Worship is a time to address God, to respond to His gracious initiative in our lives with appropriate responses of praise, adoration, thanksgiving, confession, and joy. The responsibility of the worship leader (and the worship team, or the choir) is to facilitate the process of inviting people into God’s presence with their sacrifices of praise;…
Have you ever asked yourself the question, “What does worship sound like in other parts of the world?” We often tend to think that all worship sounds relatively the same. In the English speaking world it generally does: however, worship has a different sound in places where the American culture has not penetrated or where…
The day of new beginnings is here! I have to tell you, our last few services at church have been absolutely phenomenal. The power of God flowed through the house with such fervor, it was almost unbelievable. We experienced a move of God that we were not totally accustomed to. We danced before the Lord…
The one great obsession of A.W. Tozer’s life was worship. Many have written about worship, but Tozer surpassed them all in simple passion and supreme purpose. Compiled from material never before published, this book presents A.W. Tozer’s systematic teaching on worship, the subject close to his heart. One of the first in evangelical circles to…
If you have been in the ministry for a while you know that the arts department has a tendency to draw people of all colors and expressions. We are a bit different as people who are for the most part on the creative side. We see things in a different light and approach things in…
It’s captivating to read through the Psalms and see the variety of ways in which David worshiped. When we pause to ask ourselves what we are doing during our worship times today, we are often faced with several questions. How do we worship? What are we able to do and still be reverent before the…
There is something wonderfully magical about watching your daughter enter a new stage in her life. My daughter and I went to a nail salon for me to get a pedicure and a manicure. I was singing in a wedding and I wanted to look my best. Usually when we go she plays with her…
Often it has been said that as human beings, “we are almost helplessly self-centered.” This of course is due to what we call “original sin”. The “fall” of man was at the point of his deciding to go it his own way instead of God’s way. This self-centeredness is also found in our worship. We…
Psalm 66:3-4 “Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds!” So great is your power that your enemies cringe before you. All the earth bows down to you; they sing praise to you, they sing praise to your name.” A favorite song of Christians everywhere is “Our God Is An Awesome God” as it speaks…
Definition: The worship gap is the distance between your expectations and what really happens. When I prepare and practice a worship set, I do in the light of an expectation of how the congregation will respond. Sometimes the congregation exceeds my expectations and which is absolutely fantastic. But what happens when we prepare a worship…
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