Comments for Simply Youth Worship http://www.simplyyouthworship.com Mon, 30 Aug 2010 19:31:24 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 Comment on Music Conferences by Sandi Kopecky http://www.simplyyouthworship.com/2008/03/30/music-conferences/comment-page-1/#comment-147 Sandi Kopecky Mon, 30 Aug 2010 19:31:24 +0000 http://www.simplyyouthworship.com/2008/03/30/music-conferences/#comment-147 Fed up with obtaining low numbers of useless traffic for your website? Well i want to tell you about a fresh underground tactic which makes myself $900 on a daily basis on 100% AUTOPILOT. I possibly could be here all day and going into detail but why dont you just check their site out? There is really a excellent video that explains everything. So if your seriously interested in making hassle-free hard cash this is the site for you. <a href="http://tiny.cc/p7mq4" rel="nofollow">Auto Traffic Avalanche</a> Fed up with obtaining low numbers of useless traffic for your website? Well i want to tell you about a fresh underground tactic which makes myself $900 on a daily basis on 100% AUTOPILOT. I possibly could be here all day and going into detail but why dont you just check their site out? There is really a excellent video that explains everything. So if your seriously interested in making hassle-free hard cash this is the site for you. Auto Traffic Avalanche

]]> Comment on A Fun Opener by John http://www.simplyyouthworship.com/2008/09/25/a-fun-opener/comment-page-1/#comment-146 John Mon, 30 Aug 2010 02:01:15 +0000 http://www.simplyyouthworship.com/?p=77#comment-146 My goodness... what ever happened to "exalting" Jesus, and He "would draw all men to Himself." Not trying to throw stones at anyone, esp. since I wouldn't know who it was aimed at anyway (but that's beside the point); I think this is where "We" the church have lost our focus. We've taken the work of convincing out of the Holy Spirit's hands and have embraced a "Spirit-less" approach to reaching the lost. Why are you even afraid about unsaved folk freaking out because you're singing Christian songs? While you're at it, why not preach - not from the Bible - but some other book, just so your hearers don't get freaked out by the Gospel. God has given us much - by way of His anointing, the Word, and the Spirit; let's use what He gave us, and not lay it down to utilize man-made ineffective tools that make no eternal difference in anyone's life. My goodness… what ever happened to “exalting” Jesus, and He “would draw all men to Himself.” Not trying to throw stones at anyone, esp. since I wouldn’t know who it was aimed at anyway (but that’s beside the point); I think this is where “We” the church have lost our focus. We’ve taken the work of convincing out of the Holy Spirit’s hands and have embraced a “Spirit-less” approach to reaching the lost. Why are you even afraid about unsaved folk freaking out because you’re singing Christian songs? While you’re at it, why not preach – not from the Bible – but some other book, just so your hearers don’t get freaked out by the Gospel. God has given us much – by way of His anointing, the Word, and the Spirit; let’s use what He gave us, and not lay it down to utilize man-made ineffective tools that make no eternal difference in anyone’s life.

]]> Comment on A Fun Opener by Travis http://www.simplyyouthworship.com/2008/09/25/a-fun-opener/comment-page-1/#comment-145 Travis Sat, 28 Aug 2010 06:10:00 +0000 http://www.simplyyouthworship.com/?p=77#comment-145 Amen i totally agree with shawn trevor and sarah....My name is Travis and i am also a worship leader.. Our God will not be confined to anyones Box so stop trying to shove him in it... hes too big and wont fit!... im reminded of the song God Speaking by mandisa... it says He'll do and he'll use what ever he wants to , to tell us, i love you... he can use a song a movie a book anything... it doesnt matter if its secular... in the bible it talks about God going as far as to speaking through a Donkey.. thats my view on this... ill leave all of you with this... in the end do we not serve the same God. don't let your views divide you.. thats what the enemy wantss, to divide us , the church... God bless =] Amen i totally agree with shawn trevor and sarah….My name is Travis and i am also a worship leader.. Our God will not be confined to anyones Box so stop trying to shove him in it… hes too big and wont fit!… im reminded of the song God Speaking by mandisa… it says He’ll do and he’ll use what ever he wants to , to tell us, i love you… he can use a song a movie a book anything… it doesnt matter if its secular… in the bible it talks about God going as far as to speaking through a Donkey.. thats my view on this… ill leave all of you with this… in the end do we not serve the same God. don’t let your views divide you.. thats what the enemy wantss, to divide us , the church… God bless =]

]]> Comment on A Fun Opener by Sarah http://www.simplyyouthworship.com/2008/09/25/a-fun-opener/comment-page-1/#comment-144 Sarah Wed, 18 Aug 2010 18:09:44 +0000 http://www.simplyyouthworship.com/?p=77#comment-144 I think that this is a creative way to start worship. I disagree with the statement that secular songs cannot worship God. Just look at the lyrics for Chasing Cars by Snow Patrol.Often times I feel that "those three words are said too much , They're not enough". I feel at a loss for words and struggle to express my love for my Father. Also, when life gets crazy, I feel better to just manifest myself in his presence and "forget the world". Worship is not about the lyrics, because words cannot even grasp a millionth of what should be said to our God. What makes worship is not music either, but it is your state of mind and your heart. If you look at the reason why the song Heart Of Worship was written was to show that worship is all about your heart and NOT about music. If you can worship and love on God through a secular song then go for it. God is not limited to work through only hymns or Christian songs. Our God is so mighty and amazing He is able to work through anything. Man's biggest mistake is to limit God. I think that this is a creative way to start worship. I disagree with the statement that secular songs cannot worship God. Just look at the lyrics for Chasing Cars by Snow Patrol.Often times I feel that “those three words are said too much , They’re not enough”. I feel at a loss for words and struggle to express my love for my Father. Also, when life gets crazy, I feel better to just manifest myself in his presence and “forget the world”. Worship is not about the lyrics, because words cannot even grasp a millionth of what should be said to our God. What makes worship is not music either, but it is your state of mind and your heart. If you look at the reason why the song Heart Of Worship was written was to show that worship is all about your heart and NOT about music. If you can worship and love on God through a secular song then go for it. God is not limited to work through only hymns or Christian songs. Our God is so mighty and amazing He is able to work through anything. Man’s biggest mistake is to limit God.

]]> Comment on A Fun Opener by Mark V http://www.simplyyouthworship.com/2008/09/25/a-fun-opener/comment-page-1/#comment-142 Mark V Wed, 14 Jul 2010 22:34:20 +0000 http://www.simplyyouthworship.com/?p=77#comment-142 As a youth group leader myself, I have to say this is the worst youth group meeting I could possibly imagine. This is 100% about the ego of the youth leader. His singing is not good so he should have gotten a student to sing it if this was really about "making kids feel comfortable." But I'm sure he figured he has to sing the song because it was his idea (and it wouldn't feed his ego if a talented student sang instead). The supporters of this approach paint such a black and white picture of outreach. Either you're singing Coldplay or you're handing out Barth's Church Dogmatics. Those are the only 2 options right? How about teaching Scripture in an engaging way and placing some faith that the Holy Spirit will inspire students to commit their lives to Christ? That's not gimmicky, it's not out-dated, and it has worked for the last 2000 years. As a youth group leader myself, I have to say this is the worst youth group meeting I could possibly imagine.

This is 100% about the ego of the youth leader. His singing is not good so he should have gotten a student to sing it if this was really about “making kids feel comfortable.” But I’m sure he figured he has to sing the song because it was his idea (and it wouldn’t feed his ego if a talented student sang instead).

The supporters of this approach paint such a black and white picture of outreach. Either you’re singing Coldplay or you’re handing out Barth’s Church Dogmatics. Those are the only 2 options right? How about teaching Scripture in an engaging way and placing some faith that the Holy Spirit will inspire students to commit their lives to Christ? That’s not gimmicky, it’s not out-dated, and it has worked for the last 2000 years.

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]]> Comment on A Fun Opener by Mark http://www.simplyyouthworship.com/2008/09/25/a-fun-opener/comment-page-1/#comment-139 Mark Sun, 21 Feb 2010 19:27:09 +0000 http://www.simplyyouthworship.com/?p=77#comment-139 To Yvette, you didn't understand what he was trying to do. You can't just hit someone across the head with the bible and hope to God that they will be saved. If you read in John 3, you will see how Jesus talked to Nicodemus and tried to explain how to be saved. Nicodemus was confused, so Jesus had to explain it in a way that a Pharisee (Nicodemus) would understand. And if you knew, a Pharisee was also a judge, someone who deals with politics basically. He didn't understand Jesus with his "spiritual" talk, so he talked as if he was a judge also. What im getting at is, is that Jesus comes down to our understanding and speaks to us in a way that we understand. If you speak Japanese then he will speak in Japanese. So if you listen to nothing but secular music (which there is secular music that isn't bad at all) then God will use that to bring you in. Last time i checked, God uses bad for the better of his Kingdom. So yeah, maybe God had to use a guy singing Cold play and throwing cheeseburgers around to get someone's attention. Also, i just simply love how you people think that singing Cold Play is a sin that deserves death. (sarcasm) To Yvette,
you didn’t understand what he was trying to do. You can’t just hit someone across the head with the bible and hope to God that they will be saved. If you read in John 3, you will see how Jesus talked to Nicodemus and tried to explain how to be saved. Nicodemus was confused, so Jesus had to explain it in a way that a Pharisee (Nicodemus) would understand. And if you knew, a Pharisee was also a judge, someone who deals with politics basically. He didn’t understand Jesus with his “spiritual” talk, so he talked as if he was a judge also. What im getting at is, is that Jesus comes down to our understanding and speaks to us in a way that we understand. If you speak Japanese then he will speak in Japanese. So if you listen to nothing but secular music (which there is secular music that isn’t bad at all) then God will use that to bring you in. Last time i checked, God uses bad for the better of his Kingdom. So yeah, maybe God had to use a guy singing Cold play and throwing cheeseburgers around to get someone’s attention.
Also, i just simply love how you people think that singing Cold Play is a sin that deserves death. (sarcasm)

]]> Comment on A Fun Opener by David http://www.simplyyouthworship.com/2008/09/25/a-fun-opener/comment-page-1/#comment-138 David Wed, 17 Feb 2010 20:11:50 +0000 http://www.simplyyouthworship.com/?p=77#comment-138 My main concern with this is that we try to teach the kids to steer clear of secular music all together. It's like kinda telling them it's ok to straddle the fence. Not bashing you, just my opinion. My main concern with this is that we try to teach the kids to steer clear of secular music all together. It’s like kinda telling them it’s ok to straddle the fence. Not bashing you, just my opinion.

]]> Comment on A Fun Opener by Rodney Thacker http://www.simplyyouthworship.com/2008/09/25/a-fun-opener/comment-page-1/#comment-137 Rodney Thacker Wed, 27 Jan 2010 20:27:40 +0000 http://www.simplyyouthworship.com/?p=77#comment-137 I am a woship leader for a our churches youth group in N. Ga, and have never played secular music in our church, but I can relate to this in some aspects. I was a Younglife leader while in college. For those who aren't familiar with Younglife, it is an outreach ministry in high schools who reaches out to students where they are; pot heads, drunks, gothic, prep, jocks...whoever they are where ever they are in life we reached out to them. At the beginning of every club/meeting we started out with two secular songs that had no controversal underlying messages followed by 3 or 4 worship songs, and this was done because the majority of the students who came were not church going students. The students didn't feel uncomfortable in this setting and were more like to come back..each meeting had a 20-30 minute devotion brought by a leader. And if the cheeseburgers were given out in the youth area, I see nothing wrong with that...we have food in our youth and college/careers areas quite often. But, there is a fine line with secular music being played...but if the gospel of christ is brought forth, isn't that the most important part!?! I am a woship leader for a our churches youth group in N. Ga, and have never played secular music in our church, but I can relate to this in some aspects. I was a Younglife leader while in college. For those who aren’t familiar with Younglife, it is an outreach ministry in high schools who reaches out to students where they are; pot heads, drunks, gothic, prep, jocks…whoever they are where ever they are in life we reached out to them. At the beginning of every club/meeting we started out with two secular songs that had no controversal underlying messages followed by 3 or 4 worship songs, and this was done because the majority of the students who came were not church going students. The students didn’t feel uncomfortable in this setting and were more like to come back..each meeting had a 20-30 minute devotion brought by a leader. And if the cheeseburgers were given out in the youth area, I see nothing wrong with that…we have food in our youth and college/careers areas quite often. But, there is a fine line with secular music being played…but if the gospel of christ is brought forth, isn’t that the most important part!?!

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