Worship Revolution - What is Free Form Worship?

I had no idea how much Moses was involved as a worshiper.  I was instructed in my devotion time to read about him.

I will come back to that in a second.  I am Charlie - I was on the road years ago with the Christian Rock Band Wisdom.  We had an audition with a major record label, and that's when it happened.  God Spoke to my heart - "you are a worshiper!".  I got the message loud and clear.  It absolutely changed my direction; I played with the band until we came back home and settled in, but my music life changed to worship.  I was asked to lead the worship team after serving on a worship team for 6 years. 

But it was in 2014 that The Spirit of God told me to read about Moses.  I had no idea -

Exodus 34:5-8  "Now the Lord descended in the cloud and stood with him there, and proclaimed The Name of The Lord. And the Lord Passed before him and Proclaimed, “The Lord, The Lord God, Merciful and Gracious, Longsuffering, and Abounding in Goodness and Truth, Keeping Mercy for thousands, Forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children and the children’s children to the third and the fourth generation.”

We know/see that it's a worship service because Moses made haste and bowed his head toward the earth, and worshiped."  God Modeled for him 'Proclaiming The Name of The Lord'!  His 'Proclaiming - notice - Is done by declaring Himself in His Beautiful Characteristics:  Lord

                              God

                              Merciful

                              Gracious

                              Longsuffering 

                              Abounding in Goodness 

                              Truth 

                              Keeping Mercy

                              Forgiving 

                              Not clearing the guilty 

So then Moses worshiped - because

If that's you, you are at the right place. What I am about to share is totally unique; it contains information that can be found in theological discussions among some of the greatest theologians like -

Charles Spurgeon

John MacArthur

JC Ryle

Kent Hughes

Barclay

Their discussions are about worship - it's the same content that this brief course outlines, but until now has been outside of the worship environment. But that all ends in this season of the worship Revolution. Let's begin, and I will explain it to you.

Why Worship? First and foremost, simply because God Is Worthy. 

We should worship Him - no matter what is happening to us or where we are in life.  But because of God's Great Goodness, it certainly doesn't end there.  Worship provides a sure avenue of spiritual sensitivity to His Voice.  {And who wouldn't take the opportunity to be led by One With that type of 'futuristic' information?}.  If we desire to be led by Him so that His Kingdom comes, and His Will is done on earth, then we should be worshipers.

I am Charlie; a musician, who many years ago, while on the road with the Christian band WISDOM, became a worshiper (when God Spoke very Clearly to me during an audition with a major record label). I was already playing on the worship team at my home church, but the incident at this audition really made a huge heart change in me. I wholeheartedly gave myself to worship, and in time, I became a worship leader. Like pretty much all worship leaders, I was at first given a little bit of advice on how to 'lead', and then just stepped into the role and learned all I could about it while 'flying by the seat of my pants'.

Are you like me? Although I wanted to lead to the best of my ability, I would find myself employing various 'time filler' techniques - praying, or giving a testimony or a 'mini' message, or sometimes clumsily enduring an uncomfortable pause - not quite sure what to say during the praise and worship service. After all, as the worship leader, we are supposed to know what to say - at all times, right?  Well, honestly, sometimes, I didn't know what to say, and it was a struggle. There were moments that I questioned if there could be more, and as time progressed, my questions on the way home began to cause a stirring in me.

In 2014, in one of the hardest periods of my life, I cried out to God, "God, if you are So Immense, then why does my worship lack? Lack greater substance - to reflect Your Greatness? Why isn't it possible for me to worship You more - in the way that You Deserve?" It wasn't actually a cry for His Help.  It was more just a cry of frustration - because my worship felt like it should be big - because He Is Big!  It wasn't a request, only a heart cry, but to my surprise, He began to lead me on a journey.  I couldn't see it at the time, but it was a school of sorts - His School; I didn't quite expect that He would Hear and begin to Show me, reveal more to me! And in fact, as He began working, I didn't recognize that He actually heard me, and was beginning to give me the very answer to that cry.  It turns out that He wanted to Show me something different than what I had learned as a worship template (what I call 'Thematic Worship'). This is what we - worship leaders - have learned.  Virtually every worship leader that I see or encounter - all lead by Thematic Worship.

So, my friend, do you sometimes wonder that there might be a next level?  A different worship approach - than Thematic worship- that you could study, incorporate, and generate great change?  Does curiosity stir in your heart like I experienced, wondering if such a thing, if more, actually exists?  Have you wondered that maybe there's a template in the Bible, scriptural examples that we could study, and begin to internalize a 'next level' form of worship - worship leadership that never has to rely on:

*prayer between songs,

*a testimony,

*a 'mini' message

*pauses - because you're just unsure (at the moment) what you should say/what needs to be said?

*and even music (with Free Form Worship, I can worship with or without a worship song playing)

I'm not saying that these approaches are wrong , but if you have ever wondered about all this, you owe it to yourself to inform yourself.  Free Form Worship is what I call it - this method, this process, the approach that God Began to Teach me in 2014.  It is a different worship approach. It is scriptural, it is very do-able and simple in approach, but with profound transformational value,  and will bring you to a new and different level of understanding and competency.  I know, because this is my experience in the last 10 years -  It's What God did through me!

So listen friend, if you are the person that keeps your eyes wide open for instructional content that will grow your leadership level - to be more competent, more confident, more exemplary and knowledgeable as a worship leader, this extremely practical course will  reveal things to you that you never noticed in scripture. I read these scriptures for decades, and didn't notice the things that I show you in this course.  But God led me into and through it, and pointed things out to me. 

I refer to it as a course; tutorial might be a more appropriate label, because the course information seems brief.  But don't be mistaken; though it's not very long doesn't mean that it lacks substantial transformational value for you.  How do I know?  Because it radically changed my approach and ability to worship, helping me to develop a very large (worship reservoir) content,.  Now, I don't have to rely only on the message of the last song as the only content that I use to draw from, as a worship leader.

Many Praise and Worship leaders of today aren't under bright lights, complete with a large auditorium of excitement. Instead I see a group of unsung heroes - who are relentless foot soldiers that continue their ministries week in and week out, many times without much thanks or appreciation.  Right here, you find yourself at the crossroad of a profound opportunity; the opportunity for you to build a true eternal milestone in your ministry.  I provide you with instruction that will greatly grow your understanding, while giving you impartation content to give to the congregants in the church that you serve. 

Let me make a suggestion; my first and second videos are available to you to view freely with no obligation. Take a few minutes to walk with me briefly on the journey that God led me on. And you will be walking with me - my videos were created outdoors with God's Beautiful scenery of greenery as a backdrop.  Viewing the first 2 videos will help you to determine if the content is something that your heart is crying out for.  It includes:

*Is there a 'fuel' of worship?

*How to understand and prevent 'dry spells' in your worship

*Worship in scripture - God taught Moses to worship??

*When I worship, am I praying?

*How can understanding God's Characteristics give me a deeper and greater understanding of Him?

*And more!

Invest in yourself.  You have nothing to lose (the course carries a money back guarantee)! If you have a deep cry in your heart like I did many years back, join me in my story, my journey, and let The Heavenly Father give you the keys - the keys to be an example of a worshiper with more depth, quality, and richness than you ever dreamed possible!  God Bless you,  Charlie