The Gift of
Worship
Our worship team family exists to glorify God and edify His Church, as we lead her into all things biblical "worship". Although, many of us find ourselves on various platforms and stages from week to week, this is not to proclaim or highlight our own abilities or giftings. We worship for God's glory alone, not our own. We hear loud and clear the bible's warnings about seeking approval and glory from men and strive to keep our hearts in check and our eyes fixed on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith. For by grace we have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast...(Ephesians 2:8-9). Jesus sets the perfect example in John 8:50a and 54a saying, "I do not seek my own glory,...“If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing. It is my Father who glorifies me."" Jesus was the only man deserving glory, yet even he did NOT seek his own glory, only the will and desires of his father. May we be a church that does the same!
“For our appeal does not spring from error or impurity or any attempt to deceive, but just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we speak, not to please man, but to please God who tests our hearts. 5 For we never came with words of flattery, as you know, nor with a pretext for greed—God is witness. Nor did we seek glory from people […] So, being affectionately desirous of you, we were ready to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own selves, because you had become very dear to us”
1 Thessalonians 2:3-6a, 8