Articles on Worship

Encounters with God
By Ross Parsley - General Worship - April 24, 2024
   
The old man walked slowly toward the tent. The people watched as he bent his well-worn frame to enter. They had seen him approach the tent many times, but each time they stood to watch. His wrinkled hands, still strong, ...
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Flow, Service, Flow!
By Ron Man - General Worship - April 23, 2024
   
The goal of a worship service is, needless to say, worship. And worship presupposes worshipers who are focused on God, giving attention to Him and His glory. Worship at its best is a rapt preoccupation with God in wonder...
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The Refuge of Worship
By Ricky Hall - General Worship - April 11, 2024
   
“Be gracious to me, O God, be gracious to me, For my soul takes refuge in Thee; And in the shadow of Thy wings I will take refuge, until destruction passes by.” Psalm 57:1 The hunt is on! Sweat rises on the ba...
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The Power of Thematic Worship
By Ron Man - General Worship - April 08, 2024
   
Psalm 150:2 tells us to “praise Him according to His excellent greatness.” In our church we have found that the excellent greatness of God is most effectively represented in our worship by giving people time to li...
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Worship – Healing for the Nations
By John A. White - General Worship - April 04, 2024
   
You don’t have to look far to find conflict and turmoil. In fact, most reported news is good supporting evidence for the need for diversity and tolerance. But among these ideologies’ great hope for peace and acceptance...
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Worship: The Other White Meat
By Russell Henderson - General Worship - April 03, 2024
   
About fifteen years ago, there was a large push to get Americans to eat more pork. If you remember the TV commercials, the slogan was Pork: The Other White Meat. Basically what those commercials were saying was ...
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Worship Online
By EXW Staff - General Worship - March 28, 2024
   
One of our joys here at EXW is to pass on the great sites that we discover to help worship ministries and leaders. Well, we have a great resource that we are excited to share with you. Worship Online is an awesome to...
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The Stones Cry Out
By EXW Staff - General Worship - March 26, 2024
   
Introduction: The same question is being asked today as it was in Jesus' day, "Why do those worshipers make so much noise? Isn't worship supposed to be reverent? Quiet? Somber? Serious?" A. Some may remind u...
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Contract It Out
By Stephen M. Newman - General Worship - March 19, 2024
   
Over the past twenty years or so the church has seen some welcomed changes in its attempt to be relevant and current in today’s world. Churches are finally able to hire trained staff to help produce quality music, dr...
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Living Sacrifices
By Stephen M. Newman - General Worship - March 14, 2024
   
In the Old Testament, sin could only be cleansed through the sacrifice of blood. When Jesus came and died for our sins, His blood became the final sacrifice for all. The need for sacrifices to cleanse us from sin wa...
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 Online Worship Studies
Breaking Out
For the music minister and worship leader who need help in transitioning their churches into more relevant contemporary churces that will meet the needs of their congregations and community. Some good insite on helping churches during the transition process.


Teaching Worship
11 teaching tools to help your people better understand worship. I am convinced that people don't participate in worship not because they refuse to, but because they don't understand it. We have seen thousands of lives changed as a result of these teachings in conjunction with our other studies. Teach them and they will become worshippers.



 Other EXW Content

Guidelines and Qualifications for Worship Teams
Qualifications 1. Spiritual maturity - As stated, this is a leadership-type ministry and, hence, is ordinarily not a place for new or immature Christians. 2. Musical expertise -...


Great Quotes on Worship
Richard Foster - "As worship begins in holy expectancy, it ends in holy obedience. Holy obedience saves worship from becoming an opiate, an escape from the pressing needs of m...


True Worship
What is true worship? It seems that in today's world we have made an industry out of worship. We have "worship" CDs and "worship" artists. Churches are looking to hire a "worship" pastor to lead the congregation in singing "worship" songs. But what is worship really about, and how does the bible define worship?...


Worship Leader Training
Worship is given solely for God's glory and honor. God is worthy of praise whether or not we receive anything our self from God in the worship time. But because of his amazing grace and love for us, he comes to us and we feel his presence...






Experiencing Worship, The Study
Used by churches all over the world to help teach worship, the Experiencing Worship study can help your worship team too. Your team will learn why we worship and gain a better understanding of how to worship. One user said..."Your 5 week study course has made a tremendous impact on my life in the study of worship... I would like to express my thanks for a well written study course that leads into a higher realm of praise and worship."

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