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Something to Chew On During the week in Curt Coffield, a lead-worshipper at Willow Creek's New Community service,
spoke to us about our view of worship. Psalm 33:3 says to "Sing to Him a
new song…" and if we were to talk to many Bible scholars, they would share
with us that a more appropriate translation of that word "new"
would actually be "fresh". And that word could totally change our
perspective on worship. How many of us have been tempted to put worship into
categories? We want to know if worship is new or old. We want to know if
worship is contemporary or traditional or even (eek!) blended. We find
ourselves asking if it is acoustic or electric. We pigeon-hole our worship to
try to "figure out" where a church is on the worship spectrum. Here's
a thought…. What if we began to evaluate our worship not on those criterions,
but rather on whether it was fresh or not? Is our worship a fresh expression
of our love for God? Is our daily worship a fresh overflow of our heart's cry
and of our growing relationship with the One who created us? For our worship
to be fresh, it can take on many forms. For someone who is used to modern
worship, using liturgy and aspects of tradition could give new light to the
attributes of God. And, for someone who is used to worship with hymns,
bringing in new songs, styles and even timely revisions of the older hymns of
the faith could open up a new door in worship expression and understanding. These thoughts are not
just a call to those who have not delved into the new worship movement that
is taking place in our world. This is a call to all of us! It is a call for
each of us to begin viewing worship on a continuum. Instead of those who have
made a transition to more contemporary worship in their church having a
"we have made it" attitude, we should be looking to see how our
worship is continuing to grow in new and fresh ways. And, for those who catch
themselves thinking, "Well, this new worship stuff is just a fad and it
too shall pass", I challenge you also to look at your worship as a
process. We are all learning how to worship our Father and we should never
expect to do things the way we have always done them. We should always be
looking for ways to make our worship fresh. In His grace,
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The 6 NEW Worship Albums in Cheryl's CD Player |
