It’s Worship Wednesday here at Lillie-put. Will you join me in creating a culture of worship? Write you own Wroship Wednesday post and link to mine here. Let’s build a virtual web of worship!
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A “Tehillah” is a song of praise to God. Today we begin the day here at Lillie-Put by singing our praise to the Lord! Will you join us in creating a culture of worship?
This song was sung at a Gaither Homecoming Concert. For a schedule of Homecoming events in your area check HERE
Today we begin by magnifying the name of the Lord here at Lillie-Put. It’s alL part of our “build a culture of worship initiative”. Will you be part of that culture of worship? If so create your own Mag Monday post and link to this site or just pop your song or testimony in the comments section below.
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Today let’s take a few minutes to worship God with some of the older hymns of the faith. These songs might be wearing some new clothes but it is the confession that matters!
Worship leader Travis Cottrell leads this beautiful new version of the old hymn by Charlotte Elliot. You can find Travis Cottrell HERE
Today I want to finish up some thoughts I began a few weeks ago regarding how the church can better access the presence of God.
If you recall we have been talking about 4 keys that usher in the Presence. They are:
AND….
EXCELLENCE
Excellence in the arts
I have the privilege of ministering in the church I grew up in. That is not an opportunity many ministers can claim I suppose. One of the advantages it gives me is that I have been able to observe the move of God among us since the very inception of our fellowship.
Cornerstone was about a year old when I first visited. The one thing I remember about the fledgling congregation was the incredible presence of God I experienced when I walked through the doors. I was actually overwhelmed by the supernatural essence of love that I felt coming from the church. I also remember being absolutely entranced by the worship that was in the place. Honestly that is not something that should have happened.
In those days our worship consisted of a piano player who could only play three songs in one key, a worship leader who had never led before and whose repertoire consisted of mostly Christians campfire songs, a drummer, a bass guitar player, a clarinet player who had completed a grand total of six lessons, and a group of teenagers on various instruments who could read music but had no music to play from for the services. To say our worship team was sub par is probably being generous. But we did the best we could with what we had AND GOD SHOWED UP.
That right there is the definition of excellence- doing the best you can with the resources you have.
Excellence is not a standard; It is an attitude that God honors. We were excellent back in those days because we worked as hard as we knew how, with what we had, in order to do what God required of us.
Today excellence at Cornerstone looks a little different. Our three worship teams meet weekly at three different scheduled times to practice their worship sets before services. People are expected to practice at home before rehearsals and a certain level of musicianship is expected before a person comes on to the team. Our worship leaders must not only sing but read and play music to a certain level and that level is increasing as we move deeper into the work God has for us.
Excellence in the arts
God blesses excellence, which is the determination to use God-given talent to its optimum level, not the talent itself.
The presence of God honors people who approach the ministry with a desire to give it their best shot. He can make up the deficit between our natural ability and the required level of craftsmanship. What we must do is determine to give every ministry opportunity the best of what we have to offer. That is excellence.
I would love to hear your thought son this series.
Shoutin’ Saturdays is the post where we can all take a few minutes to make some noise at the top of our lungs for Jesus. Come on! Sing out loud with me and let’s build a culture of worship together!
If you are interested in connecting with the group Need To Breathe or if you want to see the locations of their upcoming concerts they can be found
It’s time for another Faithful Friday. Here at Lillie-put we are building a culture of worship. May every heart be turned toward the God who brings us home!
If you would like to connect with Cory Asbury you can do that from his website HERE.
It’s 5 A.M. here. Pastor Wrinkles is just blinking his weary eyes open, but the Son is beckoning “Hurry! Get your coffee and come and praise me!”
It is time to dress in the garments of praise and face this day folks. Join me in worshiping the Savior of the World one more time!
Grace might not always give us what we want but it always provides what we need.
Share your song of grace in the comments section below.
Now if you liked this song Matthew West is in concert throughout the winter. Here are his dates and locations
| $10 AT THE DOOR | 2/11/16 | Augusta, GA | James Brown Arena |
| $10 AT THE DOOR | 2/12/16 | Greenville, SC | Bon Secours Wellness Arena |
| $10 AT THE DOOR | 2/13/16 | Knoxville, TN | Thompson-Boling Arena |
| $10 AT THE DOOR | 2/14/16 | Fairfax, VA | EagleBank Arena |
| $10 AT THE DOOR | 2/18/16 | Ft. Wayne, IN | Allen County War Memorial Coliseum |
| $10 AT THE DOOR | 2/19/16 | Cincinnati, OH | U.S. Bank Arena |
| $10 AT THE DOOR | 2/20/16 | Lexington, KY | Rupp Arena |
| $10 AT THE DOOR | 2/21/16 | Cleveland, OH | Wolstein Center |
| $10 AT THE DOOR | 2/26/16 | Columbia, SC | Colonial Life Arena |
| $10 AT THE DOOR | 2/27/16 | Greensboro, NC | Greensboro Coliseum |
| $10 AT THE DOOR | 2/28/16 | Norfolk, VA | Scope Arena |
| $10 AT THE DOOR | 3/4/16 | Houston, TX | Toyota Center |
| $10 AT THE DOOR | 3/5/16 | Memphis, TN | FedExForum |
| $10 AT THE DOOR | 3/6/16 | Bossier City, LA | CenturyLink Center |
| $10 AT THE DOOR | 3/10/16 | Springfield, MO | JQH Arena |
| $10 AT THE DOOR | 3/11/16 | Wichita, KS | INTRUST Bank Arena |
| $10 AT THE DOOR | 3/12/16 | Oklahoma City, OK | Chesapeake Energy Arena |
| $10 AT THE DOOR | 3/13/16 | Tulsa, OK | BOK Center |
| $10 AT THE DOOR | 3/18/16 | Indianapolis, IN | Bankers Life Fieldhouse |
| $10 AT THE DOOR | 3/19/16 | Birmingham, AL | Legacy Arena at the BJCC |
| $10 AT THE DOOR | 3/20/16 | Peoria, IL | Peoria Civic Center |
| $10 AT THE DOOR | 3/24/16 | Roanoke, VA | Berglund Center |
| $10 AT THE DOOR | 3/25/16 | Raleigh, NC | PNC Arena |
| $10 AT THE DOOR | 3/26/16 | Charlotte, NC | Time Warner Cable Arena |
| $10 AT THE DOOR | 3/31/16 | Tupelo, MS | BancorpSouth Arena |
| $10 AT THE DOOR | 4/1/16 | New Orleans, LA | Smoothie King Center |
| $10 AT THE DOOR | 4/2/16 | Little Rock, AR | Verizon Arena |
| $10 AT THE DOOR | 4/3/16 | Louisville, KY | Freedom Hall |
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Join me in a building a culture of worship. Let’s share the songs and testimonies of the faith together and build a kingdom of praise!
If you would like to share a song or a testimony please put them in the comments section below. When you are done here pop over to my friend Ben’s blog, who inspired me to begin this worship series with his own series called WORSHIP WEDNESDAYS.
Tehillah Tuesdays are dedicated to bringing the songs of rejoicing and praise to the Blogosphere. If you would like to add a song declaring praise to Jesus you can do so in the comments section below. Let’s build a culture of worship!
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