As I write this article, we are in the Eastertide season, the 50 days between Resurrection Sunday and Pentecost. One of the traditional stories that would be preached during this season is the “Great Commandment†that Jesus gave for his followers to “go and make disciples†(Matthew 28:19). A disciple is a believer who is [...]
In this series we’re looking at Five Epic Worship Fails from scripture,  what we can learn from them, and how we can apply their lessons in our lives and ministry. Make sure you read the Introduction first! https://robstill.com/five-epic-worship-fails-and-what-we-can-learn-from-them/ Epic Fail Number One: The Story of Cain & Able (Genesis 4) Background of the story. We are [...]
[Note: This is a 6 part blog series based on a recent webinar workshop I taught for WorshipTeamCoach.com entitled “Five Epic Worship Fails and we can learn from them.” It is intended to be used as a biblical training resource for your worship team. These are offered as a series of short videos (5 to 10 [...]
Jesus spoke these words to his closest friends who simply did not have the energy to pray through the night with him. “Could you not tarry with me for even an hour? ” He asked. […]
I love the song “Create In Me A Clean Heart” by Keith Green. I was not aware of his music until after he died. A friend in college gave me a tape (yes, a cassette tape – it was a long time ago). I was ignited, and did not listen to anything but Keith Green [...]
Jesus offered these prophetic words in order to prepare his people for what was to come so they would not be surprised. Â […]
The academics, “religious scholars”, i.e. Sadducees and Pharisees, were grilling Jesus, trying to trip him up with a trick question. “Which is most important of all the commandments?â€Â His answer was disarmingly simple and common sense for a good Jewish boy. […]
I love the vast majority of Eugene Peterson’s translation in The Message and find it very down to earth and helpful. But sometimes the word choices in the Psalms seemed a little odd to me. But I absolutely love, love, love the words he used in Psalm 47, verse 6-7: Sing your best songs to God! Amen [...]
Have faith in God. That is the hinge mindset. The hinge that opens and closes doors of destiny. I’m not talking about “faith” that everything is going to be OK. […]
