Posts by Mark Lautenschlager (Page 5)

Hey Church! As we continue in our biblical-theological survey of worship this week, I want to look very briefly at what worship was like in the days of Solomon’s Temple.  King David was inspired to draw up the architectural plans for the first Temple but ultimately God chose his son, Solomon,…

Hey Church! We have been journeying our way through a biblical theology of worship for the past few weeks and today we will take a brief look at Moses’ Tabernacle and what it has to teach us about Jesus.  In John 4, Jesus meets a Samaritan woman at Jacob’s well. The woman asks Jesus…

Hey Church! Welcome back to the weekend newsletter! Can you believe it’s already Friday? It’s time to start preparing our hearts and minds to gather for worship on Sunday once again.  BIBLICAL THEOLOGY OF WORSHIP: WEEK THREEThis week I want to look at the Torah and make note of just a few of the lessons these first five books of the Bible teach us about…

Hey Church! I recently began a new biblical-theological study of worship. Last Friday, our prepare-for-worship meditation was on the foundational idea that theology is only possible because God chose to reveal Himself to us in His Word and in the person of Jesus. This week I want to define biblical theology and begin our study “Bereshith” (Hebrew בְּרֵאשִׁית‎…

Hey Church! “Have you not known? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow weary; his understanding is unsearchable.” (Isaiah 40:28) Scripture makes it abundantly clear that God is incomprehensible to us. If you think about it, it’s only logical that finite beings would be incapable of…