Worship

Tonight's praise team practice was one of those special... some might say magical... actually spiritual interludes when notes and rhythms and lyrics and voices become worship. Our rehearsals are almost always fun, and we usually do OK with the music... and even the message, but tonight was one of those special times when it becomes about what God is doing instead of what we are doing.

I think part of it was simply the powerful text that had shaped the selection of songs and continued to interact with us.

Your attitude should be the same that Christ Jesus had. Though he was God, he did not demand and cling to his rights as God. He made himself nothing; he took the humble position of a slave and appeared in human form. And in human form he obediently humbled himself even further by dying a criminalÂ’s death on a cross. Because of this, God raised him up to the heights of heaven and gave him a name that is above every other name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee will bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Philippians 2:5-11 (NLT)

Those words of Paul are so central to our faith... so rich in imagery... so exemplary for our own walk. Anyway, tonight God used those words to morph rehearsal into worship. Thank you!