I'm still thinking about last Sunday at church.
I can't remember how Pastor Wayne got from the sermon topic to the demonstration, so I'll just jump ahead to the wild part.
He said, "we cheer for Team Canada. We CHEER! We yell and scream and slap each other on the back! We get excited for sports." (You probably know where THIS is going so I'll get to the point.)
He asked us to shout to the lord. SHOUT! He hyped us up a bit, reminding us of God's goodness, and grace, and salvation, and His creativity, and gave us an image of the glory of God. Then, on the count of three, the worship team was instructed to play AS LOUD AS THEY COULD! (Man, wish I had been drumming that day!) 1-2-3 - the place went N uTz!!!! You'd think Bono had walked in!
This went for about three minutes with people praising God, shouting to God, singing to God, stomping their feet, clapping hands, jumping up and down.
Reminded me of two songs.
"Shout to the lord". All the earth - shouting in praise!
And "I Can Only Imagine". And I think about the line - "Will I sing hallelujah, will I be able to speak at all?"
Which is it? Shout it or be soft and reverent? Come in casual flipflops or wear your best clothes for the King of Kings?
Does it matter?
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