This week I'm sharing with you things that are "on my horizon" - things that are coming up in my life over the next few months that I'm excited about. Yesterday I told you about "COMMIT '08", a men's conference taking place next month. Today I wanted to talk to you about what's up on the worship horizon...
I am as excited about worship at hyde park as I have been in a long time. I have been seeking the Lord recently concerning vision, focus, clarity, direction...
My mind is always on for hyde park. When I worship JESUS CHRIST and serve Him - hyde park is the medium/vessel that I do it through. When I sense that people are getting a little on the stale side I have learned through the years to look at myself (which, by the way, we'll talk about on Thursday - so don't miss that).
What's on the worship horizon?? Our worship is preparing to go to another level, that's what! It's time to stir things up... to expect the unexpected... to get outside of our normality, our "box". You know, on 2nd thought, I think it's time to BLOW UP OUR BOX!!! God has brought some very fresh music into my life recently that has drawn me to a place of worship and it has been marvelous. But the most exciting thing is...
GOD HAS DRAWN ME DEEPER INTO HIMSELF. It's as if I have become more and more dependent on Him this summer and He has spoken some very real things into me, things that I needed desperately to hear...
I have sensed lately that many people don't come expecting God to work in our midst. We can't "BE" the church when we don't love the church and when we aren't worshiping with the church, we have a problem. We need to build a bridge and fix stuff with our brothers, amen? (By the way... i'm in love with me "some brethren"). I'm not pointing fingers; just stating an observation. My prayers have been to the effect of:
"God - what can I do to make our corporate worship to You come alive? I try to offer my best to you week after week - I try to lead our people to living water but, Lord, I CAN'T force them to drink."
Jesus says, in response, "just worship ME. Worship ME with them, worship ME without them. Worship ME when you get up, worship ME when you lie down, worship ME as you go through your day. Worship ME and I will draw men and women to myself...". So that's what I have decided to do.
Not only am I challenging myself to carry the mantle of a "constant" worshiper, I am challenging my leaders in the worship ministry to step up their game as well. I'm giving people more opportunities to lead than ever before. I am desperately trying to make the ministry LESS dependent on me as a front man and MORE dependent on JESUS as the true Head.
I think that we'll all be challenged. I also think that, if we are willing, we will all be changed. If we truly seek Him we will find that this season of ministry will be one that brings transformation into many, many lives.
And that, my friends, is something to get really excited about.
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