worship Archives - Bible Advocate Advocating the Bible, representing the Church, and glorifying the God of grace and truth Thu, 15 May 2025 20:42:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://baonline.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2024/05/cropped-file-32x32.jpg worship Archives - Bible Advocate 32 32 Implementing Family Ministry in the Local Church https://baonline.org/implementing-family-ministry-in-the-local-church/ Tue, 06 Sep 2022 10:06:41 +0000 https://baonline.org/?p=28920

Implementing Family Ministry

God must be at the center of family ministry to ensure that the ministry will be a blessing for everyone in the church.

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]]> Soaking Up the Meaning of Worship in the Scriptures, Part 2 https://baonline.org/soaking-up-the-meaning-of-worship-in-the-scriptures-part-2/ Sun, 31 Oct 2021 10:02:21 +0000 https://baonline.org/?p=27805

Worship Part 2

Even in eternity, when death and pain and sin and suffering and evangelism and prophecy has ended, there is still worship!

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]]> Soaking Up the Meaning of Worship in the Scriptures, Part 1 https://baonline.org/soaking-up-the-meaning-of-worship-in-the-scriptures-part-1/ Wed, 27 Oct 2021 16:54:19 +0000 https://baonline.org/?p=27782

Worship

Worship is a challenging word. Yet, worship is a far bigger and more important issue than we tend to make it.

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]]> Our Work and Our Worship: Labor Day Reflections for Committed Disciples https://baonline.org/our-work-and-our-worship-labor-day-reflections-for-committed-disciples/ Fri, 03 Sep 2021 17:02:12 +0000 https://baonline.org/?p=27612

Our Work and Our Worship

Our work becomes our worship. The work of our hands is elevated from a necessary evil we engage in to a labor of love done “as unto the Lord.”

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]]> What is Your Picture of an Ideal Family? https://baonline.org/what-is-your-picture-of-an-ideal-family/ Fri, 30 Jul 2021 10:00:14 +0000 https://baonline.org/?p=27468

What is your picture of an ideal family?

If we could imagine the first family in a world with no consequences of the fall, then we could imagine what an ideal family might look like.

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]]> How Does Prayer Connect Us to God? Part 3 https://baonline.org/how-does-prayer-connect-us-to-god-part-3/ Fri, 19 Mar 2021 10:00:00 +0000 https://baonline.org/?p=26987

Prayer is unity

Prayer is one of the most intimate forms of worship in which we open our hearts to God, to be able to grow and mature in the faith.

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]]> 7 Questions to Ask Yourself Before You Leave Your Church https://baonline.org/7-questions-to-ask-yourself-before-you-leave-your-church/ Fri, 15 Jan 2021 11:00:58 +0000 https://equipmagazine.org/?p=1936

Person hitchhiking on a forest road with text 7 Questions Before Leaving Your Church in fall setting.

As someone who left my church but later returned, I suggest asking yourself these 7 questions before deciding to leave your church.

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]]> Beyond Summer Camps – Third Place (tie) https://baonline.org/beyond-summer-camps-third-place-tie/ Fri, 30 Oct 2020 15:19:16 +0000 https://baonline.org/?p=26360

Smiling person wearing a headband with a third-place ribbon in a grassy outdoor setting.

Since I’ve been a teenager growing up in the Church, summer youth camps have always been the “spiritual high” in my Christian walk. I always looked forward to them and couldn’t wait for next year. When I left camp, I felt a void in my heart. There was a weird feeling when I left my […]

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]]> The Red Line https://baonline.org/the-red-line/ Fri, 05 Jun 2020 05:59:07 +0000 https://baonline.org/?p=25694

Tree silhouette against a vibrant purple sunset over the ocean, sun framed within branches.

Faced with eviction from the only home they had ever known, Adam and Eve were escorted out of their garden paradise. Adam remembered the warning words of God: “Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat; but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in […]

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]]> The Church and Our Duty https://baonline.org/the-church-and-our-duty/ Mon, 25 May 2020 10:00:12 +0000 https://baonline.org/?p=25604

The church and our dutyThe Church and Our Duty As followers of Christ, we are commanded to be holy. Part of living a holy life includes engaging in the spiritual disciplines of Bible reading and study, prayer, fasting, worship, and obedience to God. Another part of living a holy life includes how we treat others. I will explore the […]

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]]> Working Through a Crisis https://baonline.org/working-through-a-crisis/ Wed, 06 May 2020 10:00:09 +0000 https://baonline.org/?p=25458

Working through a CrisisWorking from home can be something alien to most of us. Adapting to the changes in our routines and lifestyle can be a bit of a shock to us both mentally and physically. As humans, we can adapt to changes as best as we can. After some suggestions from friends and family members, we can […]

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]]> When Hope is All We Have https://baonline.org/when-hope-is-all-we-have/ Mon, 27 Apr 2020 20:16:35 +0000 https://baonline.org/?p=25402

Close-up of two intertwined hands statue with a natural background, symbolizing unity and support.Recently while I was reading Psalm 42, verse 4 took on new meaning for me. It reads: These things I remember as I pour out my soul: how I used to go to the house of God under the protection of the Mighty One with shouts of joy and praise among the festive throng. This […]

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