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 one of them.


Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Worship Matters Part 4 Chapter 8: Magnifies the Greatness of God

The main focus of chapter eight would be the idea that we eventually, no matter how great your faith, will end up making God's greatness smaller than what it should be just because we end up being stressed with all the little things in our lives. Since we are human we often lose our perspectives on things very easily and this can inevitably lead to problems in our regular and spiritual lives. The author states that in order to truly appreciate God's greatness we have to be clear and specific. We need to remind everyone that joins us for worship of the greatness of God through our music. If our songs aren’t specific about God’s nature, character, and acts, we’ll tend to associate worship with a style of music, a heightened emotional state, a type of architecture, a day of the week, a meeting, a reverent mood, a time of singing, or a sound. We’ll think of all the things that accompany worship rather than the One we’re worshiping. Worse, we’ll create our own views of God, portrayi...
Read more