Kingdom In-Breaking through Worship

Wow! Was it just me, or did I feel the roof shake in our two worship services this morning? Just when I thought last Sunday AM was the best time I’ve had in church in ten years of building this church, today seemed to raise the bar even more! Yeah, yeah, I know some might be saying to themselves, “Sure, Boller, you’re happy, because this week you got to preach, and there was lots of powerful ministry that followed that time of preaching!” But believe me friends, when I say, while I truly enjoyed seeing so many people being touched by the words we shared and the prayer ministry that followed, my personal ‘high’ in God’s in-breaking Kingdom today came from the powerfully anointed time of worship we experienced in both services!

You know, if there’s one thing we learned in the early days of the Vineyard hanging around John Wimber, it was when we finally found that ’sweet spot’ of worship, where we lay down our earthly agendas, and openly acknowledge and embrace the width, length and breadth of God’s infinite love and power, we find the truest center of life, or as some would call it, the purpose of life here on planet Earth. The old Westminster confession says the chief end (or purpose) of man is to glorify God, and to enjoy Him forever. Today, with the assistance of our dedicated and talented worship team, I found ‘the center’. I found the purpose for living. I found the fountain of life that springs eternal. I found Jesus, standing in the middle, beckoning me to come in closer, so our relationship can be tighter now than ever before! And while I hope that type of experience happened to you today as well, all I can say is let’s go back into worship as soon as possible! It’s in His presence, where all life begins and continues to exist! See you next Sunday in the throne room!

~ by Marty Boller on May 18, 2008.