One, Holy, Catholic, Apostolic Worship by John Sartelle

FROM TABLETALK | June 2004

What would you think if you went to your church Sunday morning and a child’s life was sacrificed as part of the worship? What would you think if you went to church this Sunday and discovered that a religious …Read More

The Genuine Life by Scotty Smith

FROM TABLETALK | June 2009

With three decades plus change in the pastoral ministry, the gospel seems to be getting bigger and Jesus is appearing more gracious than ever. Maybe that’s because I’ve never been more aware of my brokenness and more disrupted …Read More

Acceptable to God by Patrick Lennox

FROM TABLETALK | October 2004

A common question a fellow Christian might ask you is: “What kind of church do you go to?” The question has little to do with the denomination or creedal stance of the church; it is a question of worship, or …Read More

The Pastor – His Identity and Authority by John White

We have ceased to think theologically about the ministry. Instead, we characterize it almost exclusively in functional or institutional terms. There are at least two reasons for this shift in emphasis. On the one hand there are the new developments …Read More

Pastoral Wisdom by David Osborne

FROM TABLETALK | October 2008

The fourth Saturday of this month is legendary for college football fans. It is the annual clash between Alabama and Tennessee (two of the Deep South’s most storied football programs). Alabama fans recognize Coach Paul “Bear” Bryant’s iconic …Read More

Life and Worship Matters by Burk Parsons

FROM TABLETALK | July 2010

Many Christians are under the impression that worship is confined to those specific times of corporate worship when we’re singing. As such, churches have given titles such as “worship leader” or “worship team” to those leading us musically. Thus …Read More

Worship in the Heavenlies by Paul Hahn

FROM TABLETALK | January 2004

What happens in worship? You might say: “We work our way through a familiar liturgy.” “We respond to the pastor’s invitation.” “We wait for a fresh experience with the Holy Spirit.” “We see how sinful we are.” “We struggle …Read More

Turning the World Right Side Up by D. James Kennedy

FROM TABLETALK | November 2005

The apostles came into one of the bastions of paganism in the ancient world, and the cry went up that “these men who have turned the world upside down have come here also …” (Acts 17:6b). Now that is an …Read More

Therefore, Go by Chris Donato

FROM TABLETALK | August 2005

I met a fellow the other day who claimed (in jest) to be a member of a recovery group for those addicted to rededications. Apparently, he had suffered from years of rededicating his life to God. By the time he …Read More

Shepherding the Flock by R.C. Sproul

FROM TABLETALK | May 2005

When we examine life in the early Christian church, we see a remarkable phenomenon recorded for us in the book of Acts. In Acts 8:1 we read, “At that time a great persecution arose against the church which was …Read More

The Prevailing Church (pt. 2) by Simon Kistemaker

FROM TABLETALK | January 2009

As we saw in last month’s installment of “Pro Ecclesia,” privileges and duties go together. In making disciples, Jesus commanded they be baptized in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit …Read More

Worship According to the Word by Albert Mohler

FROM TABLETALK | January 2005

In The Brothers Karamazov, Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s Grand Inquisitor offers this insight into fallen human nature: “So long as man remains free he strives for nothing so incessantly and so painfully as to find someone to worship.” Though the Grand …Read More

American Idols by R.C. Sproul Jr.

FROM TABLETALK | January 2005

We are made in God’s image. The sheer fact that we could spend the rest of our lives contemplating what it means to be made in God’s image, without beginning to scratch the surface, reminds us that we …Read More

Worship in Spirit and in Truth by Ligon Duncan

FROM TABLETALK | January 2005

In an unlikely encounter with an immoral Samaritan woman, our Lord Jesus uttered one of most important statements ever made about worship. In John’s deeply moving account of Jesus’ meeting with the woman at the well, after Jesus uncovers …Read More

God-centered Worship by Terry Johnson

FROM TABLETALK | January 2005

What is worship that is not centered on God? Worship that is centered on something other than God is not worship, we answer simply. It may be a religious gathering, it may be exciting, it may be informative, but it …Read More