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Before we answer that question, let’s ask another. What does the moving of the Holy Spirit look like?

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Ever been in a worship service where:

A) the band was so awful you couldn’t focus?

B) the band was so awesome you couldn’t focus?

C) you were so hungry you raided the communion plate?

D) you were just distracted?

I think we’re all there at times. Particularly we “professional” worship people. When we’re not leading worship, we’re analyzing the band, judging their performance, and comparing ourselves.

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Cliches are an interesting breed.

We typically shy away from using them or roll our eyes when we hear them. We consider people “trite” or “inauthentic” who speak in cliches. They’re just giving easy answers to complex problems, right?

But there really is truth to be heard behind them.

“Don’t throw the baby out with the bath water” or “See the glass as half full” or “Don’t put off until tomorrow what you can do today”. True statements, good lessons, but due to sheer repetition, they’ve become numb to our minds.

How about these: “We were created to worship” or “Worship is not about songs, it’s a lifestyle”.

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Do you love to succeed?

Do you love to hear that you did a good job?

I hope you do. It feels amazing, empowering, life-giving. But what do you do when it’s not there?

How do you truly measure success?

When I received the “call” to go into worship ministry it wasn’t just because I could play some music. In all honesty, I kinda sucked back then. But this I knew – the voice of God reverberated through my frame loud and clear:

“Your ministry will be an extension of your personal walk with Me.”

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It’s becoming increasingly popular for worship teams to cover secular music in their services.

I thought I’d bring up the tension so we can talk about it. I realize that there are spirited opinions on both sides but it can be helpful for us to discuss our views… in love.

Shall we?

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