Showing posts with label worship. Show all posts
Showing posts with label worship. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

The depth of worship

In my church small group, we have been talking about what worship is and about the importance of worship. I found an experience by Carol Wimber on pp. 60-61 of Passport: A Believer's Guide to the Kingdom of God fascinating:
In 1976, when Carol Wimber started a fellowship in her home for burned out Christians, she found that the presence of God came when they sang certain songs. These were usually songs that spoke to the Lord rather than about him: 'I love you, Lord!' Then the Lord gave her a word -- literally: It was the word worship. She could 'see' it in her spirit like a newspaper headline. It puzzled her, because in her tradition worship had meant a Sunday church service. Carol began to notice that, when the home group sang songs that addressed God directly and personally, the sense of the Holy Spirit's presence was especially strong. The group also learned that the power of worship reflected the depth of each person's devotional time with God during the week. Worship became much more than a meeting. This early experience placed worship as the cornerstone of their church life.

There are many different ways to worship: standing, singing, dancing, raising hands, silence and more. Which way do you worship most often?

Friday, February 13, 2009

Taking worship to the next level

In the United Kingdom, Noel Robinson, founder of Kingdom Worship Movement, is bringing together top worship leaders for a conference called Renewal. The conference is the first of what Robinson hopes will be a regular event aimed at giving people the skills they need to make worship a lifestyle and realize their God-given purpose.

Robinson was quoted in Christian Today about his inspiration for the conference:
'I just felt like God wants to use the power of worship in us, not just the songs, not just the music, but the power of worship in us...When God spoke to me about Renewal he said: What happens to the people in the pews on the Sunday morning? Are they empowered? Or when Monday morning comes are they just back to an ordinary week? Do they just go to the church for a top-up and then by Friday they are needing to get back to church? God is saying I want people to bring their worship to the marketplace. I want people to be able to bring their worship so that the Kingdom of God is a vehicle.'

In addition to Robinson, other worship leaders expected to attend Renewal are Graham Kendrick, Mark Beswick, Ben Cantelon, Lara Martin and Pastor Doug Williams. More information on Renewal is available at http://www.thekwm.co.uk/.
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