Chapter 1 Flashcards
“As Worship leaders, we have the ______ and _______ task of placing _______ of ________ on people’s lips.” John D. Witvliet
- Important
- terrifying
- words
- worship
- lips
It happens every time we choose a______, a scripture or a worship _________ for our church service.
- song
* chorus
Our holy calling requires that we be good stewards of _______ ________.
God’s Word
The ability to work as good vocalists, musicians, worship leaders, rehearsal directors, worship planners and many other skills ______ required.
Are
“While we are not spiritual engineers, we do–with fear and trembling– take the part of priests, placing ______ of worship on people’s lips that may well resonate deep within their souls and ______ them, by the Spirit’s power, closer to God.”
Words
Draw
A calling from God can sometimes be related to as an ___________.
Anointing
Wherever we are on the spectrum, it is essential to emphasize the importance of being called by God into _______.
Ministry
Neither good design nor well-developed _____ are an acceptable substitute for being chosen and empowered by the Holy Spirit for ministry.
Skills
The Witvilet quote at the beginning of this writing convicted me of the importance for worship leaders to be _______ of the Word.
Students
God does not accept all _______
Worship
Amos 5:21-27 is a scorching rebuke to Israel concerning their worship. God did not accept their worship because they offered acts of worship outside of the __________ relationship because of their idolatry, immorality, and selfishness.
Covenantal
He despise their feasts and told them to take away the ______ of their ______.
Noise
Songs
Worship is about ______ and His desire to enter into a worship relationship with His people.
God
Worship should _______ more on God than on the one worshipping God
Focus
“Shallow music forms _______ people.”
Shallow
Congregational music must be carefully chosen with content that is _________and _________ sound.
Theologically
Biblically
On the other hand, perhaps nothing internalizes _________ and integrates it with faith as well as song does.
Theology
Apostolic songwriters should write songs that are doctrinally distinct and __________ correct.
Theologically
We must assume that not every song written is _______ to be sung.
Worthy
The worship planners responsible for song selection are _____________ to God for the songs they ask the church to sing.
Accountable
Although there is some disagreement about authenticity, Plato has been attributed this quote, “let me write the _______ of a nation, and I care not who writes its laws.”
Songs
“Let me write the hymns and ______ of the church, and I care very little who writes the theology.”
Music
Cherry asserts that “selecting song texts, then, is on of the most significant things that worship architects do because they are shaping their congregations’ __________ (and therefore worldview) by the texts they select.
Theology
Since congregational songs are group responses to God, we should choose music that will not only shape our understanding about the Bible but also motivate us to _________ and to worship God.
Serve