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· *Opening: Video *(worship pre-game)
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· *Personal Corporate Worship Journey:*
* Nazarene background
* Traditional U.S. evangelical services
* Hymns, piano and organ, choirs, specials, suits, relaxed, not to intense.
* Charismatic grandmother
* Full Gospel Business Men's Meeting in Portland (9 years old)
* Demos Shakarian was keynote speaker
* We were sitting in the second row from the front in large ball room of the Red Lion Inn
* I remember Demos and I remember people falling over in front of me at the end of the service.
* I was petrified that they would come over and touch me
* I was praying, "Lord, don't let them come over to me!"
* Met Lynn in another Nazarene church big on musicals, choir, etc.
* Moved to California to serve in Nazarene church initially fairly traditional with choir, piano, organ, hymns and some Gaither choruses
* Sat on platform and learned how to yawn with my mouth closed
* Dueling piano and organ offertories
* Developed a new contemporary service
* I'd change uniforms between services
* California casual for the contemporary service
* U.S. traditional for the second (Suit, tie)
* Moved to another church to serve.
A Nazarene church that was charismatic in personality.
* Average service was 2 to 2 1~/2 hours long.
* Prayer times could last 20 to 30 minutes with continuous music in the middle of the service
* People danced in the aisles- I remember a conga line once.
* Lifted their hands
* Shouted
* Some spoke in tongues
* Average worship set was 20 minutes at a time
* And people fell down there too!
* Irony is that my personality is not one that leans towards the ultra-charismatic.
* Not opposed to it – I believe in the functioning of the gifts of the Spirit
* God just didn't wire me to be as intense as others are.
* One thing I’ve noticed over the years is how people with different personalities tend to project on others the idea that their personality in worship should suddenly become something other than who God made them.
* In other words, the more gregarious feel others should be more like them and the more subdued feel the more gregarious should tone down the outward emotions.
* For almost five years I lead worship services with many people who were wired opposite of me.
* I've preached in Arabic services as well
* Songs all sung in minor keys
* All in Arabic
* Only thing I could recognize was "Hallelujah" and "Amin"
* But it was always obvious they were aware of the presence of God in their corporate times together.
* I could share countless other stories of worship service experiences I've had in my life, but what is most important is what I've learned over the years.
* They're all good as long as the motivation of the heart is right.
* It never mattered to God whether I liked everything about the services or not!
* *Understanding Worship:*
* Anne Ortlund: "When I was little we used to play church.
We'd get the chairs into rows, fight over who'd be preacher, vigorously lead the hymn singing, and generally have a great carnal time.
The aggressive kids naturally wanted to be up front, directing or preaching.
The quieter ones were content to sit and be entertained by the up-fronters.
Occasionally we'd get mesmerized by a true sensationalistic crowd-swayer - like the girl who said, "Boo!
I'm the Holy Ghost."
But in general, if the up-fronters were pretty good they could hold their audience quite a while.
If they weren't so good, eventually, the kids would drift off to play something else -- like jump rope or jacks.
Now that generation has grown up, but most of them haven't changed too much.
Every Sunday they still play church.
They line up in rows for entertainment.
If it's pretty good, their church may grow.
If it's not too hot, eventually they'll drift off to play something else -- like yachting or wife swapping."
* Why do church people get to the place of pointless worship?
* Maybe its because we don't understand or maybe just chose to ignore the truth of what worship is and isn't.
* *What is it?*
* To lift up high our object of worship – Jesus
* *Exodus 20:3*3“You must not have any other god but me.*NLT*
* *Luke 4:8*8Jesus replied, “The Scriptures say, ‘You must worship the Lord your God and serve only him.’
”*NLT*
* To bring self low in submission to our object of worship – Jesus
* Many references to bowing, physically laying before god,
* *Psalm 51:17*17The sacrifice you desire is a broken spirit.
You will not reject a broken and repentant heart, O God.*NLT*
* To serve our object of worship – Jesus
* Our life as followers of Jesus is about serving Jesus
* Much of what Pastor Doug has been teaching us could be described as a lifestyle of worship
* There will be a love of worship in the hearts of God’s people
* *Who is it about?*
* God… not us.
* It involves our relationship with Him through Jesus.
* But we’re not called to worship ourselves.
* We’re called to worship God.
* *The challenge:*
* Human nature wants to turn this around.
* Looking at the context of corporate worship, which can reflect our approach to personal worship we demand certain things to “engage” in worship.
* Music must be “my” music.
* Note: There are songs I schedule that are not necessarily my favorite songs… so, if you don’t like a song we do, you’re not alone.
I’m might not like it either!
* But I don’t schedule songs just because they are my favorites.
Nor, do I schedule them because they’re your favorites.
* The message must be done “my” preferred way.
* Some like lots of pictures (a growing need today actually)
* Some like lots of stories
* Some like more of a lecture style with lots of information
* The furniture must be “my” idea of “church” furniture.
* One lady wrote an unsigned note to me letting me know she could not worship until the chairs were put back into the choir loft.
* The Bible translation used must fit “my” criteria.
* Literal vs. dynamic equivalent
* DaJesus book
* The congregation must be large… or small… or medium.
* (Kind of like the chairs, porridge and beds in the Goldilocks story!)
· What the issue is, is simply personal preferences
o The temptation is to put them ahead of God
o We can worship, serve, and reverence our preferences to the point of idolatry.
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