Focus on Worship 11-16-08

Themeverse:
Proverbs 4:13
"Take hold on discipline; do not let go. Safeguard it, for it itself is your life.

Lately AGC's crew has been tlaking about worship and most of the thing are the same thing over and over again. Just in many differnt aspects. We think this is really important for all of you guys because each and every single of you guys are mirrors that should reflect God. 2nd of all we write alot of the same stuff beacuse its important but remeber if you start tunning out then pray to God. Tell Him to help you not to tune out and listen..because each time you go over something again in the Bible its going to be totaly new.

Like when i reread the 6 days of creation i learn so many new things. I heard that story since i was in kindgarten. For 8 years of my life i learn new things each time. So dont tune out!

Today main devo:

When we lead/sing during worship sets (song sets). The people up there are usually focused on how they sound...because they want it to be the best it can be. Thats good in a way but at the same time bad in way. Not only thing the people singing (the crowd) what they are thinking and focus is the same. How do i sound?

Well let me tell you 1 thing, God made you in His own image and because of that He made you special. You have this nice voice, be tahnkful. You have an ok voice, be thankful.

Now focusing......
Remeber Psalm 33:3 play skillfully... Its God dont you want to play skillfully?
Theres a cetrain extent to playing skillfully. You play so skillfully you forget your main focus. Being a worship leader the main focus is being a mirror, connecting with God, and the focus is God...

a Chris saying: "heart comes before skill."

Crowd when you sing remeber what you are focusing on. God!!! nothing else. I find my self easily disctracted and i start focusing "oh what am i going to do afterwards" Thats not how we should think and focus. The main thing to focus on is God. If you start getting distracted quiet down. God speaks in the quiet and stillness. Open your heart and eyes. Trust in Him. Best way He talks to us is by the Bible. Worship in spirit and truth *our last devo*

Why focus?
If you are really a true christian you focus because you want to praise God during this time. You want to talk to Him through song and prayer. You dont want to be disctacted because you want God to always be first. Thats why we focus. He died for us this is one way to repay Him to focus on Him.

so heres my challenge for you today:
Hows your focus?