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The Priestly Garments (Part One)

The Priestly Garments     "And draw near to yourself Aaron your brother, and his sons with him, from among the children of Israel, that he may minister to me in the Priest's office; Aaron, Nadav, and Avihu, Elazar, and Itamar, the sons of Aaron. And you shall make sacred garments for Aaron your brother, for honor and for beauty. And you shall speak to all who are wise hearted, whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom, that they may make Aaron's garments to consecrate him, that he may minister to me in the Priest's office. And these are the garments which they shall make: a breastplate, and an ephod, and a robe, and a quilted undercoat, a mitre, and a girdle; and they shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother, and his sons, that he may minister to me in the Priest's office ... " (Ex. 28:1-4) Moses was instructed by God that the garments of the Priests were to be both dignified and beautiful; as precious as the garments of royalty. Inde
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These Expressions of Worship Will Blow Your Minds!

Consider the following definitions of worship. It would be helpful if you analyzed each one to see which one speaks to your heart and worship experience personally. A.W. Tozer: Worship is to feel in your heart and express in some appropriate manner a humbling but delightful sense of admiring awe and astonished wonder and overpowering love in the presence of that most ancient mystery, that majesty which philosophers call the First Cause, but which we call our Father which art in heaven. J. Oswald Sanders: Worship is the loving ascription of praise to God for what he is in himself and in his providential dealings. It is the bowing of our innermost spirit before him in deepest humility and reverence. Worship is the adoring contemplation of God as he has been pleased to reveal himself in his son and in the Scriptures. Evelyn Underhill: Worship is the total adoring response of man to the one eternal God self revealed in time. Worship is a full confrontation with the self-revealed God
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Worship Music and the Human Spirit (Part Two)

The Bible says; “There is a spirit in man; and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding” (Job 32:8). Here we are told that it is the spirit of man that is given understanding. The materialist tells us that the spirit of man is the air that he breathes, and that man’s body is all there is to his personality. Such is not the case. The spirit of man is his personality and it is that which differentiates him from the lower animal creation. If “spirit” meant merely “breath,” God certainly would not deal with it as a personality. He is called “The God of the spirits of all flesh” ( Numbers 16:22 ), and “the Father of spirits” ( Hebrews 12:9 ). It is by his spirit that the Christian both serves and worships God. Paul testified: “For God is my witness, Whom I serve with my spirit in the Gospel” ( Romans 1:9 ). Jesus said: “God is a spirit; and they that worship Him must worship Him in spirit and in truth” ( John 4:24 ). There are three basic spiritual longings which nee
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