Podcast! Session # 3-Name Above All Names

Above All Retreat

Session #3- Name Above All Names

Harking and Harolding

A familiar scene in the Nativity Story. Don't we always sing that traditional hymn about angels singing?

Luke 2:13-14

Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,
"Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests.

I often find myself wondering what a multitude of angels in worship to God really sounds like. Probably a sound like none we have heard here on this earth. Most likely louder than our ears can handle and our mind will comprehend. I must admit, I get a bit jealous that the angels get the sole job of worshiping God ALL THE TIME. Sounds like a stellar job description to me!

Something has occurred to me, though. God has ten thousands upon ten thousands of angels in constant worship of His glory. But...BUT...who does He most want to worship His glory? Y.O.U. and M.E. hmmmm...Maybe our best worship that we give to Him is more meaningful than the enormous sounds of that grand multitude?

That would make sense, right. I mean, He didn't send Jesus to this earth as a baby to later die on the cross for the angels. God did that for you and for me. When I look at it that way, I am less intimidated by the thought of worship and I am free to just pour it all out for the sake of giving glory to my KING. It blesses my heart that the God of the Universe wants my worship. Check out what the book, Captivating by John and Stasi Eldredge, has to say about this.

"A woman's worship brings Jesus immense pleasure and deep ministry...Jesus desires you to pour out your love on him in extravagant worship that minister's to his heart." (Captivating, page 125)

I can bring immense pleasure to Jesus just by singing my off tune heart out! YOU can minister to His heart by praising Him with your whole life!

Next time you think your harking and harolding doesn't make a difference, do it anyway knowing that He is pleased with your worship.

Go Tell it On The Mountain

I would love for you to take a look at Luke 2:8-20...

It is so easy to gloss over the old, familiar passages in the Bible about the birth of Christ. Didn’t we learn all about the angels and the Shepherds during Nativity performances when we were younger?? Though you probably are very familiar with the story of the Shepherd’s encounter with the angels that one starry night in Bethlehem, take sometime to put yourself in their sandals and carry the Shepherd’s rod while you imagine what it would be like that one fateful night so long ago.

Take a few moments to imagine.

Feel the cool darkness of the night as you are tending the sheep just as you had the previous nights….



What are you talking about with your fellow Shepherds? Same old stuff, just a different night…



Are you weary of the job of being a “lowly Shepherd?”



Then, as the night sky blinds you with the glory of the Angels, how fast does your heart begin to beat? Maybe you fall to the ground in wonder…



Do you join in with the Angels singing, “Glory to God in the Highest…!”


Now…how quickly can you run back to Bethlehem to share the Good News? Are you even running or does it feel like your feet aren’t even touching the ground…?



~This kind of thing doesn’t always happen these days. How often do we experience angels singing and bright shining stars? However, you and I are now the bright shining stars who share the good news around the world about the birth of our Savior, Jesus. Just like the Shepherds did that first Noel, go…hurry…quickly… and enthusiastically tell others about your encounter with your LORD!

Luke 2:20 (ESV)
And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, as it had been told to them.

Podcast! Session #2 Power Above All Power

This is the second session from the Above All Retreat. Please take a look at the video link below. It is a skit based on the song, Everything, by Lifehouse and I refer to it in the session.

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Podcast! Session #1 Preparing for your Mountain Top Experience

Ok, so...I am trying a new thing. Trying to be more techy in this evolving technological world!

This is the first message for a retreat I lead in Asheville, NC. The attendees were some lovely ladies from Myrtle Beach, SC. “Above All” was the theme for this great getaway.

Preparing for your Mountain Top Experience

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