When I’m not writing, you’ll find me in the kitchen or spending time with those I love. I listen to a wide range of musicians with Andrew Peterson, Jimmy Needham and Bethel Music being just a few of my favorites. As a Christ-following pilgrim, I’m a lover of stories and a connoisseur of sunrises and coffee - best when served together. I’m a born-and-raised Texan who enjoys any adventure that requires a passport. In all that we know about God and in all that remains a mystery, one thing we know to be true - He is worthy of our worship. With music or without music, anywhere we find ourselves in this life, worshipping Him is what we were made to do. Sangtekst av SHOUT IT OUT av Vertical Church Band: Shout it out Shout it out, He is risen, Our God is alive in us, Shout it out Shout it out, He is risen. While we know that music is not the only way we can worship our Father, it is a common resource that connects our hearts to His. The scriptures show us many forms of worship - prayer, obedience, tithing, service, just to name a few. Shout it out, shout it out He is risen Our God is alive You'll never leave us Your love is like the morning sun Shining down on us Jesus, you have overcome You'll never leave us Your love is like the morning sun Shining down on us Jesus, you have overcome Shout it out, shout it out He is risen Our God is alive in us Shout it out, shout it out. “No one is like you, LORD you are great, and your name is mighty in power.” Jeremiah 10:6 When we fully grasp how great and mighty our God is, our hearts will be utterly compelled to fall at His feet in humble worship. Listen to this song of worship with a heart postured in gratitude. As Believers, we have so much to be thankful for but ultimately it is His love that affords us our very life. Showing gratitude towards God is one of the most meaningful forms of worship. Lifted high on His cross for our sins so we can lift Him up high in worship. Behold the Savior, God in flesh born of a virgin, the baby King. Through Jesus we can come before His throne once again, clean and ready for worship. We spoiled the gift of being in perfect communion with Him so He sent us Jesus. God created us for the very purpose of worshipping Him. Is it time for you to go deeper? Behold The Savior Its melodious lyrics and purposeful song structure provides a clear path to worship. In this song, Andrews encourages us to answer the call. God calls us out of the shallow water and into the deep with Him. Where does your help come from? You need only to look to the King. ![]() Look up to the One who is fighting for you. ![]() This song reminds us of the Hope we have available to us. The enemy is fighting relentlessly to take what is not his. I'll get into that on another post.Do you find yourself on the battlefield today? These days, it seems I find myself there more and more. ![]() Now that these two types of songs have been identified, the next step is figuring out what to use on Sunday! And that depends greatly upon the needs of the church, the direction of the pastor/teacher and the particular message that Sunday. Is the song proclaiming truth? Or is the song directly sung to the Lord in Spirit? Think of it in terms of "in Spirit and in Truth". When you listen to worship music, see if you can classify it as vertical or horizontal. Some great worship song examples that I consider vertical are: Here I am to Worship, You Are My King, How Great Thou Art and Heart of Worship. Even in the titles you can see the direction these songs might take a singer. They all tell great truths that teach us aspects about the nature of our great God. Some great worship song examples that I consider horizontal are: Amazing Grace, Standing on the Promises, In Christ Alone and How Great is Our God. If you read the lyrics of these songs you will find that there are no phrases that indicate it's being sung to God but about God. So don't judge your recommendations, don't hold them ease!ĭoes the song cause the singer to sing about God or to God? There are many inspiring songs that speak of the wonderful works, nature or truth of God, however they aren't being directly sung to God. I LOVE having people recommend songs! I like to hear when people get excited about a song that caused them to take pause in their busy life and reflect on God. My hesitation in sharing this info is that people might make the assumption that the worship song idea they have won't make the cut based on the criteria. Sometimes they make the list and other times they don't. Often I have folks suggest songs for our worship services here at Grace. But I love to read experts and use their ideas enhancing them for the use of the Grace Church worship services. Well, let me start off by saying I am NO expert on this subject by any means. So I've assembled some thoughts on the topic and will be sharing them periodically. A friend of mine asked me to consider blogging on how I go about selecting worship music.
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