The following is from Dwayne Moore’s Daily Quiet Time Journal! You can follow and receive updates on Dwayne’s journal at http://quiettimejournal.praisemorepowerful.com. Text: Philippians 4:1-9 Theme: Paul wanted us to have joy from the Lord and from those we disciple–as did he. Key verses: “…stay true to the Lord… you are my joy and the crown I receive
NOTE: The following article is an excerpt from Week 2 of the 6-week Bible study, Heaven’s Praise: Hearing God Say Well Done by Dwayne Moore. ____________________________________ Have you ever felt like you’ve been wandering through life, not quite knowing what exactly God’s expecting from you? Sadly, many in God’s family spend much of their lives
We had an incredible time this past weekend at our 2019 ReFOCUS Conference in Pigeon Forge, TN! In our time together, God moved through song, teaching and discussion in ways we couldn’t have imagined. Thanks to everyone who was a part of the conference, and to all who worked so hard to make it happen!
By Dwayne Moore Recently my wife and I visited a large church in Huntsville, AL. This church has campuses in many parts of our state. It’s become quite well-known across the country, no doubt due to its explosive growth and excellent programing. I had visited before, but my wife, Sonia, had never been and knew
It was so dark outside this morning – and cold, and wintry, and still. I looked up into the sky and the moon and stars were shining with a stunning brilliance against the completely black night. The clarity, the power, and the way their bold light separated them from the darkness of the sky took
If you are like me, you have known Matthew 7:7-8 for a long time — and claimed it countless times! Jesus said, “Ask and you shall receive. Seek and you will find. Knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks will receives, and he that seeks will find, and to him
In all of years of reading the amazing account of Moses’ intimate encounter with his God, I admit I have always skimmed over the word, “goodness.” I just took it to mean God passed by with his backside. I missed the tremendous significance of that little word. The Lord said He would cause all His goodness to pass in front of Moses.
By Dwayne Moore Today we will consider six characteristics of a God-sized vision for your ministry. To put it in the form of a question for you, “What do I do if I sense God has given me an idea or a ministry vision for something in the future? How do I know, and what
So, what is worship? I’ve heard some say it boils down to obedience. But I believe it’s more than simply being obedient. Worship is obedience to God that’s motivated from a deep love and awe of God. The cross is a powerful place to learn about the kind of worship the Father accepts.
Hey everyone, we are putting together a Bible Reading Plan on worship for our new mobile app that is releasing soon! We would love to make this a collaborative effort among our NLW community. Please leave a comment below with your FAVORITE passages on worship. They can be full chapters or parts for chapters. They
Why Do We Suffer? By Dawn Kelley, NLW Community Development Director Earlier this year, my husband of 19 years took his own life… He struggled with mental illness and, towards the end of his life, he believed it would be best for me and our two boys if he were no longer a burden on
I wrote this for our #NLWI staff but thought others in ministry might also benefit from reading it… It’s easy to grow discouraged in ministry, especially when a potential opportunity we’ve been working on seems to evaporate overnight or when seeds we’ve planted into people don’t grow as we hoped they would. Like a staff
Each year NLWI connects worship leaders in the US with worship leaders in African countries for 6 months of mentoring. Here is one person’s story of the impact it made in her life… My Journey With Next Level Worship by Chipo Chama from Zambia, Africa Every Tuesday comes with great delight and anticipation because I
Trip Highlights It's been three weeks since the NLW team returned home from our August mission in Africa. Looking back, we're blown away by what God did during our time there! Over the course of this trip, we held a 5 day Intensive School in Zimbabwe where God brought together 100 worship leaders from EIGHT
