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Beware the Wizardry and Seduction of the Games

This is another clarion call, this time regarding the latest and hottest news that one will encounter on the streets - the Olympics. Granted the opulence and grandeur accorded it by the host nation, one that is clamouring for and almost worthy of the claim of 'the' superpower no-less.  Yet, however great (and small) nations will be, we must remember this: Behold, the nations are as a drop in a bucket,       And are counted as the small dust on the scales; - Isaiah 40:15 The chief danger that the follower in Yeshua, of these modern times, caught up in the atmosphere of the Games, is that of the allure of the world out there in the form of man-centred pride and glory that is even masqueraded as 'winning for God'.  Not forgetting the marvels of technology and individual athletic ability that strut the abundance of human achievements. A similar message that was spreading four years earlier, a social commentary, really, coming from a native o...

The Perils of the 'Doctrines' of Musical Worship

I came across this article from www.deceptioninthechurch.com , in which it refers to the insiduous nature of ascribing the essence of spirituality, godliness, holiness plainly according to the attributes of the style of musical worship that is employed in the midst of any congregation of worshippers. Link It does a noteworthy attempt at drawing a fine line between advocating the Hebraic roots in the element of worship in the Christian faith; and that of placing an overemphasis upon the spiritualizing of worship through an un-negotiable approach of employing only the Davidic style of worship from the Old Testament. I took an interest in sharing this article, especially because it provides a form of antithesis to how a reader may view my recent 'sudden' influx of 'interest' in the sharing of many songs used by Paul Wilbur's Messianic Praise music ministry, since I expect that that has become a backdrop thesis with regard to how I consider the value of the style us...

Deception in the Church: The 'Movement' for the Restoration of Davidic Worship/Warfare

http://www.deceptioninthechurch.com/orrel11.html Insights into the subtleties of doctrines that preach the application of the Davidic style of worship and render exceeding spiritual significance upon its use beyond its scope of influence.

Messianic Praise - On Your Walls O Jerusalem

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A song and a call to all watchmen who will watch over Israel, to the words written in the book of the prophet Isaiah, the sixty-second chapter: " 6 I have set watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem; They shall never hold their peace day or night. You who make mention of the LORD, do not keep silent, 7 And give Him no rest till He establishes And till He makes Jerusalem a praise in the earth. " " 10 Go through, Go through the gates! Prepare the way for the people; Build up, Build up the highway! Take out the stones, Lift up a banner for the peoples! 11 Indeed the LORD has proclaimed To the end of the world: “ Say to the daughter of Zion, ‘ Surely your salvation is coming; Behold, His reward is with Him, And His work before Him.’”

Messianic Praise - Kadosh

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Reverent rendering of the scene depicted in the book of Revelation, in chapter four, in which the four living creatures declare without end the words: "Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, Who was and is and is to come!”

Messianic Praise - Hinei ma Tov (Behold How Good)

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To the words of Psalm 133:1: "Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity !" For the desire for the unity of the brethren in Yeshua, of Israel (Jew) and the Church (Gentile)

Messianic Praise - Baruch Haba (B'shem Adonai - Blessed is He who Comes in the Name of the Lord)

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Sung by Paul Wilbur, in the spirit of the psalter, and that of John the Baptist, a voice of one calling out in the desert, to all who will make a way for the Lord of Heaven and Earth.