'Let love keep the door of your lips' John Wesley From the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks (Lk 6:45). So what comes out of our mouth is the fruit of what we have planted, and allowed to grow in the depth of our hearts. There is not a word that slips out that has not first grown up from the soil of the place known only to you and God. In the way that we conduct o...

'Take time to be in God's presence before you lead people Let Him revive you, then lead others to revival.' Christy Nockels Good leaders are first good followers and good followers are first good listeners. Being a good listener means that we are not quick with our words, but quick to keep our mouths closed so that our ears and hearts open as we get to know the voice, h...

'You can't get second things by putting them first. You get second things only by putting first things first.' -CS Lewis The first things first principle applies to many things and of course chiefly to 'love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, strength and mind and to love your neighbour as yourself' (Luke 10:27). But I think it also applies to how we think about...

'Worship must be Christ-centered, Holy Spirit led, in response to the Father, about intimacy and service, and always resulting in transformation' - Tim HughesI love this quote from Hughes, it so clearly articulates what worship is, and our role as leaders of sung corporate worship. Like we heard yesterday, if the Gospel isn't central - then what are we doing? Jesus is the ...