A Song for Every Generation
by Lynn DeShazo
I had a good heart-to-heart talk recently with a seasoned pastor about contemporary worship songs. This man is actually “pastor emeritus” of my home church. Brother Bill, as we call him, went to seminary at a very conservative school, was ordained a Baptist pastor, was deeply impacted by the move of the Holy Spirit known as the Charismatic Movement, and ended up, among other things, on the faculty of Liberty Bible College in Pensacola, Florida. He eventually came to us and pastored seventeen years, then passed the baton of leadership onto our current pastor. He’s seen a lot of things over the years. So I was pleased to have him, as he put it, “bounce a few things off of you”. Here are a few of the issues we batted around a while; see if you can relate to any of them.
Roar of Zion's Lion
by John Betts
There are two lions that are revealed to us in scripture. Revelation 5:5 states, (behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book). I Peter declares that your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walks about, seeking whom he may devour). Joel 3:16 says that (the Lord also shall roar out of Zion).
What is the significance of the lion analogy? What do they represent?
Let’s take a look at what this teaches us. What of the roaring?
There are four reasons that lions roar. They are as follows:
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David Kerr has been a member of Liberty Fellowship for 30 years and is currently serving as the Executive Director. He is the Senior Pastor at The Vine Fellowship in Arlington, TX and has been for 18 years. He also serves on the boards for Globe International and Missionary Revival Crusade. |
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For nearly thirty years, Mary Ann Brown has
traveled throughout the world bringing God’s message of Hope to the local church, in both
large and small congregations. Currently she serves on five church advisory boards across the United States, is on the teaching staff of
two Bible Colleges. |
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Nathan Sanders is the pastor of The Journey in Federalsburg, Maryland where he has been
serving since December 31, 2001. The Journey is a newly revisioned, “Now-minded” church with a desire to see the next generation experience God and become leaders in the Body of Christ. | |
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