Worship Team Appreciation

​Worship in the form of singing praises to God is a powerful tool that God can use to humble us, correct us and restore us.  Singing praises to God is an important part of the life of a believer.  Multiple times throughout scripture we see our instructions to sing praises to God.  Not only are we instructed to do so, but God is so worthy of our praises.  I think of the offerings that the Jewish people would burn as a pleasing aroma to God as an atoning sacrifice for their sins and as an act of worship.  Our praises are a sweet sound to the ears of our Lord.  Much like the sacrifices would require different people to perform them, our Sunday morning worship time is led by a team of people who help us to raise up an offering of praise.  Is a team or band required to sing praises to God? No, but they are a helpful blessing in the way they lead us to sing praises in a way we might not attempt on our own.
            The team that leads us on Sundays practices every Wednesday night, they purchase their own instruments, they dedicate their own solo time to being ready to do their part in leading the church.  Beyond just their time, talent and treasure being given to God, we see them working on their own personal holiness so that they may be a bright light as they lead and not a hindrance to our corporate worship.  As a pastor who is not gifted in leading worship, I cannot express how much I appreciate this team and how well they lead us.  I find this time of singing praise on Sunday to be a blessed way of being helped to express my love, appreciation, surrender and hope that I have to God.
            Just a couple weeks ago I gathered those who serve on our Worship Team and expressed my thanks to them for helping to serve the church in this way.  Church, we are blessed!  This team loves God, and desires to help us seek Him, love Him, and obey Him through the lyrics they lead us in weekly.  Join me if you would in extending thankful heart to them for the way they serve our church.
 
-Pastor Paul