When we come together for our worship, we come to meet the Lord. And in selecting the songs we sing, I have always felt that we should seek the leading of the Holy Spirit. In order to do this, it is a help to know ahead of time the basic Word that God is going… Continue reading The vision for our worship
Category: Worship service
Prophetic music
We are living in an era of music that God is going to destroy. When God brings down the mystical Babylon described in chapters 17 and 18 of Revelation, He does more than just bring down religious systems. He brings down something that is quite commercial, something that is interwoven in the business, in the… Continue reading Prophetic music
Many channels of music
As the Lord brings the days of the Kingdom expanding to us, we are aware that the prophets of old spoke of this day and said that great things were going to be accomplished, especially in the realm of music. Isaiah prophesied: Thus says God the Lord, “Behold, the former things have come to pass,… Continue reading Many channels of music
Faith doesn’t stagger
Progressively, we are becoming more and more free in our expression of worship. But the great freedom and the great worship is just ahead of us. We must understand something about the basic problem of our emancipation and our liberty in the Lord Jesus Christ. The problem is that liberty has to be learned; it… Continue reading Faith doesn’t stagger
Awareness… lest we wander from grace to self-condemnation
Every time we come together for worship; we should strive to break through into a higher level in God than we reached in the previous service. There should never be a service without a purpose. Progressively we must come into a greater awareness, of the Lord Jesus Himself, of what the Lord has promised us,… Continue reading Awareness… lest we wander from grace to self-condemnation
Danger: mechanics without faith
Musical instruments must support the worship service, rather than dominate or drive the people into worship. The initiative to worship comes from the people. When we have difficulty in breaking through to worship the Lord because of spiritual warfare, the instruments should not be used like a bulldozer to plow through a service. If the… Continue reading Danger: mechanics without faith
Focusing on the Lord
No worship or praise to the Lord is ever wasted; however, when a service does not have clear-cut guidance, then everyone is going in his own direction, and that is a sure guarantee that nothing will happen in the service. Every minute should count. Every moment should be effective in going some place in the… Continue reading Focusing on the Lord