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proffett
July 16th, 2007, 08:49 PM
I was having a conversation with my wife today on my way to work, discussing the song selections for the next service...
Our worship leader has asked my wife to sing 'You Raise Me Up' as special music for an upcoming service, and she is pretty excited about that as she loves that song.
The conversation came around to the topic of selecting songs to fit the service, (not just 'special music,' but all of it,) and how much of an effect that can have on worship.
We ended up agreeing that sometimes it gets out of hand, with the 'powers that be' who are selecting the music taking too much time trying to match lyrics and titles with their sermon themes, and we sometimes lose sight of the basics... (because sometimes God's intent (read that 'ALWAYS') is not what we think it is, and he may have a song in mind that has nothing (outwardly) to do with the title of the sermon, but when it is all said and done, it hits the nail right on the head, and hits hearts right where they need to be hit...)
This goes back to the age old battle of us thinking we have some sort of control over our lives and trying to plan our own paths... instead of falling on our knees and praying for guidance. It's funny how we can slip into that mode even with these things that we believe we are doing solely for God... but we're still trying to do them according to our own agenda.
There is indeed merit in selecting songs that follow a theme, but when that becomes the goal rather than worship, we are missing alot.
Sometimes what is selected isn't what that person hiding their face in the third row from the back needs or is intended to hear, but with a little prayer and humility on the part of the worship leader(s) that person might be moved by the right song in the direction they need to go.
Anyways, I just thought I'd throw that out there for thought, adding to the many other discussions going on here.
Dan
Our worship leader has asked my wife to sing 'You Raise Me Up' as special music for an upcoming service, and she is pretty excited about that as she loves that song.
The conversation came around to the topic of selecting songs to fit the service, (not just 'special music,' but all of it,) and how much of an effect that can have on worship.
We ended up agreeing that sometimes it gets out of hand, with the 'powers that be' who are selecting the music taking too much time trying to match lyrics and titles with their sermon themes, and we sometimes lose sight of the basics... (because sometimes God's intent (read that 'ALWAYS') is not what we think it is, and he may have a song in mind that has nothing (outwardly) to do with the title of the sermon, but when it is all said and done, it hits the nail right on the head, and hits hearts right where they need to be hit...)
This goes back to the age old battle of us thinking we have some sort of control over our lives and trying to plan our own paths... instead of falling on our knees and praying for guidance. It's funny how we can slip into that mode even with these things that we believe we are doing solely for God... but we're still trying to do them according to our own agenda.
There is indeed merit in selecting songs that follow a theme, but when that becomes the goal rather than worship, we are missing alot.
Sometimes what is selected isn't what that person hiding their face in the third row from the back needs or is intended to hear, but with a little prayer and humility on the part of the worship leader(s) that person might be moved by the right song in the direction they need to go.
Anyways, I just thought I'd throw that out there for thought, adding to the many other discussions going on here.
Dan