In the realm of ministry through worship and the various styles that are prevalent in today's society, one of our members in WAC was relating worship to being a tightrope walker, in that as a tightrope walker goes across the high wire he carries with him a looong pole in order to keep the correct balance on both sides of the wire. Leaning to either side by itself doesn't work for the gymnast, just like leaning too much in one direction in worship might miss God's heart of what he likes. After all he is an audience of one. Is this relagated to musical syles...form...preference?
The bible doesn't talk about worship styles per se, but it says "Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks." (John 4:23 NIV)
What's your experience with different styles of worship in your congregation? How are you reconciling 'in spirit and truth' at your church?
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
I am not, but I know I AM
God is alive and well and in control of all things. -Louie Giglio message
We are small and he is huge. In our WAC gathering this month we talked about new seasons of opportunity and ministry and what our role in that might be. How do we let go while God orchestrates a new facility plan, or when he opens the doors for a new ministry to be born, or works through a mission team overseas? It seems easy because we can just let go of it and put it into his hands to do, but that's not always our nature. We sometimes feel like we are in charge of a ministry that God has birthed in us, and we are really helping him with His ministry, that he stewarded to us.
Do you ever feel like it's all slipping through your fingers beacuse your grip is too tight? What's God doing in your life now?
We are small and he is huge. In our WAC gathering this month we talked about new seasons of opportunity and ministry and what our role in that might be. How do we let go while God orchestrates a new facility plan, or when he opens the doors for a new ministry to be born, or works through a mission team overseas? It seems easy because we can just let go of it and put it into his hands to do, but that's not always our nature. We sometimes feel like we are in charge of a ministry that God has birthed in us, and we are really helping him with His ministry, that he stewarded to us.
Do you ever feel like it's all slipping through your fingers beacuse your grip is too tight? What's God doing in your life now?
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