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On June 15th, 9 AM - noon, join us for Lanco Worship Link's FREE training!
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It's all about "Leadership and Growth" and it's for you whole team. Click here to find out more.
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June 6th at noon
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Each month, worship leaders in Ephrata gather for lunch and to encourage each other. Join us in May at the La Borimex.
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July 13th at 9 AM
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Every other month, worship leaders in Harrisburg and the surrounding areas gather to enrich, educate, and encourage each other.
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Feed my Sheep!
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Strengthen the people in your worship ministry with these great weekly devotions
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What if worship singers' main role is to prophesy (declare the emotion and heart of God)?
I was reading in 1 Chronicles 25 and the heading in my bible for that chapter is "The Singers." I was struck by the directive this seems to give us as singers. In referring to the singers, it states
"David... set apart some... for the ministry of prophesying accompanied by (the band)."
Hmmm...so how would my singers sing if they realized they are to be prophesying? First, before you get uptight, overwhelmed, or theological about folks prophesying, here's what I mean. I may be prophesying if I "sound like I've been with God" because I know who God is and what He's like and say and do things that are reflected in scripture. If I have a current, growing relationship with Him, He will be revealing Himself to me more and more, and that will spill out.
Matthew Henry's Commentary says this: "To prophesy, in this place, means praising God with great earnestness and devout affections, under the influences of the Holy Spirit."
So what's the difference between a singer who just sings and one who prophesies? (great question!)
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To prophesy, I have to hear God. To sing, I have to hear myself.
To prophesy, I have to be clear. To sing, I can watermelon.
To prophesy, I have to walk in fearless obedience. To sing, I can just show up because I was on the schedule this week.
To prophesy, I have to realize I'm only a conduit. To sing, I can be the singer in the spotlight.
So let's sing hearing God, being clear, walking in fearless obedience, and remembering that we're a conduit. How can you be more intentional?
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Hear God
To prophesy, I have to hear God. To sing, I have to hear myself.
So, if i'm going to hear God (like the "Shepherd's-voice-hearing-sheep" that He says I am), there are at least three things I need to do:
1. Get to know the God revealed in scripture
2. Be in growing relationship with Him through private prayer and worship
3. Ask Him for specific revelation
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Be Clear
To prophesy, I have to be clear. To sing, I can watermelon.
There's a message when I prophesy. In fact, it's all about the message. (how many prophets checked their outfits or tried to look cool?) This may just help you sing with greater enunciation and emotion. But let the subtext and poetry inspire you and sing with great meaning.
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Walk in Fearless Obedience
To prophesy, I have to walk in fearless obedience. To sing, I can just show up because I was on the schedule this week. No matter what we feel prompted to do, we need to walk in it. Think of it more as a posture of your heart to walk out, not defined by your track record. And don't "worst case scenario" either, because you don't have the grace for the future, just for right now. Walk in grace. And do what He says.
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Realize I'm only a Conduit
To prophesy, I have to realize I'm only a conduit. To sing, I can be the singer in the spotlight.
You can tell a story about something that happened to you in two ways. In one, it's clearly about you. In the other, it's about the shared experience, the truth gleaned, the humor, the point. You're not the point. Tell the story (read: sing) so that He is the point, not you.
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Tweets on singing from adlib247...
"I prophesy over my own life because I can't afford to think things about myself that He's not thinking" @BillJohnsonBJM
Call them the "Songregation" instead of the "Congregation" - cause they just sing so much! #prophesy don't #criticize!
We're in a shift from song leaders to psalmists: it's not enough to just play songs well, but we sing the very heart of God! @seanfeucht
Am I a singer of rescue? Does simple love and pure devotion mark me?
I believe are coming into a day where we as worshipers will actually mean every word we sing. @seanfeucht
Congregation: The call to sing to the Lord is not the same as "sound good when you sing" - just open your mouth and sing your heart out!
A: "singing with pride or unthankfulness," "complaining," "selfishness"
Q: What is the opposite of worship?
There is great power to overcome heaviness when we open our mouth and praise in song. The Isaiah 61:3 garments of "praise" means to sing
Singing the songs of Zion takes people somewhere. All of a sudden, tuning your guitar takes on another meaning. @danwilt
Worship singers: you are the loose-makers, the stiff-breakers, the passion-quakers! Inspire the congregation you lead by modeling freedom :)
We're helping people sing their way through the journey. @danwilt at @inspire_worship
Serve the Lord with gladness; Come before Him with joyful singing. (Psalm 100:2 NASB) Interesting that these two lines are together.
They might be going through the motions, but Truth is still getting in them. @danwilt on people singing songs in worship
Clad in vineyards that wilderness shall be...and there she will sing as in the days of her youth. Hosea2:15 -songs reorient and reclaim!
At the very moment they began to sing and give praise, the Lord caused...victory! (2 Chron 20:22 NLT) //gives new meaning to #fightsong
Songs are a place that we go (think of a single mom laboring over a sink of dirty dishes gaining Hope by singing a worship song) @danwilt
Singing is speech with Glory - Luke Le Duc
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Rehearsal Coaching
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Dave Helmuth
Ad Lib Music...in simple love and pure devotion to Jesus, we are eradicating isolation and burnout so that leaders bear much fruit!
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