Worship Matters

I think one big mistake we all make regarding worship is to focus on how we "feel" rather than what worship is about. Worship is not about us and it's not about how we "feel"... it's about worshipping God. It is us focusing on Him and expressing our love for Him. It is about doing what we were created to do...worship.

So, maybe our worship will be more meaningful for us, if we focus on just reaching out to God and praising and loving Him and not focusing on how we feel or why we don't "feel" as we should.

Worshipping is not to make us feel good...it's to glorify God.

I have been going to conservative churches since 1961. I am now 59 years old. I stopped going to church for several reasons, but musically I stopped because the music just does not move my soul or spirit.

I listen to a lot of jazz and worship Jesus with that style. I also use Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, Creed, etc.

I have come to the conclusion that I will have to wait on Heaven to get a worship service like I like. And I might even be foiled then if Heaven is like modern day America.

Sincerely,
Jerome Irwin

Thank you for this article! I myself have been there in that spot. A month ago we started an alternative worship experience at our church, something very much out of the box for our conservative congregation. We've been praying that lives will be changed through this worship time. We have one young teenager in our congregation that has been bringing an unchurched friend with her the last few Thursday evenings. After her first week there she asked our teen member if she could come every week with her, including Sunday School on Sunday morning. This past Thursday, as we were cleaning up after everyone had left, the mom of our teen member and I happened to turn and look in the sanctuary and there she sat all by herself, just looking up at the cross. Needless to say we were speechless! So, worship does matter and we never know whose heart God is going to enter during that time. And He spoke to us that night, that yes it does matter!!! Thanks again for this awesome article.