Dr. Joshua continues with “The Lord is my Shepherd” pt 5, discussing three criteria for any moral system. Like the government enforces laws for the common good, the Bible follows the same three criteria to divinely govern God's people. The sheep know and listen to their Shepherd.
Having individual truths sounds good until society needs to provide justice. How can justice be governed without a common moral truth? The Bible and its written laws stand out more than any other ancient manuscript. Dr. Joshua expounds on this in detail in this Part 4 of “The Lord is my Shepherd.”
Dr. Joshua continues his new series, “The Lord is My Shepherd” Pt 3. The ancient world has roots in monarchy and the contemporary world has roots in democracy. Dr. Joshua teaches us how to navigate both worlds in our pursuit of righteousness.
Dr. Joshua continues his new series, “The Lord is My Shepherd” Pt 2. The ancient world has roots in monarchy and the contemporary world has roots in democracy. This is the rub.
Dr. Joshua wraps up his series, “Rediscovering Worship” Part 9, by focusing on the arts, professional work development and honing individual skills and talents. He opens with four Bible stories that he entitles, “David’s million-dollar drink of water”, “Jesus’ million-dollar foot bath”, “A manager’s million-dollar mistake and make-over", and “A king’s million-dollar mutual fund managers”. He follows these Biblical accounts by exploring how we can see our resources from God’s Perspective and view our skill refinement as ministry.
As Dr. Joshua begins to wrap up this series, “Rediscovering Worship”, he welcomes special guests, Dr. Prince and Gina Parker, long-term missionaries with an extensive history of sacrifice as a result of the call of God which is, in essence, true worship. Listen to their incredible story of sacrifice and obedience amid minimalistic living, death threats, illnesses but true triumph and victory after victory after victory in their dynamic journey to take the Gospel to the nations.
In “Rediscovering Worship” Part 7, Dr. Joshua discusses the collective praise and worship experience that includes cultural differences not based on race, but on generations. He breaks down the major generational groups within the context of the American worship experience.
In “Rediscovering Worship” Part 6, Dr. Joshua opens with the story of Cornelius, a man described in the Bible as being devoted. Being devoted is about seeking God consistently. Seeking God is a practice and Dr. Joshua details what this looks like in our lives, individually and collectively.
In “Rediscovering Worship” Part 5, Dr. Joshua talks about the power of coming together to worship while also acknowledging current health and safety concerns that support online streaming. The bottom line in both circumstances is that God wants to dwell with us.
Dr. Joshua continues his message, “Rediscovering Worship” Part 4. In this message, Dr. Joshua discusses consumerism as a problem in the church – going to church to consume the Word, good music, socializing, recreation, etc. rather than attending church for 1) praise to God and 2) service to others.
Dr. Joshua continues his message, “Rediscovering Worship” Part 3. In this message, Dr. Joshua discusses devotion to church and gathering together, exploring both the online church experience as well as the in-person experience. He also compares devotion and collaboration to affiliation and transaction for the average church attendee. Toward the end of the message, he highlights the limits of technology and the limits of an in-person church experience. In this message, Dr. Joshua challenges us to search our hearts for our own personal motivations for participating in a church service.
