let's look at the first of mark labberton's "false dangers" (from The Dangerous Act of Worship) in planning our worship services...
1) worship that is not under control
do we over-plan the form of our worship?
in what ways do we "orchestrate intimacy without contact?"
how can we plan/prepare in such a way as to enable "worship that opens us to a genuine, transformative encounter with God, who is under no one's control?
and my favorite quote from this section:
"If relinquishing control to God is what truly happens as we gather in worship, then it ought to be producing lives that are being transformed to look like God's life."
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I think a big part of "not being in control" is being flexible and willing to be moved by the spirit. I love the fact that we are practiced and organized come Sunday morning. But I also think that it's important that we are open to the Spirit on Sunday morning (in general, not saying that we don't do this.)
I think it's important that if the Spirit is moving, we're flexible enough to add another chorus or verse, or etc. Also, if we feel the Spirit moving us in a different direction, we are flexible enough to change and sing a new song. I love the organization and confidence I feel, knowing that we're prepared. But I also feel like we could always listen more to the Spirit.
We can never loose sight of the moving of God's Spirit in any gathering. We need to let God
use us & not be so concerned
with our own agenda
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