WORSHIP

Worship matters because worship is what we were created to do.

Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you. Psalm 63:3

Does our worship matter? Absolutely!

Stan Nelson, Director of Worship

Our Salem School Christmas program this past December would likely be included on a Salem ‘top ten’ list. God’s Spirit used the collaboration, the patience and the diligent effort of all involved to glorify God and make Jesus real for hundreds. I left determined to lead our worship teams so our Sunday morning times together might open eyes wider to God’s splendor and majesty.

Within weeks a virus tarnished the thought of grand gatherings for worship. However, limitations to our worship together led us to innovate with lighting, setting and camera angles, providing more of the ‘in-person’ experience for our Salem family and off-campus guests. The suspension of larger gatherings may leave our need and desire for community unfulfilled, but it does not diminish the Spirit’s ability to lead us to deeper intimacy with God in a less traditional setting. Giving God “the glory due His name” is possible as readily in a living room with our family as it is in a sanctuary.

Worship matters because worship is what we were created to do. When our children learn by our example to honor God above all else, we affirm His gracious and just character. From His character all mankind is endowed with value and worth. And it is from His character God redeemed a broken mankind through Jesus. Sincere worship moves us and the next generation to live beyond today so we can serve mankind, near and far, with our eyes on eternity.