“The multitude pressed about Him to hear the word of God, so Jesus got into one of the boats and had it put out a little from the land. And He sat down and taught the multitudes from the boat.” paraphrased from Luke 5:1-3 NKJV – 1 Chronicles 25:7 for “All the musicians were trained and skilled in music for The Lord”.
We proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ by every effective means, and our media team helps make all of this happen. That includes our media equipment, audio/sound, website, podcasting, and leading us in our time of worship and praise.
Because music has the power to entertain, there is always the danger that our focus could shift from worshiping God to being entertained. There is nothing wrong with music providing good entertainment, but we should be very clear that entertainment and worship aren’t the same thing. We desire to remove distractions and focus on simply worshiping Jesus through music because we are the choir, and He alone is our audience.
This is the wrong model:
• The church congregation is the audience
• The worship leaders are the singers
• God helps the worship leaders sing to the congregation
This is the right model:
• God alone is the audience, we are already in His presence
• The church congregation are the singers
• The worship leaders help the congregation sing to God
There is a big difference between the two models, and we should always have the right one in mind as we serve God in humility. Genuine worship aims to please God, not the worshiper. May Jesus receive our offering of worship.