Tag Archives: Worship

Revelation and Response In Torah-based Festivals – Part 2

Posted on December 14, 2014 by John Valade

[I finished the last post with two important questions my Theology of Christian Worship paper was intending to answer.The first is “what overarching revelatory themes should a liturgy convey?”  And the second is “what constitutes properly reverent obedience?”  The final … Continue reading →

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Revelation and Response In Torah-based Festivals – Part 1

Posted on December 6, 2014 by John Valade

Last time I ranted about what I perceive to be a trend toward mysticism in Evangelicalism that was promulgated in the classrooms of seminaries I attended. One might well wonder what views of my own I was formulating about worship … Continue reading →

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Worship: Not Just Words and Music in Church

Posted on May 31, 2010 by John Valade

This past Saturday at our service I found myself leading the singing on an impromptu basis because our song leader was unable to leave a crisis on his farm at the time (and it was too late to warn me … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Week: Jesus and the Jewish Festivals

Posted on May 29, 2010 by John Valade

“John 5-10 is dominated by Jesus’ actions and discourses on the occasion of several Jewish festivals, suggesting that in some way he offers a replacement for all of them. On the Sabbath feast (Jn. 5), as he exercised the powers … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Week: Old Testament Festivals

Posted on May 5, 2010 by John Valade

From issue 61 of Reformed Worship magazine: How can New Testament Christians benefit from celebrating Old Testament festivals? We discovered three benefits that made these services worthwhile. First, our congregation is better able to understand the context of God’s mighty … Continue reading →

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