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[steve p]

Originally Posted by LadyChocolate

YOu are right! Many times, it's the worship service that prepares the atmosphere for the Word of God.

Get the wrong songs, or even great songs with no anointing and you end up with lifeless worship service....Then many times a preacher has to struggle during his message... all aspects of a service work together! Thank God for worship leaders and musicians that seek God for His will instead of just getting up to sing a nice song with rhyming lyrics!

Ahhhhhh...so your saying its more about those who seek what God would have us do rather than what we prefer.....Im not downplaying the importance of music (or drama or art) in worship...I just think sometimes, our soulish man "likes" a certain type or style of music, and that sometimes, not always, determines if we have had a "good" worship service. Being a worship leader, (in a United Methodist Church) it is my responsibility to be a servant...first to God and then the congregation. With that in mind, I many times, have to set my style or song preferences aside to follow what I am supposed to do. Dying to self,,,raising others up. Im not saying what any of you are doing is wrong or incorrect....just food for thought. Challenge yourself to purchase or download some kind of christian music you dont really care for and worship with/to it.

"There is only one thing to keep a person in ignorance; that is contempt prior to investigation" Herbert Spencer

[LadyChocolate]

Originally Posted by steve p

Ahhhhhh...so your saying its more about those who seek what God would have us do rather than what we prefer.....Im not downplaying the importance of music (or drama or art) in worship...I just think sometimes, our soulish man "likes" a certain type or style of music, and that sometimes, not always, determines if we have had a "good" worship service. Being a worship leader, (in a United Methodist Church) it is my responsibility to be a servant...first to God and then the congregation. With that in mind, I many times, have to set my style or song preferences aside to follow what I am supposed to do. Dying to self,,,raising others up. Im not saying what any of you are doing is wrong or incorrect....just food for thought. Challenge yourself to purchase or download some kind of christian music you dont really care for and worship with/to it.

"There is only one thing to keep a person in ignorance; that is contempt prior to investigation" Herbert Spencer

I will admit to you that I do have my own likes and dislikes in styles of music....But to be honest with you, I can worship no matter what. I grew up with the songbook hymns but they aren't my style...However, I have been in service where a good elder would lead service with his guitar and sing the old hymns and I could worship God just as much as any other time. When Elder Meng would start singing "Oh I want to See Him" I praise God in a dance just as much as when we were singing the "dancin' shoutin' foot stompin' " songs. ... I think I was saying more or less that it is what's behind the song.... A great shoutin' aisle runnin' song that is sang with no anointing, no spirit, is...IMO nothing more than a song... I don't care for the contemporary style of music, but I have no problem praising God when it's sang and played with spirit....

Actually, I've been in the boring, dry worship services and I still praised God because He's worthy and the songs don't stop my praise...But oh what a prayer and anointed singing will do for a service! And I am speaking from a saints point of view and also from a music director's point of view.....

[StMark]

Originally Posted by Sherri

My favorite new song (at least new to me) is the Revelation Song. Do you do it, Mark? It's SO powerful!

Great song indeed YES we do it and everytime we do
it really stirs people to worship

[LaGirl]

Originally Posted by StMark

Great song indeed YES we do it and everytime we do
it really stirs people to worship

we do it too. it is a good worship song.

[steve p]

Originally Posted by LadyChocolate

I will admit to you that I do have my own likes and dislikes in styles of music....But to be honest with you, I can worship no matter what. I grew up with the songbook hymns but they aren't my style...However, I have been in service where a good elder would lead service with his guitar and sing the old hymns and I could worship God just as much as any other time. When Elder Meng would start singing "Oh I want to See Him" I praise God in a dance just as much as when we were singing the "dancin' shoutin' foot stompin' " songs. ... I think I was saying more or less that it is what's behind the song.... A great shoutin' aisle runnin' song that is sang with no anointing, no spirit, is...IMO nothing more than a song... I don't care for the contemporary style of music, but I have no problem praising God when it's sang and played with spirit....

Actually, I've been in the boring, dry worship services and I still praised God because He's worthy and the songs don't stop my praise...But oh what a prayer and anointed singing will do for a service! And I am speaking from a saints point of view and also from a music director's point of view.....

great post! Thanks!