Psalm 46:8 “Be still
and know that I am God.”
“Unhurried Worship” is a term we use to describe the musical
worship time at our mid-week Encounter gathering. Encounter is an extension of our Healing
Prayer Ministries at Reynolda Church.
When we gather for Encounter we know that we are gathering to experience
the Presence of the Spirit of Jesus.
This expectant attitude leads to powerful times of worship and deep
relational blessings from the Holy Spirit.
When planning for Encounter services we always leave space
and time for the Holy Spirit to minister in the midst of musical worship. We will let go of the song arrangement and
leave space for spontaneous Spirit inspired lyrics and melodies to emerge. We have been blessed many times by the Spirit
leading us through an entire evening of Spirit inspired spontaneous songs. As we worship in an “un-hurried” manner we
leave room for scripture reading, prophetic singing, and calls for healing
prayer all in the midst of giving glory to God through song. It’s a true blessing to let God control the
liturgy of a service.
That being said, we do plan.
If it weren’t for planning we would not have the comfort level it takes
to let go and let the Spirit take control.
We plan for six songs each evening.
Three that are more praise focused to help those gathered sing of the
blessings God pours out on his people.
Then we have a short teaching time that guides us toward a passionate
time of prayer ministry in the midst of worship. During this ministry time we lead songs that
are more worship centric, focused on the attributes of God. As we move through these songs we will often
linger in instrumental improvisation that supports the work of the Spirit and
does not distract. At all times we try
to be very aware of what God is doing in this gathering and we will open our
hearts and liturgy to let Him speak, heal, and minister to His Church.
I feel it is vital to experience God in an un-hurried
worship environment. Worship in about
giving worth to our Creator, Savior, and Restorer. We are blessed to spend meaningful time with
Him. Let’s not rush it, be it in our
personal or congregational times of worship.
Why don’t we “be still and know that he is God?”
