Praise & Worship
Agallia Ministries' Praise & Worship Marathon 2007
The DGFC band were invited to play on 27 May at the Agallia Ministries Praise & Worship Marathon in Pretoria, an annual event which was birthed last year, where the inclusive churches gather and bring God glory for 12 hours. Rev Deborah Bell was initially also asked to attend and deliver a message after the band's first of two sets. However, God had bigger plans and Rev Bell was requested to step in and preach in the slot for Agallia's evening service.
The Glory of the Lord
branden writes, "It's rising up... all around!
The glory of the Lord is rising amongst God's people. Nation upon nation and church upon church are bearing witness to the glory of the Lord. There is almost an acceleration-like effect happening in the hearts of worshippers."
Above All
Tirone writes, ""It is true, O LORD, that the Assyrian kings have laid waste these nations and their lands. They have thrown their gods into the fire and destroyed them, for they were not gods but only wood and stone, fashioned by people's hands. Now, O LORD our God, deliver us from his hand, so that all kingdoms on earth may know that you alone, O LORD, are God." (II Kings 17-19)
God is above all powers and all the rulers of this world. God has brought the strongest of principalities down to their knees. God exists outside of time, and no-one can fathom all that God encompasses. God�s ways are not our ways, and God�s thoughts are vastly different from our limited contemplations of the universe.
In summary, our God reigns, above all. What is our response to such a God?"
Seeking God's Presence
Branden writes, "
"You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart." - Jeremiah 29:13
As human beings we are seekers by default, as Christians we seek God and not (try) the things of the world. When we pray, we often seek help from God or we pray to thank God for God's working in our life. In times of praise and worship, we seek Gods presence but we need to have faith to believe that God will draw near to us (Hebrews 11:6) as we give our adoration over to God."
Worshipping God because God is worth it
Branden writes, "There is a song by Matt Redman in which part of the lyrics goes, "My heart responds to Your revelation". That's when we can come into that place of deep and intimate worship with God. You know so often we come to God and worship God because there is something we need or desire in our lives. We need to ask ourselves can we worship God because of God's worthiness to be worshipped by us? Can we leave our alterior motives at the door? When we come into that place of just worshipping God because of God's greatness, add to the fact all that God has done in our hearts and lives - what a wonderful experience we will have with God."
Less of me, more of God
Tirone writes, "�He [Jesus] must become greater and greater, and I must become less and less.�
- John 3:30, New Living Translation
The Word tells us that we are called to worship God. When we do this, our purpose needs to be to bless God�s heart. We do not worship God to win the Lord�s approval or to compensate for all the stuff we do when we�re not worshiping � surely Jesus Christ already took care of that."
All To God
Branden writes, "Giving our all to God and seeing God through and in everything. "
Here We Are To Worship
Tirone writes, "We often tell God that we are here to worship the Lord - what does God think? Are you desirous to give the Lord of an offering, a sacrifice of praise, or are these words seeming empty for you? Do you want to get the most out of your time of corporate worship to the Lord in the sense of giving more of yourself as you praise?
Here are some points to consider and reflect on to help us do just this!"
