Most of us love a moving worship service with worship that ushers us into the throne room of God. Music that is well prepared spiritually and musically
helps us to express our thanks and praise while at the same time getting in touch with our need for confession and more of God. Then a kicking choir song that makes us stand to our feet in exuberant agreement, clapping and shouting to God with a voice of triumph! “Yes – now that’s worship,” you say.
But, music is not our only way of expressing a heartfelt response of worship to God. Romans 12:1 from The Message tells us “So here's what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life—your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life—and place it before God as an offering. Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for him.”
Worship is our response to Who God is and what He has done for us. Have you ever thought of “taking your everyday life” to the nursery to minister to the babies and toddlers as an “offering of worship” to God? Well, this is worship that not only blesses God, but the children and their parents as well.
I remember when our church was much smaller and I had two children in the nursery. Of course, since I used the nursery, I took my turn ministering to the children. I have to admit that since I was with them twenty-four seven I enjoyed the Sundays that I could just drop them off and go enjoy worship and the Word without worrying or fearing that my children being with me would distract others. But some months I ended up in the nursery almost weekly because someone scheduled didn’t show up.
I wish I could say that I counted it as worship then, but I didn’t have the understanding of worship that I do now. I sometimes wondered why I had gone to all the trouble of getting myself and three children ready for church only to end up in the nursery again.
Some of you have expressed a desire to be on the “worship team.” Well the nursery workers are on the “worship team” and its an excellent place to begin. You can always listen to the sermon on the website or go to another service since there is an 8:30 , 11:00 am or 6:30 pm service to choose from each Sunday. You will be blessing the children, blessing the parents, blessing those who are participants in the services and blessing God all at the same time.
Psalm 103 tells us to “Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me bless His holy Name.” Why not call Andrea Bowman today to sign up to minister to the little ones and go ahead and bless the Lord, not just with words but actions.
1 comment:
I think we sometimes fail to realize how much we need each other in the body of Christ. Sometimes we don't realize that say we have the gift of helps and we don't serve in the nursery then someone else may not be able to be a children's church teacher or greeter etc. We all have gifts, talents and abilities and we all need each other to be able to fulfill the works God has created in advance for us to do. Good article.
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