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Part 3 in the “Why We Do What We Do” series.
There is no one “perfect” way to approach congregational worship music. Throughout the church’s history the Sunday morning meeting time has varied from era to era, from culture to culture, from church to church. Those of God’s people who love Him have always worshiped wholeheartedly. In the Temple with thousands of musicians leading. From home to home when a fledgling church began singing spiritual songs about the risen Christ. In elaborate cathedrals, in austere Puritan meeting places. Led by a single director, led by a choir, led by a piano and organ, led by an orchestra, led by no one. Worship music is not necessarily done “better” in this generation than in previous ones, nor is it “better” than what will happen in generations to come.
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This is Part 2 of our series “Why We Do What We Do.”
The subject for this month’s column is near and dear to my heart. I am a person who covets time by myself — time to read, reflect, plan, gain perspective, worship, study the Word, go for a walk, play a musical instrument. I find great enjoyment in carving out a few hours of time to craft the flow of a worship service or arrange a new song for the worship team. However, as much as I enjoy these “alone” activities, there is nothing that can ever take the place of gathering together with the body of Christ to worship Him. Nothing.
This is Part 1 of our series “Why We Do What We Do.”
This month begins a series of articles discussing why we do what we do in our Sunday morning worship music times. I am very much looking forward to this process of searching Scriptures together to find what they say about this subject, as well as exploring who God is calling us to be as a church, with our own unique place in His kingdom.
So, our first question is: Why do we sing at all when we worship? As with every aspect of serving the Lord, we need to understand why we do it. Is it to provide an outlet for the more musical among us? Is it to fill up time in a worship service? Is it to show off talents? Is it to make a show of our spirituality? (If we answer any of these questions with a “yes,” we’d better take a serious look at our motives!)
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There are many ways to become involved in worship ministry here. Some possibilities are:
There are different responsibilities and requirements for being involved in each of these ministries, but for all of them we ask that volunteers live a lifestyle of worship throughout the week, bring a heart of worship with them as they serve in this ministry, and commit to becoming an integral part of the body of believers here at Ustick Baptist.
