Recently Kris and I met to discuss what the vision God was giving me was for worship arts at FBC. Three things came out of that meeting that i would like to share with you.
1) Preparedness – What if our worship teams and our congregation came into a Sunday worship experience prepared to worship? This means that throughout the week we have been worshiping personally with God. So when we come together on a Sunday morning to corporately worship our hearts were already in a state of worship. God will move when we come prepared to be in his presence.
2) Excited/Expectant – This is a direct result of being prepared. If we have been worshiping throughout the week we should have an excited expectation of what God is going to do corporately on Sunday mornings. Instead of a mentality like “here we go again” we should be have a mentality of “what can God do today?”. If we are awaiting his presence to move…the SPIRIT WILL MOVE!
3) Truth – This is something that hit me hard. The scripture says to worship in spirit and truth. If we are not thinking about honestly declaring the lyrics of the songs to God, are we singing in truth? This is something we should ask ourselves in our personal and corporate worship. Am I going through the motions or am i honestly meaning what i am singing or saying or even praying?
As a result of this meeting, Kris and I decided that these things should be shared and responded to by the body. Some may have noticed the worship arts article in the newsletter. This is there to help you get prepared for Sunday. The worship scriptures are listed for you to check out before each sunday and to prepare your hearts. This is one small element that we hope can impact our people.
Feel free to respond with ideas and comments about this article. Thanks so much for reading!
Good stuff Jon! I think it will become evident to the congregation if we are prepared and worshipping along with them. thanks!
thanks Kay. i hope so.