Niceville Campus eLetter
From our Worship Minister
Monday, June 1, marked my 121st day as the Worship Minister at Crosspoint. In many ways, I feel like I’ve been here for a couple of years, and then sometimes it feels like I just got here. But the Lord reminded me recently that this new assignment that He called my wife, Jamie, and me to - is about you! God leading us, to lead you, to Him. It’s about people finding, and in some cases, rediscovering God in corporate settings. We are up for the task and have already felt confirmation in our spirits that this is where God wants to use us, because it’s not about us.
Here’s what the Bible says in 1 Chronicles 6:31-32, about worship ministers in His church:
The Temple Musicians
31 These are the men David put in charge of the music in the house of the Lord after the ark came to rest there. 32 They ministered with music before the tabernacle, the tent of meeting, until Solomon built the temple of the Lord in Jerusalem. They performed their duties according to the regulations laid down for them.
A minister of music knows that their music honors the Lord, and the purpose of the music is to bring glory to God and draw others to Him. They have a job to do, and do it, but the greater purpose is understood.
And when we gather on Sundays or special occasions, we’re not ministering IN the Temple . . . WE ARE the Temple! We can never leave the temple; we are His temple. The ministry of God’s Holy Spirit in His temple TRUMPS the music with no exceptions. The music is a vehicle to take us into God’s presence. And just as on Sundays, it reflects a Biblical foundation that brings us together around shared values and purpose.
Hebrews 10:23-25 says:
23 Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. 24 And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, 25 not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.
So, let’s keep LEANING IN to God, together. It is His Word that calls us to gather and worship through song. Let’s boldly praise Him…not just because He will undoubtedly encourage, restore, and minister to us, but because He asks us to. And I am humbled to be a part of God’s greater work in the Crosspoint body of Christ. See you Sunday!
He is worthy,
Randy Miller
Worship Minister (Community Life Center)
