I’ve been planning a second worship evening event for a while, and today I’ve been choosing songs. I’ve always known song choice is important to help draw people into the throneroom and allow them to worship.
However, he’s another way to look at it:
Never try to fit God somewhere into our songlists and plans.
Always come open, fitting into what it is that He is doing.
It’s easy and quick to find staggering amounts of information through using an online search engine like Google. However, the ease of acquiring information that way can lead you to feel more powerful than you actually are and make you impatient with how long it sometimes takes to hear answers to your prayers.
The average parable of Jesus can be taught comfortably in under a minute.
And, I’m done!
Over the past few months when I’ve been leading worship I’ve been challenging the team with a simple question: “How have you worshipped this week?”
I primarily asked them to (a) remember that everything we do should be for his glory, (b) recognise where God has moved in our lives recently, and (c) realise that sometimes our worship isn’t directed at God.
1 Corinthians 10:31 says…
In Australia, an atheist humanist visited Hillsong to find out why Christian music was selling more than mainstream music. When the Pastor stood up to speak, he wrote:
People often say they won’t settle for second best.
Just remember, being second best is being better than everyone else in the world minus one.
The late Dr. S. M. Lockeridge, a pastor from San Diego, California said these words in a sermon in Detroit in 1976:
My King was born King. The Bible says He’s a Seven Way King. He’s the King of the Jews – that’s an Ethnic King. He’s the King of Israel – that’s a National King. He’s the King of righteousness. He’s the King of the ages. He’s the King of Heaven. He’s the King of glory. He’s the King of kings and He is the Lord of lords. Now that’s my King.
Your goal is not to stand before God and tell him what level you got to on World of Warcraft.
