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?
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I'll tell you, worship has been an up and down thing for me in my walk. I think I've been through it all. I loved the old Vineyard standards (especially stuff from the Toronto Revival, when the church was still affiliated with Vineyard), the stuff from Brownsville, etc. I loved the dancing kind of worship services...but lately - not so much.
ReplyDeletePersonally, I've put alot of worship music on the back burner - I have listened to alot of stuff from the Intl. House of Prayer in Kansas City. They have a style of worship that is very interesting, and I've found that I like it very much...