by Mark J Martin | Nov 6, 2017 | Devotional, Leading Worship, Music
Consider how many times David said in the Psalms, “I will praise.” He chose ahead of time that he would praise God. No matter what! Psalm 34:1 I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth. Psalm 54:6 I will freely...
by Mark J Martin | Feb 22, 2016 | Leading Worship
One of the great privileges of planning and leading worship in a church is to get a front row seat to how God is the great orchestrator of church life, specifically in using music to build up His church. Yesterday was another day that God put together two great...
by Mark J Martin | Feb 19, 2016 | Leading Worship, Music
Just wanted to plant a little thought in your mind for this Sunday, for you pianists. The piano is an awesome instrument from which to worship God without words. Ok, so really you are enhancing words – words that are familiar or projected on a screen. The...
by Mark J Martin | Jan 18, 2016 | Leading Worship
It’s clear in scripture that the purpose of music in the church is to 1) worship God (Psalm 150:3-4) and 2) teach God’s people (Ephesians 5:19; Colossians 3:16). But when the worship pastor uses the flip-open-the-hymnal-and-point method (or the...
by Mark J Martin | Oct 9, 2015 | Leading Worship
Sunday, you will have the opportunity to worship God and serve people with music. You just have a couple of days before the service. Most likely, you don’t have a lot of time left to rehearse. What are some small things you can do to improve your ministry to...
