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Worship

Worship - what does it mean? How do you do it? Why do we do it? We're going to talk about worshipping God - the whys, the what's, and the how's - and we're going to do it in a way that shows that worship isn't just reciting choruses in church - but a real, active, and present walk with God that happens every single day of our lives.

Form and Expression

Hi Gang,

Most of you don't know me, but my prayer is that over time we will be able to, as a community sharing the common bonds of metal music, get to know one another and explore aspects of worship together.  5minutes and I go waaaay back, it's kind of scary actually.  I am a fan from the early days of Christian Metal and music has had a profound impact on my life, work, passions, and faith.

For a first post, I thought I would pose some  questions.  We are, after all, individuals with preferences, experiences, and expressions.

We will, over time, dig through the scriptures and take a look at worship, it's role, and it's impact (spiritually and physically), but for fun let's see what you think.

1. What are your preferences in worship?  Do preferences matter?

2. How has Metal influenced your worship?

3. What are some of your expressions of worship and why?

4. What is the daily role of worship in your life?

I look forward to talking with you all and seeing what God has in store.

Blessings,

Higher Place

Comments

 

5minutes said:

1.  My preferences are actually old, old, OLD school.  I love the candles, Gloria Deo, and recitations that come with a high church service.  Having said that - no, it's not THAT important to me.  It's more important that we preach the Gospel in a way that is relevant and uncompromising.

2.  Mostly by allowing me to stick a couple of metal bass licks into hymns and praise songs.

3.  My favorite expression is hymns, meaning old hymns written 200 or more years ago.

4.  The daily expression is a bit tougher.  It's hard to be worshipful when you've got a 7:30-6:00 job, family responsibilities, and a note from your doctor ordering you to exercise "or else".  

January 14, 2008 6:01 AM
 

kwjones said:

1. What are your preferences in worship?  Do preferences matter?  I prefer old hymns, but it really doesn't matter to me as long as it's not about me.  Singing songs that center on me or what I feel seem contrary to worshiping God.

2. How has Metal influenced your worship?  Not much as far as I can tell if we're talking about worshiping as a congregation.  There are a few metal songs that put me in a state of worship.

3. What are some of your expressions of worship and why? Meditating on God's attributes usually starts everything off for me.  Once I start that, I don't feel compelled to worship, but I can't do anything but worship God, it just comes out.

4. What is the daily role of worship in your life?

I think like a lot of people I don't put enough time into it.

January 15, 2008 8:53 AM
 

via crucis said:

1. What are your preferences in worship?  

Liturgy.

Do preferences matter?

Somewhat. Novus Order vs. Tridentine. Organ, choir, hymns vs. Acoustic guitars vs. Plainchant , etc.

2. How has Metal influenced your worship?

Very little.

3. What are some of your expressions of worship and why?

The main and most important expression is through the liturgy.  Also, Eucharistic adoration.

4. What is the daily role of worship in your life?

Unfortunately, I don't have a work schedule that allows for daily Mass, so, my main day of worship is Sunday morning Mass, or the Saturday night Vigil Mass. I attend Eucharistic Adoration whenever I get the chance i.e. when possible for me to get there after work. Also, recitation of the Rosary and the Glorious, Joyful, Luminous and Sorrowful Mysteries.

January 15, 2008 2:07 PM
 

Lunkwill said:

1. I was raised Baptist (that's right I've never sung the 3rd verse of any hymn) and I still have a great fondness for the hymns, but I lean slightly toward the more contemporary now.

It doesn't really matter to me, whatever gets the congregation in an attitude of corporate worship is fine with me, it just has to be genuine and not contrived in any way.

2. Not at all as far as church services go.  Now privately that's another matter, there is a lot of metal/hard rock worship that I listen to daily.  Dig Hay Zoose's "Dancing In Concert With the Infinite" is my favorite metal worship tune......... betcha I'll never hear that one in a church.....lol.

3. Singing and participating in church services mostly, but I guess anytime I have my attention focused solely on God I'm worshiping in a sense.

4. I wish I did it more.  My goal is to be as David says in the Psalms, that His praises would continually be on my lips.  Don't succeed much at it though.  Life has this nasty habit of distracting me and dragging me down a bit.

January 29, 2008 12:20 PM
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