Worship Team Flashcards
What are some things we have seen shift in today’s culture?
- abortion
- gay/lesbian acceptance; marriage
- legalized marijuana
Name two of the five churchy phrases that scare off new millenials:
- The bible clearly says…
- God will never give you more then you can handle….
- Love on….
- black and white quantifiers of faith…
- God is in control… Has a plan…. Works in mysterious ways…
What are some things that have changed in our culture?
- views that were sidelined ten years ago are not just accepted, but celebrated
- objectification of women: human trafficking
- coarsening of language
What are some of the opportunities we have to show the difference Christ makes?
- Philippians 2:14-15 “be blameless and pure, be faultless, shine like stars”
- we can complain about how everything has changed or we can unashamedly hold to the truth we know and the hope we have
- to paraphrase a 2000 year old book, we show and share the love of Jesus
What do 64% of teenagers suffer from & blame it for poor school performance?
Lack of sleep
What does Psalm 23 emphasize?
Rest
Why are we so tired?
- problems
- stress
What can we do to help?
- change our focus and relax
- change our schedule and rest
What is God inviting us to do?
- rest in His presence
- lie down, deeply hidden in the place of His love
Why are “rock star worship leaders” getting fired?
- disproportionate sense of because people are looking at them
- rock stars without the fame or talent…or money
- spiritually/emotionally/socially immature, just because they can sing, they are placed on this ridiculous pedestal
What are some attributes of a good worship leader?
- worshipper themselves
- spends time in the word and in prayer
- plans for special events
- writes charts
- arranges music
What are some biblical Christian traits?
- compassion
- wisdom of speech
- be kind
- humble and patient
- give thanks always
- obedience
Give examples of a career verses a calling:
Pharaoh had a career - Moses had a calling
Potiphar had a career - Joseph had a calling
Pilate had a career - Jesus had a calling
What are your spiritual gifts?
Music, compassion, faith