by Soo-Inn Tan | Mar 13, 2020 | 2020, Articles, Church, Corporate Worship, COVID-19, Small Groups, World Issues
Last Saturday morning I preached to a congregation of four — my dear wife, the two pastors of the church I was speaking at, and one member of the church staff, a technical wiz responsible for taping my sermon. The church was Yio Chu Kang Chapel. In light of the...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jan 17, 2020 | 2020, Articles, Church, Corporate Worship
Crown Him with many crowns, The lamb upon the throne: Hark! How the heav’nly anthem drowns All music but its own! Awake, my soul, and sing Of Him who died for thee, And hail him as thy matchless King Through all eternity. Lyrics: Matthew Bridges (1800–1894),...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Apr 5, 2019 | 2019, Articles, Corporate Worship, Soo-Inn Tan
ID 119063517 © | Dreamstime.com “As the music plays, let us close our eyes and just worship the Lord.” Have you heard a worship leader say this? I have, and every time I hear this I say, sometimes out loud, no, no no. Why? Because it reduces worship to a...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Dec 7, 2017 | 2017, Articles, Church, Corporate Worship
You noticed her because she was different. She sometimes sang off key. She sang certain words louder, for emphasis. But her raising of her hands, her body language, were all appropriate. She was really worshipping her God in song. She inspired my own worship. I...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jun 22, 2016 | 2016, Articles, Church, Corporate Worship, God, God's Glory
Most corporate worship services begin with an invocation, “A brief prayer near the opening of worship in which the congregation calls on God, particularly God’s Spirit, to be present and give blessing while we worship” (“The Role of Prayer in Public Worship,” Calvin...
by Soo-Inn Tan | May 24, 2014 | 2014, Arrogance & Pride, Articles, Church, Corporate Worship, Life Issues
It’s been a long time since I taught on corporate worship. I will have the opportunity to do it at least twice this year. As I revisited the topic I found this article making its rounds on Facebook: “Are We Headed For A Crash? Reflections On The Current State of...
