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Worship

Are You Sinning by Not Rejoicing?

March 3, 2010

“I think we all sin by needlessly disobeying the apostolic injunction to “rejoice” as much as by anything else.” C. S. Lewis, The Problem of Pain.
Very many Christians give the impression that God orders us to be miserable for him. Some even imply that the more miserable we are, the more holy we are. This [...]

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SERMON: Rejoice In The Lord By Adrian Warnock

December 15, 2009

My final sermon of the year was preached at Jubilee Church, London. You can download audio and video or watch it here:

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Philippians 4:4 “Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice.”
Speaking about joy—Season of goodwill is upon us—“Happy Christmas” we say, but it can be a stressful and sorrowful time for many.
An [...]

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Don’t You Dare Try and Worship God With Your Hands In Your Pockets!

November 5, 2009

My pastor, Tope Koleoso did not say the words in the title of this post. But they are very consistent with the tone and thrust of the following sermon on worship which follows on from what he said last week. I would strongly encourage you to watch both of these talks as you will [...]

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Worship His Majesty!

October 27, 2009

It seems to me that us reformed believers run the risk that we recognize God is holy, but it can feel as though he is distant. To us charismatics God may instead feel close, but perhaps not seem glorious. Reformed believers understand something of the sovereignty of God, and his glory. All too often, however, [...]

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TOAM Interview With Evan Rogers and His Wife, Tracy

August 4, 2009

Evan Rogers And Tacy Rogers from Adrian Warnock on Vimeo.
This interview with this energetic worship leader and his wife took place at Together On A Mission. You can read more about Evan at http://evanrogers.org or listen to his music at http://www.evanrogers.org/web/music.html or buy his new CD at http://resources.newfrontiers.xtn.org/product_info.php?products_id=2158

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Special Offer On New Worship CD From Newfrontiers

July 28, 2009

There is a new CCK album just released. Its what I have playing in my car at the moment. Worship music from Newfrontiers has always been one of the highlights of this group of churches. Some of the new songs we learnt in Brighton are on this CD which is available for [...]

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In Jesus – New Phatfish CD that Rocks – Special Offer

June 4, 2009

Leading Christian band, Phatfish, have just released In Jesus on CD and MP3 download.

I am not very good at writing a review of CDs, but in my mind this an even better sound than their previous CDs. There is a great rocky feel to the whole CD and the songs are biblically robust, [...]

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In Jesus – Free New Christian Song that ROCKS by Phatfish

May 23, 2009

My friends at Phatfish, one of the coolest Christian bands out there have made available the title track of their forthcoming album for FREE download. I love it, and I am sure you will too. Watch this space for a special offer to buy the full CD or download at a special discount to [...]

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Ten Things That Please God In Worship

May 12, 2009

Sam Storms writes on worship in More Precious Than Gold, 50 Daily Meditations on the Psalms (Crossway Books: Wheaton, IL 2009), 180-184.
Sam reports how a man once approached him and told him, undoubtedly sincerely, that he was uncomfortable with the way Sam worshiped. Sam’s reply? “I’m certainly open to correction, and I’m sorry [...]

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The Missing O

April 26, 2009

“Largely obsolete? Largely obsolete!” It was enough to make me choke on my cornflakes—if I had been eating them. But according to what I was reading in the Chicago Manual of Style (that document hated by most authors, but loved by all editors) I was clearly somewhat last century!
Bring back the “O” I say! As [...]

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Interview With Keith Getty – Co-Writer Of In Christ Alone

April 13, 2009

Keith Getty – Writer of In Christ Alone from Adrian Warnock on Vimeo.
Keith and I spoke about music styles, working with Stuart Townend, with whom he wrote “In Christ Alone,” and the role of worship songs in teaching theology, among other things.

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INTERVIEW – Stuart Townend, Co-Writer of In Christ Alone

April 8, 2009

Stuart Townend Interview from Adrian Warnock on Vimeo.
Filmed at New Word Alive 2009, this is an interview with leading song writer Stuart Townend, who is one half of the team that composed “In Christ Alone”. Stuart and I had a lot of fun, and spoke a bit about what its like for us being [...]

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Video Interview With Tim Smith Mars Hill Church Seattle’s Worship Pastor

March 20, 2009

In his recent flying visit to the UK I was able to grab worship pastor Tim Smith for an interview. Tim has been with Mark Driscoll at Mars Hill for something like 10 years and is an integral part of the operations there, responsible for co-ordinating worship bands for their 20 services.
We spoke about his [...]

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