Christians are essentially worshipers of the Triune God; Christian leaders must grow in the skill to inspire, direct and facilitate worship!
You don’t need to be a musician to facilitate worship! This practical and encouraging video teaching by Theo Burmeister will help small group leaders to facilitate worship when you gather.
Scripture
Psalm 105:1-6
1 Give thanks to the Lord, call on his name,
and make his deeds known among the people.
2 Sing to him! Praise him! Declare all his awesome deeds!
3 Exult in his holy name; let all those who seek the Lord rejoice!
4 Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his face continually.
5 Remember his awesome deeds that he has done,
his wonders and the judgments he declared.
6 You descendants of Abraham, his servant, You children of Jacob, his chosen ones.
Observations
Context: This Psalm is a call and instruction to corporate worship.
- In your own words, what does the psalmist call the congregation to do in each phrase of the psalm above? Rewrite these as practical steps or instructions for corporate worship.
Personal reflection and application
Many of the psalms were written as examples or deliberate instructions on why, how and when to worship God. Christian leaders can use these as baseline for inspiring and facilitating worship – even without musical instruments!
- Would you call yourself a worshipper of God? When and how do you worship God by yourself? What do you enjoy doing when you worship?
- How confident are you to facilitate worship? If you had no music with you, how would you do it?
- Read through this psalm line by line, and follow the example or instruction to give thanks and praise to God in your own words.
- At your next fellowship, prayer or Bible Study session, start the meeting by leading the group to worship God together in this way.
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