For: The Institute Of Contemporary And Emerging Worship Studies, St. Stephens University, Essentials Blue Online Theology Course with DAN WILT”
Worship? Worldview? hmm! Reflecting the image??? wow! it is such a responsibility, but in the same time it is such an honor, thank you God!. Allegiance? I have NEVER thought of my relationship with God as an allegiance, it is only to God. It is weird, I have been thinking s much about all this concepts and I think it is great. i am so grateful for the things I have been able to hear and read from all of the people from the class. It is great!
The Cross? I know that for me this is something I want to sing more often, about what JESUS has done for me, what He means to me, but not just me, but to ALL. This reality of the Cross should affect every worship leader, it is a life changing topic. I have been so exited about the cross topic, that I want to proclaim it and sing it more in my songs, I want to write more about it. I am also very exited because I know that this response is because of the things I have been learning in the course, so, thank you guys, because this also because of all of you.
Also, I mentioned in the Facebook post that “The Kingdom of God is about bringing the things of God to earth”. I really have to say this is something that encourages me a lot, because I want people to hear about that ” rescue” of Jesus to us on earth, wow!. But also, this challenges me to know that I have a responsability as the songs I sing are teaching people, music is powerful. What I share to people is an influence, to teens, kids, etc. I need to teach the truth because God is a god of truth. As worship leaders, we need to remember we are not putting words in people’s mouths, because some people are not feeling what we are feeling, that is why is very important to always sing truth.
The thing probably grabed me the most is that ” IF WE DON’T KNOW WHO WE ARE DEALING WITH, THEN OUR EXPRESSION OF WORSHIP I CORRUPTED”, wow!. I need to know who I am worshiping to. it is a priority to put God always first in everything, He is the Kind, my Father. This was a great concept for this week and I am still trying to digest this.
Blessings to all!
1. NT Wright, Simply Christian, Part 3, Reflecting the image ( pg.185- 240)
2. iTunes U Others Audio/ Video, Don Williams ( How songs teach us)
3. Brown, The wonder of the Cross (IW Master All, p.79)
4. iTunes Video, Wilt, Essentials in Worship Theology ( The Nature of Worship)
5. iTunes U Others Audio/ Video, Wright, (God centered songs)
6. iTunes U e*b Video
