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Helping Believers Worship In Spirit And in Truth<\/h1>\n

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How do you make people worship? The short answer is, you can\u2019t. It is humanly impossible to make<\/em> people worship. Regardless of the talent of the musician, the mood of the worship service, the expertise of the worship media<\/a>, or the volume of the music, nobody can make another person truly worship. That being said, a worship leader or worship pastor should strive to provide an atmosphere that is conducive to worship. A better issue to consider is that of helping<\/em> people worship. How do you do it?<\/p>\n

Leading worship is a task fraught with pitfalls. You must prayerfully navigate away from false forms of worship, like \u00a0self-worship, empty worship, worship for show, and so on. Helping people worship is not about making<\/em> people worship, as mentioned above. What is it then?<\/p>\n

Is it about atmosphere? Surely, if you have the right atmosphere, people will be compelled to worship, right?\u00a0No. The right \u201cworship atmosphere\u201d isn\u2019t something you can somehow manipulate, like you would adjust the thermostat in a climate-controlled building. It\u2019s not about musical talent, either. Sure, it will be distracting if your voice cracks while trying to hit the high \u201ce,\u201d but this does not prevent or compel worship. In order to answer the question, \u201chow do you help people worship,\u201d it will be helpful to look at some basic biblical facts.<\/p>\n

Worship is about ascribing to God His worth<\/strong> (1 Chronicles 16:27-29<\/a>; 2 Kings 17:36<\/a>). First off, worship is not even about us to begin with. Worship is about God. It sounds simplistic, I know, but think about how easy it is to slide in and out of a worship service, giving scant attention to the Very One for whom the worship service exists. At the very least, such a truth should humble us and knock us off our high horses if we think we can somehow manipulate or coerce people into a worshipful attitude.<\/p>\n