Making Music
God's holy accounting does not stop with materialistic things; these are God's tools to teach us to give ourselves to our family in Christ. Paul says he was "poured out like a drink offering" (2 Tim 4:6) to the Church. We are to serve one another (John 13:14). Love, even at personal sacrifice, should characterize our relationships (John 13:35). We are to consider ourselves indebted to love each other (Rom 13:8). We are to prefer others to ourselves (Rom 12:10). We are promote unity in the body (1 Cor 1:10); this marks spiritual maturity (Ep 4:11-13).
I hear someone saying, "You haven't talked about the kind of worship I enjoy yet, the kind that gives me goose-bumps" and you're right because worship is not a Sunday morning or Wednesday night event or a commodity – such notions are idolatrous. Worship is the result of God's loving and transforming power on our hearts, souls and minds and it is measured by our actions towards people. Colossians 3:16 says, "Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God." Could it be that we deepen our worship by enriching all the people in our lives and especially our brothers and sisters? If so, then the question of improving our worship is not "Where can I find the best worship service?" but rather, "How do I deepen my spiritual well and do better at dispensing the living water it contains?"
Every kind act, every moment spent with another, every sacrifice of money, time or ourselves for the good of someone else, every warm touch that eases loneliness and pain, every affirming glance to those needing encouragement and every time we listen rather than speak, every good deed done in Christ's name, is another note in the melody of our worship to God. To Him be all the Glory!
Used by churches all over the world to help teach worship, the Experiencing Worship study can help your worship team too.
Your team will learn why we worship and gain a better understanding of how to worship.
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This is the debut album by EXW friend Paul Langford. Paul is a Chicago based singer, arranger, keyboardist, producer and conductor. Paul has a career that spans 14 years. Paul's work includes arranging for groups like GLAD, Voices of Liberty, VoiceTrek, The Chicago based "Caroling Party" and Day of Discovery Singers. His arranging has appeared on recordings side by side with greats like Gene Puerling and David Maddux, and he has sung with Don Shelton, Bonnie Herman and Bob Bowker, among others.