Hey guys, 1. I love ya’ll and am blessed to hear so many of you share in what my heart burns for 2. I am reading all of these comments but it would take hours to reply to them all So what I ask is, if there are topics that you want covered in future videos, leave em here and I’ll do my best to create those as the Lord leads Sidenote: a few weeks ago I released a worship moment for Israel and their armies to hear, if you’d like to check it out, here’s the link: czcams.com/video/UMe31bhxzAo/video.htmlsi=ECztbV1iFMxDm9fO 🙏
I don’t see in scripture where satan is called a worship leader I’ve heard it repeated but I can’t find it in context, idk I don’t mean to irritate you over this I just personally don’t see it. I got called to learn music after years of suffering as a born again Christian, I never really liked the worship music at church that much always felt it was too slow, monotonous idk didn’t feel it very much most of the time I think lyrics could be better personally but maybe I’m being picky, we worship when we suffer for His sake to love those who hate us, God can be found in secular music and he continuously speaks through secular music to me we as a people strain at a gnat over all these things saying they can’t be of God that it’s all evil but don’t look at the true meaning of things what’s important and what message you get from a song.
Most of the church can’t even tell the Bible is supernaturally changing which makes it hard to not isolate. Moses was the one who did the miracles like the end of deuteronomy states and the prince of Egypt movie still shows but Mandela effect changed scriptures to show Aaron doing this stuff like this happens all over the Bible I just got disgusted with part of psalms saying God has darkness as his covering etc that’s not familiar and doesn’t resonate with me God is light in Him there is no darkness at all
@@starsareangels7Aaron did do the acts, and spoke for Moses in front of Pharaoh because Moses was not confident enough to speak publicly. After a bit it started coming straight from Moses, and in the wilderness journey he became super bold for the Lord. Yes, Moses did the miracles, but he told Aaron what to say.
@@fathersredeemed so why is Moses doing them in the prince of Egypt movie like I remember why do so many people who never even watched the movie remember it this way
I feel you brother. I led worship at a 3k person church from about 12-22ish and I had to eventually step down because it was extremely difficult to not let it get to my head when people after service would come up, shake my hand and basically treat me like some famous person. I had to get my heart right. I still haven’t led worship in a congregation since and I’m 35 now but man I’ve had some of the best worship moments with just my wife and kids in our living room. I envy those who can lead worship for a living, get paid, go on tour and don’t let it get to their head… or do they? I guess we’ll never know. Great vid. We need more discussions like this.
Amen my brother,Monday-Saturday personal worship is what I feed on,then come Sunday and we gather as belivers to worship in the Temple in union and you can feel something is missing,that sweet surrender,that annointing of being in the presence of the Lord
i use to think they are like the pastor know alot about scripture then i do then i realize i was treating them like a idol some of them loved it some told me it's just a gift God has given them there just part of the body just like i am my gift maybe serving in the church nursery or maintiance teaching sunday school we the body need each other butJesus is the head or Takes the lead we all work together to spread the good news of the gospel out to the lost in our own way
A very convicting, and yet humbling message! You listened, and were obedient to the Holy Spirit's prompting you to share this. Thank you for being a true servant of Christ, and to God be the glory!✝
@@Adam-gm5tm music is just a form of expressing gratitudine but what really God wants from us is yo be born of him and live a life guide by his spirit în everything we do. Worship it's a jurney with the Lord... living by the fruts of his Spirit is a worship.
I go to an Anglican Church and love the single singer worship with the church singing along. It’s so beautiful and simple. No lights but the light of Christ.
That’s nice but does your Anglican church believe the Gospel we read in 1 Corinthians 15:1-4, and Ephesians 2:8-9 that explains how we are saved? I doubt that they do.
@@karendegraaf3572 Have you placed your faith in the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins? Most will say they have, but then go on to say that we must also do our part and have good works etc. That’s my question, have you placed your faith in the Gospel we read in 1 Corinthians 15:1-4, without believing that those honorable good works are also necessary in order to be saved or stay saved? Most of the church today teaches either a lordship type salvation or a repentance of sins and lordship salvation message that is nothing like the Gospel we read in 1 Corinthians 15:1-4.
@@Adam-gm5tm It’s a Protestant church. They believe your saved by faith alone. This is definitely the belief. Now…. When you have a true faith in Christ and you receive the Holy Spirit, naturally it’s impossible not to do good works when the Holy Spirit is in you. Yes, faith in Christ as your Lord and savior, by means of his death and resurrection brings about salvation, but the Holy Spirit will not allow for you to not go about doing good works, that’s just what it naturally produces in a change of heart. Why the attack?
Sadly many contemporary worship songs today have lyrics that glorify man more than God. I find it harder and harder to participate in the worship because the doctrine behind the songs is so off
Love love this! You're so right. Before covid, I was on the worship team as a backup singer who never lead a song. My fellow parishioners would regularly compliment me on how the fire of the Lord was moving in me. I would share with them that my worship began long before I hit the stage. I would tell them I find it ironic that many of us had a preparation process to hype ourselves us to party when we we're in the world (such as the pre-drinking, pre-dancing, & pre-talk we gave ourselves in the mirror as we put our clothes on) but when we come to Jesus and go to church, we don't see the need. We come cold, waiting for somebody or something else to light our fire. I would let them know how I arrived to church on fire and not the other way around. Amen brother!
In the year 2010 my wife had a dream. She said that she was in a church worship service and she was being translated from one place to another throughout the church, from the back to the side to the front and then up on stage among the worship team and every time she was translated to a new spot within the church. She would stand and say where is Jesus? By the time she got up on the stage with the worship team she was in tears crying asking where is Jesus? She realized the worship service was just a concert, with multiple musicians, lights, fog machines and theatrics. She said that she felt a grievance of the Holy Spirit so intense that it pierced her heart, she was completely heart broken. She woke me up with her sobbing and crying. I asked what was wrong. She shared the dream with me. Ultimately when we come to Christ and surrender to His Lordship. He gives us a new heart and a new song in our mouth. The problem is that we are not surrendered to His Lordship which is the result of the lack of surrender, which allows the new heart and new song to fade from us. The new heart and song is worshipping in Spirit and Truth. Thats when His presence fills the temple of flesh. Ive seen oil drip from the hands of a girl landjng on the carpet. I approached the young lady with her eyes closed. I caught the oil in my hands! She opened her eyes and I told her oil is dripping from your hands! She smiled, closed her eyes and returned to worshipping the King of Kings. Where is Jesus?
@@kaylahall1219 Are you not? JESUS/YESHUA is the ETERNAL GOD, the Bible is clear on that, but you Mormons and JW's think that Jesus is Not God or that He became God which is ridiculous... Isaiah 9:6/John 1:1-18/Micah 5:2/Revelation 1:7-18, 22:6-16/Hebrews 1:8-12/Joshua 5:13-15/Genesis 3:8/Exodus 24:10/Numbers 12:5-8 etc... Lord bless His people walking in the narrow path, Amen.🕊
Amen brother. I need Jesus every single day! Not just on Sunday, but every hour in between! ❤ thank you Lord for all you have done for us! I can’t wait to be with you where you are, where you have gone to prepare a place for us! 🥰
Salvation is so very Simple HalleluYAH translates “Praise ye YaH” YaH is The Heavenly Father YaH arrives via the TENT OF MEETING YaH was Who they Crucified for our sins YaH was Crucified on an Almond TREE - Ancient Semitic Cuneiform of Moshe (Moses) - Isa Scroll (The Original Isaiah) Isaiah 42:8 "I am YaH; that is my Name! I will not yield my glory to another or my praise to idols.” Isaiah 43:11 “I am YAH, and there is no other Savior but Me.” Isaiah 45:5 “I am YaH, and there is none else.”
@@Emma_N Why should he be worshipped in the open exclusively (as I understand your implication)? Why can't we abide in His love and that he is our sanctuary and our rock in our pray time and worship of him? How does the context of Matthew 6:5-15 be applicable to this?
@@cmnhl1329 thank you for explaining this to me with scripture. I was getting confused with this verse Matthew 10:33 - But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven. Matthew 10:32 - Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven. People in the comments have explained it and I appreciate you all 🙏
Hey Jake, I am 65 years old and though I could rant forever about all the grace God poured into my life through all my failures and victories, it took me way too long to get what worship is truly about. You nailed it with wisdom beyond your youth. After being out of the church for more than 10 years, my wife and I sensed the Lord beckoning us to return in 2016. After joining a church, I volunteered on the worship team. It had been more than 30 years since I was involved in leading a worship service. The last time I did, all we had were old amplifiers, a cheap sound system and overheads charts (you probably have no idea what these are ;) but it was all so simple and easy. Now, I needed an iPad, in ear monitor with a metronome, an Avion thing? a sound engineer, we were told how we should stand on stage (apparently I don't know how to stand religiously ! )etc etc. I lasted a little over a year and quit because I realized I started resenting doing 'worship'. When did the church stop worshipping and switched to Sunday Morning concerts? That's what it is now. The only time now that we experience true worship is in our house with brothers and sisters with whom we share our lives with each week. Sorry for the rant. Keep it up, young leaders need to hear what you have to say. I'm now subscribed.
1 Corinthians 14:26 “ has anyone got a psalm ? A word of encouragement, everyone should have a space to give to the body , in decency & order ( not a 15 minute message) but this is what we should like in some form , got saved at 21 now I’m 71 ( church has mostly been a bust , led worship 7 yrs been playing drums for 50 yrs. “ quietly” this is a good solid word you gave here.
Guys, Salvation is so very Simple HalleluYAH translates “Praise ye YaH” YaH is The Heavenly Father YaH arrives via the TENT OF MEETING YaH was Who they Crucified for our sins YaH was Crucified on an Almond TREE - Ancient Semitic Cuneiform of Moshe (Moses) - Isa Scroll (The Original Isaiah) Isaiah 42:8 "I am YaH; that is my Name! I will not yield my glory to another or my praise to idols.” Isaiah 43:11 “I am YAH, and there is no other Savior but Me.” Isaiah 45:5 “I am YaH, and there is none else.”
John 3:16: "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
How can we pour out if our cup is empty? Only the Lord can fills us up so that we can become the overflow to others. Powerful and on point message. God bless
Nowadays you can't even differentiate between a disco hall and some worships in Church. It's got the lights and the smoke. Lord have mercy. Edited to add: I never thought I would have to explain myself (sigh). People are quoting biblical texts that talks about smoke in the temple and lighting rumbling on the mountain and the incense used in their churches etc. I am of course talking about the man-made smoke machines and the glitter ball/retro lights used in discos which has now seeped into our Churches. Some ‘worship’ leaders even enter the Church via a rope being lowered down like a circus entertainer. Thought this would be obvious really.
Totally agree, but let me also add another perspective... Lights up, piano only, old time "Gaither-style" music in a southern church full of seniors, and it's no different than the smoke and lights. It's still a "worship leader" showing off, singing harmonies, more out of their love of the music of their younger days in the Quartet than their desire to actually worship (and lead true worship). It's still musicians more interested in skill and appearance than dedication to a Godly life. Old people sitting there LISTENING to their favorites hymns from the "old times" is the same as young people jumping up and down LISTENING to their favorite songs from KLove. It's all just a self-serving show and not about worship either way. It's all self-satisfaction. It's still a "concert" when the intention is examined. God can be just as unimpressed with Orthodox chanting, Southern hymns, and click track rock songs. So IMO, the problem isn't one extreme or the other when it comes to stage design or musical style. The problem is Christians of all style spectrums are just going through the motions, putting on a show, and selfishly worrying about what guitar pedal they need to dial in to sound exactly like the Hillsong record, or playing "I'll fly away" every week because old Lucy who helped buy the pews really enjoys that one. God can and is glorified and duly worshipped with "Hymn #482 - When the roll is called up yonder" no differently than "Ann Wilson - My Jesus" so long as the heart of the person is truly using the music as a vehicle to adore and praise God. Sadly, a lot of people, myself most of all, need to re-examine if God is truly our focus in our hearts. And if so, the production doesn't really matter and will self-correct if needed.
@bryant8635 😂😂😂 This is accurate. I’ve been in the “disco” setting for years, and I also went to “southern senior” setting for years, in which they literally played the Gaither trio music as people worshipped the worship or the worship leader
I grow closer to the Lord as he is teaching and reminding me to pray constantly. To talk to him because he is a person. I love praising God. I feel so much closer to him when I do. Praise the Lord.
well i got news for you you have grown closer to something that doesnt exist your buying in to something that is false what good has praying ever done if it worked we would have world peace by now so its all bs everything from the bible which is noting more than a book of bs put in place to control people and been modified over the course of time to suit there agenda
AMEN I’ve been seeking a new church lately, because I’m tired of it just being about entertaining and performing even plain secular music to try to bring it along with that morning’s message. I feel like the Holy Spirit is grieved I appreciate what you just shared. I want the word of God and I wanna glorify God and worship praise his holy name.
find a liturgical church. Bible believing mainline churches do exist and most have conservative break-aways you could join. I'm thinking of Anglicans and Lutherans especially.
Please do attend a catholic Mass, it’s the truest form of worship in the church that Jesus himself established. I promise it’s worth it, Jesus is at the very center.
You are so refreshing... I can't go and play church anymore. I have fallen more in love with Jesus in my front room than in church for 55 years. God bless you !! 🙏
Ask yourself this question why do I go to church? we go to church to fellowship with our brothers and sisters in Christ, to edify and to praise and glorify our Lord and Savior Jesus,and also to be fed spiritual food you can't get that sitting at home in your 4 walls to think otherwise you are only deceiving yourself.
90% of churches in America are 501c3 which are in bed with the government . Not only have these churches compromised and became Judas, but they compromised the Gospel with the acceptance of false teachings, false religious activities, and acceptance of other religions. These churches claim they have Christ as the Lord but have traded the truth in for a lie. Furthermore Christ is more alive to Bible believing Christians than church goers because a lot of biblical Christians are choosing to obey the Lord and his commandments over church attendance. For the Lord is pleased with obedience rather than sacrifice. Most modern day church buildings have mortgages larger than the congregants yearly wages, they traded discipleship with fake church activities, false worship, and pre-timed/ pre-planned services that are man centered. Most congregants are Luke warm , unreliable, and fake. My point is: A lot of Biblical Christians are choosing not to compromise themselves with government run churches. They see what's happening and the churches disobedience to Christ and want absolutely nothing to do with it. That doesn't mean they neglect fellowship. Making a statement by using scripture without the full context of biblical understanding without asking real questions proves my point. Most modern day churches members who came in unsaved are worse off than they came in because of compromised leadership that are narcissistic and want to be worshipped. They misrepresent scripture, cherry pick it, and butcher it to justify themselves in sin, and their church's doctrinal statement. When you train your children in Cesars palace and bring them in the church without regard to biblical standards it creates lawlessness and complacency within the church. Most church goers that call themselves "Christian mothers" send their children to cesaer palace from preK-12 and are choosing not to obey Christ to train them up. They also rely on 45 mins of water down hypnotic worship and 15 min motivation speaking sprinkled with scriptures to raise their children while they go be boss moms. 45 mins - 1 hour of " church attendance" is not enough biblical training for anyone let alone children. Refusing to go to Cesaer palace for fellowship doesn't make this person deceived. It makes this person wise unto salvation. Most bible believing Christians can't stand water down worship, water down motivational speaking, and false relationships. Most Bible believing Christians don't neglect fellowship with other believers they refuse to go along with the perpetuated lie to go to a building and be with compromised leadership and Christian in name only.
@@millarman100 Going to Church doesn’t make one a Christian. There are a lot of snakes that go to church. The true mark of a Christian is fervent relationship with Christ and living for Christ. Not some building with lights on. Full stop trying to gaslight and guilt trip fellow Christians. You don’t dictate on other people’s walk. You should not be acting like a Pharisee. People gather in many ways by joining Christian communities and Bible study to stay connected. So ask yourself, how are you any better playing holier than thou?
Hello! Im Catholic and I LOVE the points you make in this video. You make a point about Worship being a sacrifice. And Yes!! This is it! We are to give ourselves fully in thanksgiving of our Lord and God. The greatest gift we can give God is himself, in the flesh, so we make this sacrifice every Sunday to our Lord, true worship is unity with christ, spiritual AND physical, this is why we partake in the Eucharist which is the true prescence of Christ, not just a symbol! It truly is a gift to be connected to my Lord in this beautiful intimate way. God bless you brother and thank you for this video!
Yes, and this is why I believe going to church should be a much more serious thing, because the whole point is to receive the consecrated body of Christ. I feel like this is what so many Christians are missing because they think of it as simply just a symbol. Jesus said, "Do this in memory of me"
I don't think you guys understand at all what his saying worshipping in are private life is better an more of a personal connection when I gave my life to Christ no religion was involved just me an God together in my home me staying in prayer fasting an reading the word God revealed so much through dreams an just so much many religious people wouldn't know this because they wanna act holy out but In reality the heart is full of deception ways
@@blossominginchrist “Religion” is not a dirty word, it literally means belief in God, and you do believe in God right? Have to tell you, nothing makes you understand your sinfulness and the grace of God more powerfully than when you go forward to receive the Eucharist as a Catholic. Read the Bible, literally, not as you have been told. There is nothing in John 6 that says that when Jesus said “this is my body” he meant it symbolically. Quite opposite. A symbol can’t kill you 1 Cor 11:27.
100% agree, this is what made me switch churches since I've been at college. My church now has a high view of Scripture, a high view of people, and a desire to SHARE those high views with others. As a result it is one of the most joy-filled churches I have ever attended. There are no flashy sermons, loud music, and definitely no concert atmosphere.
thank you for sharing this. so timely!! was just talking about this with a friend and how we worship with our lives not just with songs. and when we get in the secret place that is where God is found intimately, so when we show up on sunday it's just an extension of already knowing Him and He's not a stranger to meet once a week but we recongize Him because we've already been with Him. sorry for the novel lol but i make christian music so topics like this fire me up
If I’m being honest, I had stopped listening to most Christian music due to the superficiality of it, and I began just listen to slow jazz and lift my own prayer. But wow! I love your music! I thank the Lord for your example in the music industry. Thank you, please never change your perspective on this!
@@oxideaitunim I will often listen to Lofi study beats when I pray the psalms and scriptures in my Anglican prayer book and then raise up my personal petitions. That doesn't mean I never listen to contemporary Christian music, but it's in small doses and not often. I don't think i'd still be a Christian if my church taught that the only authentic spirituality was to be found in the hyper emotionalist tripe we call modern worship music
I personally have not found much a connection to worship through song and dancing. I am very serious, also playful, and always natural and real, full of love but not weird. Much of the time I simply rest in God and He rests in me while the Holy Spirit informs me of many things. I talk back once in awhile but God usually likes to sit there and dump info. Often I am infused with so much of Gods presence and love that I feel as if my soul is drowned helplessly in an ocean of love, where I can hardly compose myself. Beauty, power, truth, love, and justice is where I find peace. I could talk for so much even on just this. The way I understand what I say in comparison to others, I could elaborate for awhile😁😏
Also remember people…God’s path for us can have sharp turns. One moment is for the moment as well as the next. I right now have a certain situation, but it is preparation for a life I will live that’s different in the future. Journeys aren’t journeys imo if you’re not journeying🤓😱
Douring preparation of songs for worship, I saw this message. I don't believe it happen by coincidence. Thank you brother for reminding us how we should approach the worship to our Lord.
Glad to hear your perspective on this. Several years back, God used Colossians 3:16 to help me form my philosophy of worship where I believe the order of Psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs carries an order of importance. Sadly, most churches today seem to have flipped that order with most songs being testimonial (spiritual songs), occasionally singing hymns, and rarely (if ever) singing Psalms. This is a big reason I started SOTD on my channel. Thanks for sharing your journey!
this hits hard close to home, i was one touched by the power of the Holy spirit but now my intimation with my Lord has not been as good as i was drifting away from the Lord because of the temptation of the world. Lord Forgive Me, I have no other way to run but you alone my precious saviour Christ Jesus
Wow Jake, that was powerful. God has been dealing with me about worship as well, feeling the need to simplify and get back to the basics. I've talked with several friends and they have been feeling something similar. For many churches, worship has become a performance, we got to get back to what worship was meant to be.
I've felt about this very strongly ever since I discovered real worship. This is how I feel: Pour your heart out to the Lord, be prepared to be vulnerable, real and even humbled, get yourself out of the way and let the Lord lead and be worshipped by all. Ultimately it's about get the flesh out of the way and being one.
The Spirit is whispering the same things to His children all over the world,I now sing old songs/hyms…the new circular Christian music that I sang when I got saved don’t cut it,there’s a sweet special place that worshipping in hyms lead me to
This was just on my fyp and I’m glad it was. I recently got saved in 2020/2021 and though I grew up in the church, it wasn’t as vibrant and I often remembered it. It has been like everyone came to hear a word and always was in a rush to leave after the word apart from the few who would converse afterwards. I agree with all of your points, especially the worshipping to song that we specifically relate to, and I was convicted because I find myself worshipping to songs I relate to, I never thought of it from the perspective, but you are so right. Thank you for this video!
Beautiful word. As a worshipper I learned what He wants is our faces turned toward Him. Crowd, no crowd, by myself worshipping Him. He also pays all the bills so I can keep Him as my only Master. I wish others would learn His true Kingdom which is at hand. 45 years He's been faithful. No church!
We sing as a congregation with hymnals and a piano player. Our pastor is the song leader. We don't have a band or a stage. Our time of praise is such a blessing to all of us as we praise our God and Savior.
I agree with you. I haven’t actually been to church since 2020 much. But I spend hours with Him each day and I am so much more on connected to Him. Now I am temporarily disabled from an injury so ….. God is faithful if we seek Him.
Modern worship in CCM churches is not really worship, it is more a rock-show with a star that gets all the attention, not God. The songs are always changing, you can't hear yourself sing with the congregation because it is so loud. The light shows are outrageous. We just need to get back to simple traditional hymns.
Remixes of hymns are no different than new music. Old hymns are no better now than when they were written. They don't get better with age. Some hymns are no better than new music in the first place.
I'm a media church member. I worship in my bedroom, watch the 3 weekly services. Besides that, I worship alone with just myself and God. Because my heart leads me to. Praise God. Hallelujah to the Lamb. Glory to God. Thank you Jesus for saving my soul.
@@frisco61Alot of snakes attend churches. Many churches have been watered down and compromised. Sound doctrine and healthy churches are hard to find nowadays. It’s relationship with the Lord matters and join christian communities and Bible study is another great way to stay connected.
Many of you people here have gone from being wiser and better than the rest of Church to worshipping alone. You don't care about Christ's Church and you are not responsible towards it and so you are blind to reality and to your own state. You are not going to heaven if you don't love the Church. And this guy with wordly appearance is wrong since you seem to find confirmation for yourselves in his video.
Well said, brother. I'm relatively new to faith in God and very new to leading worship. Your testimony is both convicting and inspiring. Thank you for sharing in His name.
I encourage you to be in the Word. If you need to be discipled and mentored seek that out. You are in such an important position of leadership that it should not be taken lightly. It is so easy to misspeak unintentionally on that platform and that is serious stuff! God bless you in this role. I have seen some churches place a great musician in that role but Biblically illiterate…dangerous combination. I love how our worship pastor reminds us of the meaning of worship, prays over our congregation, chooses songs rich in sound doctrine, and disciples his team in the Lord first, and musically second. He remains humble and takes every opportunity to teach on the meaning of worship. If you aren’t in the Word, you can’t do that. When people clap, he continually reminds the congregation of where our praise should be directed. Through it, people are discipled in the Lord. New people come every week and they think it’s a “great performance.” They don’t know any better so worship leaders need to continually teach on the meaning of worship. When people compliment him on his “performance” he is ready with a response that immediately takes the focus off of him and places it in its rightful place. Just some thoughts❤
Thank you so much for this video brother . It was definitely edifying. I am a baby Christian in the sense that I have only been going church now for 8 months . I came in o Christ not through the church but through watching you tube videos on line and getting on my knees so n the secret place . I definitely agree with everything you are saying . I had up and downs . But I know that without prayer I can fall in the becoming a religious Christian . I know in my heart that what I seek is to know the lord in spirit and in thruth .
I've felt this tug. I think anyone who works or volunteers in ministry feels it. It often gets to a point where it becomes a job to be done. We are so distracted with the planning, rehearsing, and the execution of worship that the band members, pastor, and AV crew don't feel like WE have time to worship. We're too busy planning worship to worship! The problem compounds on itself as well. We (in ministry) often make excuses not to spend private time with the Lord because "well, I do it every week preparing for worship." To boil it down simply: We spend so much time preparing meaningful worship for OTHERS that we fail to find OUR OWN meaningful worship.
Bless you my brother. I pray that the Lord guides you on your road back to true worship. "Worship is what you sacrifice to the Lord and not how it makes you feel." BRILLIANT!!!
Started when I was 16years and I’m 57 this year. Still serving in worship team - Small crowds - Thousands - World renown worship I love Jesus he gave me gifts to serve him and serve people I seen it all, the good, the bad and the ugly… it won’t stop me loving Jesus and loving worshiping and serving others and it never will. All my days.
Wow,this is an amazing message. I will definitely try to bring this into my life. These last days I had a lot of work to do with people around me and I felt empty because I had no time to be with the lord. Reunion with him is what I seek and this will bring me closer. Thanks be to the lord who showed me and taught me so that I can become more and more how my Lord my God Jesus Christ is. Blessed be the Lord almighty forever and ever. Amen❤️🙏
Thank you for speaking the TRUTH. This conviction is what we all need. It brings us back to the Father. Thank you God! As you started to share, I said out loud - “God what are you doing?” The reality is that God is doing something in church, he’s rising up True worshipers. Opening the eyes of the blind. Yes you may think, how could I be blind? I go to church, I serve at church, I serve God yet we don’t know Him and He doesn’t know us. God bless you for stepping out and speaking to the church. The church thinks we’re only supposed to save the lost.. Yet there’s so many in Church that are lost and need to reconnect their faith back to God. I often remember Daniel‘s prayer in Daniel chapter 9. He said forgive us all. Even though one could count himself out because he sees a people in need in Jesus… no he counted himself just like them. Lowering himself down and saying forgive us all. Once we start praying for each other and asking God for repentance and all of our lives, that’s when I believe breakthrough will happen in the church. Forgive us all Father. We’ve lost our way and are in need of you daily in our personal lives. Bring us back to our first love! 🙏🏼
I’m so relieved this wasn’t another “leaving the faith in Jesus” video!!! I actually didn’t want to watch, but I was drawn by the humble picture and felt gently pressed to watch. Praise Jesus!!! I’m so grateful for what you’ve shared, grateful that I sincerely listened!!! I’m going to begin praying that true pastors and shepherds share this message with their congregations!!! If people actually put this into action, in a short time, the praises being lifted to our beloved God on a Sunday morning and every day would be overwhelming!!! Hallelujah!!! My love and prayers are with you and all!!!🕊✝️💞
thank you Jake for your honesty. As a worshipper myself who has been out of "church" worship for the last few years, I believer what you're saying about personal worship every day. God bless you and continue to lead you to come close to Him and enjoy His presence.
Your absolutely right. There is so much pride in the church and even sometimes i go to church theres people in the congregation that are saved not worshipping at all. Just sitting in the pew. We need to truly worship God in love and in spirit!! I love true worship!!
After over 21 years of studying scripture daily and attending services I finally ended up developing Hellfire Psychosis and was admitted. It was not until I understood grace and declined damnation that this was lifted from my mind and soul.
I couldn't agree more about Sunday sermons. As an Anglican and Catholic, I have long cherished the insights I have had privately during the week as much or more than those from the pulpit on Sunday morning. Of course those insights always have to be viewed in light of the wider teaching of the church and scripture.
I am so glad I found this today. I feel exactly the same as you do. I don't go to church, the last time I went to church it just felt like it was all about the concert especially to the performers. I do read the Bible daily though and have for years now. Another part of this that really spoke to me though was when you said that people expect something from God when they go to worship and I have to admit that I have been guilty of this myself, but I also came to realize that when I read my Bible as I do daily that God always does give me something and I just wasn't seeing it before until I watched your video and I watched it twice. For instance today I was reading in the book of Luke Chapter 7 where Jesus was speaking in parable and he said to one of the Pharisees " There was a certain creditor which had two debtors: the one owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty. And when they had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both. Tell me therefore, which one of them will love him most? " Simon answered and said, I suppose that he, to whom he forgave most. And he said unto him, "Thou hast rightly judged." I really felt that God gave me that message this morning, so he did give me something. I know that I am a terrible sinner and I owe a great debt and I know that God wants to forgive me. I just wanted to share that.
God wanted me to watch your video before I start my new music director job! Oh my goodness! Thank you for the reminder that I need to spend time with the Lord everyday! Thank you for this beautiful message! ❤
Worship is an attitude of the heart, it isn’t a song or a dance in church. “Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness”. “Without holiness, no man shall see God”.
YES!!! I too am a worship leader and have been for 25 years and I can't do it anymore. It's all about emotional manipulation, the smoke, the lights, the concert like venue. I just can't do it anymore, Worship is not suppose to be like that AT ALL. Love this video, thank you! The American Christian church is so far off base from what Christ intended.
Yes. I went through this in 22. Took some time in church but not serving to just heal. God opened up an opportunity with healthy leadership, then I got to slowly learn from others that could discern the Holy Spirit And slowly, God began to show me more and more of His heart as He could trust me more and more
Brother!! Bless the name of Jesus:) This is exactly what I am teaching my church family:) We after a year are seeing the start of revival!!! Great truth that the rest of the church needs to hear keep seeking him!!
Thank you for sharing your heart. I am a Catholic mother from the other side of the world. Yes, true worship is sacrifice. On Sundays and any Mass any and every day of the week, we come to bring ourselves as a sacrifice and Jesus, in his Real Presence(Please read the latter part of John 6 which is sadly ignored by many) gives himself to us. Many Catholics do not fully appreciate how the sacrifice of the Mass brings Heaven and earth together at that time. Holy Mass always ends with our priest sending us out, after our sharing in this sacrifice, to ‘go out and glorify the Lord with your life’ or a similar command. I don’t have to tell you that many of us fall short or sadly just go through the motions, but when we truly respond to that gift of Christ himself and God’s grace to grow in knowledge of Christ, body, blood, soul and divinity, we get the tiniest bit closer to being Christlike. Our joys, challenges, sufferings, mistakes, yes our sins, then all matter, because that is all of our sacrifice. And God can and will use it all for good, we don’t have to know how, who, when or where. Peace be with you🙏🏾
Hey Brian, first of all thank you for sharing your story you are right so congrats for coming out. Allow me to say my genius love sharing opinion. I hear you , now I think worship is not the problem it’s maybe the people themselves and the church beliefs and culture. I can from Uganda 🇺🇬 east Africa and this is our we are taught everyone of us is encouraged to pray daily and fast some days in the week but not taking a whole week without fasting and churches are open almost everyday some day and night for people who work, now if you are a minister at the pulpit you out to gather go to the mountain with the main pastor dry fast and pray as the spirit leads and also every week there a overnight for ministers in church and they meet frequently before they start to minister, this helps the fire burning. Sometimes the secret place is not easy alone but as long as you have a community it helps you catch fire which fire will fuel your secret . Another thing consecration is really key we are taught to let go of the secular world music , tv shows , gossip , some fashions ,some company a lot of things as these take off of fires .. so maybe it’s highly time we did as well a lot of thing that we do which I can’t put here. Also we should learn that worship is not about us but God alone and it’s beyond music and instruments but it’s more of INTIMACY with GOD EXALTING BEYOND THE STRUGGLES making them not insignificant like they don’t exist at all ❤
Wow!! Hearing what you said is so true!! It's important to get in the word daily but also early morning before the sun comes up just as Jesus would pray in the Garden of Gethsemane while the disciples slept. We can be like Jesus and pray and be filled with the word even before we go to sunday service and even throughout the week before we continue with the rest of our days in each week!!! Hope this can give you an idea of when we can spend our time with God! Blessings! Same goes with worship as well.. most of the time in the church I attend, we are all singing hymns and everyone is using their voices and our instruments is our hands! It feels great because we all are doing it together and we all have the Zeal to do it!!
Well said Jake. I recently stepped away from leading because I do not like the direction the North American church is going. I got saved at 29. Saved from a selfish life of partying, playing in a touring rock band and slowly destroying my life. I put my guitar case under my bed and never touched it for 7 years. Finally, the Lord called me to be a worship leader and I have played for him for over 30 years, but now the average Sunday morning service sounds more like a rock concert than a service. When the volumes are so loud you can’t even heard the person next to you singing and the auditorium is black and the stage lights are so bright they hurt you eyes…..I feel like I’m back on tour with the old band. There are times and venues for concerts and loud music, but Sunday morning service in a church of 200 or less, is not that place to try to take the roof of the building. I agree 1000%……”christians” are coming to church empty looking for thrilled and excitement instead of coming full of God and ready to serve.
I agree with you, i felt uneasy at a church pastor always praising the worship team, individually saying good things about his team and the church itself, money was another issue or red flags i picked up. I was baptist in this church and the pool set up out side the church for the occasion. I was excited because it started raining and that gave me strength knowing God is blessing the water I'm about to be baptist in. I believe from that day onwards the holy spirit was doing it's work in me, i started realising this church was not worshipping Jesus correctly and alot of discouraging things happened i left the church and also my toxic marriage that led me to this church. Praise God for our gift of discernment 🙌. All glory to God for saving us from these disception around our lives 🙏🙌
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Hey guys,
1. I love ya’ll and am blessed to hear so many of you share in what my heart burns for
2. I am reading all of these comments but it would take hours to reply to them all
So what I ask is, if there are topics that you want covered in future videos, leave em here and I’ll do my best to create those as the Lord leads
Sidenote: a few weeks ago I released a worship moment for Israel and their armies to hear, if you’d like to check it out, here’s the link:
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I don’t see in scripture where satan is called a worship leader I’ve heard it repeated but I can’t find it in context, idk I don’t mean to irritate you over this I just personally don’t see it. I got called to learn music after years of suffering as a born again Christian, I never really liked the worship music at church that much always felt it was too slow, monotonous idk didn’t feel it very much most of the time I think lyrics could be better personally but maybe I’m being picky, we worship when we suffer for His sake to love those who hate us, God can be found in secular music and he continuously speaks through secular music to me we as a people strain at a gnat over all these things saying they can’t be of God that it’s all evil but don’t look at the true meaning of things what’s important and what message you get from a song.
Most of the church can’t even tell the Bible is supernaturally changing which makes it hard to not isolate. Moses was the one who did the miracles like the end of deuteronomy states and the prince of Egypt movie still shows but Mandela effect changed scriptures to show Aaron doing this stuff like this happens all over the Bible I just got disgusted with part of psalms saying God has darkness as his covering etc that’s not familiar and doesn’t resonate with me God is light in Him there is no darkness at all
What city do you live in?
@@starsareangels7Aaron did do the acts, and spoke for Moses in front of Pharaoh because Moses was not confident enough to speak publicly. After a bit it started coming straight from Moses, and in the wilderness journey he became super bold for the Lord. Yes, Moses did the miracles, but he told Aaron what to say.
@@fathersredeemed so why is Moses doing them in the prince of Egypt movie like I remember why do so many people who never even watched the movie remember it this way
Being a disciple is not a sunday to sunday thing, it's an everyday thing!
Thank you for this brother.
Absolutely! Nor is it a Saturday to Saturday thing ❤️
Listening to the video, it's pretty clear it's not worship that's the issue; he's tired and disconnected, he's not entering Sabbath. Hebrews 4
Yes! I just don't know how I would keep up without the sabbath in this fast world.@@WhatGodDoeth
I feel you brother. I led worship at a 3k person church from about 12-22ish and I had to eventually step down because it was extremely difficult to not let it get to my head when people after service would come up, shake my hand and basically treat me like some famous person. I had to get my heart right. I still haven’t led worship in a congregation since and I’m 35 now but man I’ve had some of the best worship moments with just my wife and kids in our living room. I envy those who can lead worship for a living, get paid, go on tour and don’t let it get to their head… or do they? I guess we’ll never know. Great vid. We need more discussions like this.
Amen my brother,Monday-Saturday personal worship is what I feed on,then come Sunday and we gather as belivers to worship in the Temple in union and you can feel something is missing,that sweet surrender,that annointing of being in the presence of the Lord
i use to think they are like the pastor know alot about scripture then i do then i realize i was treating them like a idol some of them loved it some told me it's just a gift God has given them there just part of the body just like i am my gift maybe serving in the church nursery or maintiance teaching sunday school we the body need each other butJesus is the head or Takes the lead we all work together to spread the good news of the gospel out to the lost in our own way
Perhaps you will become a familiar face. Maybe they wanted to show appreciation
What are your thoughts on Reformed congregational singing where everyone sings together?
What is with you evangelicals?
A very convicting, and yet humbling message! You listened, and were obedient to the Holy Spirit's prompting you to share this. Thank you for being a true servant of Christ, and to God be the glory!✝
I am 63 and I agree it’s a very intimate relationship. The secret place fuels my 37 year marriage. Amen 🙏🏼
Jesus said that true worshippers are in Spirit and Truth!
Amen, unfortunately I dont see it in alot of young people who sings and dances for tiktok about Jesus.
@@JesusSavesTheLostBrokenConfuse
Just how do you see ‘spirit and truth?
@@Adam-gm5tm a holy lifestyle according to the thruth. That's what please God. That's a worship
@@Adam-gm5tm music is just a form of expressing gratitudine but what really God wants from us is yo be born of him and live a life guide by his spirit în everything we do. Worship it's a jurney with the Lord... living by the fruts of his Spirit is a worship.
@@peterdeghi3109
How do you believe that we are saved?
I go to an Anglican Church and love the single singer worship with the church singing along. It’s so beautiful and simple. No lights but the light of Christ.
That’s nice but does your Anglican church believe the Gospel we read in 1 Corinthians 15:1-4, and Ephesians 2:8-9 that explains how we are saved?
I doubt that they do.
@@Adam-gm5tm believe it or not many Anglicans actually do believe orthodox theology. Look it up. Anglican ≠ The Episcopal Church in the USA.
in fact we recite the Nicene Creed every week. We take it very seriously.
@@karendegraaf3572
Have you placed your faith in the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins?
Most will say they have, but then go on to say that we must also do our part and have good works etc.
That’s my question, have you placed your faith in the Gospel we read in 1 Corinthians 15:1-4, without believing that those honorable good works are also necessary in order to be saved or stay saved?
Most of the church today teaches either a lordship type salvation or a repentance of sins and lordship salvation message that is nothing like the Gospel we read in 1 Corinthians 15:1-4.
@@Adam-gm5tm It’s a Protestant church. They believe your saved by faith alone. This is definitely the belief. Now…. When you have a true faith in Christ and you receive the Holy Spirit, naturally it’s impossible not to do good works when the Holy Spirit is in you. Yes, faith in Christ as your Lord and savior, by means of his death and resurrection brings about salvation, but the Holy Spirit will not allow for you to not go about doing good works, that’s just what it naturally produces in a change of heart.
Why the attack?
Sadly many contemporary worship songs today have lyrics that glorify man more than God. I find it harder and harder to participate in the worship because the doctrine behind the songs is so off
Love love this! You're so right. Before covid, I was on the worship team as a backup singer who never lead a song. My fellow parishioners would regularly compliment me on how the fire of the Lord was moving in me. I would share with them that my worship began long before I hit the stage. I would tell them I find it ironic that many of us had a preparation process to hype ourselves us to party when we we're in the world (such as the pre-drinking, pre-dancing, & pre-talk we gave ourselves in the mirror as we put our clothes on) but when we come to Jesus and go to church, we don't see the need. We come cold, waiting for somebody or something else to light our fire. I would let them know how I arrived to church on fire and not the other way around. Amen brother!
Maybe read the novel "Where Do We Go Now, LORD? - Burke." A Divine Comedy Tale of the Christ. Enjoy!
Saul Worshipped Worship! We can make so called "worship" our Idol... no more Idols! Amen brother. Glad to hear this message. Thanks for sharing.
100%
@@JakeBrian🖕🖕🖕for You,for putting the background music
In the year 2010 my wife had a dream. She said that she was in a church worship service and she was being translated from one place to another throughout the church, from the back to the side to the front and then up on stage among the worship team and every time she was translated to a new spot within the church. She would stand and say where is Jesus?
By the time she got up on the stage with the worship team she was in tears crying asking where is Jesus?
She realized the worship service was just a concert, with multiple musicians, lights, fog machines and theatrics.
She said that she felt a grievance of the Holy Spirit so intense that it pierced her heart, she was completely heart broken.
She woke me up with her sobbing and crying. I asked what was wrong. She shared the dream with me.
Ultimately when we come to Christ and surrender to His Lordship. He gives us a new heart and a new song in our mouth.
The problem is that we are not surrendered to His Lordship which is the result of the lack of surrender, which allows the new heart and new song to fade from us.
The new heart and song is worshipping in Spirit and Truth. Thats when His presence fills the temple of flesh. Ive seen oil drip from the hands of a girl landjng on the carpet. I approached the young lady with her eyes closed.
I caught the oil in my hands!
She opened her eyes and I told her oil is dripping from your hands!
She smiled, closed her eyes and returned to worshipping the King of Kings.
Where is Jesus?
Amen ❤
He’s everywhere, some people blind themselves with so much comfort He becomes hard to see through the fog.
And people think we Mormons are demonic 😅
@@kaylahall1219
Are you not?
JESUS/YESHUA is the ETERNAL GOD, the Bible is clear on that, but you Mormons and JW's think that Jesus is Not God or that He became God which is ridiculous...
Isaiah 9:6/John 1:1-18/Micah 5:2/Revelation 1:7-18, 22:6-16/Hebrews 1:8-12/Joshua 5:13-15/Genesis 3:8/Exodus 24:10/Numbers 12:5-8 etc...
Lord bless His people walking in the narrow path, Amen.🕊
@@vijdamvsichko9077 Jesus is the God of the old testament.
Amen brother. I need Jesus every single day! Not just on Sunday, but every hour in between! ❤ thank you Lord for all you have done for us! I can’t wait to be with you where you are, where you have gone to prepare a place for us! 🥰
This is POWERFUL. “Worship is meant to cost us something” wow
JESUS YOU are My Secret Place!!
I Love YOU MY FATHER..... MY KING....MY HOLY ONE!!!
Salvation is so very Simple
HalleluYAH translates “Praise ye YaH”
YaH is The Heavenly Father
YaH arrives via the TENT OF MEETING
YaH was Who they Crucified for our sins
YaH was Crucified on an Almond TREE
- Ancient Semitic Cuneiform of Moshe (Moses)
- Isa Scroll (The Original Isaiah)
Isaiah 42:8
"I am YaH; that is my Name! I will not yield my glory to another or my praise to idols.”
Isaiah 43:11
“I am YAH, and there is no other Savior but Me.”
Isaiah 45:5
“I am YaH, and there is none else.”
Just out of curiosity. Why is Jesus your secret place? Shouldn't he be worshipped in the open??
@@Emma_N Why should he be worshipped in the open exclusively (as I understand your implication)? Why can't we abide in His love and that he is our sanctuary and our rock in our pray time and worship of him? How does the context of Matthew 6:5-15 be applicable to this?
@@Emma_N "He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty."
(Psalm 91:1)
@@cmnhl1329 thank you for explaining this to me with scripture. I was getting confused with this verse
Matthew 10:33 - But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven.
Matthew 10:32 - Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven.
People in the comments have explained it and I appreciate you all 🙏
Hey Jake, I am 65 years old and though I could rant forever about all the grace God poured into my life through all my failures and victories, it took me way too long to get what worship is truly about. You nailed it with wisdom beyond your youth. After being out of the church for more than 10 years, my wife and I sensed the Lord beckoning us to return in 2016. After joining a church, I volunteered on the worship team. It had been more than 30 years since I was involved in leading a worship service. The last time I did, all we had were old amplifiers, a cheap sound system and overheads charts (you probably have no idea what these are ;) but it was all so simple and easy. Now, I needed an iPad, in ear monitor with a metronome, an Avion thing? a sound engineer, we were told how we should stand on stage (apparently I don't know how to stand religiously ! )etc etc. I lasted a little over a year and quit because I realized I started resenting doing 'worship'. When did the church stop worshipping and switched to Sunday Morning concerts? That's what it is now. The only time now that we experience true worship is in our house with brothers and sisters with whom we share our lives with each week. Sorry for the rant.
Keep it up, young leaders need to hear what you have to say. I'm now subscribed.
Love these comments. Thanks for sharing. Feels like church has been turned into entertainment centers.
Amen
I’m 64 and been preaching for 30 years and I’m about tired of status quo church. Something has to change!
1 Corinthians 14:26 “ has anyone got a psalm ? A word of encouragement, everyone should have a space to give to the body , in decency & order ( not a 15 minute message) but this is what we should like in some form , got saved at 21 now I’m 71 ( church has mostly been a bust , led worship 7 yrs been playing drums for 50 yrs. “ quietly” this is a good solid word you gave here.
Guys, Salvation is so very Simple
HalleluYAH translates “Praise ye YaH”
YaH is The Heavenly Father
YaH arrives via the TENT OF MEETING
YaH was Who they Crucified for our sins
YaH was Crucified on an Almond TREE
- Ancient Semitic Cuneiform of Moshe (Moses)
- Isa Scroll (The Original Isaiah)
Isaiah 42:8
"I am YaH; that is my Name! I will not yield my glory to another or my praise to idols.”
Isaiah 43:11
“I am YAH, and there is no other Savior but Me.”
Isaiah 45:5
“I am YaH, and there is none else.”
John 3:16: "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Amen!! There is nothing greater than meeting Jesus in "the secret place!!" No greater joy! Blessed to hear this❤
How can we pour out if our cup is empty? Only the Lord can fills us up so that we can become the overflow to others.
Powerful and on point message. God bless
Nowadays you can't even differentiate between a disco hall and some worships in Church. It's got the lights and the smoke. Lord have mercy.
Edited to add:
I never thought I would have to explain myself (sigh). People are quoting biblical texts that talks about smoke in the temple and lighting rumbling on the mountain and the incense used in their churches etc.
I am of course talking about the man-made smoke machines and the glitter ball/retro lights used in discos which has now seeped into our Churches.
Some ‘worship’ leaders even enter the Church via a rope being lowered down like a circus entertainer.
Thought this would be obvious really.
Haha good point being made here. I have over corrected on this topic and then gotten upset at what is actually excellence
A problem you won't see in an apostolic church.
Totally agree, but let me also add another perspective... Lights up, piano only, old time "Gaither-style" music in a southern church full of seniors, and it's no different than the smoke and lights. It's still a "worship leader" showing off, singing harmonies, more out of their love of the music of their younger days in the Quartet than their desire to actually worship (and lead true worship). It's still musicians more interested in skill and appearance than dedication to a Godly life.
Old people sitting there LISTENING to their favorites hymns from the "old times" is the same as young people jumping up and down LISTENING to their favorite songs from KLove. It's all just a self-serving show and not about worship either way. It's all self-satisfaction. It's still a "concert" when the intention is examined. God can be just as unimpressed with Orthodox chanting, Southern hymns, and click track rock songs.
So IMO, the problem isn't one extreme or the other when it comes to stage design or musical style. The problem is Christians of all style spectrums are just going through the motions, putting on a show, and selfishly worrying about what guitar pedal they need to dial in to sound exactly like the Hillsong record, or playing "I'll fly away" every week because old Lucy who helped buy the pews really enjoys that one. God can and is glorified and duly worshipped with "Hymn #482 - When the roll is called up yonder" no differently than "Ann Wilson - My Jesus" so long as the heart of the person is truly using the music as a vehicle to adore and praise God. Sadly, a lot of people, myself most of all, need to re-examine if God is truly our focus in our hearts. And if so, the production doesn't really matter and will self-correct if needed.
Disco hall…😂😂
@bryant8635 😂😂😂 This is accurate. I’ve been in the “disco” setting for years, and I also went to “southern senior” setting for years, in which they literally played the Gaither trio music as people worshipped the worship or the worship leader
Thanks for your words of wisdom, the hymns are great too..
I grow closer to the Lord as he is teaching and reminding me to pray constantly. To talk to him because he is a person. I love praising God. I feel so much closer to him when I do.
Praise the Lord.
well i got news for you you have grown closer to something that doesnt exist
your buying in to something that is false what good has praying ever done if it worked we would have world peace by now
so its all bs everything from the bible which is noting more than a book of bs put in place to control people
and been modified over the course of time to suit there agenda
Me too. Nothing like talking to him every day. Amen!
What church do you attend?
AMEN
I’ve been seeking a new church lately, because I’m tired of it just being about entertaining and performing even plain secular music to try to bring it along with that morning’s message.
I feel like the Holy Spirit is grieved
I appreciate what you just shared. I want the word of God and I wanna glorify God and worship praise his holy name.
Yes! Praying that the Holy Spirit is moving greatly in your next community
What secular song did they play in your church?
@@isaiahfenior1276 wow
find a liturgical church. Bible believing mainline churches do exist and most have conservative break-aways you could join. I'm thinking of Anglicans and Lutherans especially.
Please do attend a catholic Mass, it’s the truest form of worship in the church that Jesus himself established. I promise it’s worth it, Jesus is at the very center.
I’VE NEVER SEEN a video like this anywhere that has quite literally articulated my heart 🔥🔥🔥🔥 Subscribed.
You are so refreshing... I can't go and play church anymore. I have fallen more in love with Jesus in my front room than in church for 55 years.
God bless you !! 🙏
Ask yourself this question why do I go to church? we go to church to fellowship with our brothers and sisters in Christ, to edify and to praise and glorify our Lord and Savior Jesus,and also to be fed spiritual food you can't get that sitting at home in your 4 walls to think otherwise you are only deceiving yourself.
90% of churches in America are 501c3 which are in bed with the government . Not only have these churches compromised and became Judas, but they compromised the Gospel with the acceptance of false teachings, false religious activities, and acceptance of other religions. These churches claim they have Christ as the Lord but have traded the truth in for a lie.
Furthermore Christ is more alive to Bible believing Christians than church goers because a lot of biblical Christians are choosing to obey the Lord and his commandments over church attendance.
For the Lord is pleased with obedience rather than sacrifice.
Most modern day church buildings have mortgages larger than the congregants yearly wages, they traded discipleship with fake church activities, false worship, and pre-timed/ pre-planned services that are man centered. Most congregants are Luke warm , unreliable, and fake.
My point is:
A lot of Biblical Christians are choosing not to compromise themselves with government run churches. They see what's happening and the churches disobedience to Christ and want absolutely nothing to do with it.
That doesn't mean they neglect fellowship. Making a statement by using scripture without the full context of biblical understanding without asking real questions proves my point.
Most modern day churches members who came in unsaved are worse off than they came in because of compromised leadership that are narcissistic and want to be worshipped. They misrepresent scripture, cherry pick it, and butcher it to justify themselves in sin, and their church's doctrinal statement.
When you train your children in Cesars palace and bring them in the church without regard to biblical standards it creates lawlessness and complacency within the church.
Most church goers that call themselves "Christian mothers" send their children to cesaer palace from preK-12 and are choosing not to obey Christ to train them up. They also rely on 45 mins of water down hypnotic worship and 15 min motivation speaking sprinkled with scriptures to raise their children while they go be boss moms.
45 mins - 1 hour of " church attendance" is not enough biblical training for anyone let alone children.
Refusing to go to Cesaer palace for fellowship doesn't make this person deceived. It makes this person wise unto salvation.
Most bible believing Christians can't stand water down worship, water down motivational speaking, and false relationships. Most Bible believing Christians don't neglect fellowship with other believers they refuse to go along with the perpetuated lie to go to a building and be with compromised leadership and Christian in name only.
Amen
@@millarman100 Going to Church doesn’t make one a Christian. There are a lot of snakes that go to church. The true mark of a Christian is fervent relationship with Christ and living for Christ. Not some building with lights on. Full stop trying to gaslight and guilt trip fellow Christians. You don’t dictate on other people’s walk. You should not be acting like a Pharisee. People gather in many ways by joining Christian communities and Bible study to stay connected. So ask yourself, how are you any better playing holier than thou?
Acts 2:42
Hello! Im Catholic and I LOVE the points you make in this video. You make a point about Worship being a sacrifice. And Yes!! This is it! We are to give ourselves fully in thanksgiving of our Lord and God. The greatest gift we can give God is himself, in the flesh, so we make this sacrifice every Sunday to our Lord, true worship is unity with christ, spiritual AND physical, this is why we partake in the Eucharist which is the true prescence of Christ, not just a symbol! It truly is a gift to be connected to my Lord in this beautiful intimate way. God bless you brother and thank you for this video!
Another Catholic here and I agree wholeheartedly. The Mass is the truest, richest form of worship we can partake in before heaven itself.
Yes, and this is why I believe going to church should be a much more serious thing, because the whole point is to receive the consecrated body of Christ. I feel like this is what so many Christians are missing because they think of it as simply just a symbol. Jesus said, "Do this in memory of me"
I don't think you guys understand at all what his saying worshipping in are private life is better an more of a personal connection when I gave my life to Christ no religion was involved just me an God together in my home me staying in prayer fasting an reading the word God revealed so much through dreams an just so much many religious people wouldn't know this because they wanna act holy out but In reality the heart is full of deception ways
@@blossominginchrist “Religion” is not a dirty word, it literally means belief in God, and you do believe in God right? Have to tell you, nothing makes you understand your sinfulness and the grace of God more powerfully than when you go forward to receive the Eucharist as a Catholic. Read the Bible, literally, not as you have been told. There is nothing in John 6 that says that when Jesus said “this is my body” he meant it symbolically. Quite opposite. A symbol can’t kill you 1 Cor 11:27.
Catholic and in agreement with you 👍🏽👍🏽
100% agree, this is what made me switch churches since I've been at college. My church now has a high view of Scripture, a high view of people, and a desire to SHARE those high views with others. As a result it is one of the most joy-filled churches I have ever attended. There are no flashy sermons, loud music, and definitely no concert atmosphere.
thank you for sharing this. so timely!! was just talking about this with a friend and how we worship with our lives not just with songs. and when we get in the secret place that is where God is found intimately, so when we show up on sunday it's just an extension of already knowing Him and He's not a stranger to meet once a week but we recongize Him because we've already been with Him. sorry for the novel lol but i make christian music so topics like this fire me up
soo good!
If I’m being honest, I had stopped listening to most Christian music due to the superficiality of it, and I began just listen to slow jazz and lift my own prayer. But wow! I love your music! I thank the Lord for your example in the music industry. Thank you, please never change your perspective on this!
@@oxideaitunim I will often listen to Lofi study beats when I pray the psalms and scriptures in my Anglican prayer book and then raise up my personal petitions. That doesn't mean I never listen to contemporary Christian music, but it's in small doses and not often. I don't think i'd still be a Christian if my church taught that the only authentic spirituality was to be found in the hyper emotionalist tripe we call modern worship music
I personally have not found much a connection to worship through song and dancing. I am very serious, also playful, and always natural and real, full of love but not weird. Much of the time I simply rest in God and He rests in me while the Holy Spirit informs me of many things. I talk back once in awhile but God usually likes to sit there and dump info. Often I am infused with so much of Gods presence and love that I feel as if my soul is drowned helplessly in an ocean of love, where I can hardly compose myself. Beauty, power, truth, love, and justice is where I find peace. I could talk for so much even on just this. The way I understand what I say in comparison to others, I could elaborate for awhile😁😏
Also remember people…God’s path for us can have sharp turns. One moment is for the moment as well as the next. I right now have a certain situation, but it is preparation for a life I will live that’s different in the future. Journeys aren’t journeys imo if you’re not journeying🤓😱
Wow, awesome message! Convicting too! Thank you!
Douring preparation of songs for worship, I saw this message. I don't believe it happen by coincidence. Thank you brother for reminding us how we should approach the worship to our Lord.
Glad to hear your perspective on this.
Several years back, God used Colossians 3:16 to help me form my philosophy of worship where I believe the order of Psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs carries an order of importance. Sadly, most churches today seem to have flipped that order with most songs being testimonial (spiritual songs), occasionally singing hymns, and rarely (if ever) singing Psalms.
This is a big reason I started SOTD on my channel.
Thanks for sharing your journey!
Well said 👍
Such a good message! Will be sharing with our Church family!
Thank you for that powerful message GODBLESS 🙏♥️
this hits hard close to home, i was one touched by the power of the Holy spirit but now my intimation with my Lord has not been as good as i was drifting away from the Lord because of the temptation of the world. Lord Forgive Me, I have no other way to run but you alone my precious saviour Christ Jesus
It's ALL about The Secret Place! You've worded this BEAUTIFULLY! THANK YOU & BLESSINGS!!! GOD IS SOOO GOOD!
No, it is not
Wow Jake, that was powerful. God has been dealing with me about worship as well, feeling the need to simplify and get back to the basics. I've talked with several friends and they have been feeling something similar. For many churches, worship has become a performance, we got to get back to what worship was meant to be.
I've felt about this very strongly ever since I discovered real worship. This is how I feel: Pour your heart out to the Lord, be prepared to be vulnerable, real and even humbled, get yourself out of the way and let the Lord lead and be worshipped by all. Ultimately it's about get the flesh out of the way and being one.
The Spirit is whispering the same things to His children all over the world,I now sing old songs/hyms…the new circular Christian music that I sang when I got saved don’t cut it,there’s a sweet special place that worshipping in hyms lead me to
This was just on my fyp and I’m glad it was. I recently got saved in 2020/2021 and though I grew up in the church, it wasn’t as vibrant and I often remembered it. It has been like everyone came to hear a word and always was in a rush to leave after the word apart from the few who would converse afterwards. I agree with all of your points, especially the worshipping to song that we specifically relate to, and I was convicted because I find myself worshipping to songs I relate to, I never thought of it from the perspective, but you are so right. Thank you for this video!
Beautiful word. As a worshipper I learned what He wants is our faces turned toward Him. Crowd, no crowd, by myself worshipping Him. He also pays all the bills so I can keep Him as my only Master. I wish others would learn His true Kingdom which is at hand. 45 years He's been faithful. No church!
You are the church! The real church. Keep loving Him and people!
True worship is prayer, fasting reading the Bible and obeying the Lord!
How refreshing to hear this young man.
We sing as a congregation with hymnals and a piano player. Our pastor is the song leader. We don't have a band or a stage. Our time of praise is such a blessing to all of us as we praise our God and Savior.
I agree with you. I haven’t actually been to church since 2020 much. But I spend hours with Him each day and I am so much more on connected to Him. Now I am temporarily disabled from an injury so ….. God is faithful if we seek Him.
Isaiah 53 declares that Christ heals . So receive your healing and rejoice!
Seeking the Lord at home is not a replacement for corporate worship.
Modern worship in CCM churches is not really worship, it is more a rock-show with a star that gets all the attention, not God. The songs are always changing, you can't hear yourself sing with the congregation because it is so loud. The light shows are outrageous. We just need to get back to simple traditional hymns.
Remixes of hymns are no different than new music. Old hymns are no better now than when they were written. They don't get better with age. Some hymns are no better than new music in the first place.
So so good Jake- Thank you so much for speaking out. I feel you 100 % on every single word you said.
Humbling and so true! Stirs my heart to visit the secret place daily!
“I’ve been doing corporate worship wrong… so I’m not going to do it at all”
Yea, that’ll show ‘em
did you watch the video?
Totally Agree! Thanks for sharing and God Bless.
Thank you for your timely encouraging words!
Wow...the same thing is moving me the past months. Thank you for this video and you message. It encourages me to keep on the track!
Excellent and challenging thoughts.
Amen! This is really pure! Thanks for that. Lets Worship Him!
I'm a media church member. I worship in my bedroom, watch the 3 weekly services. Besides that, I worship alone with just myself and God. Because my heart leads me to. Praise God. Hallelujah to the Lamb. Glory to God. Thank you Jesus for saving my soul.
Doesn’t Paul tell us to not forsake gathering together?
@@frisco61Alot of snakes attend churches. Many churches have been watered down and compromised. Sound doctrine and healthy churches are hard to find nowadays. It’s relationship with the Lord matters and join christian communities and Bible study is another great way to stay connected.
Many of you people here have gone from being wiser and better than the rest of Church to worshipping alone. You don't care about Christ's Church and you are not responsible towards it and so you are blind to reality and to your own state. You are not going to heaven if you don't love the Church. And this guy with wordly appearance is wrong since you seem to find confirmation for yourselves in his video.
Thank God for this wonderful revelation. May God continue to bless you.
Absolutely love this word from God
Well said, brother. I'm relatively new to faith in God and very new to leading worship. Your testimony is both convicting and inspiring. Thank you for sharing in His name.
I'm leading worship tomorrow night at my church. Great message.
I encourage you to be in the Word. If you need to be discipled and mentored seek that out. You are in such an important position of leadership that it should not be taken lightly. It is so easy to misspeak unintentionally on that platform and that is serious stuff! God bless you in this role. I have seen some churches place a great musician in that role but Biblically illiterate…dangerous combination. I love how our worship pastor reminds us of the meaning of worship, prays over our congregation, chooses songs rich in sound doctrine, and disciples his team in the Lord first, and musically second. He remains humble and takes every opportunity to teach on the meaning of worship. If you aren’t in the Word, you can’t do that. When people clap, he continually reminds the congregation of where our praise should be directed. Through it, people are discipled in the Lord. New people come every week and they think it’s a “great performance.” They don’t know any better so worship leaders need to continually teach on the meaning of worship. When people compliment him on his “performance” he is ready with a response that immediately takes the focus off of him and places it in its rightful place. Just some thoughts❤
BEAUTIFUL! Couldn't have said it better myself!
Very powerful message many churches are struggling with this exactly!
Thank you so much for this video brother . It was definitely edifying. I am a baby Christian in the sense that I have only been going church now for 8 months . I came in o Christ not through the church but through watching you tube videos on line and getting on my knees so n the secret place . I definitely agree with everything you are saying . I had up and downs . But I know that without prayer I can fall in the becoming a religious Christian . I know in my heart that what I seek is to know the lord in spirit and in thruth .
It’s all about relationship with God. Spending time with Him. You are so on point! Thanks for sharing!
I've felt this tug. I think anyone who works or volunteers in ministry feels it. It often gets to a point where it becomes a job to be done. We are so distracted with the planning, rehearsing, and the execution of worship that the band members, pastor, and AV crew don't feel like WE have time to worship. We're too busy planning worship to worship!
The problem compounds on itself as well. We (in ministry) often make excuses not to spend private time with the Lord because "well, I do it every week preparing for worship."
To boil it down simply:
We spend so much time preparing meaningful worship for OTHERS that we fail to find OUR OWN meaningful worship.
WOW
One of the best messages ever ❤️🔥
Bless you my brother. I pray that the Lord guides you on your road back to true worship. "Worship is what you sacrifice to the Lord and not how it makes you feel." BRILLIANT!!!
amen brother thanks for posting and sharing thumbs
Beautiful share. Thank you. I needed to hear this.
Started when I was 16years and I’m 57 this year.
Still serving in worship team
- Small crowds
- Thousands
- World renown worship
I love Jesus he gave me gifts to serve him and serve people
I seen it all, the good, the bad and the ugly…
it won’t stop me loving Jesus and loving worshiping and serving others and it never will.
All my days.
Thank you for making this video. This is what the bride of Christ needs to hear in this hour
Wow,this is an amazing message. I will definitely try to bring this into my life. These last days I had a lot of work to do with people around me and I felt empty because I had no time to be with the lord. Reunion with him is what I seek and this will bring me closer. Thanks be to the lord who showed me and taught me so that I can become more and more how my Lord my God Jesus Christ is. Blessed be the Lord almighty forever and ever. Amen❤️🙏
Thank you for speaking the TRUTH. This conviction is what we all need. It brings us back to the Father. Thank you God!
As you started to share, I said out loud - “God what are you doing?”
The reality is that God is doing something in church, he’s rising up True worshipers. Opening the eyes of the blind. Yes you may think, how could I be blind? I go to church, I serve at church, I serve God yet we don’t know Him and He doesn’t know us.
God bless you for stepping out and speaking to the church. The church thinks we’re only supposed to save the lost.. Yet there’s so many in Church that are lost and need to reconnect their faith back to God.
I often remember Daniel‘s prayer in Daniel chapter 9. He said forgive us all. Even though one could count himself out because he sees a people in need in Jesus… no he counted himself just like them. Lowering himself down and saying forgive us all. Once we start praying for each other and asking God for repentance and all of our lives, that’s when I believe breakthrough will happen in the church.
Forgive us all Father. We’ve lost our way and are in need of you daily in our personal lives. Bring us back to our first love! 🙏🏼
Amen brother!! Wonderful revelations of the Lord!! Continue in your journey and sharing your convictions and wisdom 🙏🏻💗🕊️
Thanks for posting this! As a Worship leader of a teeny tiny Church I’ve felt this same way… Keep up The Great Kingdom Work!
Shalom from Florida
So good Jake. Appreciate your thoughts and heart.
I’m so relieved this wasn’t another “leaving the faith in Jesus” video!!! I actually didn’t want to watch, but I was drawn by the humble picture and felt gently pressed to watch. Praise Jesus!!! I’m so grateful for what you’ve shared, grateful that I sincerely listened!!! I’m going to begin praying that true pastors and shepherds share this message with their congregations!!! If people actually put this into action, in a short time, the praises being lifted to our beloved God on a Sunday morning and every day would be overwhelming!!! Hallelujah!!! My love and prayers are with you and all!!!🕊✝️💞
Jake!!! This is soo good, this is soo needed! Thanks a lot for this! YOU ARE RIGHT
thank you Jake for your honesty. As a worshipper myself who has been out of "church" worship for the last few years, I believer what you're saying about personal worship every day. God bless you and continue to lead you to come close to Him and enjoy His presence.
Your absolutely right. There is so much pride in the church and even sometimes i go to church theres people in the congregation that are saved not worshipping at all. Just sitting in the pew. We need to truly worship God in love and in spirit!! I love true worship!!
Thank you so much for sharing this 🙏🏾
After over 21 years of studying scripture daily and attending services I finally ended up developing Hellfire Psychosis and was admitted. It was not until I understood grace and declined damnation that this was lifted from my mind and soul.
I couldn't agree more about Sunday sermons. As an Anglican and Catholic, I have long cherished the insights I have had privately during the week as much or more than those from the pulpit on Sunday morning. Of course those insights always have to be viewed in light of the wider teaching of the church and scripture.
This is so beautiful. God bless you. 🙏
Thank you for sharing this. I have been feeling the same way.
I am so glad I found this today. I feel exactly the same as you do. I don't go to church, the last time I went to church it just felt like it was all about the concert especially to the performers. I do read the Bible daily though and have for years now. Another part of this that really spoke to me though was when you said that people expect something from God when they go to worship and I have to admit that I have been guilty of this myself, but I also came to realize that when I read my Bible as I do daily that God always does give me something and I just wasn't seeing it before until I watched your video and I watched it twice. For instance today I was reading in the book of Luke Chapter 7 where Jesus was speaking in parable and he said to one of the Pharisees " There was a certain creditor which had two debtors: the one owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty. And when they had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both. Tell me therefore, which one of them will love him most? " Simon answered and said, I suppose that he, to whom he forgave most. And he said unto him, "Thou hast rightly judged." I really felt that God gave me that message this morning, so he did give me something. I know that I am a terrible sinner and I owe a great debt and I know that God wants to forgive me. I just wanted to share that.
Thanks for sharing this. Really spoke to my heart
You nailed it! Not just worship but also the preaching motivational messages.
amen bro. great message.
God wanted me to watch your video before I start my new music director job! Oh my goodness! Thank you for the reminder that I need to spend time with the Lord everyday! Thank you for this beautiful message! ❤
Every word you spoke is correct. Thank you for bringing this to mind. I miss true worship and am going back to it.
You are so on point young man!!!!!!
Worship is an attitude of the heart, it isn’t a song or a dance in church. “Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness”. “Without holiness, no man shall see God”.
So true
YES!!! I too am a worship leader and have been for 25 years and I can't do it anymore. It's all about emotional manipulation, the smoke, the lights, the concert like venue. I just can't do it anymore, Worship is not suppose to be like that AT ALL. Love this video, thank you! The American Christian church is so far off base from what Christ intended.
Yes. I went through this in 22. Took some time in church but not serving to just heal. God opened up an opportunity with healthy leadership, then I got to slowly learn from others that could discern the Holy Spirit
And slowly, God began to show me more and more of His heart as He could trust me more and more
Your honesty is such a blessing, your sharing your heart thank you
Brother!! Bless the name of Jesus:) This is exactly what I am teaching my church family:) We after a year are seeing the start of revival!!! Great truth that the rest of the church needs to hear keep seeking him!!
Thank you for sharing your heart. I am a Catholic mother from the other side of the world. Yes, true worship is sacrifice. On Sundays and any Mass any and every day of the week, we come to bring ourselves as a sacrifice and Jesus, in his Real Presence(Please read the latter part of John 6 which is sadly ignored by many) gives himself to us. Many Catholics do not fully appreciate how the sacrifice of the Mass brings Heaven and earth together at that time. Holy Mass always ends with our priest sending us out, after our sharing in this sacrifice, to ‘go out and glorify the Lord with your life’ or a similar command. I don’t have to tell you that many of us fall short or sadly just go through the motions, but when we truly respond to that gift of Christ himself and God’s grace to grow in knowledge of Christ, body, blood, soul and divinity, we get the tiniest bit closer to being Christlike. Our joys, challenges, sufferings, mistakes, yes our sins, then all matter, because that is all of our sacrifice. And God can and will use it all for good, we don’t have to know how, who, when or where. Peace be with you🙏🏾
Thank you for sharing completely agree.
Thank you for this. God bless
Hey Brian, first of all thank you for sharing your story you are right so congrats for coming out. Allow me to say my genius love sharing opinion.
I hear you , now I think worship is not the problem it’s maybe the people themselves and the church beliefs and culture. I can from Uganda 🇺🇬 east Africa and this is our we are taught everyone of us is encouraged to pray daily and fast some days in the week but not taking a whole week without fasting and churches are open almost everyday some day and night for people who work, now if you are a minister at the pulpit you out to gather go to the mountain with the main pastor dry fast and pray as the spirit leads and also every week there a overnight for ministers in church and they meet frequently before they start to minister, this helps the fire burning.
Sometimes the secret place is not easy alone but as long as you have a community it helps you catch fire which fire will fuel your secret .
Another thing consecration is really key we are taught to let go of the secular world music , tv shows , gossip , some fashions ,some company a lot of things as these take off of fires .. so maybe it’s highly time we did as well a lot of thing that we do which I can’t put here.
Also we should learn that worship is not about us but God alone and it’s beyond music and instruments but it’s more of INTIMACY with GOD EXALTING BEYOND THE STRUGGLES making them not insignificant like they don’t exist at all ❤
Wow!! Hearing what you said is so true!! It's important to get in the word daily but also early morning before the sun comes up just as Jesus would pray in the Garden of Gethsemane while the disciples slept. We can be like Jesus and pray and be filled with the word even before we go to sunday service and even throughout the week before we continue with the rest of our days in each week!!! Hope this can give you an idea of when we can spend our time with God! Blessings!
Same goes with worship as well.. most of the time in the church I attend, we are all singing hymns and everyone is using their voices and our instruments is our hands! It feels great because we all are doing it together and we all have the Zeal to do it!!
Amen Brother Praise Jesus Christ. Awesome discernment and awareness thanks for sharing
Thank you, so true, God bless you! 🙌🙏
Well said Jake. I recently stepped away from leading because I do not like the direction the North American church is going. I got saved at 29. Saved from a selfish life of partying, playing in a touring rock band and slowly destroying my life. I put my guitar case under my bed and never touched it for 7 years. Finally, the Lord called me to be a worship leader and I have played for him for over 30 years, but now the average Sunday morning service sounds more like a rock concert than a service. When the volumes are so loud you can’t even heard the person next to you singing and the auditorium is black and the stage lights are so bright they hurt you eyes…..I feel like I’m back on tour with the old band. There are times and venues for concerts and loud music, but Sunday morning service in a church of 200 or less, is not that place to try to take the roof of the building. I agree 1000%……”christians” are coming to church empty looking for thrilled and excitement instead of coming full of God and ready to serve.
I agree with you, i felt uneasy at a church pastor always praising the worship team, individually saying good things about his team and the church itself, money was another issue or red flags i picked up. I was baptist in this church and the pool set up out side the church for the occasion. I was excited because it started raining and that gave me strength knowing God is blessing the water I'm about to be baptist in. I believe from that day onwards the holy spirit was doing it's work in me, i started realising this church was not worshipping Jesus correctly and alot of discouraging things happened i left the church and also my toxic marriage that led me to this church. Praise God for our gift of discernment 🙌. All glory to God for saving us from these disception around our lives 🙏🙌