Archive for May, 2010
Moses tries to avoid his calling
I was listening to the radio as I was coming home from a meeting and heard Chip Ingram talk about Moses. Apparently, Moses tried to avoid God’s call on his life.
Yes, I believe I am supposed to help lead the way for multicultural worship, but when things don’t line up like they’re supposed to we all begin to doubt a little, right? I’ll let you read through Exodus 3 and Exodus 4:1-17. But I’ll share a few things I hope to avoid and learn from Moses’ mistakes.
Application…
1. Moses thought too low of himself. It’s great to have a humble heart, but to go beyond that is harmful. Why? You avoid the part of God’s plan that He wants you to be a part of because you think you’re not good enough.
I know I think that way because I don’t have had formal music training since my sophomore year of high school and it took me 3.5 yrs to finish my general education classes. (Exodus 3:11)
2. Moses believes he doesn’t have credibility. Because of what I mentioned earlier I feel like I don’t have credibility, yet once I talk to people about my passion and heart for multicultural worship they hardly ever ask me about my credibility. All this is to say that what matters is that God is behind you. He is the most important credibility we need. (Exodus 4:1)
3. Moses questions how God made him. I noticed that Moses starts to talk about some of his weaknesses and how that can be a hindrance to God’s plan…as if to say that God didn’t know what he was doing when He made him. Yes, Moses was slow in speech, but God wanted him for a particular reason.
In the past I saw my introverted tendencies to be a hindrance to God’s plans. I’d be so tired after spending a few hours with a group of friends. But I’ve that I can use this as an “advantage”.
When I’m at a conference I like to talk to as many people as possible to see who I can connect with. Then I can find those few people I can have one-to-one conversations with. (Exodus 4:10)
Lesson…
If you’ve started on the road to becoming a multicultural worship leader, trust in God’s sovereignty. Trust that He knew what He was doing when He made you. Trust that He knew what He was doing when He created you to be born in this time and age. Trust Him.
Share your story and your life…
Sincerely,
Peter Park
Blogger/Worship Leader/Speaker
peterpark@redemptionboulevard.com
(800) 453-3284
© 2010, Peter Park. All rights reserved.
Traditional vs. Cultural
Is there a difference…
When I initially thought of multicultural worship I was only really thinking of different ethnic groups/races. The thought hadn’t really occurred to me to consider traditional values as well.
But what I’ve come to realize is that those differences are really generational. I know that might seem obvious to some of you, but I just came to that conclusion recently.
Now, each generation has their own culture. Each generation likes different kinds of music, technology, and foods. Each generation even talks differently.
Story time…
Recently, some of the guys from church were planning to go paintballing. But, there was a charity event going on the day we wanted to go. Long story short we went to the movies instead.
One of the guys that went with us is in high school. I have to be honest, I had a hard time connecting with him. For one thing, we just didn’t find the same things funny.
Realization…
But I did learn something…just like I need to intentionally make an effort to learn the different aspects of another person’s culture/race I need to do that with other generations.
And a lot of those “traditional” values are things we can still include in the service such as dressing up for church or respecting our elders.
Sometimes we see those newer things as cultural things and don’t necessarily see them as a generational value. This is as simple as the younger generations using Facebook, Twitter, texting, blogging, or online videos to communicate with one another.
And it’s not a bad thing, as long as it’s balanced with some traditional things too, like actually spending time with people face-to-face.
Lesson…
Whether we’re talking about traditional things or ethnic things, each of those people groups have a culture and we need to learn about them.
Share your story and your life…
Sincerely,
Peter Park
Blogger/Worship Leader/Speaker
peterpark@redemptionboulevard.com
(800) 453-3284
© 2010, Peter Park. All rights reserved.
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