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I have an appreciate for differences in worship styles and I've always been bothered by the "Worship Wars" that too often occur in the Church. I think of the early church and of persecuted churches and realize that they probably weren't standing around arguing about instruments or the type of music that would be sung. But I wonder if they ever had the problem of some of the music distracting them from worship rather than drawing them to worship.
I have attended very large churches with the latest and greatest technological gadgets, giant screens, and contemporary music. But I found myself walking away from church week after week feeling like I'd been at Christian concert or a sports event rather than a time of drawing closer to God. When things are so loud, I find myself stressed & irritated and not able to enter a spirit of worship. I've looked around me and see people dancing, clapping, and sometimes whistling and all I want is some quiet so that I can hear God and I can respond in my own way to what I've heard. So what do you do if your "worship language" is different than the one that your church speaks?
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/i>Good question and I do not have an answer. I do not like our 15 minutes of worship we get at my church. too many services and not an emphasis on worship. It takes me 15 minutes to get warmed up!
I have left two churches because I could not get into worship there so that has been my answer for me, but I would like to hear what others have to say about it.
George Krickl said:/i>Good question and I do not have an answer. I do not like our 15 minutes of worship we get at my church. too many services and not an emphasis on worship. It takes me 15 minutes to get warmed up!
I have left two churches because I could not get into worship there so that has been my answer for me, but I would like to hear what others have to say about it.
I remember being taught at a church I was once affiliated, that we need to come expecting from the Lord, already in worship to Him before we even get in the car to come to church. That we should already be warmed up before we enter His House.
Not sure IF that's sound advice or just PR...
George, the one thing I did learn at THAT church... and not from the pulpit, worship is not about who is playing the music or doing the singing. It's about the heart that is lifting itself to Him, for Him, and because of Him. No other object(s) should have any affiliation during/for/because/to the Lord in that person's worshipping Him.
Many years at that church, worship was just me singing the songs, going through the motions, even with the exceptional worship leader we had. During those years I found myself in the throne room in my vehicle more often than any other place.
I wonder - does it matter "where" one worships the Lord? Does it have to be a corporate setting to be right? There is so much written of about worship and I have come to agree, our lives, all that we do, is supposed to be a form or type of worship to the Lord.
My whole point in the usage of the terms "Worship Language" is to recognize that to a certain degree, worship is very unique to our relationship with God. I guess the challenge in corporate worship is to have a language that everyone can understand and related to.
I attend a particular church on the weekend that is contemporary (loud music, drums--more like a concert) but during the week, I attend one that is quieter and more worshipful to me (acoustical guitar). In one environment, I feel aggitated and in the other, I feel drawn into the presence of God--the tension of my week melts away, my heart softens, etc. In the one church I feel free to kneel before the Lord as the Spirit leads. In the other, I do not feel that freedom.
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