Have you ever stood in a worship service unsure of what’s expected of you?
It’s 9 AM, you’re not really a singer to begin with, you’re tired, and yet the worship leader is asking you to sing; sing from the heart. Sure, you’ve hummed along to a few songs in the car. Maybe you’ve even belted out an anthem at a football game.
But you can’t be expected to actually sing. And besides, nobody wants to hear your voice anyway, right? I want to offer you a least one reason why your singing, even your mediocre singing, matters for God’s kingdom
Singing and Gospel Witness
“There is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to people by which we must be saved.” – Acts 4:12
In an increasingly fractured society, getting a room of people to fully agree on anything seems impossible. If you spent the holidays with extended family, you know what I’m talking about. The list of non-controversial conversation topics has gotten smaller and smaller.
And yet, once a week, Christians participate in a bizarre, countercultural practice. We all shuffle into a room, stand facing the same direction, and all togetheragree on something:
“In Christ alone, my hope is found…”
“You turn Graves Into Gardens… you’re the only one who can!”
“My hope is built on nothing less than Jesus’ blood and righteousness”
These songs make divisive, exclusive, radical claims about our reality: Christ alone deserves our worship; Christ alone has the power to save. And, if everyone in our worship center is singing, you can witness almost 400 people at a time agreeing on one radical message: the gospel of Christ.
Gathered worship is a powerful witness of the gospel to anyone who walks through our doors. By joining your voice in the song of the church, you can participate in this beautiful picture of gospel unity. Just by singing, you can invite others into life with God.
