The Sound of Awakening

A Rumble

We talk of the Next Great Awakening, we feel it rumbling like a geyser beneath our feet, but what can we expect it to look like? More importantly to this

post, what could we expect it to sound like? Well let's see what we have in front of us right now to see where we are going. We see a lot of the church in hymnals, contemporary worship, or gospel. These three dominate praise and worship in the church. We also see a lot of debate in regards to what form of worship is acceptable. Hymnal v. Contemporary v. Gospel. Where the church gets it wrong are these are all acceptable means of worship and all of it should be used! The Hymns should be brought into the church and used alongside the synth-ed out chords of contemporary worship along side the freedom and praise in gospel. I believe the Sound of Awakening will be characterized and recognized by a conjoining of the streams of worship. When the sounds become so blended that there becomes no lines in our worship. Then, I believe we have heard the whispered song of awakening. The songs I believe will also bring congregations and voices together that, otherwise, would never have mixed. I also believe the Sound of Awakening will be recognized by a sound of evangelism. Songs will be written with the lost at heart and in mind. The songs written during the awakening will be anointed with an oil that draws the lost to it, and it will be used as a weapon of evangelism. This generation is characterized by a heart for the lost and missions and the sound they release will convey the same heart! The Sound of Awakening will be a conjoining and unifying
stream focused at world evangelism!

Throne Room Worship

Most worship services in the Western Church are dominated by themes of entertainment and self-promotion. Many worship services are also closed off to the move of the Spirit, deeming the move "Strange" and "un-biblical". Going back as far as we can in the Bible we see many examples of worship. After the Hebrew people crossed the Red Sea they broke out into spontaneous worship and praised God for delivering them. In Psalms we see David at his greatest moments, writing songs of passion and excitement to God, and then we see him writing songs of lamenting and sorrow in the dark places of his life. Worship in the bible is about adoration, and with that adoration, His presence comes. Worship is not about how well you can play a song list or how much the audience likes what you are doing. The number one priority should be exalting God through your words and song. The presence of God will only be invoked when you lessen yourself; less of me, more of him. When the spirit moves, it can be strange. In Acts 2 the people were thought to be drunkards, but they were filled with the Holy Spirit. When the Holy Spirit of God touches us, we cannot help but be moved by the spirit. Many people deem that as strange, but the greatest example of worship in the Bible shows us that what we experience when the spirit moves, is not that strange. Revelations 4 paints us a picture of the most high worship, and it is a crazy looking place. It is the throne room of heaven around Him is 4 creatures that looks like different animals, with six wings, and eyes all over them, and there are also 24 elders around the throne. That is a crazy looking place! The glory of God invokes the creatures to continually sing Holy! Holy! Holy! Throne worship is when we rise above our standard 4 chord songs that we practice to perfection. Throne room worship is when we are lost in adoration for our God! When there is nothing left to say but, "God you are Holy!" He is forever set apart. Along with throne room worship, is the Glory of God, and an unusual level of His spirit in a place. Throne room worship should be associated with a move of God, revival, and is probably the highest form of worship.

Many times throughout the Bible we see people breakout into song, rejoicing for what the Lord has done. This is something that I believe the Church has lost, its Sound. The sound of the Church should be sung through praise, rejoicing in His goodness, worship, and prophetic. The journey I am beginning through this Blog is to analyze the Sound that the church is making, and to educate you, the reader, on the many different ways the Bible talks about Worship. Answering many basic questions, such as, "What is Worship", "How do we enter into different levels of Worship?", and "What is the difference between Prophetic Worship and Spontaneous Worship?". This is a topic I'm very passionate about, and am very excited to spread the knowledge I have obtained. This Blog will also go a little bit into the logistics of how to run a worship program in a church, how to flow in worship, and how to create the sound that you, as a worshiper, are looking for. So once again, I welcome you to come along on this ride with me as we embark on this incredible worship journey.