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WORSHIP AT SHADOW MOUNTAIN CHURCH
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The worship team of Shadow Mountain Church exists to magnify the greatness of God in Jesus Christ through the power of the Holy Spirit, skillfully combining God's Word with music, thereby motivating the gathered church to proclaim the gospel, to cherish God's presence and to live for God's glory. The goals of the worship team are:
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1) To help the congregation understand the concept of biblical worship.
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2) To encourage the congregation to establish corporate worship as a priority, and personal worship as the ultimate priority in their lives.
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3) To help the congregation fully engage in corporate worship.
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Worship must be in spirit (with a right heart) and in truth (according to how God prescribes it in Scripture) to be acceptable to God (John 4:24). There is no question but that God takes the act of worship seriously and therefore, we do also. First and foremost, our priority is that our worship be acceptable to God, not to individuals. God Himself is essentially the boss of how He will be worshipped, not us.
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At SMC, we believe in Sola Scriptura – Scripture alone. This means that Scripture is sufficient to meet every need of the human soul. All essential spiritual truth is contained in the Word of God. In applying Sola Scriptura to worship, every lyric of every song must be in agreement with Scripture (2 Timothy 4:2). If our pastor cannot preach it, we cannot sing it. The songs must edify the congregation (Ephesians 4:12), honor the Lord (Hebrews 12:28), and place no confidence in the flesh (Philippians 3:3). Because the focal point of every service is the pastor's sermon, the lead worshipper is given the big idea of the message each week. Theologically-correct songs are selected that support the message. The song selections are then given to the pastor for his final approval.
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In summary, worship is giving honor and adoration to God. It must be done in spirit (with a right heart) and in truth (in accordance with Scripture). All of the music that we sing at SMC will be analyzed through that grid.
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