God My Exceeding Joy, 100 Percent Odds, My Disappointments - God's Divine Appointments, Private Worship, Do Whatever You Please, What is Worship?, and "Jesus Over Everything"
In This Issue... Psalm 43:3-4, Two Quotes by Walker Moore, Observations by Jacob Crouch, Michael Kelley, and Worship Leader, Song by Peter Burton, Jeff Pardo & Matthew West
Photo by David Guion
Welcome to this issue of one24worship - Because worship is a daily lifestyle, one 24-hour day at a time, not just a weekly event.
The one24worship Newsletter is a weekly offering of inspiration, ideas, and insights landing in your email inbox every Thursday... 1-2-4: one verse/passage, two quotes, and four observations at a time.
JESUS + Nothing = Everything
Two years ago today, June 26, 2023, my friend and missionary, Walker Moore passed away unexpectedly.
For over 26 years, Walker and I became great friends, able to encourage one another during the difficult seasons of life and rejoice with each other during moments of great celebration.
I was blessed to join Walker each summer for several years as he and his mission-sending organization trained student missionaries to go as teams on several month-long international trips to various countries around the world.
Walker would always have a story handy to tell you which would often start with the phrase, “Let me tell you what great things God has done!”
One of Walker’s favorite stories – especially if he had just met you – was to talk about an event that took place several years ago. This story would begin like this, “I’m Walker Moore. I carried a cross to the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro in Africa. You can Google it!”
And the phrase that remember Walker saying most often that may best articulate the way he lived his life is this…
JESUS + Nothing = Everything
So, in this edition of one24worship, I’d like to pay tribute to my late friend and missionary. Both of our Two Quotes this week are from Walker Moore.
Have great week!
Enjoy!
David
ONE PASSAGE
“Send out your light and your truth; let them lead me; let them bring me to your holy hill and to your dwelling! Then I will go to the altar of God, to God my exceeding joy, and I will praise you with the lyre, O God, my God.” Psalm 43:3-4 ESV
TWO QUOTES
Walker Moore
“When Jesus enters the picture, the odds don’t matter. They’re always 100 percent.” Walker Moore
[Source: David Guion, Some Things I Learned from My Friend and Missionary, Walker Moore, (accessed Wednesday, June 25, 2025)]
“My disappointments are God’s divine appointments.” Walker Moore
[Source: David Guion, Some Things I Learned from My Friend and Missionary, Walker Moore, (accessed Wednesday, June 25, 2025)]
FOUR OBSERVATIONS
1. Private Worship - by Jacob Crouch at JacobRCrouch.Wordpress.com
“Why pursue God? For worship! And not just at the public gatherings, but privately too.” Jacob Crouch
Article Excerpt: “I had thought about discipleship in terms of Bible reading, prayer, fellowship, evangelism. But worship? It seems like the obvious thing now, but somehow in my mind I had separated out the daily disciplines of grace from their purpose. I had a lot of good ‘why’ answers for the disciplines, but I had missed the biggest one.” 👉 Read More…
2. “Love God… and Do Whatever You Please” - by MichaelKelley at MichaelKelley.co
“…the gospel is the means by which we become something brand new.” Michael Kelley
Article Excerpt: “When we come into Christ, we are given a new heart which comes with new desires. New tastes. New ambitions. Yes, it takes time for that newness to take hold, but over the course of our lives, we actually begin to not only do the right thing, we start to want to do the right thing. Indeed, the very fact that we feel a tension inside us between doing what we know to be good and right and true and that which, though we might desire it, we know to be sinful, shows we are being transformed.” 👉 Read More…
3. FOR WORSHIP LEADERS: What Is Worship? A Biblical Definition for Worship Leaders - from WorshipLeader.com
“Worship isn’t just music; it’s a life of response to the revelation of God.” WorshipLeader.com
Article Excerpt: “Worship leaders aren’t just musicians; they’re spiritual guides who model and invite others into a life of surrender and praise. Our job is to reflect the glory of God, lead with theological clarity, and cultivate a lifestyle of worship.” 👉 Read More…
4. SONG “Jesus Over Everything (Lyric Video)” with Peter Burton
VERSE ONE & CHORUS
V ONE “I can’t imagine where I would be / If it weren’t for the blood that washed over me / Oh, Jesus… over everything… / From who I was then to who I am now / The one explanation, the only way how / Is Jesus… over everything…”
CHO “Jesus… over everything… / His… cross has covered me… Yes… / Jesus over everything / Jesus… Name above all names… Forever I will sing… Yes… / Jesus over everything!”
Written by Peter Burton, Jeff Pardo & Matthew West
© 2025 Integrity's Praise! Music (BMI), Peter Burton Publishing (BMI) (adm at IntegratedRights .com). Matthew West, Jeff Pardo
Until next week,
David Guion
P.S.
Thursday Thoughts from IG
“When I ask people when they really grew spiritually, they never describe an easy time. Never.” Chuck Swindoll (From Randy Alcorn)
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