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Dear Friend,

Adoration.

Devotion.

Reverence.

No matter which definition you prefer, the truth behind the word worship doesnot change. For the Christian, worship is giving to God His due honor. And forthe Christian, worship is the one great imperative: we are called, commanded,and encouraged to worship the Lord. Jesus Himself states we are to worship theFather in spirit and truth (see John 4:24).

We serve such an awesome and wonderful Lord. It is a good and natural thing toadore Him who created and cares for us. It should be our honor and adulation toworship. Worship is our very reason for being. But many Christians have relegatedworship to the sidelines. Even worse, some bring the word worship to the debatetable, arguing and fighting over how Gods people are to worship.

In our special summer worship issue, well explore the heart of worship. As A.W.Tozer said, Worship is the missing jewel of the evangelical church. The popularworship song calls us to return to the heart of worship. Lets worship togetherbecause it truly is all about Him.

My lovely wife, Lenya, looks at Psalm 45 and the psalmists heartoverflowingwith adoration for our King. Our guest article, Rock is Worship, contains interviewshorts with seven different bands, including Anberlin. In Hot Spots well explorewhether or not contemporary Christian music is biblical. Our From the Blog articleinvestigates another controversial question in the church: what is the proper placefor musical instruments in worship? And one of our own Calvary pastors, NickCrespo, responds and comments on his role as a worship leader.

As always, youll find great resources, articles, Bible studies, and relevantinformation to help you grow in your walk with Jesus Christ.

May God be with you as we return together to the heart of worship.

In His strong love,

Pastor Skip

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...Skip Heitzig

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...Brandi Sea Heft

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li e. We declare that God is s premelyworthy. Jes s said, Yo shall love theLord yo r God with all yo r heart, withall yo r so l, a d with all yo r mi d. Thisis the rst a d great comma dme t

Matthew 22:37-38 . I were to worshipGod we m st place Him above hobbies,e tertai me t, ed catio , boy rie ds,girl rie ds, h sba ds, wives, a d childre . Jes s said, He who loves atheror mother more tha Me is ot worthy oMe. A d he who loves so or da ghtermore tha Me is ot worthy o Me Matthew 10:37 .So worship is t j st a rivolo s act or

a o ce a wee activity der the g iseo atte di g a worship service. It is otsimply a eeli g that we ca co j re p.Worship is a li estyle o adoratio wherewe declare q ite appropriately that Godis above everythi g a d everyo e else io r lives.

Whe biblical worship is the appropriaterespo se rom the core o o r bei g, wewilli gly a d vol tarily place God aboveeverythi g a d everyo e else i o rperso al lives. What is the reaso that

we re der God o r worship? Beca se oWho God is a d beca se o who we are.This relatio ship dema ds o r worship. Itis stead ast; its xedit ever cha ges.

Worship a d praise are di ere t. Praiseis episodic. It is o r respo se to a actor provisio o God. God does somethi g or s, so we re der praise to Him.B t that ca cha ge. Sometimes Godblesses s; sometimes God withholds ablessi g or a period o time. B t worshipsho ld co ti e. Worship is ot based owhat God does; it is based o Who Godis a d who we are i respo se to Him.

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Psalm 95 describes o r modes o worship. O e mode is to worship with others.The psalmist said, Oh come, let s si gto the Lord! Psalm 95:1 This is a call top blic, corporate worship. Three times ayear the Jews were comma ded to leavetheir homes a d ma e a pilgrimage toJer salem or the religio s easts. Thosa ds o people wo ld leave their homesa d villages e ro te to Jer salem. Asthey traveled, they recited Script rea d sa g so gs i e co rageme t. Thisrea rmed their perso al aith i God.A d therei lays the val e o corporateworship: we get together with believerswho love God a d it e co rages s. Theprese ce o others i spires s to tr stHim more.

We eed other people. The Bible saysthat we sho ld ever orsa e the assembly o o rselves together, as is thema er o some. Whe Jes s ta ght sto pray the O r Father He did t say, Ithis ma er, there ore, pray: My Fatheri Heave see Matthew 6:9, emphasisadded . Jes s came to ta e the wordsI, me, a d mi e o t o o r vocablary a d replace them with we, o r,a d s. He mea s to tra s orm s i toa great peer gro p called the body oChrist; the , well worship with others.

Sing, Sing, Sing!The psalmist e co rages s ot o ly to

worship corporately, b t also to worshipwith o r lips: Let s si g to the Lord! Let

s sho t joy lly to the Roc o o r salvatio Psalm 95:1 . It is t possible to si gor sho t witho t lips. God ca read o rtho ghts, b t were e co raged to si ga d sho t joy lly.

Are t yo glad it does t say, Lets si g i per ect pitch to the Lord?I stead, it says, Ma e a joy l oise.All o s ca do that! The q estio is otwhether we have a voiceits whetherwe have a so g i o r hearts. Some oyo might thi , But I dont eel like it . Do

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The Gospel of YouMa y verses i Psalm 95 spea abo t

the atio o Israel, who did ot obey thevoice o God. Yes, they were goi g to theeast. Yes, they were si gi g with theirlips a d bowi g dow with their bodies. B t they did t live i obedie ce toGod the rest o the time. Their o twardexpressio o worship did t cha ge theiri ward lives. Someo e o ce said, Its othow high yo j mp, its how straight yowal o ce yo hit the gro d.

Its the same or s. We ca have a

great time o worship at ch rch, b t howdo we live the rest o the wee with o rspo se, o r amily, o r colleag es, a do r rie ds? Whe the world ca loo at

s a d see the cha ge that has comeover o r lives, theyll say, Shes beeco ected to God. Shes e co teredthe Livi g Godshes cha ged! A dthe well ow we have really lear ed toworship.

George Smith said, There are veGospels: Matthew, Mar , L e, Joh , a d

th, the Christia . A d most people willever read the rst o r. B t we ow

they read s. I a o tsider were to readthe boo o yo r li e, wo ld they be readi g a worship boo ? Whe yo respo dto God by worshipi g Him with so gs opraise, with yo r body, yo r li e a d lips,yo ll show the world that yo worshipHim i spirit a d tr th Joh 4:24 .

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it a yway. Yo ll d that yo r spirit li tswhe yo act i obedie ce a d si g tothe Lord. Let s si g a d sho t joy lly!

The Detroit Free Press ra a articlecalled Remedy or a Pr e Face, whichread, i part: Ladies, do yo wa t to stayyo g? The joi a ch rch choir. Womewho si g stay yo ger loo i g. A si gerschee m scles are so well developed byexercise that her ace will ot wri le assoo as the o si gers will. This is otthe motivatio or si gi g with o r lips,b t it is a ill stratio that God created

s to si g i worship. As Solomo wrote,A merry heart ma es a cheer l co te

a ce Proverbs 15:13 .

Lift UpHoly HandsWere also i str cted to worship with

o r bodies. The psalmist implored, Ohcome, let s worship a d bow dow ;let s eel be ore the Lord o r Ma er

Psalm 95:6 . The Bible tal s abo tseveral ways to se o r physical bodies to demo strate that we love God. Itso e thi g to worship rom the heart; itsa other thi g to express o r love a dadoratio ope ly. B t the Bible has agreat deal to say abo t expressi g o rlove with o r whole bodies. For i sta ce,Pa l said it was appropriate to worshipby li ti g p holy ha ds 1 Timothy 2:8 .

Ive oticed that ma y ch rches allow or o ly o e physical expressio iworship: sitti g still a d loo i g i o edirectio . Some believe i yo raise yo rha ds, yo re a little oo y. Or i yo

eel dow , yo re somewhat ormal.B t whe the Bible says we ca eeldow , this is a act o adoratio a ds bmissio . We ca bow be ore the Lord;we ca sta d i His prese ce whe itsappropriate; we ca li t o r ha dsitsappropriate. We ca a d sho ld worshipGod with o r bodies.

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Sometimes we lac theWOW i o r worship.Psalm 100 o ers s a spirit al pic me p. It revealsthat the more yo owabo t Gods at re, themore yo ll express yo rlove or Him. I ormatioleads to adoratio . Whethe psalmist re ected othe Lord as God, Creator,a d Shepherd, it res lted iworship, glad ess, a d joy

l so gs. Its tr e; to owHim is to love Him.

k owi g that the Lord isGod Psalm 100:3 ide ti

es him as the o ly tr eGod. He exists be ore all,a ter all, a d above all. Hepossesses power limited,

owledge athomable,a d a prese ce avoidable. He is i describable,i dispe sable, a d i disp table. God is big!

A little girl liste ed to herather read amily devo

tio s. She seemed awed by

her pare ts tal o Godslimitless power. Daddy,she as ed, How big isGod? Her ather a swered,Ho ey, he is always alot bigger tha what yo

eed. Believi g that God isbigger tha yo r sit atio

prod ces passio i yo rpraise.

k owi g that it is He whomade s Psalm 100:3reveals Him as Creator, theO e who ashio ed s i toHis very image see Geesis 1:27 . He displays Hiscreativity thro gh ormi gh ma s who are diverse

yet disti ct. B t why didGod create s? The psalmist says we were created tobecome His peoplethoseo His highest priority. Yo rval e lies ot i who yoare but in whose you are. Belo gi g to God adds aweto yo r adoratio .

k owi g that we arethe sheep o His past re

Psalm 100:3 ca help sdersta d the te der care

God shows His people.

Shepherds are respo sibleor every aspect o theiroc s well bei g a d ta e

these respo sibilities veryserio sly. They ma e s retheir sheep have protectio , g ida ce,past re,

s stea ce,a drest.Yo rGoodShepherdisli e that. He leads his sheepto gree past res Psalm23:2 , calls his ow sheepby ame Joh 10:3 , a dlays dow his li e or thesheep Joh 10:11 . Showi ggratit de to yo r Shepherdca e ge der glad ess iyo r heart.

u dersta di g that theLord is bigger tha a y o

yo r eeds, that He is yo rCreatoryo belo g toHimca t help b t p t theWOW bac i to yo r worship!

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Wh S ip Heit ig as ed me to marry him, he rambled thro gh a aw wardproposal to which I co se ted. As i i shoc , S ip spra g rom the co ch stammeri g,Wait a mi te. Did I j st as yo to marry me? A d did yo say yes? He added, I eed adri o water a d the lets tal . Tho gh I was thrilled, it was t really a idyllic roma ticatmosphere with love so gs playi g i the bac gro d.

Psalm 45 is a love so g extolli g the roma ce betwee a bride a d groom o their wed

di g day. The a thor o Hebrews reveals that Psalm 45 is a Messia ic psalm re erri g toJes s. Yo r thro e, O God will last orever Hebrews 1:8 . B t who is Christs bride? Pa lreveals, I have betrothed yo to o e h sba dthat I may prese t yo as a chaste virgi toChrist 2 Cori thia s 11:2 emphasis mi e . I yo are a Christia , yo are Christs a ce.Is t it thrilli g to reali e that there is a love so g i the heart o the Redeemer?

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Lif upLord Jes s, I all to my eesa d co ess that Yo are Lord.Help me to s bmit to Yo rLordship more each day. MayYo r ame be exalted thro ghmy li e. Ame .

Look tPsalm 45 bears the i scriptio po lilies which co ldre er to the i str me t owhich it was played, the t eto which it was set, or the at re o its co te tlilies symboli ed p rity a d bea ty. Thislove so g celebrates a royalweddi g.

Read Psalm 45:1 5My heart is over owi g with a good theme;I recite my compositio co cer i g the ki g;My to g e is the pe o a ready writer.Yo are airer tha the so s o me ;Grace is po red po Yo r lips;There ore God has blessed Yo orever.Gird Yo r sword po Yo r thigh, O Mighty O e,With Yo r glory a d Yo r majesty.

A d i Yo r majesty ride prospero sly beca se o tr th,h mility, a d righteo s ess;A d Yo r right ha d shall teach Yo awesome thi gs.Yo r arrows are sharp i the heart o the ki gs e emies;The peoples all der Yo .

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When I survey the wondrous crossOn which the Prince of glory died,My richest gain I count but loss,And pour contempt on all my pride.

Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast,Save in the death of Christ my God!All the vain things that charm me most,I sacrifice them to His blood.See from His head, His hands, His feet,Sorrow and l

ove flow mingled down!Did eer such love and sorrow meet,Or thorns compose so rich a crown?His dying crimson, like a robe,Spreads oer His b

ody on the tree;Then I am dead to all t

he globe,And all the globe is dead to me.Were the whole realm of nature mine,That were a present far too small;Love so amazing, so divine,Demands my soul

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The average perso is s ally verypassio ate whe they de i e their

avorite ge re o m sic, partially beca se they believe the ge re helpsto de i e their perso ality. So whathappe s whe we e ter the ge reo worship m sic? How do wecategori e a ba d as bei g a worship ba d? Is it their so tly played

m sic, their q otes rom a psalm,or their se o words li e holy a dblessed? M st it have slow melodies, aco stic g itars, a d peoplewith ha ds raised or eyes closed?

Heres a tho ght: worship m sicca i cl de a so g e titled, Bettertha Dr gs.

Let me explai .

Rece tly, I spo e with severalba ds ever labeled withi theworship ge rebeca se theyta e a di ere t approach to themea i g o worship m sic. I as edsome tr ly tale ted members osome pretty cool ba ds to tell meabo t some o their so gsa d tode i e what worship mea s to them.


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Stephe Christia , rom thealter ative roc ba d A berli ,spo e with me rom a ca e inashville where hes writi gso gs or a pcomi g alb m.Hes ot a raid to be hoest. Whe I as what worshipmea s to him, he lays it o tclearly:

Worship is act ally am ch broader word tha Ithi that we, as AmericaChristia s, have p t i tothis box praise is the pbeat so gs a d the yogo i to the worship modeo yo r service. It eelsli e people have arrowedit dow to these tempos,b t I thi worship comes i soma y ways.

Worship is basically exposi gyo r heart to God i s ch a waythat yo show God this greata ectio . A d it does t haveto be that yo re a great si ger.Its abo t the attit de o yo rheart ot j st si gi g. I owpeople that do t ow how tosi g b t they ca pai t, a dthat ca be worship. Worship

is ta i g whatever yo re goodat or whatever tale ts God hasgive yo a d t r i g it aro da d glori yi g Him. Thats worship. Stephe emphasi edthat worship is a attit de othe heart: Worship is t abo t

j st bei g i ch rch a d a slowso g comes o a d yo begito li t yo r ha ds li e everyo e

else a d loo p. Thats otworship.

Stephe per orms A berliso gs across the e tire world,o stage, a d i ro t o thosa ds o people. So what doeshe thi abo t di ere t ormso worship?

Whe it comes to worship atch rches, worship is more tha

j st a stage show. I the striveto be the best at what we doa d give God the most, thereare bl rred li es betwee givi g God the best a d p tti go the best per orma ce. Thereis a h ge chasm beca se its

ot abo t drawi g atte tio tothe people o the stageitsabo t drawi g atte tio to God.Worship leaders eed to loo

at their hearts a d the heartso their ba ds. Are they pthere or a per orma ce? Or isit their i te tio to p rely sherpeople i to the thro e room oGod with praise a d worship?

A berli has released ivealb ms a d Stephe does themajority o the so g writi g. I

as ed him which A berli so ghe believes is the most worship l. He spo e o their so gFi romCities : I remembereverythi g abo t writi g thatso g. I was i Richards Co eeShop i Wi ter Have , Floridao a Th rsday. Whe I i ishedpe i g the last words it was

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o my sho lders a d Ielt the Holy Spirit withme. I elt li e O , HolySpirit, weve wor edthis o t. Ive told Yomy grieva ces withh ma bei gs i thepast that have giveChristia ity a bad

ame a d Ive told Yothat regardless o what h ma sdo, Im still goi g to co ti e toloo to Christ. It does t matterwhat pastors may all. It does tmatter i my rie ds stray awayor my pare ts or i I eel codem atio rom other peoplebeca se o my aith or how Ireprese t or do t represe t it.I ow that me a d Yo are goi g to ma e it thro gh. A d itsme a d Yo , God.

Most people might as howthe lyrics o Fi eve apply tobei g li e worship. B t or Stephe , the writi g a d completio was a catharsisj st hima d Jes s Christ. A d i worship is t whe yo ca eel,Its j st Yo a d me Jes s,the Im ot s re what it is.

Worship is taking whateveryoure good at or whatevertalents God has given you andturning it around and glorifyingHim. Thats worship.

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to Roc is Worship. Do t worry, I told him Iwo ld be steali g that or the title o this article.

Altho gh he tho ght it wo ld be to gh to saysomethi g so h ge a d i al abo t his eeli gsoworship,he believesessetially,its co ecti g with the Lord i whatever ormthat is. I thi we have a lot o bo daries,

ort ately. As people we te d to have a verysmall de i itio o how we ca [worship]. I thiworship is o r way to co ect with a d reso atewith a d experie ce the r its o the Spirit i theprese ce o God i whatever orm that comesthro gh.

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Few people ow the p ba d Childre 18:3 romScript res Matthew 18:3 . Theyre a ba d o home schooledsibli gs rom Morris, Mi esota. A irst gla ce at their alb mcover may ca se yo to thi theyre some scary, a grymetal ba d who co ld t possibly be rie dly. nothi g co ldbe rther rom the tr th. I spo e with David, LeeMarie, a dSeth as they o ered some gems o the topic o worship a dwhat it mea s to them.

Accordi g to Childre 18:3, Worship is a li estyle. I almoste ded the i terview at that poi t, beca se a y lo ger de i itio o worship is j st expa di g o the tr th o that state

me t. Worship is a li estyle . The ba d admitted they, have t really go e [the worship ge re] ro te.B t whe yo re writi g or playi g a d yo eel the prese ce o God, yo do t eve have to bewriti g a psalm. LeeMarie stated they as the Holy Spirit to be with them a d help their shows beworship l. They tr st that God will be with them: The Lord is the Creator o all thi gs a d all i dso m sic. Why ca t we ma e Him smile a d ma e Him glad with whatever style we happe to play?Their ew alb m will be released i J e.

I April, the Roc a d Worship Roadshowwas to ri g across the u ited States. O this

to r were some co ve tio al worship ba ds:Mercy Me, The David Crowder Ba d, Fee, a dRemedy Drive. A d the there was Family ForceFive. WaitFamily Force Five? Theyre obvio slyrock , right? B t Dere , their g itarist, disagrees.Family Force Five is a cr roc ba d romAtla ta, Georgia.

O ce we moved past the topics o Tee age Mta t ni ja T rtles a d o r avorite a ter co certresta ra ts, he gave some importa t poi tsabo t what worship is a d what its bee li e tobe the roc i the Roc a d Worship Roadshow . He said the best thi g abo t the to rwas getti g to ow so ma y ama i g ba dsthat eel the call to play classically de i ed worship m sic. He clari ied the goal o Family ForceFive: Whe we irst heard abo t it we were li e,cmo , ma , roc a d worship ma es it so dli e theyre two di ere t thi gs. Were go a try,by the e d o this to r, to get the ame cha ged

As people we tend to ha very small definition ohow we can [worship]

- Derek(Chap-Stique), FF

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perso ally, to worship the Lord is called FaceDow . I as ed Dere where the ba d wasat spirit ally whe the so g was writte . Heexplai ed that it was a really tryi g time or thewhole ba d. They all had bee away rom amilyto ri g over 300 days a year a d were very co

sed. They wo dered i the ba d thi g wasreally what they eeded to do. At a crossroads,they wrote Face Dow as i d o a prayer we

tried to ig re o t what we were doi g with o r

lives. Whe yo re i a ba d so m ch emphasisis o yo , yo r ba d, a d yo r art rather thaGodthey elt as i they were alli g apart.We were tryi g to p t o r oc s bac i theright place. They hope eve while to ri g withsec lar ba ds li e Slayer this year that otherswill be able to experie ce a co ectio with Godthro gh watchi g them a d their lives both oa d o stage. Is roc worship? Yes. Sho ld wor

ship be a li estyle? Absol tely.

O e o my all time avoriteworship so gs is by the pop/roc ba d R kidR . The lyrics are o te remar able: I amtoo tired o running, will You stilltake me though I keep alling?

To hear You say I have beenwaiting and to know Your love isnever ending... I long to see Youagain, Holy Spirit please comeback in. I could never walkalone; all the time I never gaveto You, Youre all I have, Youreall I know, and I am calling onYou now. Ama i g, right?

I spo e with Dave, the leadsi ger o R kidR , a das ed him abo t a partic larlyric rom their irst alb m:How many times will I deny You? Still Your love wont let mego What did it mea ? It was

j st writte rom the heart.Ret r i g to the lesh a dgoi g toward o r sel ish waysi stead o s rre deri g to

Him. It was de i itely the HolySpirit spea i g thro gh s a dI was tryi g to spea rom aho est place i my li e. I owthe Lord a d I ow that I loveHim, b t I eed somethi g

real rom the Livi g God thatI ow exists beca se Iveelt it. Ive elt Yo r prese ce

so stro g that Ive j st beebro ght to my

ees a d itbro ght meto tears a dI j st eed to

eel somethi g, Lord,somethi g.

R kidR s The ModerMarch is de i itely a so g created rom a place o worshipa d s rre der to the Lord. Li emost, Dave thi s worship isa li estyleb t he said he stillstr ggles with what worshipis. Ho estly I thi worship

a d I thi oh, I love this so g,its a great worship so g. A dGod is worthy o o r praise omatter what the so g. Its soeasy as a co gregatio or as a

ollower o Christ to get moved

by a so g or a good melodya d I thi theres emotiobeca se God gives s emotioa d so we react that way

thatso rh ma

orm.God isworthyo o rpraise

thro gh the storms a d the joys a d I ow that. Worshipto me is j st tryi g to meditateo him a d really e ter i tothe Holy o Holies a d reallybe i a i timate time with theLord. Worship is s ch a passio ate thi g i my li e.

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God is worthy of ourpraise no matter what thesong, no matter what.

- Dave, RunKidRun


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Lets go bac to the so g Better tha Dr gs.Its to gh to orga i e a short co versatio withsomeo e as b sy as Joh Cooper rom S illet. Ihad to se my time wisely, so I as ed abo t hisviews o worship, speci ically relati g to thatso g. Co ld Better tha Dr gs be a worshipso g?

Its y that yo say that beca se that so gwo ld ot be the so g people wo ld partic larlythi yowo ld asabo t i thatsetti g. The

y thi gis, Ive saidto my wi e

[a d ellowba d member kory] Ido t owhow ma y times, the most worship l mome to the e tire Comatose CD is at the e d o thatpartic lar so g. I do t ow why b t that alwaysma es me eel li e worshipi g a d its probablybeca se o why I wrote the so g.

We tal ed abo t how worshipi g the Lordca eel li e a highyet o e so di ere t. Hesaid hes co sta tly loo i g aro d a d as i gpeople why they do dr gs. Those people eelthe eed to escape me tally beca se this worldis hard. Some lyrics: Feel You when Im restless, eel You when I cannot cope, Youre my addiction, my prescription, my antidote, You kill the

poison, ease the su ering, calm the rage when Ima raid, to eel again, how can I tell You just all thatYou are, what You do to me, Yo re better tha

dr gs. De i itely ot yo r typical worship lyrics.

Joh co ti ed: Whe I was growi g p, Ihad a lot o ights whe I tho ght, I just needsomething to get me through, Im really tired o this a d thats whe my relatio ship with theLord really started. I bega to ow God as abest rie d whe I was i high school. My momhad passed away, my dad a d I were ighti g,a d I j st hated my amily, hated my li e. A d

Jes s became a best rie d to me.I was writi g Better tha Dr gsabo t these temporary highs thatpeople se, dr gs or alcohol orpor ography, whatever it may be, tota e their mi d o o the pai . Thatsthe reaso that God is better tha

dr gsbeca se its ot temporary.I stead o bei g high, its more li eHe helps yo rise above, i a tr eway, the hate a d the viole ce a d

the sad ess o this world. Joh believes wesho ld se o r bodies as a livi g sacri ice toGod a d o r spirit al lives as worship. He said,Worship to me is ot abo t si gi g so gs,its ot abo t da ci g, its ot abo t clappi gthose are acts o worship. Real worshipis knowing God a d val i g Him more tha yoval e everythi g else. not j st that Hes mbero e, b t that Hes everythi g. Yo loo at yo rlist o priorities i li e: its ot mber o e, God,

mber two, wi e, mber three, ids. God is ieverythi g that yo do a d thats what worshipis all abo t.

Pro o d idea: God sho ld t j st be i o r list.He should be our list .

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Real worship is knowing Godand valuing Him more than youvalue everything else. Not justthat Hes number one, but thatHes everything.- John Cooper, Skillet


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Origi ally haili g rom Ca ada, Trevor Mcnevais the lead si ger/so gwriter or the roc ba dTho sa d Foot kr tch. He also si gs a d writes

or a side ba d called FM Static. He is co sta tly appeari g, writi g, a d co prod ci g so gswith other artists li e Demo H ter, Haw nelso , Ma a est, Toby Mac, a d kJ-52. He is thege i e articleho est a d h mble.

Trevor said, Worship is somethi g thatso e o the most importa t thi gs to me i myperso al relatio ship with God. A dto him aswellworship is a li estyle. I as ed him whichso g he wrote has made him draw closer toGod. He replied, This is a Call o the Phenomenon record was j st o e o those experie ces.I still i d o get goose b mps whe we play itbeca se writi g it was s ch a close ess i d omome t with God. I partic lar I remember I hada idea or aso g, I remember prayi g othe spot, God,give me something that I can

zero this in on,something thatsreal. I dont wantto just make upa story . A d Ie ded p meeti g this girl at a grocery store

that ight a d this girl was li e, Hey, Trevor a dI did t eve ow who she was. She came pto me o t o owhere a d j st started po ri g o t her heart. She said she had heard o eo o r so gs somewhere a d she did t owwhat it was b t she elt li e God was to chi gher li e. A yway, that story t r ed i to the so gThis is a Call that same ight. God a sweredmy prayer a d gave me the story a d the li e toact ally tal abo t a d ero i o .

He we t o to tal abo t the so g AlreadyHome rom their latest alb m Welcome to theMasquerade : That so gsame sort o thi g. Iwas i the st dio a d had already writte the

ew Masquerade record a d tho ght it wasdo e a d the j st got really i spired to writethis other so g. I was sitti g there at the pia oa d it j st i d o came completely i spired

thro gh prayer that day a d t r ed i to theso g Already Home. I as ed Trevor abo t thelyrics rom that so g, speci ically the li e Iknow I havent always been where You wantedme, standing here on top looking down be oreYou. Trevor said he elt li e it was somethi gthat co ld be relatable. Yo ow, yo re steppi g i the wro g holes all the time. A d loo i gat those sit atio s, yo eel li e yo re loo i g

p sometimes goi g , Im so sorry that Im bachere agai . So, yes, that li e is i d o special to

me. Its j st real li e a d ho est.

I respect Trevor a d his lyrics: both aretr ly heart elt. Does he have a ythi g tosay to p a d comi g worship leaders?Hes a irm believer that tr e worshipis rom the heart: Its ot yo r stageprese ce a d its ot how yo move ostage or how yo me tally prepare. It is age re o m sic, obvio sly i the Christiamar et, b t I do t eve loo at it as that.

Worship is rom the heart a d whether yo re

getti g p there li e we do every ight a d playi g hard roc , were worshipi g i o r ow waya d were worshipi g with those ids who havetheir ha ds raised a d are si gi g to God a dletti g their cries o t i the way that they ow.So whether its hard roc or hip hop or worshipor whatever, it really comes dow to the heart.J st let God steer the ship 100%. Whe Im at ach rch o the road or eve at o r ow ch rch athome, yo ca tell whe someo e is tryi g too

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I definitely want toencourage people to keepan open mind and realizethat its about the heartand not the music.

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J uly 1-Augus t 10

Taking You throughthe Bible in a Year

J uly 1 Read: Psalm 126-129Refect: Those who sow i tearsshall reap i joy 126:5

J uly 2 Read: Psalm 130-134Refect: For there the Lordcomma ded the blessi gli e orevermore 133:3

J uly 3 Read: Psalm 135-138Refect: Oh, give tha s tothe Lord, or He is good! ForHis mercy e d res orever 136:1

J uly 4 Read: Psalm 139-142Refect: I will praise Yo , or I am

ear lly a d wo der lly made139:14

J uly 5 Read: Psalm 143-146Refect: The Lord is ear to allwho call po Him, to all who call

po Him i tr th 145:18

J uly 6 Read: Psalm 147-150Refect: Let everythi g that hasbreath praise the Lord 150:6

J uly 7 Read: Proverbs 1-3Refect: The ear o the Lord isthe begi i g o owledge 1:7

J uly 8 Read: Proverbs 4-6Refect: For the ways o ma arebe ore the eyes o the Lord, a dHe po ders all his paths 5:21

J uly 9 Read: Proverbs 7-9Refect: Forsa e oolish ess a dlive, a d go i the way o dersta di g 9:6

J uly 10 Read: Proverbs 10-12Refect: Hatred stirs p stri e, b tlove covers all si s 10:12

J uly 11 Read: Proverbs 13-15Refect: There is a way thatseems right to a ma , b t its e d isthe way o death 14:12

J uly 12 Read: Proverbs 16-18Refect: The lot is cast i to thelap, b t its every decisio is romthe Lord 16:33

J uly 13 Read: Proverbs 19-21Refect: Whoever g ards hismo th a d to g e eeps his so l

rom tro bles 21:23

J uly 14 Read: Proverbs 22-24Refect: Trai p a child i theway he sho ld go, a d whe he isold he will ot depart rom it

22:6

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Psalm 126-Jeremiah 16

J uly 15 Read: Proverbs 25-27Refect: Let a other ma praiseyo , a d ot yo r ow mo th; astra ger, a d ot yo r ow lips

27:2

J uly 16 Read: Proverbs 28-31Refect: Every word o God is p re; Heis a shield to those who p t their tr st iHim 30:5

J uly 17 Read: Ecclesiastes 1-4Refect: He has made everythi gbea ti l i its time. Also He has p teter ity i their hearts 3:11

J uly 18 Read: Ecclesiastes 5-8Refect: I the day o prosperity be

joy l, b t i the day o adversityco sider: S rely God has appoi tedthe o e as well as the other 7:14

J uly 19 Read: Ecclesiastes 9-12

Refect:Fear God a d eep His

comma dme ts, or this is ma sall 12:13

J uly 20 Read: Song o Solomon 1-4Refect: Do ot stir p or awa elove til it pleases 2:7

J uly 21 Read: Song o Solomon 5-8Refect: For love is as stro g as death,

jealo sy as cr el as the grave 8:6J uly 22 Read: Isaiah 1-4

Refect: Tho gh yo r si s are li escarlet, they shall be as white as s ow

1:18 lder ess: Prepare the way o theLord 40:3

A ugust 1 Read: Isaiah 41-44Refect: Fear ot, or I have

redeemed yo ; I have called yo byyo r ame; yo are Mi e 43:1

A ugust 2 Read: Isaiah 45-48Refect: Loo to Me, a d besaved, all yo e ds o the earth!

45:21

A ugust 3 Read: Isaiah 49-52Refect: I, eve I, am He whocom orts yo . Who are yothat yo sho ld be a raid o ama who will die 51:12

A ugust 4 Read: Isaiah 53-56Refect: He was led as alamb to the sla ghter, a d as asheep be ore its shearers issile t, so He ope ed ot Hismo th 53:7

A ugust 5 Read: Isaiah 57-61Refect: For the Lordwill be yo r everlasti glight, a d the days o yo r

mo r i g shall bee ded 60:20

A ugust 6 Read: Isaiah 62-66Refect: B t ow, O Lord,Yo are o r Father; we arethe clay, a d Yo o rpotter; a d all we are thewor o Yo r ha d 64:8

A ugust 7 Read: Jeremiah 1-4Refect: Yo shall call Me,My Father, a d ot t raway rom Me 3:19

A ugust 8 Read: Jeremiah 5-8Refect: Sta d i the waysa d see, a d as or the oldpaths, where the good wayis, a d wal i it 6:16

A ugust 9 Read: Jeremiah 9-12Refect: B t the Lord is thetr e God; He is the livi gGod a d the everlasti gki g 10:10

A ugust 10 Read: Jeremiah 13-16Refect: For I am with yoto save yo a d deliveryo , says the Lord 15:20


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Aug .

Augus t 11-s ep tember 5

A ugust 11 Read: Jeremiah 17-20Refect: The heart isdeceit l above all thi gs, a ddesperately wic ed; who ca

ow it? 17:9

A ugust 12 Read: Jeremiah 21-24Refect: now this is His

ame by which He will becalled: THE LORD OuRRIGHTEOuSnESS 23:6

A ugust 13 Read: Jeremiah 25-28Refect: now there ore,ame d yo r ways a d yo rdoi gs, a d obey the voice othe Lord yo r God 26:13

A ugust 14 Read: Jeremiah 29-32Refect: Behold, Yo have madethe heave s a d the earth by Yo r

great power a d o tstretched arm.There is othi g too hard or Yo 32:17

A ugust 15 Read: Jeremiah 33-36Refect: I those days a d at thattime I will ca se to grow p to Davida Bra ch o righteo s ess; He shallexec te j dgme t a d righteo s essi the earth 33:15

A ugust 16 Read: Jeremiah 37-40Refect: B t I will deliver yo ithat day, says the Lord, a d yoshall ot be give i to the ha d othe me o whom yo are a raid

39:17

A ugust 17 Read: Jeremiah 41-44Refect: That the Lord yo r Godmay show s the way i which wesho ld wal a d the thi g wesho ld do 42:3

A ugust 18 Read: Jeremiah 45-48Refect: Do ot ear, O JacobMy serva t, says the Lord, For Iam with yo 46:28

A ugust 19 Read: Jeremiah 49-52Refect: He has established theworld by His wisdom, a dstretched o t the heave by His

dersta di g 51:15

A ugust 20 Read: Lamentations 1-5Refect: Yo , O Lord, remai

orever; Yo r thro e romge eratio to ge eratio 5:19

A ugust 21 Read: Ezekiel 1-4Refect: So o ma , receivei to yo r heart all My wordsthat I spea to yo , a d hearwith yo r ears 3:10

A ugust 22 Read: Ezekiel 5-8Refect: no o e will stre gthehimsel who lives i i iq ity 7:13

A ugust 23 Read: Ezekiel 9-12Refect: The I will give themo e heart, a d I will p t a ewspirit withi them 11:19

A ugust 24 Read: Ezekiel 13-16Refect: Repe t, t r away

rom yo r idols, a d t r yo races away rom all yo r

abomi atio s 14:6 A ugust 25 Read: Ezekiel 17-20

Refect: Hear ow, O ho se oIsrael, is it ot My way which is

air, a d yo r ways which areot air? 18:25


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A ugust 26 Read: Ezekiel 21-24Refect: The yo shall owthat I am the Lord God 23:49

A ugust 27 Read: Ezekiel 25-28Refect: Yo corr pted yo rwisdom or the sa e o yo rsple dor 28:17

A ugust 28 Read: Ezekiel 29-32Refect: Eve the day o theLord is ear; it will be a day oclo ds, the time o the Ge tiles

30:3

A ugust 29 Read: Ezekiel 33-36Refect: Yo are My oc , the

oc o My past re; yo areme , a d I am yo r God 34:31

A ugust 30 Read: Ezekiel 37-41Refect: S rely it is comi g,a d it shall be do e, says theLord God. This is the day o

which I have spo e . 39:8 A ugust 31 Read: Ezekiel 42-48

Refect: A d the ame o thecity rom that day shall be: THELORD IS THERE 48:34

s eptember 1 Read: Daniel 1-5Refect: There is o otherGod who ca deliver li e this

3:29s eptember 2 Read: Daniel 6-12

Refect: So Da iel was ta ep o t o the de , a d o i j ry

whatever was o d o him, beca se he believed i his God

6:23

s eptember 3 Read: Hosea 1-6

Refect: For I desire mercya d ot sacri ce, a d theowledge o God more tha

b r t o eri gs 6:6

s eptember 4 Read: Hosea 7-14Refect: Sow or yo rselvesrighteo s ess; reap i mercy

10:12

s eptember 5 Read: JoelRefect: And it shall come topass that whoever calls o the

ame o the Lord shall besaved 2:32


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s ep tember 6-s ep tember 30

s eptember 6 Read: Amos 1-4Refect: A lio has roared!Who will ot ear? The LordGod has spo e ! Who ca b tprophesy? 3:8

s eptember 7 Read: Amos 5-9Refect: See good a d otevil, that yo may live; so theLord God o hosts will be with

yo 5:14

s eptember 8 Read: ObadiahRefect: As yo have do e, itshall be do e to yo v. 15

s eptember 9 Read: JonahRefect: I cried o t to theLord beca se o my afictio ,a d He a swered me 2:2

s eptember 10 Read: MicahRefect: And what doesthe Lord req ire o yo b tto do j stly, to love mercy,a d to wal h mbly withyo r God? 6:8

s eptember 11 Read: NahumRefect: The Lord is good,a stro ghold i the day otro ble; a d He ows thosewho tr st i Him 1:7

s eptember 12 Read: Habakkuk Refect: Yet I will rejoice ithe Lord, I will joy i the Godo my salvatio 3:18

s eptember 13 Read: ZephaniahRefect: The great dayo the Lord is ear; it is eara d haste s q ic ly 1:14

s eptember 14 Read: HaggaiRefect: And i this place Iwill give peace, says theLord o hosts 2:9

s eptember 15 Read: Zechariah 1-7Refect: For he whoto ches yo to ches theapple o His eye 2:8

s eptember 16 Read: Zechariah 8-14Refect: They will call oMy ame, a d I will a swerthem 13:9

s eptember 17 Read: MalachiRefect: For I am the Lord, Ido ot cha ge 3:6

s eptember 18 Read: Matthew 1-4Refect: The Jes s said tohim, Away with yo , Sata !For it is writte , Yo shallworship the Lord yo r God,a d Him o ly yo shallserve 4:10

s eptember 19 Read: Matthew 5-8Refect: Blessed are thosewho are persec ted orrighteo s ess sa e, ortheirs is the i gdom oheave 5:10


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s eptember 20 Read: Matthew 9-12Refect: Behold, I se d yoo t as sheep i the midst owolves. There ore be wise as

serpe ts a d harmless asdoves 10:16

s eptember 21 Read: Matthew 13-16Refect: B t immediatelyJes s spo e to them, sayi g,Be o good cheer! It is I; do

ot be a raid 14:27

s eptember 22 Read: Matthew 17-20

Refect: B t Jes s loo edat them a d said to them,With me this is impossible,b t with God all thi gs arepossible 19:26

s eptember 23 Read: Matthew 21-24Refect: A d He said tothem, Re der there ore toCaesar the thi gs that areCaesars, a d to God thethi gs that are Gods 22:21

s eptember 24 Read: Matthew 25-28Refect: A d lo, I am withyo always, eve to the e do the age 28:20

s eptember 25 Read: Mark 1-3Refect: The Jes s said tothem, Follow Me, a d I willma e yo become shers ome 1:17

s eptember 26 Read: Mark 4-6Refect: A d they earedexceedi gly, a d said to o ea other, Who ca this be,that eve the wi ds a d thesea obey Him! 4:41

s eptember 27 Read: Mark 7-9Refect: Whoever desiresto come a ter Me, let himde y himsel , a d ta e p hiscross, a d ollow Me 8:34

s eptember 28 Read: Mark 10-12Refect: For eve the Soo Ma did ot come to beserved, b t to serve, a d to

give His li e a ra som orma y 10:45

s eptember 29 Read: Mark 13-14Refect: Ta e heed, watcha d pray; or yo do ot

ow whe the time is13:33

s eptember 30 Read: Mark 15-16

Refect: So whe thece t rio , who stoodopposite Him, saw that Hecried o t li e this a dbreathed His last, hesaid, Tr ly this Ma was theSo o God! 15:39

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Skip Heitzig recently spokewith worship leader Nick Crespo.

We dont want to impose songs jSkip: nic , yo have theprivilege to lead tho sa dso people a wee i worshipthe si gi g o so gs.As a worship leader, whatare yo hopi g to accomplish i the hearts a d liveso those who have gatheredto worship?

Nick: First a d oremost,its very clear i Script rethat we are called to si go tthat were called to respo d thro gh so g. My irstrespo sibility is to lead themi respo di g to a d obeyi g Gods Word. Were torespo d to God i celebratio , adoratio , a d praiseHim or who He is a d whatHe has do e. Thro gho tScript re we see that were

to proclaim His worth, to ascribe great ess to the Lord,to bless the Lord, to exaltHim, to get them to respo dto the Lord. To somehowcapt re what the heart oGods people is i respo seto Him thro gh melody,thro gh lyrics, a d thro ghm sical arra geme t. A d I

eed to lead them i listei g. Lord, what do You wantto speak to us? Maybe itsbeyo d the so gs that havebee chose this wee . Iallow the opport ity or theLord to j st movethe Spiritto have His way. A other importa t part o my role is to

prepare s or heave a dteach s how to worship.How are we to worship? Whydo we li t o r ha ds? Whydo we clap o r ha ds? Whydo we si g? Why are wecalled to bow? How is it thatwere to worship God?

Skip: What do yo loo ori a good worship so g orhym ? What are those attrib tes that help draw o t the

o r characteristics yo vepoi ted o t?

Nick: First a d oremost,the so gs have to beScript ral. I thi everyso g that we si g has tobe based a d o ded iGods Word. My avoriteso gs i cl de Script res

or act ally si g Script re,si g the Psalms. O r so gssho ld be predomi atelyabo t God. There was amoveme t years ago wherema y so gs bei g s g ich rches were all abo tme a d I. We o ght to be

oc sed o God. Si gi gabo t Him: His characteristics, His q alities. Seco dly,it has to be m sical. WheI approach a so g, Im ot

j st loo i g or j st greatwords b t all o the compo

e ts together: the melody,the m sical style. Does it allle d toward the message owhat were si gi g? I thi

it wo ld be stra ge to havea so g that proclaims thestre gth a d power a dmight o God set to a slow,swi g beat. I li e all o thecompo e ts to it together.At the same time it sho ldbe accessible to the peoplemelodicallythey ca ollow, they ca j mp o . Its acorporate time o worship.For me, worship becomestra s ormi g whe they ca

ta e it home a d theres thathoo or that melody li e thatthey remember rom ch rch.For i sta ce, Blessed BeYo r name. They ta e ithome a d whe theyreact ally aci g somethi gi their li e, they remember that hoo : Blessed beYo r glorio s ame. Thatswhere what were doi g io r services is really drivehome: whe o r co gregatio is act ally able to seScript ral tr ths i their dayto day lives. Fi ally, I wa tthe so gs to be releva t tothe people that God hascalled me to serve. We do twa t to impose so gs j stbeca se theyre i the top

twe ty. They eed to beso gs that the people coect withthey eed to be

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worship m sic. Im heari gso ma y iq e expressio s a d resh so ds.I love where were goi gwith the impleme tatio oelectro ic m sic. I act, we

se trac s a d clip trac sa d were able to impleme t so ds that were

ever really possible be orei a worship setti g. Were

si g i str me ts thatyo ca t eve i dyo d

have to spe d time j stto i d these i str me ts.A d ow, we have access.Theres so m ch morecreativity i the m sicalpart a d thats what I thiis importa t. The lyricsca t cha gewe ca treplace great melodies a dcool m sic a d orsa e theScript ral co te t o whatwere tryi g to accomplish.We do t wa t to get toocomplicated.

tor? What are we lear i gabo t God? The Ill part erthat with so gs deali gwith these same iss es. Iyo ca p t melody to o rtheology, were doi g reallywell as a ch rch.

Skip: As yo prepare tolead the co gregatio iworship, whats goi g obehi d the sce es? Whatgoes i to the preparatio

or a service?

Nick: Theres a spirit al role a d the theresa practical role. Spirit ally,I really believe that God isorchestrati g thi gs. Iveexperie ced that weea ter wee a d year a teryear. God j st bri gs it all

together. I really se se thatwhe we gather God wa tsto move, to wor , a d tospea . I really eel that theHoly Spirits orchestrati ga lot o it. A d the practical side is also watchi gwhat God is doi g i o rch rch. What is the spirit al climate? What is thecollective moveme t thatthe Lord is doi g? I try to

ollow that i preparatioor the pcomi g wee . I

also li e to be liste i g. Illsit with the so gs that Im

eeli g led to play or thatservice a d Ill as , Lord,what is it that You want to

speak? What is it that Youwant to do? A d theressched li g ba ds, posti gso gs, coordi ati g witho r video team, etcetera.The theres the rehearsi g. We spe d abo t twoho rs a wee i preparatio

or the wee e d serviceso a separate eve i g.B t the most importa t isprayer. Bei g se sitive towhat the Lord wa ts to do.

Yo ow, theres times j st days be ore Ill switchthe whole setit does thappe o te . B t whe itdoes, I thi yo have to bei prayer: Lord, what do Youwant to do?

Skip: As a yo g worship leader, yo ve see

the moveme t o worshipthro gh the past twe ty orso years. Where do yo seeworship m sic headi g?

Nick: I really appreciate the moder revival ohym s. B t Id say ltimately what I loveespecially i my ge eratio isthis moder explosioo worship m sic. I reallyappreciate the pop larity.Were seei g ba ds thatare worship ba ds; wereseei g worship CDs comi go t le t a d right. Ive reallyappreciated the creativity that is bei g p t i to

Nick Crespo is theleader of worship at

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trying to be aith ul to biblical principles, Ithink the use o instruments in worship is very biblical.

You mentioned Psalm 150 and this is agreat place to start. In this psalm we ndalmost every class o instrument mentioned:stringed, percussive, woodwind, and brass.

And we nd all o these instruments beingused to worship God throughout the Bible

rom the utes mentioned in Genesis to thetrumpets in the book o Revelation.

But lets not stop at Psalm 150. There areliterally dozens o re erences throughout theentire Bible that describe the use o instruments. Here are just a ew:

Then Miriam the prophetess, the sister o Aaron, took the timbrel in her hand; and allthe women went out a ter her with timbrelsand with dances (Exodus 15:20).

Then David and all the house o Israel played music be ore the Lord on all kinds o instruments o r wood, on harps, on stringedinstruments, on tambourines, on sistrums,and on cymbals (2 Samuel 6:5).

Sing to the Lord with the harp, with theharp and the sound o a psalm, with trumpets

and the sound o a horn; shout joy ully be orethe Lord, the King (Psalm 98:5-6).

I would suggest that Scripture encouragesus to use instruments to worship God. Ibelieve that instruments enhance and notdiminish the worship o God. Instrumentsallow us to art ully proclaim His greatness.Instruments aford us the opportunity to useour God given talents to exalt Him. And theability to play an instrument is o ten a gi t

rom Godalways to be used or His glory. Although I dont think your church is disobeying God or not using instruments, Idont eel excluding them is an accurate orcomplete biblical approach towards honoringGod through music.

Question:I attend a church that doesnt believe in using any instruments at all during the worshipservice. But when I read the Bible, I nd there are many places that mention musicalinstruments used or worshipsuch as Psalm 150.

My question is whether our church is disobeying God or not using instruments in our worship.

a e s u s t o u s e i n s t r u m e n t s . . .

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Answer:Thank you or the question. Youre de nitely

doing the right thing in nding out what theBible has to say about an issue, and not relying ully on a tradition or a particular churchsteaching.

Essentially, the answer to your questionhas two parts. First, what is true worship?Second, does the useor non use o instrumentsdiminish or enhance the worshipexperience ofered to the Lord?

To answer the rst part, lets look to JesusChrist.

Jesus is quite clear regarding New Testament worship. In the Gospel o John, Jesusspoke to a woman who was tripped up onthe whole theme o worshipmuch like ussometimes. When she asked Jesus where toworship, Jesus gave a very simple and directanswer: The hour is coming when you willneither on this mountain, nor in Jerusalem,worship the Father But the hour is coming,and now is, when the true worshipers willworship the Father in spirit and truth; or theFather is seeking such to worship Him. God isSpirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth. (John 4:21, 23-24).

Here we nd Jesus using two words inrelation to worship: spirit and truth. This is

exactly how we are to worship.

Now lets move to the second aspecto your question: the use o instru

ments. I you are worshipingGodas Jesus statesyou

dont need instrumentsto do so. But the Bible

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I n 1 9 7 2, Christian songwriterLar ry norma n reLeased h is aLbu m ent i tLedo n Ly Vi s i t i n g t h i s P L a n e t . L a r r y wa sa t r u e m u s i C a L P i o n e er , t h e fa t h e r o fChr ist ian roCk m usiC. on th e aLbumtraCk s i de 2h e asked: why sh ouLd the deViL haaLL the good musiC?

His poi t? Christia m sic had bee bori g a d stale b t roc m sic was exciti g a d resh. Why co ld t Christia m sic be electri yi g a d origi al as well?He critici ed m sic he deemed bad a d origi alvers s the ewer waves oroc , bl es, a d ol .

B t the debate betwee Christia a d co temporary a d sec lar a dtraditio al m sic was othi g ew. Five h dred years earlier, Marti L theralso recog i ed the chasm dividi g the m sic. Here are a ew o L thers owtho ghts:

I have no pleasure in any man who despises music. It is no invention o ours: it is agi t o God. I place it next to theology. Satan hates music: he knows how it drives theevil spirit out o us.

Music is a discipline, and a mistress o order and good manners. She makes the people milder and gentler, more moral and more reasonable.

Next to the Word o God, the noble art o music is the greatest treasure in theworld.

Music is the art o the prophets and the gi t o God. The devil does not stay where music is. The debate has t died o tits still drivi g a d dividi g. There are ma y well

thi i g Christia s o both sides o this iss e. Some claim roc m sic is o thedevil. Others say the old, traditio al hym s are o tdated a d irreleva t today.Still others split the di ere ce a d attempt to ta e those a cie t so gs a d cotempori e them with resh li e.

Whos right?Heres a tho ght. What i we do t view m sic as Christia vers s sec lar

or old vers s ew? What i we loo at m sic rom the va tage poi t o bei ge tral, with the possibility o bei gm sicallygood or bad? The tr th is theres

good sec lar m sic o t therea d theres bad Christia m sic. A d vice versa.I Philippia s Pa l wrote, Fi ally, brethre , whatever thi gs are tr e, whatever

thi gs are oble, whatever thi gs are j st, whatever thi gs are p re, whateverthi gs are lovely, whatever thi gs are o good report, i there is a y virt e a d ithere is a ythi g praiseworthymeditate o these thi gs Philippia s 4:8 .

notice the thi gs we sho ld be thi i g abo t: all the positive a d redemptiveeleme ts i a y give sit atio . So does the m sic we liste to all withi thesecategories? Is it p re? Is it lovely? Is it good?

Well i d that some Christia m sic is t good at allmaybe its per ormedpoorlywhile a sec lar per orma ce may highlight Gods creatio or p re love. Ithis case, which is the best to liste to?

Let Script re lead the debate. Let the Bible i spire a d motivate Christia artiststo strive to be i the image o God: a creator o that which is good.

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A man can no more diminishGods glory by refusing to

worship Him than a lunaticcan put out the sun byscribbling the word darknesson the walls of his cell.

C.S. Lewis

Man, so long as he remainsfree, has no more constantand agonizing anxiety thanfind as quickly as possiblesomeone to worship.

Fyodor DostoevskyThe highest form of worship isthe worship of unselfish Chris-tian service. The greatest formof praise is the sound ofconsecrated feet seeking outthe lost and helpless.

Billy Graham

God is to be praised with thevoice, and the heart should gotherewith in holy exultation.

Charles H. Spurgeon

So-called worship seems littlemore than some liturgy (high orlow) equated with stained-glasswindows, organ music, oremotion-filled songs andprayers. If the bulletin didntsay Worship Service, maybewe wouldnt know what we weresupposed to be doing.

John MacArthur

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Pastor Skips orthcoming book is entitled, Homeland Security? Protecting

Your Faith, Family, & Future. Pastor Skip ocuses on what Gods word saysabout how we can best protect three very important areas o our lives.

Until a few years ago, no onein the United States wastalking about a war onterror and the word al Qaida wasnt inour vocabulary. A day in September 2001changed everything and a new enemysurfaced. Now its common to considerthat some people in the world dont likeus and even want to destroy us.

The focus of this book is Homeland Se-curity, but not in the way that you mightthink. While our country is in danger ofterrorist a ttacks, and we will touch onthat in these pages, we have a greaterenemy than terrorism. Yes, our homelandis under attack. But Im talking about ourhomes, our family, our children and ourchurches. And the common key for eachof these elements is the matter of thesoul: because our souls are also underattack. In Ephesians, the Apostle Paulgave us the battle brief ing and wrote,Our struggle is not against f lesh andblood but against the rulers, against theauthorit ies, against the powers of thisdark world (Ephesians 6:12niv).

According to Paul, our real enemies area host of demonic beingsincluding thedevil himself. When the average personhears any mention of demons or thedevil, their response is much like Wood-row Wilsons aunt, Oh dont be silly.Thats not real. People downplay thespiritual aspect as though its not thereal problem.

Until the attacks on the World TradeCenter, the United States didnt havea Department of Homeland Security.Today, there are 200,000 employees inthat federal government department.Their charge is to assess and respond to

terroris t threats to the public. Theyvecreated a color-coded system with different levels of threats ranging fromgreen to red. Red is the most severewhile green is the most mild. Our current threat rat ing in America is at theelevated yellow level which means asignificant terrorist threat. Whether yfly domestic or internat ional, the leverises to the orange level because flyinis a more severe threat with a higherrisk of terrorism.

What methods do you use to get dis-cernment and direction with convict ioIn these aimless times, how do you thiclearly and live with faith and peace ithe midst of turmoil? I created a starting process of three positive commandto use in threatening times. First, realize. Second, recognize. Finally, respon As believers, we want to realize ourposition and then recognize the perilswhich are around us. Armed with thisknowledge, we do something about it;we respond to the prospect or the op-portunity.

Back in the 1950s, Tommy Bolt was aprofessional golfer with a name thatresonated in the golf community. Whiin Los Angeles for a match, everybodygolf knew that Tommy Bolts caddy wa chatterbox who talked throughout thwhole game. Before Tommy teed off,turned to his caddy and said, Okay, ithis game you dont say a word unlessask you. Then you say either yes or noGot it?

Yes. So Tommy swung, took his teshot, and then he walked out to thefairway to find the ball. He located thball under a tree and a bit off the fair-


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SkIP HEITzIis the is the author of over twent y books andcan be heard nationally onThe Connect ion radio broadcast.

I you have not already acceptedJesus Christ as your Lord and personal

Savior do it now. Please dont wait.With a sincere and repentant heart, pray:Father, I know I am a sinner. I repent of my sin, and turn away from it. I turn to Jesus.I believe that Jesus died on the cross and rose again, saving all who believe in Him.Fill me with Your Spirit and come into my life. Transform me. Make me into a new creation. I pray this in Jesus name, Amen.

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way. To make the tough shot, he had to shoot underneath thetree, over a lake and onto the green. He looked at the shotand then turned to his caddy and asked, Five iron, dont youthink?

The caddy s tood there and said, No.

Tommy Bolt said, What do you mean, not a five iron? Watchthis. He grabbed a five iron and made the perfect shot whichwent under the tree, over the lake and on to the green land-ing about two feet from the cup. As he handed the club tohis caddy and said, What do you think of that? You can talk now.

The caddy said, Mr. Bolt, you just hit the wrong ball.

Can you imagine? He made a perfect shot with the otherguys golf ball!

Today is the time for Gods people to get into the right game.Many of us are just swinging at stuff. Learn what to aim at, jump into the game and evaluate your life. Some of you arevery good at what you do, both professionally and in the com-munity. Im glad for that excellence. But in the pages of thisbook, Im asking you to evaluate your act ions in light of thisquestion: Am I making an eternal impact?


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