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Genesis 32:22-32 – Jacob Wrestles
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Genesis 32:22-32 – Jacob Wrestles

Pastor Drew asks all listeners to wrestle with God. If we do, we might emerge with a limp, but also a blessing. But we must wrestle instead presuming everything is simple or easy. And, trigger warning: He asks the whole church to wrestle with abortion.

Nehemiah 8:1-12 – Encountering God’s Law
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Nehemiah 8:1-12 – Encountering God’s Law

Pastor Drew Poppleton preaches Nehemiah 8, and in the process, continues constructing a theology of worship. Nehemiah 8 has much to say about preaching. (Congregant Walt Meeker reads the passage and Elder Fred Hofstra concludes with Intercessory Prayer.)

Revelation 4-5, Pt. II – Worship Centers and Unifies
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Revelation 4-5, Pt. II – Worship Centers and Unifies

Pastor Drew Poppleton continues the series on Worship. This is part 2 of the 3-part mini series on Revelation 4 and 5. (Check out part 1 to make more sense of this text). This time, he highlights how this text points us toward what worship accomplishes: it centers us and unifies us.

Revelation 4-5 (pt 1) – Worship Flows
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Revelation 4-5 (pt 1) – Worship Flows

Pastor Drew Poppleton lays out Revelation, chapters 4 and 5. (You really ought to watch the video to get the full effect.) In this first part of a 3-part focus on this passage, he demonstrates how encounters with God have a certain flow to them, a flow that we might emulate in our corporate worship.

Isaiah 6 – Isaiah’s Vision
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Isaiah 6 – Isaiah’s Vision

Pastor Drew Poppleton expounds on Isaiah 6, which aligns with a pattern seen in many encounters with God. Thus, the pattern has come to be seen as a guide for our worship (for our “liturgy”).