You probably think this is announcing the title of John MacArthur’s next book, but it is not. I just thought that this morning’s service was rather interesting in a few regards. The service was not only a mix of hymns and choruses, they alternated back and forth between them: one chorus, one hymn, one chorus, one hymn, one chorus. Some people like to stand while singing, while others prefer to sit. This church had the perfect balance figured out. I was quite impressed. I was impressed with the rest of the service too. No obnoxious announcements for ten minutes and no monster projection screens (none whatsoever). They did the dumb handshake thing, but didn’t make us wear nametags. Good church service, even without the regular preacher. It’s probably farther than we want to drive on a regular basis, but we won’t exclude it until we look some more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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