An exciting day in church today... as we came in... there was no music. no sound system.
no singing.
A guitar sat untouched the whole service as Pastor Steve talked about worship, asking questions like...
What is worship?
What has it become?
Is it an idol?
Does it require singing or music?
Can you worship the Lord without music?
Jess Cates (worship leader) came up and spoke about Elijah and the building of an altar in the "contest" between the prophet and the prophets of Baal... He spoke about sacrifice, and how Elijah was seeking only to please God - how he gave what was costly (water, during a drought) in the effort to glorify the God.
The curtains were drawn and a large mess of stones and sticks lay scattered on the stage.
An altar was constructed.
Communion was offered from one cup and one loaf. Each came forward to receive the elements. There was no music - only the sound of Psalms exclaiming the wonders of the Lord.
People were given the opportunity to express praise and worship in short prayers out loud and the spontaneous blessing went on for minutes.
Talk about worship... let's talk about worship.
Come next week... and see what the Lord has in store for us!
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