Thank you.. Of course, feel free to share this with your team.. The Bible says that, “the eyes of the LORD search the whole earth in order to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to Him.”. “It is impossible to please God without faith. But, even if I never sense that He is close, God is pleased when I seek Him. The Purpose Of Our Worship Of God. in midst of sorrow, pain- God is good. I am suggesting that at the heart of worship sits a proper and acceptable attitude. Our music must never be viewed as entertaining God though this has been the unspoken (sometimes even spoken) attitude. No one thinks for a moment that this rejoicing is a stoic pretense in laughter and music while in pain. You see then how the terrain has completely changed? A casual perusal of the New Testament would quickly dismiss this suggestion. He basically imagined a dichotomy between the God of the Old Testament and that of the New Testament. “Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe,”. Do we want to be like the other nations or do we want to ‘come out from among them and be separate’ (2 Corinthians 6:17). I love it when my kids and grandkids express their thankfulness for a gift that I have given them or something that I have done for them. When I was taking my theology course at the Pastor’s Theological College in Nairobi, my lecturer advised us that when we engage on any issue, it is essential for the purpose of clarity that we define what we mean by the terms we employ. God wants us to come into our worship times with joyful songs. happy. Since then I have directed several children’s choirs, accompanied choirs using the piano, singing with a worship team after the concept of choirs and piano accompanying became “out-dated”. I often put this slogan on my weekly worship lists. The answer can be supplied by considering the following points; i) Christian joy is not levity: Matthew 5:12 has our Lord exhort his people to rejoice and be exceeding glad when they go through trials and persecutions. This is why our views, opinions and the way we think of Him (which would influence our behavior in His worship) must never change. Children of Zion will love the things, music and mannerisms of Zion, to them nothing holds an appeal in adopting the fleeting pleasures, musical styles of the world, and indeed such expressions grieve their hearts exceedingly. I have never seen God but I frequently sense His Presence. Too many times we feel defeated. ‘Sing with an attitude like a child of the king, let no one hinder your freedom in the Lord,’ is not an uncommon exhortation in these circles. . Praise and worship clearly go beyond something we do in church or at a concert. There is nothing sweeter and more fulfilling than to engage in the worship of the Most High God. Now days I merely try to endure the “praise and worship” time every Sunday morning, no longer allowed to sing the hymns of the faith I have loved all my life. They are urged to show that they are enjoying what they are doing, that they don’t care about the opinion of the person standing or sitting next to them. Familiarity breeds contempt and this was perhaps the undoing of Cain. Anyone who wants to come to Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who sincerely seek Him.”. In this respect the purpose of worship has been turned on its head. He is a multi-gifted international motivational speaker, author of more than 20 books and business consultant addressing critical issues affecting every aspect of human, social and spiritual development. When I lift my hands in worship and sing to God, I have faith that He is there. God remains immutable, His standards never lowered, but we have changed our view of Him. We are in this respect children of our day. Knowing who God is and that He has given you all that you have, keeps you on the right road to have a correct and humble attitude in your worship. They say still waters run deep; that worship may not be highly gesticulating, frenzied and light-hearted does not at all take away from its joy. I’m sure we’ve all had our day ruined by an unexpected repair. I want to die to my pride and get my self-worth from my relationship with God. ‘One thing have I desired and that will I look for, that I may dwell in the house of the Lord forever’ (Psalm 27:4). We should also expect to be changed by being in His presence. Psalm 7:17 I will praise the Lord according to his righteousness: and will sing praise to the name of the Lord most high. all creation. I would sing on my way to and from work, and even at home while cooking dinner or getting dressed. I want to be thankful, honest, reverent, joyful, humble and come with a heart full of faith. He is pleased when I have the faith to worship Him no matter what my feelings are. He is also the Principal of Wisdom Training Centre Schools of Theology and Ministry. I want to have a proper attitude when I worship God. Praise precedes worship. This is not what I mean by attitude. Should we be so ‘confident’ in what we offer to God? My church has no interest in what our group does, but they do allow us a place to practice our music twice/month. To truly worship God, we must let go of our self-worship. We too often measure the success of worship by how it felt to us, its appeal to the congregation and how well the diverse gifts and departments of the worship team collaborated to present flawless choir. This was a coming to pay homage to a ‘Christian superstar’. An attitude of praise chases away the enemy. In Pentecostal and charismatic worship services (which I was in for more than 17 years), it is not uncommon to hear ‘worship leaders’ exhort congregations to dance with a certain ‘attitude’ before the Lord. The root of the majority of the aberrations, presumptions, innovations and liberties taken in worship can be blamed on the absence of the fear of the Lord. He is the one in whose presence we are cautioned to be careful because ‘Our God is a consuming fire.’ (Hebrews 12.29). Nadab and Abihu paid with their own lives for presumptive irreverence before God (Leviticus 10:1-4).The people of Israel insisted on appearing before the Lord, and when their petulance was granted, it was an experience they regretted. We read from David: ‘I was glad when they said unto me, let us go into the house of the Lord’ (Psalm 122:1). I want to make sure that when I come into God’s presence, that I come with a great attitude. Ron Kenoly enjoyed this sort of description until he fell from the limelight (as they all must at some point). Again we must answer this in the negative. It is symptomatic of a growing importance of the worshiper and most significantly the ‘worship leader.’ This symptom is not limited to those few at the top. There may be worship everywhere really, but there are such people as true and false worshipers. This is true not just in church music, but also in what is called secular music scene and the dominant pop culture. 28:19, […]. “Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe,” (Hebrews 12:28). So I enter what I consider to be a very pivotal point in the whole matter of worship and the attendant attitudes and expressions. Four wings to cover themselves = worship b. We are in the era of ‘sought after worship leaders.’ I have time again read or heard world famous ‘worship leaders’ described in this grand terms. 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It is a call to know Him intimately and express appreciation to Him with praise and thanksgiving, doing so with passion, sincerity, conviction, and in reverent fear and trembling. I make this reference because even our TV stations, without regard to what authentic religion should be, still noted the hypocrisy. Let me state it a little more bluntly; you cannot expect an alcohol addict to enjoy a cup of tea as he would a bottle of vodka. It could be a legitimate argument to set forth, that perhaps the prevailing culture in the Biblical period had more musical instruments (numerically speaking) compared to modern times. Imagine a church where every member is passionately, whole-heartedly, and recklessly calling the shots ... Foundation Class Praise and Worship JHDCBA. Churches in Nairobi, Mombasa and Kisumu, among other major cities which follow western trends, now scramble for the gifted and sought after ‘worship leaders’, poaching from each other. It seems to me that those who would be true worshipers must be those who have been first sought and found by the Lord. It was strange that the children of Israel, after they were taken out of Egypt, struggled with appetites and tastes. Mr. Washer objected, much to the surprise of the inviting pastor. Should we be afraid of the presence of such a God? God wants our hearts to be true before Him. It is unspeakable in the sense that it is not natural, it defies human comprehension. Frankly, I want God on my side! It has helped me to really love the new songs and be able to worship with all my heart. Pride is never too far from the music arena, it is just the nature of the situation. Psalm 100 says it this way: Worship the Lord with gladness. When we see how fearful God is, and that He has not left worship to the whims of our styles and innovations, we are immediately gripped with a sense of fear. The Attitude of Worship. The Cambridge English dictionary defines attitude as ‘a feeling or opinion about something or someone, or a behavior that is caused by this.’, The Oxford dictionary has more on what attitude means: ‘settled way of thinking or feeling about something.’ This online dictionary goes further to give the word attitude the following synonyms: ‘point of view, view, viewpoint, vantage point, frame of mind, way of thinking, way of looking at things, school of thought, outlook, angle, slant, perspective, reaction, stance, standpoint, position, inclination, orientation, approach.’. Isn’t it … It is so easy to forget how blessed we are! When peace, like a river, attendeth my way. Sometimes I just wanted to stay home and relax. God commands us love Him with all our heart, soul, mind and strength. He is synthetic, he is not the God of Scripture. Some say worship is not what it used to be. When we realized the depths and the heights of His love and the great gift of His Son, Jesus; how can we be anything but thankful! Ros, You may enjoy a post I’ve written on similar theme – which has some great comment from CS Lewis as well. As a lover of God, I think it’s a crime to just ‘go through the motions’ in our worship. What a picture of real, unfeigned joyful worship! Having a grateful heart is huge! It is different with the friends of the world, the systems, styles, expressions and innovations attract them. He wants us to remind ourselves of how far we have come. In Hebrews 11:6 it says. Check out our July 20,2020 podcast, “Are Praise and Worship Necessary To Be a Faithful Christian?” for more. He deserves enthusiastic worship from his people, and this should be our hearts’ desire for Him. I am 73 and have been in a leadership role in church music since I was 16 and directed a cherub choir in a small town church. When you have an attitude of praise, you won't be able to outrun the goodness of God because what you send up, comes back down. He who kills and gives life is the God before whom we appear in worship (1 Samuel 2.6). Praise is a relationship. I grew up on the west coast of Canada and I love informality. We do not bring gifts for which God is desperate. But, it is possible to praise something without worshiping it. Wether I am playing tennis, mountain bike riding, writing music, studying or spending time with my family; I want to do it with my whole heart. In truth it was not really a worship experience; it was a music concert by a world renowned superstar a ‘sought after worship leader’. Blessings to you! .”. Attitude of Praise: Praise the Lord Medley: Let There be Glory and Honor and Praises: I Worship You: Great Name: Say the Name Medley: God of All Gods: Out of His Great Love: Love Grew Where the Blood Fell: Thank You Medley: I Just Call It Home A. Worship is primarily an attitude of the body: praise and thanksgiving are utterances of the mouth B. The Constant Attitude of the Believer Towards God is to be One of Praise! He knows when we have been hurt. Rather it is a complete way of life for one who follows Christ. Firstly, that there is a need in God; secondly that to fill or fulfill that need God needs man; and thirdly that worship being thus man’s response to God’s need therefore makes man very important (others would say necessary) to God. We read in this wonderful song and worship book in the Bible, ‘In the presence of the Lord is fullness of joy and in His right hand are pleasures forever more’ (Psalm 16:11).There is not the slightest doubt whatsoever that Christian worship is a joyful and satisfying experience. Human beings have a huge range of attitudes. I did not always feel like it. This is not a bad thing. Get your praise ready people, because # WhenStreetWorship2020 is here and this time, , bringing praise right to the street In this third installment in our series, we wish to examine that aspect which makes for the heart of worship – the matter of proper attitudes. Be expectant! It is impossible to worship God and anything else at the same time (Luke 4:8). One is saddened by the predominant attitude within much of evangelicalism, which appears to have a very low, even casual view of God. This is the kind of joy scripture refers to as ‘unspeakable and full of glory’ (I Peter 1:8). Human beings are not just creatures of nurture but also of nature. Nehemiah tells us, ‘the joy of the Lord is your strength’ (8:10). It is too easy to be impressed by our own accomplishments and forget who is the real source of all the good in our life. It is about Him we have certain settled views, opinions and feelings and these views and feelings then inevitably cause us to behave in a certain way before Him, in His worship. We can complain about trivial things like cleaning the house. We have thus far identified two key issues which make for the heart of worship. God’s desire is for us to be joyful. In the second place we examined the all important question of content. Humility and an awareness of our own unworthiness: This frame of mind is essential to worship. This is a statement made in the midst of dire straits, of battles within and without. We used another illustration of hardware and software to press that distinction. Thank you for sharing God bless you always.I would like to share this too to my team. But, we generally don’t worship … If this be the attitude of holy, sinless angels, how much more we who have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God? God calls us to true and meaningful praise. Jesus said ‘I have come that their joy might be full’. Worship has to have logical, reasonable and coherent content; it cannot be empty rhetoric or inordinate repetition of some line or chorus in worship music. I. Are we seeking fun or the worship of the Lord? Worship and Praise must be the Believer's top priority. INTRODUCTION 1. How casualness looks and sounds incongruous, disorder, assumption and presumptions are rendered dangerous? Come before Him, singing with joy. As Wife and Mom, we have a lot to do with the attitudes of our home. Thus in discussing the place of proper attitude in worship, I propose to divide that discussion in two broad aspects. This is a great gift for the musician or worshipper in your life. He wants us to have thankful hearts when we come to worship Him. Physical manifestations of praise might include singing, dancing, the raising of hands, bowing, the playing of instruments and other forms. All these have the effect of elevating men in worship, to create categories of worshipers which scripture knows nothing about. If you would like to support this vision, you can help by giving any amount via PayPal here. We read of them desiring the onions and garlic of slavery. The role of a praise and worship leader is to lead by how he conducts his life and how he treats his family and others. Attitude of Blessed in worship. God loves it when His children are full of joy. This is true Christian joy; it is not an unruly, irreverent joy; it is, if you like, a responsible joy. . When I read through the Psalms, I am sometimes shocked at the honesty of the writers! Though Satan should buffet, though trials should come. Lesson 1. Isaiah 6:1–4—Vision of worship and praise in heaven. Notes on worship, music ♫ , God, leadership, church, adventure and life. Note use of seraph’s wings: a. The writer of the book of Hebrews put it this way. Praise and Worship is a ministry that has a unique and specific calling, requiring special gifts and skills that are different than that of a musician, choir member, lead vocalist, Pastor, etc. God deserves our whole heart! Text: Psalm 27:4 Introduction: As his parents watched from the patio, a little boy played baseball by himself in the back yard. I am anxious to press this point because the word attitude in today’s parlance brings with it new and contemporary nuances. It is aimed at the wrong God, or at the very least motivated by false or defective views of the God of Scripture. It is on this point all else turns in worship. God deserves so much more. We must be willing to humble ourselves before God, surrender every part of our lives to His control, and adore Him for who He is, not just what He has done. Don Moen continues to be described as such and attracts thousands in His ‘worship concerts.’ Don Moen (perhaps the greatest in this respect) was in Kenya a few days ago. Humans comprise ofspirit, soul and body. I wonder, would Paul, Peter, John and the rest recognize worship in say the Hillsong set up? I do not think so. Why should we praise God? Sign up to receive a regular digest of fresh Banner of Truth resources and blog articles. Your email address will not be published. Pingback: 10 Ways To Improve Your Worship Team ~ Part 1 | Following God: Notes ♫ From A Grand Adventure, Pingback: 10 Ways To Improve Your Worship Team-Part 4 of 4 | Following God: Notes ♫ From A Grand Adventure, Great post – might reblog at some point! Check out my new book.. “Leading Worship ~ Notes from a Grand Adventure’ available in Kindle or Soft Cover Editions. Has that God changed? There is nothing narrow or limited about the good news of salvation. I submit that our view, opinion and way of thinking about God has changed. 13:15). There the prophet is witness to holy, sinless angels engaged in heavenly worship. I want my worship to be pleasing to God. In a nutshell, when one surveys modern worship and makes casual comparison between that and the expression we see in both Testaments, one sees the difference between day and night, light and darkness. I’d love to read it… could you send me the link? You see that as soon as you lose sight of this God, your worship and its expression degenerates instantaneously to something of a glib, blithe, flippant, and trite exercise. To many times in life we feel beaten down. Indecent dressing, language that borders on profanity or blasphemy, calling God ‘the man upstairs,’ or ‘sir God,‘ is considered ‘cool’ or simply being ‘real’. People from all walks of life thronged that concert, both believers and unbelievers and our political class, notorious for lewd, immoral, and sometimes even illegal behavior, were there. However, a person without transportation dreams about having a car to drive. What this blasphemous reasoning creates is a threefold cumulative attitude. 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