Gospel Virgins

This past weekend I was away at camp with some of our students. We had a great time in the Lord that stretched us, humbled us and renewed us. We got to experience and east coast style of ministry that was different from what we are used to and I think that was good for us. At first it was very difficult for my students to get involved. One of my 8th grade boys said, “Pastor Nathan, who do I sing with? Do I sing with the first guy or with the choir?” It was precious. I guess that’s what happens to young gospel virgins. Who do you sing with? It was funny and sad at the same time. I felt bad for the kid. However, I came away from that experience with two things I want to share with you today.

1. Worship God……regardless
I am so glad that we don’t worship God because of great music or familiar music. We worship God because of who He is and He is aaaaamazing. After the final service I told my students that if a change in music style is a big enough circumstance to hinder our worship, we have a lot of growing up to do. Part of spiritual maturity is the ability to worship God regardless of the circumstance we find ourselves in.

2. The Body is beautiful
If the whole body were an eye, where would it’s sense of smell be? If the whole body were rock n’ roll, where would hip-hop be? If the whole body were Gospel music, where would folk music be? God is so creative. What a shame it would be if we limited our expressions of praises to a preferred style. One of the things that makes the body beautiful is that it IS made of different parts. We come from different regions, different backgrounds, different viewpoints, different governments and different diets and yet the same God created us all. The same Spirit of God dwells in us all and when we come together in unity there is a beautiful tapestry that makes up the Body of Christ.