It’s a familiar scenario. You open your Facebook app to check a notification. You blink and you have been cruising through status updates for 25 minutes. Or maybe it this: While at lunch with a friend someone asks, “How old is Robert DeNiro?” And you immediately ask Siri or google it and BAM! 72. How […]
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Pastor Jon Rushing, Worship Pastor, Trinity Church, Southaven, MS
All I Have Is Christ (The Story Behind The Song)
It is good for us to be reminded of how God uses His people to inspire so many to worship Christ for His amazing and humbling salvation. Enjoy hearing the story behind one of Trinity’s favorite modern worship songs. ~Jon https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/all-i-have-is-christ
Journeying On (From The Valley of Vision)
LORD OF THE CLOUD AND FIRE, I am a stranger, with a stranger’s indifference; My hands hold a pilgrim’s staff, My march is Zionward, My eyes are toward the coming of the Lord, My heart is in thy hands without reserve. Thou hast created it, redeemed it, renewed it, captured it, conquered it. Keep from […]
7 Ways To Lead Like Jesus
While going through the Manhood Restored study recently I reread John 17 through the grid of how Jesus prayed for and led His followers. Eric Mason made some application to the specific role of husband/father, but i believe these principles apply to any leadership assignment. So here are 7 ways to lead like Jesus from […]
In The Morning: A Meditation on Psalm 5:3
“In the morning, LORD, You hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before You and wait expectantly.” – Psalm 5:3 (NIV) A few days ago, I came upon this verse as I sat on the couch enjoying my first cup of coffee that day. It is a loving reminder from Father God […]
Praise: God’s Perspective, and Ours, from John Piper
Praise: God’s Perspective, and Ours (John Piper) “God’s pursuit of praise from us and our pursuit of pleasure in him are one and the same pursuit. God’s quest to be glorified and our quest to be satisfied reach their goal in this one experience: our delight in God, which overflows in praise. For God, praise […]
September 26th – a Prayer for Naghmeh Abedini
I recently shared about this story in a Trinity Worship rehearsal and promised that I would share it on the blog. I think this story resonates because we forget that our brothers and sisters are suffering throughout the world for their faith in Jesus, and in this case, he is an American! I am asking […]
A Moment of Reflection…
My heart is moved in this moment more than it has been in a long time. Let me explain. I just finished listening to a message on the missionary to Burma, Adoniram Judson preached by John Piper. He emphasized two passages throughout: “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into […]
Exciting Worship
I came across this article from Bob Kauflin today and I want to say that I agree completely with what He is saying here. I recently attended a worship concert that I loved, but caused me to think about the celebration that took place in the venue as opposed to how we respond weekly in […]
Strength to Obey
Have you ever felt like you were not equipped to do what you knew you needed to do? I have. And we are not the first to feel this inadequacy in the face of God-given assignments. In Judges 6 we find Gideon. Gideon was an Israelite living under the discipline of God with all of […]
Benefits to Corporate Worship
“I love to be in Your presence, with Your people, singing praises. I love to stand and rejoice, lift my hands and raise my voice.” – Paul Baloche, I Love To Be In Your Presence One of the great joys of my life is to lead God’s gathered people to pursue their joy in Christ […]
Tozer, On Real Worship…
A.W. Tozer was a man who understood and enjoyed God in a way that most of us will only ever aspire toward. This is just one of many quotes that points us back to the reason God created us and saved us. ~Jon Worship: Our Reason for Existence (A.W. Tozer) Give unto the Lord the […]
Purification
I came across this today in the Valley Of Vision. It is a great reminder as we physically experience “summer weather” and recently celebrated freedom on July 4, let us seek freedom from sin and seek the “summer weather” that comes by the power of the Spirit in our lives. ~Jon Purification: From the valley […]
Puritan Worship
I was recently struck with a fresh sense of awe and wonder over the grace of salvation through a puritan prayer. I love it that God uses those who followed Christ in days gone by, to fan the flame of fresh worship within us. He is truly from everlasting to everlasting (Psalm 90:1-2). ~Jon The […]
Forgiveness and Fear
“If You, O LORD, should mark iniquities, O LORD, who could stand? But with You there is forgiveness, that You may be feared.” – Psalm 130:3-4 ESV Since the first of 2015 I have been studying the Psalms of Ascent (Psalm 120-134). These are the Psalms historically sung by the Jewish people as they journeyed […]
Holy Sexuality
When I saw this I immediately thought of our recent BFG lesson, Holy Sexuality. As I watched this, I realized just how much we need to change our view of sin before we can be effective in sharing Christ with those around us. Here are a few quotes to entice you to watch the video […]