Oh well ... been thinking about it lately in relation to my church buddies, especially in youth fellowship, about the songs that we use in the service in relation to the meaning of worship itself ..
Oh well ... Worship, some people say (which I am totally agree) is not just singing praise and worship .. It's how you live your life for God .. your total offering, your life as a living sacrifice .. It's no use if you sing so passionately at church and yet your life doesn't really reflect what you sing ... no use mann ...
Having that in mind, what is singing then? Can praise and worship be considered a worship? How do you explain what God is doing through praise and worship .. I know that some people cry during worship and God changed lives through it as well .. Should we sing at all at church? Why can't we go straight to the Word of God? What kind of songs that we should sing? rock, contemporary, rap, hymn, gospel, not so gospel song ... Just wanna get people's opinion on this ... Is singing at church important? Some people say also that worship leader's task is equal to the preacher, that is to bring people to God's presence .. But isn't God already present in our lives ? What does it mean to bring people to God's presence? Is God present in our lives and collectively when we gather together? Remember when two or three gather in Jesus name, He is there .??
Hehe .. got many questions in my mind ... I should've attended Mid Year Conference held at Katoomba recently since they learnt a lot about what worship is ...
Got a couple of quotes recently which I like to share to you,
*More knowledge could make you proud, but love is always humble*
*Don't whinge, Don't shine, Don't recline*
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Thanks for your comment win! :) ... and suggestion too .. very helpful .. I'll look at the material in the library if I have the time ...
Hmm .. answering my own question from what I know so far, the principle of singing at church is we sing praises to God at church to remind ourselves and to encourage one another through psalms and spiritual songs (songs from/about the gospel) ... As we are reminded of His greatness and wonder, God changes our hearts ... If we sing songs from the gospel, it's like hearing the gospel and be encouraged .. so in the end, it's the gospel that changes people's heart during "praise & worship" ...
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