Worship – A Table Prepared

March 19, 2018 Matthew Price Catechisms, Confessions, Creeds, Liturgy, Preaching, Reformed, The Church, Theology, Worship

War Cry: The Power of Confessions

Our confession is our call to war. It's our warcry. When we confess the faith (especially corporately), it's a cosmic act of defiance and a declaration of war against Satan and all the forces of evil.

September 25, 2014November 18, 2017 Matthew Price Advent, Calvinism, Christmas, Congregational, Doctrine, Epiphany, Evangelism, Holidays, Holy Week, Liturgy, Music, Preaching, The Church, Theology, Transfiguration, Worship

Ordinary Time, Ordinary Means

We find ourselves today not crossing seas on dry land, raising the dead, or calling fire down from Heaven; but living seemingly normal, average, and even mundane lives. How ordinary.

January 28, 2014March 11, 2014 Matthew Price Liturgy, Music, Outreach, The Church, Theology, Worship

Wailing at the Feet of Jesus- Lament in the Life of the Church

"All you young people want to do is wail at the feet of Jesus," some friends of mine were once told concerning the songs they had chosen for a worship gathering. Does God want us to "wail," to him? Isn't worship about celebration and forgetting your troubles? We need to rediscover the lament.

January 15, 2014March 11, 2014 Matthew Price Doctrine, Evangelism, Liturgy, Music, Outreach, The Church, Theology, Worship

To Every Generation: The Mandate of Intergenerational Worship Part IV- The Prize, Unity

We’ve divided our churches between young and old, we’ve split congregations in “traditional” and “contemporary,” and in doing so, we have divided God’s people and broken God’s heart.

December 1, 2013 Matthew Price Advent, Liturgy, The Church, Theology, Worship

Advent: A Glimmer in the Darkness

In the midst of pitch darkness, the light from one solitary candle breaks through the blackness and pierces through with clarity and brilliance. For nearly four-hundred years, the people of Israel had heard no word from the Lord. He who had cast down mighty Egypt, gave them the Promised Land, and ruled over them through mighty … Continue reading Advent: A Glimmer in the Darkness

November 19, 2013November 19, 2013 Matthew Price Evangelism, Outreach, Preaching, The Church, Theology, Worship

To Every Generation: The Mandate of Intergenerational Worship Part II- New Signs

November 13, 2013November 13, 2013 Matthew Price Evangelism, Outreach, The Church, Theology, Worship

To Every Generation: The Mandate of Intergenerational Worship Part I- Sacred Stones

It was the LORD who first identified his covenant people, Israel, as “קָהַל,” “qahal,” or an “assembly.” Learning from covenant statements throughout the first five books of the Bible, we see the importance of communication between generations in the family and in the community (Deut. 6:4-6). This “assembled” group of elect people was to serve … Continue reading To Every Generation: The Mandate of Intergenerational Worship Part I- Sacred Stones

November 2, 2013November 2, 2013 Matthew Price Doctrine, Preaching, The Church, Theology

If you Think Preaching Doctrine is Dry and Lifeless… You’re Doing it Wrong.

I'm leading a small group study at my church on Sunday morning and recently we've been doing a study on the early Church Fathers based on Dr. Michael Haykin's book, Rediscovering the Church Fathers: Who They Were and How They Shaped the Church. In preparing to discuss the chapter on the Epistle to Diognetus, I was reminded … Continue reading If you Think Preaching Doctrine is Dry and Lifeless… You’re Doing it Wrong.