Posts

What is Worship video - Bob Kauflin

This video focuses on what is the definition of worship and what it means to worship God without singing songs. He defines worship as exalting something above oneself with the thought that it will ultimately satisfy yourself. You can worship anything because it is focused on satisfying yourself. Bob Kauflin emphasizes the idea that worship should be trinitarian or else even a Muslim can say it and we need to be able to make these distinctions. Worship without music looks like Hebrew 13:15-16. It is the living out of life in everyday circumstances which shows our response to God giving us all of these lavish things, such as doing joyful service. It is doing the right things in response to grace. The biggest point is how to respond to the mercy God has given to us. I can apply this knowledge to my personal life by learning how to enjoy the mercy that God has given us to the fullest to show my appreciation for him. I need to change my mindset of worship. Before I used to think that wor...
1 comment
Read more

Worship Matters Part 22 Chapters 28-32: Relationships

This is going to be covering the most material but at the same time being quite straightforward and simple. These chapters cover the idea of relationships and the different people and societies that you might be in a relationship with. The first chapter is about how to take stock of your current relationships and making sure that they are in the best place they could be at the moment. And it also address what to do when faced without a problem in said relationships. The second chapter talks about your relationship with the congregation and church. It mainly focuses on compliments and critiques and the best ways to receive them without looking too deep into what they might be meaning by saying these things. We need to keep an open heart and understand that there is a reason why they are saying these things and be grateful for them taking the time to tell us these things. The third chapter confronts the relationship we might have with our team. It talks about how we need to have a team w...
Post a Comment
Read more

Worship Matters Part 21 Chapter 27: Event and Everyday

Wow the last chapter of Part three of Worship Matters. This last part is addressing the idea of worship events and the idea that we should worship everyday. We need to understand that gathering together on Sunday for church is a physical representation of our love for God and a representation of our unity under God. But we also need to just have that time for ourselves set aside and worship God solely for ourselves. I can apply this to my life by remembering that I need to find time everyday to worship God, but I also need to take the fact that there is church on Friday into account and cannot just brush off that fact since it is very important.
Post a Comment
Read more

Worship Matters Part 20 Chapter 25 and 26: Skilled and Authentic, for the church and for unbelievers

This chapter I found really interesting to me. First off was the skilled and authentic part. We need to find the perfect balance in order to truly please God. If we force ourselves to the point where we are only focusing on the technical aspect. We need to also not be so driven by the passion that we forget to practice and that we believe God is pleased with the attitude more than skill. We need to find a perfect mixture so that we can excite people to worship God by our attitude and our technical capabilities. Next is chapter 26 and what I really enjoyed was how he compared the church and visitors to his home/family and visitors. We truly care for our family in a different way than we care for our guests, but we need to have the same energy for our guests that we use for our family. I feel like these two chapters go hand in hand. We need to definitely find a balance in both of these things in order to excite our family in church and the guests that may end up joining our family. If ...
Post a Comment
Read more

Worship Matters Part 19 Chapters 23 and 24: Planned and Spontaneous, Rooted and Relevant

These two chapters continue the ideas concerning healthy tensions. Chapter 23 concerns the ideas of Planned and Spontaneous, we need to be prepared for situations that we cannot necessarily plan for. If someone stops singing or a person misses a cue we all need to adapt to that change and continue to play. The end of the chapter states that we need to practice with spontaneity in the practice sessions. By doing this we will be able to react relatively well to each other in the performances. We will also gain a better understanding of our fellow band mates and understand how they react in certain situations and help them. In Chapter 24 the main ideas are rooted and relevant. These are pretty big because the idea of worship is constantly changing from person to person. It may seem bad to be rooted in the past ways of worship but you can benefit from them, because you have a standard which you can always refer to in case you stray off the path too much. But it also pays to be relevant tha...
Post a Comment
Read more

Worship Matters Part 18 Chapter 22: Vertical and Horizontal

Wow the grind is real and exhausting. We have reached chapter 22 and I would like to thank everyone who has stuck with me till this point. This chapter is only about two things, the vertical and horizontal aspects of worship. Concerning the vertical aspect of worship we need to understand God’s glory is the end of our worship, and not simply a means to something else. In the midst of a culture that glorifies our pitiful accomplishments in countless ways, we gather each week to proclaim God’s wondrous deeds and to glory in his supreme value. And concerning the horizontal aspect it can be seen as a more direct aspect. We might take time to pray for those battling life-threatening illnesses. Someone may share a prophetic impression for older saints. We might honor an individual or specific group in the church for their faithful service or godly example. I can apply this to my life by trying to focus on one of these aspects and really concentrate on how I can practice my worship using on...
Post a Comment
Read more

Worship Matters Part 17 Chapter 21: Internal and External

Continuing the grind we are going to be putting out another part this week. This time it is chapter 21 concerning the Internal and External ways of worshipping God. The chapter starts out by saying that we will never know someone's true intentions concerning singing just by looking at their external appearance while worship. They might just be trying to draw attention to themselves, they may just be a bunch of extroverts who normally worship that way, or actually be worshipping God biblically. The next Part is named leading your church to God- honoring expressiveness. In this part it is split into smaller categories the main ones being how to direct people to God and the gospel and teaching about appropriateness and limitations of physical expression. In a way we need to naturally react to God in a way that expresses our honor and awe towards him.  I need to apply this to my life and make sure that I need try to worship for the right reasons and not to show off to the others aro...
Post a Comment
Read more