Worshiply

As a Worship Pastor, there is most likely not a busier time of the year than Easter. We are preparing for two radically different services within three days of each other and I couldn’t be more happy. In particular, Good Friday is one of my favorite services of the year. Extended rehearsals every night this [...]

This past Sunday, I had the opportunity to speak at NorthWood’s morning services.  I had a blast!  I taught on “Life Lived with God.”   If you are interested, feel free to go listen. Following the service I got a lot of great feedback. It is always super encouraging when people take time to give [...]

This week is a big week for NorthWood Church.  Our live recording is on Saturday night! We have been working on this record for months.  The studio tracks are done and now it is time to capture it live! We can’t wait!  If you are close to the DFW area, we would LOVE to have [...]

Two Sundays ago, NorthWood Church had one of the most powerful worship times I can remember. We had Pastors from around the Globe who are leading incredible Churches. If I listed their names, you would not recognize them, but some of the pastors lead churches/movements of 100,000 and 200,000. As we planned worship, we wanted [...]

This is a story from a guy at NorthWood.  God really used the song “How He Loves” in his life.  Here is his incredible story of receiving and giving forgiveness. Forgiveness from Northwood Church on Vimeo. This past weekend we used it as an intro and then we played the song. It was a huge [...]

Yesterday was an incredible day at NorthWood. We have been implementing what we are calling the “Time of Obedience” for the last two months.  It finally feels like we are getting close to the sweet spot. The Time of Obedience is where at the end of the service, we are giving time and space to [...]

A few weeks ago we did Cardboard testimonies at NorthWood.  The impact was massive for the congregation and those who gave their testimonies on cardboard. God is Good! And they have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony… Rev 12:11

I just bought the Sovereign Grace CD “Together for the Gospel – Live.”  It is incredible.  The recording is hymns, and other doctrinally rich songs, with only a piano and a room full of voices.  The truth of the songs mixed with the voices of the saints have stirred my heart with overwhelming affections for [...]

I read this from Richard Foster yesterday. “If worship does not propel us into greater obedience, it has not been worship.” The metric for successful worship has always been obedience.  It is has never been cutting edge songs, media, or tech gear. Those are all great tools but not the goal. As you plan worship, [...]

If you like Christmas Carols, and haven’t picked up a guitar or sat at a piano since college, there may still be hope for you and your family to have a Christmas sing-a-long. Go check out this Free Christmas Carol Songbook by Praise Charts. via: Chris from Canada