tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-217550515556691035.post106883702258749499..comments2023-12-21T13:04:46.950-06:00Comments on Worship HeartCries: When the Latest and Greatest Isn’tWorship HeartCrieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04911213966810407256noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-217550515556691035.post-9333425090957557532010-11-19T21:33:33.660-06:002010-11-19T21:33:33.660-06:00I had always just assumed that limiting oneself to...I had always just assumed that limiting oneself to only new music is just ignorance. I never really put it into context before, but it seems like there's a decent helping of selfishness in the mix as well. It seems similar to what is happening in politics today: voting liberal or conservative simply for the sake that it's "liberal" or "conservative" and not really understanding who the candidate is. It comes down to blindly following what we are told to follow (i.e. "This music is brand new, therefore it must be good"). This creates a culture where singing "old" music is "not cool" and therefore worthless. It really does come down to ignorance, and I don't believe that the church as a whole is really helping (i.e. lots of youth ministers like the one mentioned above).Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031224592691916720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-217550515556691035.post-7446673133785163732010-11-01T21:12:00.619-05:002010-11-01T21:12:00.619-05:00Worship that focuses on only the latest worship so...Worship that focuses on only the latest worship songs is incomplete and disobedient. A worship service that utilizes only the most recent praise songs can be equated to a bible study that uses on the New Testament. Everything that came about from the New Testament originated from the Old Testament. Genealogies were given in detail just to show the family line tracing from the beginning all the way to Jesus. Likewise, the praise songs of today can be traced back to the psalms and hymns of old. I believe that church should strive to have multigenerational worship. Though, this can be quite a challenge for churches with a wide range of ages and interests (especially in music). There is too much to learn the psalms and hymns of old to never use them in worship. Lastly, as believers our worship should be an act of obedience to God with following his Word. His Word says that we are to embrace each other in unified complete worship (1 Corinthians 12). His Word also says that we are to let the word of Christ richly dwell in us, with ALL wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual song, singing with thankfulness in our hearts to God (Colossians 3:16). The key is for the church to be mission-minded for complete and unified worship, and to do it with thanksgiving in our hearts.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05037624474767254070noreply@blogger.com