Posts by Pamela Haddix
Engaging in the Passionate Pursuit to be a God-Worshiper / Worship and the Word series – Lesson 10
We are called to live a life that is wholly and continually engaged in the passionate pursuit to be God-worshipers. And the only way we successfully stay engaged in this pursuit is by praying as the psalmist wisely prayed, “Establish Your word to Your servant, as that which produces reverence for you” (Psalm 119:38). We…
Yielding it All to God in Worship / Worship and the Word series – Lesson 9
The Bible calls worshipers to not only have bowed hearts and minds, but to have a posture that is yielded to the Holy Spirit and that engages our entire being before God. Studying worship throughout the Bible, I don’t think it takes long to realize that there is absolutely nothing passive about the act of…
The Necessary Place for Worship / Worship and the Word series – Lesson 8
There’s not a place life can take us where it’s not appropriate, even necessary, to worship God. For regardless of what that place looks like or feels like, the God we worship hasn’t changed. Whatever the place, God is saying to us, as in Psalm 46:10, “Cease striving! Stop! Be still! And know that I…
The Unleashed Power of God in Worship / Worship and the Word series – Lesson 7
The worshiper who strives to live a life that truly glorifies and honors God will uncover an inexhaustible resource of power, purpose, and transformation that God reserves for His true worshipers. “ . . . for those who honor Me I will honor” (1 Samuel 2:30 NASB unless noted). This resource of power is gloriously…
Expecting the Intimate Presence of God in Worship / Worship and the Word series – part 6
God wants us to expect to engage with Him closely as we lift up our hearts and minds in response to all that He is in worship. 2 Chronicles 15:2 says, “ . . . the LORD is with you when you are with Him. And if you seek Him, He will let you find…
What’s The Purpose Of Our Worship After All? / Worship and the Word series – part 5
Worship isn’t optional. Paul wrote in Philippians 2:9-11: “For this reason also, God highly exalted Him, and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus EVERY KNEE WILL BOW, of those who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and that every tongue…
Who May Ascend? – The Importance of a Heart Positioned to Worship / Worship and the Word series – part 4
“Who may ascend into the hill of the LORD? And who may stand in His holy place?” (Psalm 24:3 NAS) We just can’t go any further into a discussion on worship without seeking an answer to the question raised by David in Psalm 24: Does the Bible say who’s allowed to enter the presence of…
The Necessity of KNOWING GOD in Worship / Worship and the Word series – part 3
It’s essential. It’s foundational. Without it our worship would be like a choir without a song or a Super Bowl without a football team. It is the crucial necessity of intimately knowing the person of God. In Jesus‘ priestly prayer He said, “And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true…
How to Have Chain-Breaking Worship! / Worship and the Word series – part 2
What happened when people in the Bible worshiped? My personal journey studying worship began with me fervently seeking an answer to that question. I had probably read or heard teachings on most of my favorite Biblical stories dozens of times, but my eyes were opened in a jaw-dropping way this time. What I learned could have huge…
Prelude to a Journey / Worship and the Word series – part 1
It’s not what I was expecting going into this conference at all! Surprisingly the three-day event set in motion a new journey of my heart, mind, and soul to better understand what the Bible teaches about worship. I was amazed to find myself so intensely on this journey, because I thought I understood all there…