Comments on: SoD: “The Heart Of Worship” http://heissufficient.com/2007/09/20/sod-the-heart-of-worship/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sod-the-heart-of-worship A personal walk in a wilderness of words Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:32:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Unceasing Worship, part 3 « He is sufficient http://heissufficient.com/2007/09/20/sod-the-heart-of-worship/#comment-236 Unceasing Worship, part 3 « He is sufficient Mon, 22 Oct 2007 13:54:28 +0000 http://heissufficient.wordpress.com/2007/09/20/sod-the-heart-of-worship/#comment-236 [...] arts Tags: authentic, best, continuous outpouring, theology, unceasing, worship Preface: see Introduction, Part 1 and Part 2 for earlier posts in this “book review” [...] [...] arts Tags: authentic, best, continuous outpouring, theology, unceasing, worship Preface: see Introduction, Part 1 and Part 2 for earlier posts in this “book review” [...]

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]]> By: ElShaddai Edwards http://heissufficient.com/2007/09/20/sod-the-heart-of-worship/#comment-235 ElShaddai Edwards Thu, 20 Sep 2007 14:34:49 +0000 http://heissufficient.wordpress.com/2007/09/20/sod-the-heart-of-worship/#comment-235 That's a great story about Matt Redman, Peter, thank you for sharing that. The worship arts pastor at my previous church was very emphatic that all members of the praise band were worship leaders and that our hearts needed to be on God, not our being on stage in front of everyone. I constantly pray that God will close my physical eyes to the congregation and let my playing speak for Him. The first verse I thought of when I heard this song, and then especially looking at the lyrics of the bridge section, was Psalm 51: <blockquote> Open my lips, Lord, and my mouth will declare your praise. You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it; you do not take pleasure in burnt offerings. My sacrifice, O God, is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart you, God, will not despise. (Psalm 51:15-17, TNIV) </blockquote> That’s a great story about Matt Redman, Peter, thank you for sharing that. The worship arts pastor at my previous church was very emphatic that all members of the praise band were worship leaders and that our hearts needed to be on God, not our being on stage in front of everyone. I constantly pray that God will close my physical eyes to the congregation and let my playing speak for Him.

The first verse I thought of when I heard this song, and then especially looking at the lyrics of the bridge section, was Psalm 51:

Open my lips, Lord,
and my mouth will declare your praise.

You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it;
you do not take pleasure in burnt offerings.

My sacrifice, O God, is a broken spirit;
a broken and contrite heart
you, God, will not despise.

(Psalm 51:15-17, TNIV)

]]> By: Peter Kirk http://heissufficient.com/2007/09/20/sod-the-heart-of-worship/#comment-234 Peter Kirk Thu, 20 Sep 2007 14:12:48 +0000 http://heissufficient.wordpress.com/2007/09/20/sod-the-heart-of-worship/#comment-234 I agree with you, ElShaddai, but not everyone does. There was quite <a href="http://www.kouya.net/?p=497" rel="nofollow">a discussion</a> about this song a few months ago, to which <a href="http://www.qaya.org/blog/?p=187" rel="nofollow">I responded</a>. Matt Redman seems to be an amazingly humble guy, in person as well as in the songs he writes. Last month when he put in a guest appearance at Soul Survivor when I was there he was greeted like a rock star, yet refused to acknowledge it at all. His friend Mike Pilavachi told the story of how when Matt had his big break to lead worship at a gathering of 25,000(?) Christians, when he had finished the leader tried to present him to the congregation and thank him only to find that Matt had disappeared off the stage. The next day he was putting his heart into leading a small band doing an outreach in his local shopping mall, as if nothing had happened the night before. If only every Christian leader had the same self-effacing attitude, while also having the confidence to lead. I agree with you, ElShaddai, but not everyone does. There was quite a discussion about this song a few months ago, to which I responded.

Matt Redman seems to be an amazingly humble guy, in person as well as in the songs he writes. Last month when he put in a guest appearance at Soul Survivor when I was there he was greeted like a rock star, yet refused to acknowledge it at all. His friend Mike Pilavachi told the story of how when Matt had his big break to lead worship at a gathering of 25,000(?) Christians, when he had finished the leader tried to present him to the congregation and thank him only to find that Matt had disappeared off the stage. The next day he was putting his heart into leading a small band doing an outreach in his local shopping mall, as if nothing had happened the night before. If only every Christian leader had the same self-effacing attitude, while also having the confidence to lead.

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