Yes beyond the Hokie Pokie much of the other stuff after that part was much the same as any praise and worship service I've been to from place like the Vineyard, various Charismatic meetings etc.
There are some issues though
1) Can bad taste be a sin? I say that both jokingly and seriously.... In my estimation it can be. People forget the unhappy incidents of things going awry
in the Old Testament when it comes to decorum etc. We may be friends of God but we still have things Ananias and Saphira and saint Paul mentioning people falling ill unto death from taking the Communion because of not "recognizing the Body", and his general admissions of the need for decency and order in the Church.
2) Do the churches that foster this sort of thing foster awe and reverence? In my experiences they largely do not. I spent a couple years at a Vineyard that had a similar kind of atmosphere. They used I think the Willow Creek model, where the Church was made to feel as much as possible to be like one giant living room so your unchurched folks would feel comfortable as far "Seeker Sensitive" ideas go. But in that relaxed atmosphere it was common for people to treat the service with equal or less consideration as you would going to a movie. I'm talking about things like chatting with a friend next to you in the middle of the sermon etc. and other kinds of things like that.
The Fear of the Lord is one of the gifts of the Holy Spirit.
(Isaiah 11:2)
What I hear you describing is a lack of the fear of the Lord in some churches.
And it concerns me, too.
It concerns me when I see compromise and lukewarmness in the church ...
when I can see it at times in my own life, too ...
What is needed is revival ...
(*Revival ... repentance and return to God)
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