Sentences with phrase «n't worship our leaders»

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Daniel, their «worship leader,» explained to me after the service that he had been a typically rock «n» roll worship guy but had fallen in love with liturgy because it was something much larger than himself.

Not only is he one of the leaders of Hillsong United, a praise - and - worship team that tours globally, but he is also a...

Daniel the worship leader and Matt the vicar and all the wonderful folks at Holy Trinity are not trying to get something out of the service — they are trying to give themselves to it.

At 18, I was a headstrong kid working as a worship leader who wasn't really leading.

What I was trying to say was that, in my opinion, most churchgoers are like Pharisees in that they don't see their own need for cleansing (because they persist in thinking they are already clean) OR fall into a second category of being denominationally competitve (not unlike the Paul - Apollos - Cephas leader / hero worship mentioned in Scripture.)

It needs real integrity, I think we need our worship leaders to be totally passionate about God and for that to be the most important thing not the songs or how a CD is selling.

Worship leader and songwriter (and worship pastor at Vineyard St Albans) Samuel Lane is not necessarily a name you'd be familiaWorship leader and songwriter (and worship pastor at Vineyard St Albans) Samuel Lane is not necessarily a name you'd be familiaworship pastor at Vineyard St Albans) Samuel Lane is not necessarily a name you'd be familiar with.

It wasn't wrong for the leader to want to protect the Sabbath day and worship from intrusions of regular work.

Now, don't get me wrong: I love worship music and worship leaders — it's a great skill and a fine calling.

Our leaders and founders aren't worshiped or venerated or held in any kind of esteem — what kind of enlightened fellow would do that?

She did not think it unusal that they would NOT let her be a worship leadnot think it unusal that they would NOT let her be a worship leadNOT let her be a worship leader.

I once told my Bible study leader that I was uncomfortable with a God who does these sorts of things, and he told me that I had to love and worship this God or I couldn't be a Christian.

And, contrary to what many of these leaders seem to be suggesting, one is not preferable to the other, in the Church or in worship.

Talk with your worship leaders about what does and doesn't work for you, but always constructively and with appreciation for their dedicated service at a job where they can never please everyone!

Yes, I am a male worship leader and writer and not once in all the times that I have ever played or heard this incredible song, have I viewed it through the eyes of pervert.

Have leaders and congregants become so programmed by ecclesiastical tradition as to be sincere yet misguided in a way that makes Christian community and worship unattractive or even repulsive and not just to people outside of the church.

If once a week, when we are at our place of worship, or just sitting and thinking, would we not be better people and better leaders if we examined ourselves this way?

John Mark McMillan, a worship leader and musician, says religious entertainers can't save evangelicals.

This is not as simple as it sounds; most worshipers and worship leaders are so anesthetized by familiarity that they perceive little of what others do during worship.

I only make sure to define these men as communist because whether or not they were «just following orders» or not, their bloody reigns of terror were brought on because they had an unquenchable thirst for power and allowing people to worship something other than the supreme leader didn't cut it.

My church is not: its building its meetings its prayer its worship its teaching its reputation its leaders its plans its history its future...... and I get very tired of fighting off everyone...

Tim i found it liberating to just do what the Lord wants you to do i work within his boundarys and yes i attend church and enjoy it.I love the people and i love hearing the word and worshipping the Lord even if others are still bound up with traditions thats not my walk thats theres.My focus is to do what the Lord wants me to do.There have been times i have said no to the pastor he does nt understand why i choose not to lead the worship.i query him as well regarding the idea that its not just performing a function because there is a need our hearts have to be in the right place so that the Lord can use us but he did nt understand where i was coming from and thats okay because of that i just said no until my heart is right i am better not being involved in leading.But i am happy to be an encouragement to others in the worship team i havent wanted to be the leader i have done that in the past.So my focus has been just the singing and being part of different worship teams i think the Lord has other plans as the groups i am in seem to be changing at the same time i am aware that i do nt to worry about change as the Lord knows whats best.I used to be quite comfortable leading the music but that was before when i was operating in my own self confidence and pride.The Lord did such a huge change in my life that i lost my self confidence and that is not a bad thing at all as my spiritual growth has been incredible.The big change was my identity moved from me and what i could do to knowing who i was in Christ and that he is my strength and confidence.Now i know that without him i can do nothing in fact i am dependent on his empowerment through his holy spirit all the time in everything.In the weekend i was asked to lead the music at another church i attend multiple churchs although i attend two regularly one has services in the morning and one has services in the evening so the two do nt really clash.In the weekend i was asked to lead the music its been two years since i did that and i was worried on how i would go.All i can say is that it went really well and because i stepped out in Faith the Lord really blessed the morning to the congregation.The difference is knowing that i serve the Lord with the gifts he has given me but my heart has to be right and when i do it in his way it builds up the body and it brings glory to him.May the Lord continue to show you what he wants you to do even though others may not understand your reasons i just want you to know that you do nt have to pull away completely just work within the boundarys that the Lord gives you and do nt feel pressured by others expectations to do anything that feel uncomfortable.Be involved just as you feel lead by the holy spirit even if it is in a very minor way take small steps.regards brentnz

I've spent far more time than I care to admit combing through complementarian literature, reading debates about whether women can read Scripture aloud in church, whether female missionaries should be permitted to give presentations on Sunday evenings, what age groups women should be allowed to teach in Sunday school, whether women can speak in small group Bible studies, what titles to bestow upon worship leaders and children's ministry coordinators so that they don't appear too authoritative, and on and on and on.

A friend of mine was married to one of these prominent worship leaders, who confessed to cheating nightly on the road and not believing in God, when he asked her for a divorce.

Major Hollywood directors don't sign up for projects to cover the sins of worship leaders.

I didn't want to tell you about this secret, but when I preached at a church and the worship leader told me he needed 90 seconds of prayer, I knew I had to.

As an athiest, I am comforted that there is a leader who believes love, support and community are the reasons for church and not worship, idolatry, narcissism and vanity.

He does not have to think what to do first and what to do next, for the printed order of worship or the leader's spoken direction tells him.

I didn't know really what worship music was, what a worship leader was, any of that.

What we can do is accept that church is not about our exact preferences and pray that God would give our pastors insight into Scripture, that our worship leaders lead us into passionate worship from their connection to the Holy Spirit and that all of our feet would get a little more dirty as we care for the poor together.

I've heard a lot of worship leaders and pastors say from the pulpit or on stage, «Hey, I can't wait until we're with the Lord, we'll get to worship forever.»

For example, although many churches can afford a paid, full - time lead pastor, those same churches can not afford the supporting full - time staff such as worship leaders, children's and youth pastors, and the pastor must work to supplement his salary.

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Hitler was a Catholic, N. Koreans worship their leader (which makes them believers), Mao and Castro are Communist (which is a form of government, not belief) and so on...

It's hard not to feel some sympathy for worship leaders.

We don't have a worship leader.

A few years ago, a Southern Baptist leader said he could not pray with Jews because they worshiped a different God.

The worshiper and especially the leader of worship needs not only to worship but to know what this action means in the complex of all his doings, of all the deeds of the Church and of the deeds of God.

Worship leader and Grammy award winner Matt Redman has urged Christians not to think those on church stages have their lives all together as he opens up on his personal struggles.

The reformation for which David calls is thus not one which requires a mere shift in doctrinal belief, something with which Evangelical leaders seem too often too easily satisfied; it also involves the transformation of a whole form of church life, one which he sees as starting in what happens in gathered worship on a Sunday and leads to a reorientation of thinking and living throughout the week.

Get your favorite brew in downtown Mellowtown Unlike Aldridge (who, sorry to say was not a leader) Melo will become the leader of this team and the young guys will worship him and pay sacrifices to Mellowtowns icon Portlandia.

THE BIBLICAL PATTERN FOR CHURCH IS THIS: Every Christian should gather together to hear the Scriptures and worship Jesus together with other believers weekly (see Acts 20:7; 1 Corinthians 16:2; Acts 2:42; Colossians 3:16; 1 Corinthians 16:19; Colossians 4:15; Romans 16:5; Acts 20:20; James 2:2; Psalm 84:4; Psalm 37:17; Psalm 92:13) It is also good to meet for smaller groups of Christian community in each other's homes regularly (see Acts 2:46) It's good to have leaders overseeing the work and needs of each local church — this is the Biblical pattern — not all of us are called to church leadership, and so we should submit to, and serve whoever God has called to lead at the place we find ourselves (see Acts 14:23; Titus 1:5; Hebrews 13:7, 17; 1 Timothy 5:17; 1 Thessalonians 5:12 - 13; Philippians 1:1 b; Ephesians 4:11 - 12; 1 Corinthians 12:28; 1 Peter 5:1 - 2; Acts 20:17;) If there are believers who are unable for physical reasons to attend a church weekly, they should find a church or believers who will gather together with them regularly for worship in their own home.

It found that 56 % consider themselves to be of no religion (versus 28 % Christian); 56 % never attend a church or place of worship (versus 5 % attending at least weekly); 57 % saying they do not believe in a God (versus 25 % saying they do); and 53 % said religious leaders have no influence on their lives (versus 12 % saying they have a lot or a fair amount of influence).

For example, the government does not recognize the primacy of the Pope as leader of the Catholic church, thus all legal worship is conducted through State - approved churches belonging to the Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association.

But for people like Fernadez, a first - generation American who works as a worship leader at a local church, it's a worrisome sign that homeownership won't get any easier, especially in some of the country's tightest housing markets.

The planted fake religious leader did not interfere with his freedom to worship or express himself spiritually.

I have spent the majority of my adult life in front if people as a worship leader and itinerate minister, so when the lights went out and somebody turned off the mic, I didn't know how to find God in the silence.