We should always pursue worship with excellence. If you've been in my office, you might have seen my little desk frame that says: "Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might". That's from Ecclesiastes 9:10. How are you doing with this? Are you giving your time in the Word, time in prayer and time in praise your whole might? Are you giving your time at work, time at school, time with friends and family your whole might? Are you pursuing a godly, worshipful life with "Carpe Diem" passion, not for the sake of living for the day or moment, but for the sake of glorifying the One who brings the moment and the day? Pursuing and Worshiping God with excellence doesn't mean just technique or outward manifestations, but with desiring justice toward others, forgiving others as He has forgiven us and with a humble heart of surrender that acknowledges our need for God (Micah 6:8).
The prayer, desire, hope, heart and passion of the lead worshipers is that we would all be driven toward an outpouring of our love and affection for God and that this passionate worship would be infectious to the congregation. That we would model worship that isn't just about going through a setlist on Sunday morning, but is more about our response to what God has been teaching us the week prior to Sunday morning gatherings. God desires nothing less than our unceasing worship.
To help promote this theology of worship, we are establishing this blog towards fulfilling the vision of LGCC's worship ministry: "to provide excellent and meaningful corporate worship experiences which ignite a passion for worship – a lifelong and daily relational pursuit with God - in the hearts and minds of the church community." Gil, Bob and myself will be providing nuggets of Biblical truth as it relates to our worship, and more specifically, as it relates to our participation on the worship team. We will do our best to not make it burdensome to read the posts as our desire is for the whole team to participate in this study of the theology of worship together. We encourage comments and discussion!
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