Comments on: Thoughts on the Desiring God National Conference

By: r4nd0m1z

r4nd0m1z — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:34:59 +0000

Hey Bob,

I listened to the mp3 of your message while painting my deck. When you sang “Crown Him with Many Crowns” at the end, God’s presence was so strong, I nearly fell off my ladder. It was an amazing message…thanks much (and thanks to the DG folks who made it available so quickly. I was unable to attend and am sincerely thankful to have been able to participate via the live blog and the mp3s). I can’t wait to read Worship Matters.

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Crossway.blog » Desiring God National Conference — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:00:17 +0000

[...] Kauflin, author of Worship Matters, shares some thoughts on last weekend’s Desiring God National Conference. Bob spoke Saturday morning on Words of [...]

By: Jared

Jared — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 17:47:44 +0000

Hello,

I was T4G this year and just found an MP3 of you singing “How Sweet and Awful” Your version at the conference was beautiful! I was wondering where I could get my hands on some sheet music/chord charts.

Thanks!

By: Bob Kauflin

Bob Kauflin — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 17:30:21 +0000

Jeremy,

You have to help me out here. I wasn’t aware I was making a connection between worship and sarcasm. Also, sarcasm simply describes a type of language that isn’t necessarily connected with sinful motivation. Scriptural examples include Elijah with the prophets of Baal (1 Kings 18:27), Isaiah with the idol-makers (Is. 44:15-17), and Paul with the Judaizers (Gal. 5:12). Is that helpful?

By: Jeremy Killian

Jeremy Killian — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:49:48 +0000

It’s a great connection that you’ve made between worship and its near-opposite–sarcasm. Sarcasm is the use of our voices for self-serving and self-centered purposes instead of using our voices for self-humbling under God’s hand. Sounds like a great time!

By: Andrew Randazzo

Andrew Randazzo — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 03:47:14 +0000

Thank you so much for speaking at the conference. Your topic was so helpful.

By: Brendan Beale

Brendan Beale — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 01:48:48 +0000

Bob,
I’m a regular reader of your blog and I want to tell you how encouraged I am by your consistent, Biblical, cross-centered approach to worship and how it relates to all of life.
I have a question that you might consider for a future blog post, one I’ve been wrestling with a lot the last couple weeks. My fiancee and I are planning our honeymoon and are struggling to consider how to best glorify God with how we spend money for this trip. In the process we’ve sort of been hammering out a “theology of vacation”- searching for what the Bible has to say about leisure, relaxation, refreshment, family, ministry, etc. Considering that you just got back from the beach with your family, how would you relate vacation to God’s glory and the gospel’s call on our lives?

In His peace,
Brendan Beale

By: don gale

don gale — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:12:52 +0000

Bob,
I was at the conference and greatly helped by your message. It was challenging and encouraging in many ways (I won’t get into the here). I was also very blessed that you led us in a song at the end. The whole time I was thinking how much I wanted to sing and praise the Lord when your talk was done. So I was glad you gave us the chance. Your talk drove me to the cross and drove me to worship. Thanks.

By: Jimmy Buehler

Jimmy Buehler — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 22:41:19 +0000

Hey Bob,

I was at the conference and your talk was so helpful. I’ve recently started leading worship for a ministry at my school called Campus Outreach which is under Bethlehem Baptist Church. Hopefully I will be playing worship at Bethlehem soon as well! Your talk really inspired me to dig in the scriptures to develop a “theology” of worship. Thank you so much! Your ministry has helped me grow as a worship leader.

P.S. I met you, but it was really short, you signed your book for me. I feel nerdy saying this. But again…thank you!

Jimmy