We all know worship isn’t just music. But how often do we talk like it is?

Maybe you don’t even realize you’re doing it.

You use phrases like, “Let’s stand and worship together.” But you only say that when you’re about to sing.

You might refer to your service as “worship and the word.”

You call your band the “worship team.”

How do you break out of the habit of using these phrases and intentionally teach your church that worship is more than just music?…

I’ve been reading a ton of books about worship leading lately.

You probably already know about some that I’ve read…

“Sing lustily!”

Those are the interesting instructions I found in a document from 1761 about directions for singing in church.

Can you guess who wrote those words?⁠…

Worship should KILL us.

Those are the words I preached to my church a few weeks ago.

Think about it, a perfect, infinitely, holy God allows miserable sinners to have fellowship with Him. Amazing…

Who is the church service for? When we lead worship, are we leading believers? Unbelievers?

Both at the same time?…

Is God present in our worship service?

There is much talk today about the "presence of God" felt and experienced during our corporate worship gatherings. But what does that phrase "presence of God" actually mean?…

Ever heard that "God inhabits the praise of his people?"... well I'm not buying it.

I know I know... the King James Version translation of Psalm 22:3 says God inhabitest the praises of Israel. But I want to suggest that that either 1. isn't a good translation of the verse OR 2. it simply doesn't mean what we think it means.

And, to be honest, it wouldn't be a big deal if we didn't understand these 5 words of the Bible. But it HAS become a big deal when we've based our entire understanding of contemporary corporate worship theology on 5 words that don't really mean what we think they mean…