Hello brethren!
My first post besides my hello post in the welcome forum, I hope I've placed it in the proper forum.
Our little congregation is very close and very tight, my wife and I love it. All of us have come out of the mega church style of spectacle-flavored "worship" and mediocre sermons. Overcoming the idea that God is some kind of heavenly good buddy is difficult for some of our members, and we are seeking to encourage one another to worship our Lord as the Almighty, Creator, Ancient of Days, and come before him with reverence and a trembling spirit. While we know we are free to boldly approach the throne of God as our loving and gracious Father, we don't want to be cavalier about it, we want to worship God in proper fashion.
Can any of you help sharpen us in this direction with the Word? Where might we best look to see how God requires His people to worship Him corporately? I'm sure I've overlooked some gem of God's Word. We do tend to stand on the various "make a joyful noise" and "skillful psalm singing" type of Psalms as understanding that a proper liberty of emotion is a good thing, but we want to ensure we understand what the Bible says about true piety and reverence.
Insight?
My first post besides my hello post in the welcome forum, I hope I've placed it in the proper forum.
Our little congregation is very close and very tight, my wife and I love it. All of us have come out of the mega church style of spectacle-flavored "worship" and mediocre sermons. Overcoming the idea that God is some kind of heavenly good buddy is difficult for some of our members, and we are seeking to encourage one another to worship our Lord as the Almighty, Creator, Ancient of Days, and come before him with reverence and a trembling spirit. While we know we are free to boldly approach the throne of God as our loving and gracious Father, we don't want to be cavalier about it, we want to worship God in proper fashion.
Can any of you help sharpen us in this direction with the Word? Where might we best look to see how God requires His people to worship Him corporately? I'm sure I've overlooked some gem of God's Word. We do tend to stand on the various "make a joyful noise" and "skillful psalm singing" type of Psalms as understanding that a proper liberty of emotion is a good thing, but we want to ensure we understand what the Bible says about true piety and reverence.
Insight?