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Open Doors Last week I had the privilege of being a guest on the show, “Live from Seattle” on KGNW 820AM. Any time a door opens to talk about Jesus, particularly on the radio or other media channels, I like to barrel through that door and lift up his name. The host of the show, Mars [...]
I received an encouraging word from new friend Michael, who sent me a link on The Daddening of Video Games, but he also made me introspective. I work on Cinemagogue primarily as worship, which I define loosely as “to discover and declare the glory of God”. Still, seeing fruit in people’s lives from the endeavor [...]
A few months ago, we encouraged community group leaders and coaches to gather the community groups in their neighborhoods to celebrate what God is doing in and through them. They also cast a vision for how they could continue loving and serving our city. The response was so encouraging, we decided to organize these Neighborhood [...]
Considering Baptism #1 By Pastor Steve Tompkins Should you be considering getting baptized? On Easter Sunday we will be doing baptisms at all four services in Shoreline. From experience I have found that people often have questions about baptism so I have decided to write some short blog articles to answer some of the most common. When is [...]
My wife and I started dating in a gothic dance club in downtown Seattle surrounded by low light and people cloaked in black. Parties were often candlelit, and black nail polish flowed freely. When we first came to Mars Hill Church, a Good Friday service felt like home, with an ambiance tilted toward the macabre [...]
I’m not a very patient guy by nature. I like things now, and when ideas come to mind I’m looking for instant execution. If it’s a sunny day and I get a whim to take the family to the park, it’s “kids get ready we’re leaving in two minutes.” I love the excitement, but I [...]
In Genesis 3:15, we see the first mention of the atonement where God proclaims of the seed of the woman, “he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel.” This is a contrast of the Cross of Christ and the suffering of Satan, ordained by God. In other words, Jesus crushed the head of Satan, as Satan bruised Christ’s heel. The bruised heel of Jesus happened at the Cross in contrast to the utter defeat of Satan at the Cross (1 John 3:8).
People have asked why is the church so interested in numbers and I always answer, “actually, we’re interested in Jesus and the numbers help give us insight into where people’s hearts are inline with Jesus.” So, yes we look at numbers, but we look at them so that we can continue to focus everyone to Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior. I could write on about the numbers that are hard to accept, but really what I want to speak about are the numbers that continue to reveal the obvious evidence of God’s grace at Mars Hill Bellevue.
How come I haven't heard anything about Re:Sound in a while?
It all boils down to the tension between music as a business and music as a corporate worship ministry rooted in the local church. To say these issues are complicated is an understatement, and we would seriously appreciate your prayer moving forward.
In the meantime we are excited to announce the release of Silent Night, a Mars Hill Christmas album, featuring my band Ex Nihilo. We recorded seven classic Christmas songs put to new arrangements about three years ago. Mars Hill has been enjoying this project, and we are anxious to share it with you. My band and I also went into the studio last month and recorded a new arrangement of “What Child Is This,” and we are giving this song away for free. Check out ReSound.org to link to the album, download the free bonus track, and learn more about the project.
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Merry Christmas!!!
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