The Un-Formula: Blogger, Dan Rutty
A few weeks back pastor Rob asked me to blog about how I was able to build a worship team to 6 very talented leaders, over 30 unbelievable musicians and singers, and a great sound team. While other churches are paying quite well for their worship experience, our worship leaders give that up, to serve at Southbrook…for no compensation.
There’s only one problem….I didn’t do it. I drew a blank when I was asked. Any credit for my success, goes to my creator. The One who gives me breath, talent, and a reason to sing. Without God I have nothing worthwhile to sing about. He only uses me to build a worship experience that is pleasing to Him. I’m only a vessel. God could use a rock or a tree if He wanted to… but as long as we are willing individuals, God will use us.
God’s formula for success is simple, however, due to our own pride and selfishness we fight it. It took years for this to sink in to my thick head! Here’s some “essentials” I had to learn.
1. I am not as cool as I thought I was. (Shocking huh? Ha!)
2. Pride gets you nowhere.
3. Nothing, outside of God’s goodness, satisfies
Those revelations led me to humility and humbleness is where ministry begins.
The world does not revolve around me. It revolves around God. It was real easy for me to feel grace… because I was lost in sin. Regardless, we all have sinned and need the grace of Jesus.
God said to us:
“I love you so much, I gave My Son, so you may have life”
I answer; “God, I love You so much, I give my life back to you”
Worship
Our God Reigns
Next, we must acknowledge that there is a Kingdom and a God that is far greater than we can ever imagine. Some of us are so busy investing in our “little kingdoms”, we miss out on the reason we were born… to serve God. We are to worship with our lives the only One worth worshiping.
We serve a huge God. We can’t even get our head around it. Our greatest scientists have tried, and never even come close.
Want to feel small? Check out Job: 38… God is huge and we really have no idea! The good news is we don’t need to figure it out. We just need to embrace our meager selves and lift high our great God. Despite the fact that God is downright scary with His awesome glory, He loves us. As if that weren’t enough, we can call Him father… and that’s worth singing about.
Once we reach this point, we can get a bit crazy. We start lifting our hands, falling to our knees, smiling like never before and shedding tears of joy. Our God reigns. All we have is our lives to honor him with. =Worship.
It’s really quite amazing that anyone plays at Southbrook. They are usually humbled quite quickly. But for some strange reason, most of us enjoy feeling small. It’s not our human nature although it is God’s desire for us. Not because he is conceded, because He is God. The glory is not ours for the taking, the glory His. He deserves it. He is God.
When worship is happening out of a humble place it’s amazing… it keeps us all coming back for more and draws others in.
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