Shall I Attempt To Speak: Preparing For Worship: March 8th, 2009

Friday, March 6, 2009

Preparing For Worship: March 8th, 2009

A couple weeks ago, we showed a video of Phil and Rose Jo's son, Daniel, reciting The Lord's Prayer, and I wanted to let you know that Phil has uploaded this and other videos of Daniel's shenanigans on www.tangle.com (formerly GodTube). But in case you missed it, here's Daniel reciting The Lord's prayer

This week we forge into the area of anxiety, and how Christ has told us to overcome it. Read over Matthew 6:25-34 as we prepare to cast all of our care on him, knowing he cares for us.

We'll start our service with "Immortal, Invisible God, Only Wise" and "Let God Arise" which remind us that we serve a huge, and all powerful God who holds all of creation in the palm of his hand, and that when he arises, his enemies run scared!

Pastor Todd will come up and dedicate our morning to God's glory through prayer, and then we'll have a few minutes to say hello to each other (and hopefully to any new visitors).

We'll keep on singing songs that focus on God's sovereignty and his perfect plan for his children: "We Trust Your Will" and "I Fix My Eyes."

Then Pastor Todd will teach us Jesus' Anxiety Cure, and his promise to take care of our needs.

We'll have a special video at the end that reminds us to keep our focus on God, and that one day there will be no more things to worry about EVER!

We'll respond in song, and sing that "I Have a Hope," a future, and a destiny that is yet awaiting us in heaven!

That's what's going on, so happy preparation!

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Welcome To Crossroads Community Church's Worship Blog

This blog is a tool for the church community to prepare to come together and worship each Sunday.

So often we go to church just expecting to "be fed." It's true that we need to come with empty hands expecting to be filled with the love and goodness of God each week.

BUT...

I also believe that the church body has a responsibility to each other, and to the Lord, to take this weekly gathering very seriously, and that we should come prepared to participate, and to minister to each other.

This blog helps us to know a little more about what is going on in our services, so that we can prepare by praying, reading the scripture text, looking up the songs we'll sing together, and learning new songs, etc.

It also helps to keep us thinking about worship and our walk with the Lord throughout the week. The way we think through and approach every area of life is an act of worship, and it's the task of the believer to direct that worship towards God in the way we interact with life.