[Faith-talk] "Worship services, (A need for Balance!")

[Joshua Lester]

Amen!
I'm okay with jazzing up some of the songs, such as "Power in the
Blood," but I don't like turning the service into a Rock N Roll show.
Blessings, Joshua

On 8/21/11, Barbara Hammel <poetlori8 at msn.com> wrote:
> I haven't been to our church service in forever because one of us has to
> stay in our kids' room to help but our church "took care" of that problem by
> having two services.  Supposedly they sing hymns and the old choruses at the
> tradition service and all that new stuff at ther river--or
> contemporary--service.
> Now, the catch is, when I was able to go, the hymns weren't sung in the
> tradition way.  What's with no one ever wanting to do things the old way?
> Does everything really Have to change?
> I agree with you, Joshua, on those 7 11 songs.  However.  They are just
> milk, most of them, but a fesw of them are fun to sing.  I prefer songs that
> run in the hymn style of verse chorus verse chorus but not second verse same
> as the first.  Milk is great for young believers, but meat is the something
> to chew on that we all need.
> Barbara
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> Let every nation know whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay
> any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose
> any foe, in order to assure the survival and the success of liberty.--John
> F. Kennedy
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joshua Lester
> Sent: Saturday, August 20, 2011 11:21 PM
> To: Faith-talk,for the discussion of faith and religion
> Subject: [Faith-talk] "Worship services, (A need for Balance!")
>
> Hi, it's Joshua Lester.
> Last night, I attended a youth "Back to School ralley."
> My pastor preached for it, but the worship was something that I didn't like.
> I felt out of place, because all of the songs were contemporary.
> I know the older contemporary worship songs, but they sang the newer
> songs, that came out, after I left the Assemblies of God.
> I only recognized the last song, that was sung during the altar service.
> I only know the older hymns.
> I think it would be better, if we had a balance, between traditional,
> and contemporary.
> Our church has a balance.
> We sing Southern Gospel hymns, traditional African American Gospel
> music, and CCM.
> I also sing my original songs, which is a blend of all 3 styles,
> accompanied with occasional Bluegrass.
> I also like the Hebraic worship.
> Some of those songs are, "When the Spirit of the Lord, comes upon my
> heart, I'll dance, like David danced," "Havenu Shalom Allechim,"
> "Sound the alarm," etc.
> I don't sing those much, at my Apostolic church, but we sang them in the AG.
> How are your services?
> The only way, that you can keep from offending people, in the worship
> services, is to incorperate what everyone wants to hear.
> Blessings, Joshua
>
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