Thanks to my man Jimmy S's recommendation, I saw this video. If you've got 3 minutes (and you must because your already wasting time on my blog), watch this video. You won't sing this song the same way again (i.e. minus a broken heart.)
As we enter into 10 weeks of teaching and soaking in the concept of Deeper, I'm soberly eager (no idea if that's possible.) I spent some time today making a list contrasting shallow spirituality with deeper pursuit. Nothing here is new but it helps me to contrast things in order to understand them. I like to ask the question "how is this different from that?" By the end of the list I was challenged and convicted to go Deeper. (If you have adds/edits, feel free to comment them in...)
<p>Resurrection Sunday</p>
Shallow Spirituality
Deeper Pursuit
Has arrived
Is searching
Full of
answers
Full of wonder
Is doing
pretty good
Feels constantly unfinished
Lives
primarily off of other people’s God discoveries and moments
Invests time into exploration with
the hope of God discoveries and moments
Measures
expectations to avoid spiritual disappointment
Lives with the tension of expectancy
and disappointment
Hopes to
become a saint, maybe someday
A saint who groans against the grip
and depth of sin
Hopeful
about performance
Hungry for Grace
Loves to
be right
Rightly loves
Fears
mystery and moves away from it
Fears mystery and moves toward it
Lives off
of a good faith history
Lives off of a moment-by-moment decision
to say “yes” again
Doesn’t
count costs and disengages when things get tough
Counts costs daily, gulps and moves
forward
Seeks God
in spiritual places
Seeks God in every place
Has only a
few hiding places
Destroys every hiding place
Resists
being challenged
Humbly receives challenge looking for
God-words in it
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What part of a worship gathering has the greatest potential for causing men to tune out (besides boring preaching)?
In my estimation, its the worship. Music and lyrics that are overly drippy and love-oriented toward Jesus can make many men squirm--me included. At Multi-Site Exposed last week, Driscoll called them "Prom Songs to Jesus." Unfortunately, I know what he means. I've at times found myself humming the words because I can't bring myself to sing certain lyrics to the King of Kings.
Alan Hirsch posted this video interview with Matt Redman on the topic of worship music lyrics. What do you think?
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