Cindy Hinds http://faithtexarkana.com/blogs/worship/2008/07/07/church-necessities/#comment-181 Cindy Hinds Thu, 10 Jul 2008 03:54:54 +0000 http://faithtexarkana.com/blogs/worship/2008/07/07/church-necessities/#comment-181 I think you are doing a super job! If I can be of help anywhere, anyhow, just let me know. I am gonna go out on a limb here and speak for the choir: WE STAND BEHIND OUR WORSHIP LEADER!!!!! We all love ya!! GO SPARKY!! I think you are doing a super job! If I can be of help anywhere, anyhow, just let me know.
I am gonna go out on a limb here and speak for the choir: WE STAND BEHIND OUR WORSHIP LEADER!!!!! We all love ya!! GO SPARKY!!

]]> Comment on Church Necessities by Bro. Milton http://faithtexarkana.com/blogs/worship/2008/07/07/church-necessities/#comment-180 Bro. Milton Wed, 09 Jul 2008 13:50:07 +0000 http://faithtexarkana.com/blogs/worship/2008/07/07/church-necessities/#comment-180 Brian, Since you were brought to Faith as Worship Pastor, I see your priorities are a follows: *Prayer *Preparation (Worship Engagement) *People (Visiting/Assisting) *Delegation should be used often and frequently! Allow others to take the lead on ministry they feel called or lead to do especially lay staff. By doing this, you can be super effective in your calling and hit the target as a rifle instead of being spread thin like shotgun pellets. In Christ, Bro. Milton Brian,
Since you were brought to Faith as Worship Pastor, I see your priorities are a follows:
*Prayer
*Preparation (Worship Engagement)
*People (Visiting/Assisting)
*Delegation should be used often and frequently! Allow others to take the lead on ministry they feel called or lead to do especially lay staff. By doing this, you can be super effective in your calling and hit the target as a rifle instead of being spread thin like shotgun pellets.

In Christ,
Bro. Milton

]]> Comment on #1d - Faith in Prayer by Cindy Hinds http://faithtexarkana.com/blogs/worship/2008/06/23/1d-faith-in-prayer/#comment-179 Cindy Hinds Wed, 25 Jun 2008 03:42:14 +0000 http://faithtexarkana.com/blogs/worship/2008/06/23/1d-faith-in-prayer/#comment-179 Wow, this really got me to thinking as well! When I was a little kido I use to have an imaginary play mate. Well, he wasn't imaginary it was the son of the rifle man on T.V. His name on the show was Mark. Anyways(quit laughing) Mark went everywhere I went, well almost everywhere,he was there when I played outside and all. I talked to him and in my mind he talked back. Now as an adult as a Christian, I have the Lord. But,I,too at times think He is millions of miles away but at the same time I know He is a omnipresent God. As I read your comments literally omnipresent means right here with me at all times in the room in the car all the time. Wow that will stop ya in your tracks real fast and make ya think,how I have, at times, such small faith in a Big,Mighty God! And, what we think of Him is just a glimpse of what we will see of Him in Glory!! So, as I have become an adult my imaginary friend has long been gone and forgotten, BUT replaced with a REAL friend who walks with me and talks with me and who will never leave my side. Thanks for opening my eyes a little wider! Wow, this really got me to thinking as well! When I was a little kido I use to have an imaginary play mate. Well, he wasn’t imaginary it was the son of the rifle man on T.V. His name on the show was Mark. Anyways(quit laughing) Mark went everywhere I went, well almost everywhere,he was there when I played outside and all. I talked to him and in my mind he talked back. Now as an adult as a Christian, I have the Lord. But,I,too at times think He is millions of miles away but at the same time I know He is a omnipresent God. As I read your comments literally omnipresent means right here with me at all times in the room in the car all the time. Wow that will stop ya in your tracks real fast and make ya think,how I have, at times, such small faith in a Big,Mighty God! And, what we think of Him is just a glimpse of what we will see of Him in Glory!!
So, as I have become an adult my imaginary friend has long been gone and forgotten, BUT replaced with a REAL friend who walks with me and talks with me and who will never leave my side.
Thanks for opening my eyes a little wider!

]]> Comment on Faith by Rachel Sparks http://faithtexarkana.com/blogs/worship/2008/05/05/faith/#comment-177 Rachel Sparks Fri, 30 May 2008 22:45:19 +0000 http://faithtexarkana.com/blogs/worship/2008/05/05/faith/#comment-177 How cool that he says that he is a miracle...even when God did not answer his prayer for arms and legs. He still feels his life is a living example of God's grace. How cool that he says that he is a miracle…even when God did not answer his prayer for arms and legs. He still feels his life is a living example of God’s grace.

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