My church has a service just for Middle-School and High-School kids. They seem very focused on making worship fun, which I guess is not a bad thing. Most of the songs they pick for worship are very upbeat and the worship leaders will often encourage everyone to jump up and down or bang their head (like they do at rock concerts). I am not used to this style of worship, but I don't want to say it's bad or wrong just cause I don't like it. All that matters is that we worship in spirit and truth, right? I'd like to hear what you guys think about this.
Does the style of worship matter?
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I don't have a problem with that per se, but I would think a series of teachings on where your heart is at during those times would be appropriate. They need to transition away from JUST enjoying the music.
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As with many other things in life, something can be OK in principle but also can go too far if pursued without caution. While there is value in many different kinds of worship, quite a few people would think that decorum, dignity, and reverence, etc. ought not be sacrificed when it comes to our approach to the Almighty God...even if some adjustment for the age of the worshippers is contemplated. That's the difference between a worship service and a Christian music concert, it might be argued.
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Psalms 149
Hallelujah!
Sing to the LORD a new song—
His praise in the assembly of the godly.
Let Israel rejoice in their Maker;
let the children of Zion rejoice in their King.
Let them praise His name with dancing,
and make music to Him with tambourine and harp.
For the LORD takes pleasure in His people;
He adorns the afflicted with salvation.
Let the saints exult in glory;
let them shout for joy upon their beds.
May the high praises of God be in their mouths,
and a two-edged sword in their hands,
to inflict vengeance on the nations
and punishment on the peoples,
to bind their kings with chains,
and their nobles with shackles of iron,
to execute the judgment written against them.
This honor is for all His saints.
Hallelujah!
Hallelujah!
Sing to the LORD a new song—
His praise in the assembly of the godly.
Let Israel rejoice in their Maker;
let the children of Zion rejoice in their King.
Let them praise His name with dancing,
and make music to Him with tambourine and harp.
For the LORD takes pleasure in His people;
He adorns the afflicted with salvation.
Let the saints exult in glory;
let them shout for joy upon their beds.
May the high praises of God be in their mouths,
and a two-edged sword in their hands,
to inflict vengeance on the nations
and punishment on the peoples,
to bind their kings with chains,
and their nobles with shackles of iron,
to execute the judgment written against them.
This honor is for all His saints.
Hallelujah!
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I've been to my fair share of different denominational churches. From the ritualistic Catholics to the End Time obsessed SDA's. In every church, there is some sort of variation between how people worship.
Whenever someone asks me why people dance around in some non-denom church's etc I always think of the story of David dancing before God. (2 Samuel 6:14)
If your spirit is for the Lord and by your dancing you are expressing love and joy for the Lord, I see no reason why someone would think this is wrong. There are some that think we as Christians ought to be very straight sticks in the mud. I think that Jesus would dance alongside those of us dancing for our Lord.
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I agree with you completely, kbee. I think as Christians the best thing we can do is die to our own preferences and realize that worship is a matter of the heart rather than a matter of style. You can worship doing congregational readings and Gregorian chants, and you can worship with loud, upbeat worship music with electric guitars and drums. It is all a matter of where your heart is at.
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Worship is about honoring God in remembrance and service. But it's also to be done in spirit and truth. It goes back to what Jesus taught about the Sabbath and work, if the intentions are from the heart and the work does good its in the Spirit fulfilling God's word. The Sabbath was made for man, but not man for the Sabbath. So considerations are acceptable for different styles of worship, if the content of actual worship remains and the younger ages are brought to knowing God increasingly in their lives.
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I think revelation is receiving information about Christ to one’s heart. Worship is glorifying God in the revelation. In that I think it’s a return to God of the love given. So wordage of the song is important. Taken from scripture would be best. But singing from the heart is worship not anything else.
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Head banging I don’t see as scriptural but from Psalms 149 the second to last psalm there are those who will execute judgement to come so God only knows His needs.
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Your intuition is correct that is the Key of Knowledge Jesus Christ told us about .Too many people are like lawyers he talked about who have lost their inner sense whats of God not of God. Jumping up and down to discordant rock music banging your head in church ? This is what the Hare Krishnas do to attract young people so they think they are having so much fun ! Church is a place people go to come away from the world and meditate on God . There is a place for music and dancing in churches the kind that takes people's spirits up to God not down into lowest common denominator.
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I don't quite follow this. What about worshipping God is "limiting worship?"
Anyway, I don't see it as an either/or proposition, and most worship services also have a sermon, no matter what the denomination is. But when the service being described is made out to be exclusively fun or else fun with information about God, etc. I wonder if it may have gone too far in that direction.
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I don’t agree that is the intent of the op. Only that he didn’t like it which is what your agreeing with. Teen agers have their own way of expression so I favour the inclusiveness. I would only object to secular intrusion of His word.
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