Questions In Christian Worship

When it comes to worship there are many questions asked. Do you have to be a good musician, should it come before or after the sermon, is dancing okay, should we have lights, what music is okay, and many other questions. These are all basic questions, but are they the right ones? These are basic questions that are so specific that the real questions that should be asked are not even addressed. In fact, the church has been built in such a way that whatever is being done must be replicated and duplicated. The questions to dig deeper are missed. Basically the church can get caught in a cycle of drawing from a well that has worked. When drawing from a well you are sure to get water, right? For a time being you will, but when the water starts running low the well will eventually be dry. The reason being it was not dug deep enough. When it comes to worship it seems like the water is running low, so it begs me to question, are we digging deep enough? Jesus says,
As for what was sown on rocky ground, this is the one who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy, yet he has no root in himself, but endures for a while, and when tribulation or persecution arises on account of the word, immediately he falls away… As for what was sown on good soil, this is the one who hears the word and understands it. He indeed bears fruit and yields, in one case a hundredfold, in …show more content…
The point is falling back to the purpose of worship. The song says
You search much deeper within, through the way things appear. You’re looking into my heart. I’m coming back to the heart of worship. It’s all about You, it’s about You Jesus. I’m sorry Lord for the thing I’ve made it. When it’s all about You, all about You Jesus. (Sonicflood)
This song emphasizes what worship should be about, the humbling of giving praise where it must go, to Jesus. The other point of this song though is emphasizing the “why” of