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ASK YOURSELF

Do I SEE God at work every time we gather for worship?

 

Does my life and leadership REVEAL God?

 

Do I lead people into DEEPER relationship with God?

 

Will I ENDURE as a leader?

 

Do I EQUIP and ENCOURAGE artists that team with me?

 

Do I walk in my CALLING with focused passion?

 

Do I build COMMUNITY with other worship leaders?

 

Am I truly CONNECTED to my own heart?

 

Do I walk around with a WIDE grin on my face? :-D

 

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I was having a conversation with a worship team last week about how we connect with the Lord through worshiping together. And I started describing my own process in getting through when stuff tries to block me from God at a heart level.  I thought about this...


How blessed is the man whose strength is in You,
in whose heart are the highways to Zion.  [Psalm 84:5 NASV]

 

My heart is a smooth, wide, fast road to God.
Highway (NV-375) [Elvis the Cat].........
The Heart of the Matter

If I'm not connecting to the Lord through the song because I don't like the song, my heart is a highway to Zion.
 empty highway [wvs]
If the singers are out of tune, my heart is a highway to Zion.
 The Open Road [Stuck in Customs]










If the bass player and drummer don't seem to be playing the same song, my heart is a highway to Zion.
 Thanks For Watching My Back [Beefus]
If I am stressed out about whatever, my heart is a highway to Zion.
On a dark highway [merriewells]





What's the Journey Like?

I have learned the path to get there quickly.  I don't have to survey the land and chop through the underbrush. 
 Thick Underbrush [Amy Honey]













I've walked the path over and over...
The law of the Jungle [Ben]

and now there is a foot path worn through on the way to God's presence.
Jungle Trail [RAMASUBRAMANIYAN]













I kept walking that path until it got broader and smoother.
 3213-HDR-exif [mat55it]

Then, somehow, this long, winding road to God became this short, wide, blacktop highway with bright white lines taking me straight to Him.
 Ruta 12 [Flowery Luza]

No stop lights.

 I wanna go home [monkeyc.net]
No toll booths.
 Cash Only [wmliu]
No traffic [there's never any traffic on this highway!], just drive.
 super-highway-traffic [danny.todd]

Boom, I'm there...Zion...God in full view!
Life is a Highway...[justpedalhard]

What does your heart highway look like?

The Road to Watchman [Forget Me Knott Photography]

The Road Less Traveled [Forget Me Knott Photography]

Infinita highway [Gustavo Barreto]

On a dark desert highway...[from the field]

The Loneliest Highway in the World [kla4067]

Highway [ jwt1988]

Highway 160 [SFAntti]

Extraterrestrial Highway 375 [NineEighteen]

Highway 85, Wide-Open Flats [Welfl]

Highway to Heaven [Parowan496]

And really, why would I go to such lengths to find so many different highway pictures? Truth is, I really want you to have one you can use to imagine your own highway! Can you see it?

Isaiah 62:10 [MSG]
"Walk out of the gates. Get going! Get the road ready for the people.
Build the highway. Get at it! Clear the debris, hoist high a flag, a signal to all peoples!"
UPCOMING EVENTS - Vocal Workshop!
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April 29Join us Thursday, April 29th at 7:00 PMfor a Vocal Workshopat Leola United Methodist Church! Vocal Coach & Speaker, Nancy Meyer, is a classically trained soprano who has recorded two albums and volunteers at Calvary Churchas a part of the worship team. In addition to singing and vocal coaching, Nancy speaks regularly through a ministry she founded called Hope4Hearts.
 
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