6:15 AM
My daughter was supposed to read Little Women for school, but we thought that might be a little dry, so we had her watch Big Momma's House instead.
Not really.
I wonder, though, if that would be is akin to what we do when we partially obey God, or when we substitute entertainment for worship in our corporate meetings. I think it is. However, I believe it's an error most of the time to assess the style of music being played or the facial expressions of a vocalist (or any of a number of other things), and render a judgment based on those things. Worship vs. entertainment will come down to a matter of the heart of a worshipper (or entertainee).
Most of the time, questions like this are ones that we can only answer for ourselves; not for someone else. That is, "Have I come here this morning just to be entertained?" rather than, "Did that guy come here this morning just to entertain a crowd?"
"But the Lord said to Samuel, 'Don’t judge by his appearance or height, for I have rejected him. The Lord doesn’t see things the way you see them. People judge by outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.'" (1 Samuel 16:7, NLT)
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I was in Barnes & Noble the other day, and noticed something that ...
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When I see worship leaders (talking about the whole team, not just the worship pastor) who make funny faces when they sing or are really animated, it distracts me. I close my eyes so that I can worship too, otherwise I'll just keep watching them and wondering "what in the world?". Is that what you're talking about? I really don't think I judge people who are like this. I mean, I'm not thinking they're showing off or trying to entertain, I just think they have their own way of singing, and if it bugs me then I just close my eyes. Is that judging?
I don't think that's judging. Those looks can be amusing or just plain disturbing. :) And I think closing your eyes is probably the best thing to do in such a case.
I must admit I love it when you bring up this topic of "partial obedience" or "partial surrender". It is a topic that strikes at the heart of obedience. I realize you might be guilty of "beating a dead horse" here - but you have my vote to mention this topic every few months or so.
Although I will say this, along the lines of what Christy said, I think worship teams do need to have a level of consciousness of what they do or even what they wear on stage as this can have an impact on those in the congregation. For example, a T-shirt with something funny written on it or a woman who might unintentionally wear something revealing or too tight. Again, in these situations we just need to shut our eyes and take that thought captive and focus on God.
I like leaders that dress their bands in business suits. Tongue-in-cheek...it's a song lyric. Or close to it. 1,000 points to whoever can tell me which song or band. 2,000 if you know the song AND band.
Sorry Dean, I'm in a bit of a goofy mood tonight.
I agree Christy (and Preston). If you really look at what you (Christy) are saying, you are being obedient by making it a point to NOT get distracted and focus on worshipping God.
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