Unity in the Community - 40 days to go!

Only 40 days left until the Unity in the Community worship service at Madison High School. I'm really getting excited. It's such a privledge for us to be a part of this. We have involvement from many of our Grovers.

Jan is heading up Hospitality.
Carolyn is working with Mark Winner to handle the media.
Don is working with a member of the Cornerstone church on sound.
Our worship team will be leading worship for the opening set and Vince will have an opportunity to join a song with other worship leaders from north east ohio.

This movement was started a couple years ago and just seems to be gathering so much steam. There are so many churches represented in the planning of it. I have to say that I've never been part of something with so many churches joining hands to be apart of it. Nothing spititually deeper than softball anyway!

I'm hoping to see a bunch of grovers and their friends come out and be a part of this.

Worshiping with you.

My last couple posts were about worship and what worship actually is. A lot of times we (all of us) get confused between what we call worship and what God calls worship.

Just to recap, sometimes we might refer to a song as worshipful. A song is just a song. It's a collection of words and notes and has no power or designation as worshipful. Someone who doesn't know God could sing and play that song masterfully and with great passion and not be worhsiping. It might have lyrics with a christian message, but it's still just a thing with no capacity to be worshipful in and of itself.

Without God, we're the same as that well intentioned song. God gives us the ability to worship Him. It's a bit perplexing actually. You, who God created, have no capacity to worship (which is your purpose) without God.

Now, apart from the fundamentals of worship, I have to say that I love worshiping with you. Often during any song I can be in my own little world. It's filled with the many variables of playing an instrument. It's filled with my desire to know God and sing praise. When I open my eyes or lift my head and look at you and see that you are praising God with full abandon, it elevates the intensity of my experience.

This is for a lot of reasons. To name a few; When I see that you are here to worship, it makes it a safe place for me to worship too. Because I love you and I want to see you fill your purpose. Because God's omnipotence is being demonstrated in your life right in front of me!

How can i close this out? I am so blessed to worship with you on sunday mornings! Thanks for making the Grove a place of worship!

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