Gearing Up for the Worship Series

Thrill
One of the greatest thrills of my life is standing in our services and being overwhelmed by the music coming from both stage and the congregation.  The intensity levels have always been high but it looks like they keep going up.  Sometimes I stand and just give thanks because I know I am standing in the middle of answered prayers.  There was a day several years back when we only longed for and prayed for what we now experience every Sunday — a sense of free, passionate, give-it-all-you’ve-got worship.  I love having a place where I can sing at the top of my lungs, shout until I’m hoarse, and clap until my hands hurt.  What a rush.

And, when those times strike me, I often sense the inevitable nudge from the Holy Spirit that says:  “Build on this.  Take it deeper.  Fan the flame”.

Extravagant Worship
So, as we begin a new ministry season this Fall, that’s where we’re going to start. . . extravagant worship.   It’s a fundamental part of what God has called us to at BTCC.  This coming Sunday we will launch a series called “Worship Is. . . ” where the goal will be to get into our Bibles and deepen our understanding of what is going on when we sing, play, shout and praise as a church.  But, not only that, we will explore how worship is supposed to be so much more than singing and playing.  Worship has expression outside our walls.  The goal will be to come to a whole new place of understanding and passion for what we are called to do.

You can play a critical part.
Leading up to it, I would like to invite everyone to be in prayer — asking, expecting, believing that God will bring refreshing and a whole new passion for loving Him and truly representing Him in the world.

See you Sunday.