Worship's Powerful Witness!
Dear Friends,
I realise how difficult it is to keep myself updating this blog. I know many of you have been bored to read the same old stuffs. Apologies!
Well, I am preparing myself to become the father of yet another son who might be arriving anytime this week. (Will post his arrival.) The past weeks have been tough on my family due to ill-health (minigitis). But nonetheless, we praise God for bringing us through and we are now all set to be loaded with our little boy (boys).
Lately, I have been asking myself the question of 'worship's powerful witness' in our churches here in Japan. How can we powerfully witness God through our Sunday worship that would open the eyes and hearts of nonbelievers who have come to seek God themselves?
Much worship services are traditional and I am not in anyway saying contemporary style of worship can be a powerful witness because traditional worship can also be powerful too. AND any true Christian worship can be powerful. My concern, however, is about allowing the Spirit of God to work in our worship in such a way that our worship of God witnesses an amazement of wonder of His presence, His work and by which non-believers realise their need of redemption thus bringing them to repentance and acceptance.
In Japan, one best way to invite a non-believer friend is to invite them for Sunday morning worship service. Worship Evangelism is, most always, an on-going opportunity for us to reach out but for some reasons, not many non-believers seem to find what they're looking for. I still believe a powerful worship witness among Christians is what is needed most. How and what aspects of worship would amplify 'a powerful worship witness.' Suggestions needed, would be appreciated.
Am reading Romans 5:9-11, especially vrs 9, "So that the Gentiles may glorify God for his mercy, as it is written: "Therefore I will praise you among the Gentiles; I will sing hymns to your name."
Thank you and God Bless
Vee
I realise how difficult it is to keep myself updating this blog. I know many of you have been bored to read the same old stuffs. Apologies!
Well, I am preparing myself to become the father of yet another son who might be arriving anytime this week. (Will post his arrival.) The past weeks have been tough on my family due to ill-health (minigitis). But nonetheless, we praise God for bringing us through and we are now all set to be loaded with our little boy (boys).
Lately, I have been asking myself the question of 'worship's powerful witness' in our churches here in Japan. How can we powerfully witness God through our Sunday worship that would open the eyes and hearts of nonbelievers who have come to seek God themselves?
Much worship services are traditional and I am not in anyway saying contemporary style of worship can be a powerful witness because traditional worship can also be powerful too. AND any true Christian worship can be powerful. My concern, however, is about allowing the Spirit of God to work in our worship in such a way that our worship of God witnesses an amazement of wonder of His presence, His work and by which non-believers realise their need of redemption thus bringing them to repentance and acceptance.
In Japan, one best way to invite a non-believer friend is to invite them for Sunday morning worship service. Worship Evangelism is, most always, an on-going opportunity for us to reach out but for some reasons, not many non-believers seem to find what they're looking for. I still believe a powerful worship witness among Christians is what is needed most. How and what aspects of worship would amplify 'a powerful worship witness.' Suggestions needed, would be appreciated.
Am reading Romans 5:9-11, especially vrs 9, "So that the Gentiles may glorify God for his mercy, as it is written: "Therefore I will praise you among the Gentiles; I will sing hymns to your name."
Thank you and God Bless
Vee
posted by live_to_worship at 5:29 PM
