This is about leading worship – the “lost sheep” in the title refers to the one out of several or many things that we need in leading worship. How often we neglect, forget, or re-prioritise something and that was the item that, because we didn’t give it (enough) attention, it…
How much congregation is congregational worship? Does it matter? Is this an important point about worship? How we shape the worship liturgy has a lot to do with whether we want the liturgy as “congregational.” That, however, has a sting in it, since liturgy by its nature is God-centred, and…
Words bear meaning, the use of words also convey meaning. We know what it “effective” means when someone uses that word; for example, this bus service often runs on schedule and is an effective service to get to destination in good time. However, words such as “effective” are not usually…
Proceeding to Leviticus 4:11-12 we see a description that speaks of completeness – all, the all of it; a bit like “from top to bottom”, or “from east to west”. It’s like you stretch out your hands wide, and stretch it as long as possible – you can’t stretch your…
To the question “What to do with best thing in life?”, answer could well be “Enjoy it, certainly!” Even in Leviticus, there is some words to guide us on this matter. In our relatively modern day eyes, to know what Leviticus means is arduous since it was written for a…
A broken relationship may have various impact, and it might “cost” both parties to restore that relationship. We continue on this instruction, Leviticus 4:5-7, for the High Priests to seek forgiveness for sin they committed without prior knowledge. As has been said again and again, this is from the Old…
Can people acquire guilt when their minister or clergy sin? What about their worship leader or pastor, their organist or music director? What sounds like ‘transmission of guilt’ is a difficult concept to grasp, let alone explain. Leviticus 4:3-4. The high priest represents God’s people, intercedes (to God) for them,…
Leviticus chapter 4 is not your reading of choice when you enjoy your morning cup of tea / coffee, or on your headphone while you are out walking the dog or doing your 10-mile run. It closely resembles some of the materials in earlier chapters 1 to 3. The first…
When we worship, we worship God.. When we lead worship, we lead others to worship God. We need to know God to worship him. We need to know those we are leading worship so we connect with them to support them in worship. Is that a fair comment? For a…
When you plan for worship, there’s a lot to think about and plan. For example, you need a theme for a worship session. Or we got to have simple instruments like tambourines available so that children can use them for worship. Or you need to put a music team together.…
Salt can be bad for your body. That’s when you over salt. In the New Testament, salt and light are two useful metaphors about how we as Christians can and should be effective in reaching God’s truth and love to others. In one verse in Leviticus, 2:13, the application of…
Impression is important. To be precise, the impression you give about yourselves to others. It’s one thing we say people can exaggerate or belittle themselves, but it’s way more difficult to give a fair assessment of yourself. Just this week, I’ve had responses about my work from 3 people. The…
