Quantcast
Channel: Charisma Ministries » Worship
Viewing all articles
Browse latest Browse all 2

Red Ships, Blue Ships and Worships…

0
0

In my previous article about worship I might not have been very clear on my intent in writing it. Some people thought I was bashing singing songs as a legitimate form of worship, which I wasn’t.

My actual intent for writing it was because worship is just one of the many topics I have asked myself questions about. More specifically, I want people to think about why we do what we do. So here are some of the questions floating around my cerebrum:

 1.    Do we sing because it’s scheduled into the programme sheet for the service?

It sometimes almost feels this way just because no matter which church you go to, there will be singing scheduled somewhere. Every. Single. Time.

Screen-shot-2011-04-21-at-8.51.33-AM

 2.    Do we sing because we have always done it?

Well, we are creatures of habit and don’t break with traditions easily. The Sunday liturgy is apparently just as holy and sacred as the clergy imposing it, or so they would have you believe.

 3.    Do we sing because we need some way to prove to God we really love Him?

Of course not, if you understand grace and the new covenant. Worship is not evidence of love; it is an expression thereof. If you are worshipping in order to proof how much you love God, you are merely self-righteous and under the law. You might want to stop that before it kills you.

 4.    Do we sing because otherwise God doesn’t show up?

The way some like to focus on ‘pressing in’ (whatever that means) and breaking through whatever Jesus couldn’t break through on the cross, it does seem that some believe God visits them only when the worship is just right, and just anointed enough. If only the church would realize the huge difference between habitation and mere visitation.

 5.    If we don’t sing, is it still a ‘church service’?

To me a church service is where the church serves people. Not necessarily when and where they gather. If you are only sitting and listening, you are being served and you aren’t doing any serving in anyway except serving to fill the pews and, fingers-crossed, the tithing bucket.

 6.    Is there still life in it when we do it so routinely it bores us?

I once went to a 3 day conference with 3 sessions a day. Before every service they would sing the exact same 3 songs every single time. After the first day myself and about 50% of the other attendees started showing up an hour later just to miss the mind-numbing repetitiveness we were otherwise forced to participate in.

 7.    Why do we seem to limit corporate expressions of worship to singing?

Ok, I know some like to dance and paint and wave flags and that’s all good. Personally, I would love to hear more testimonies or report-backs from what happened during the week as the church went out to serve people. The real church service is Monday to Saturday. Sunday should be to debrief, get advice about serving more effectively etc. I would much rather listen to an hour of healing and deliverance testimonies than sing the same chorus over and over and over and over and over and over because we just need to make sure God really heard us the 37th time.

 8.    Are we singing because we feel condemned if we don’t?

Like praying, confessing, reading your bible and attending church regularly, many people feel condemned if they don’t perform well enough in praise. As if God was sitting up somewhere saying, ‘I command you to worship me or else I’m going to smite you!’ GOD DOES NOT DEMAND WORSHIP OF ANYBODY.

 9.    Are we singing because God is insecure and needs constant reassurance?

You know, God is just never quite sure if we really love Him if not. If we can sing for 45mins once a week, maybe He will become a little more convinced. If we can soak for 3 hours every day, His doubts will surely be washed away. Oh, wait. God and doubt? Yeah, I don’t think those go together.

10. Is God so narcissistic and egotistical that He created us to worship Him and constantly tell Him how awesome He is?

You bet! And not only you, He also created innumerable angels to help us tell Him how awesome He is all the time. If we don’t, He gets so upset He sends calamity and wrath our way. Oh no wait again. That doesn’t sound anything like Jesus. My bad.

funny-pictures-cat-demands-that-baby-worship-him

11. Is worship really about telling God how awesome He is in song or is it something entirely different altogether?

Yes, it IS something entirely different altogether.

 12.  So what is worship?

I will tell you what I believe worship is. In the next post… hahaha! (Cliff-hanger)

Grace and Peace!

Cornel


Viewing all articles
Browse latest Browse all 2

Latest Images

Trending Articles





Latest Images