WORSHIP
OUR HEART FOR WORSHIP
At Refuge City Church, we are passionately in love with our Heavenly Father! In times of corporate worship, many different expressions are used including singing, shouting, praying, the gifts of the Spirit (1 Corinthians 12), dance, flying of banners, and expressive art such as painting or drawing.
Many may wonder, why do we spend time during our services expressing ourselves in such a way? Especially for someone who has not been part of a corporate worship service, these forms of worship may seem foreign, intimidating, or even puzzling. We are serious about insuring our forms of worship align with Biblical patterns as we believe The Bible to be the infallible Word of God. So below, you will find some brief Biblical explanation of the types of worship you may experience at Faith Tabernacle.
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Psalm 47:1 Oh, clap your hands, all you peoples! Shout to God with the voice of triumph!
Hebrews 13:15 Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name.
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2 Samuel 6:14 Then David danced before the Lord with all his might; and David was wearing a linen ephod.
Psalm 149:3 Let them praise His name with the dance; Let them sing praises to Him with the timbrel and harp.
Psalm 60:4 You have given a banner to those who fear You, That it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah
Isaiah 62:10 Go through, Go through the gates! Prepare the way for the people; Build up, Build up the highway! Take out the stones, Lift up a banner for the peoples!
Exodus 36:2 Then Moses called…every gifted artisan in whose heart the Lord had put wisdom, everyone whose heart was stirred, to come and do the work.
Exodus 36:8 Then all the gifted artisans among them who worked on the tabernacle made ten curtains woven of fine linen, and of blue, purple, and scarlet thread; with artistic designs of cherubim they made them.
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Ephesians 5:18-21 And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit, speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord, giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, submitting to one another in the fear of God.
Colossians 3:16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
Ephesians 6:18 …praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints…
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While we never want to exceed comfort levels for the amount of decibels we set the sound reinforcement system to, we do believe it’s important for God’s people to sing out boldly and worship freely. A solid volume provides the confidence to sing out no matter who is around you. We strive to provide quality and balanced sound reinforcement for the benefit of corporate worship unto God. We take dB (decibel) level readings during every service and are usually measuring at or below the national average of decibels for churches of our style. We maintain safe volume levels for the duration of our services according to much research. We do understand, however, that some listeners are more sensitive to volume than others. If the volume exceeds your personal comfort, please know you are free to use hearing protection should you so desire! We understand completely!
WORSHIP PASTOR AND ADMINISTRATOR:
JIM WEAVER
Since 2005, Jim has been the Pastor of Worship at Refuge City Church. He's been leading worship in many churches and venues since 1997 when he began leading worship in youth group at age fifteen. He has a deep desire to see the Bride of Christ come to the altar in pure worship according to John 4 and walk in purity and holiness according to Ephesians 5. He is passionate about freedom in worship and desires the fullness of the Holy Spirit without fleshly interference during times of corporate worship. He is also used in staff, church, and financial administration. Jim and his wife, Jaime, have three children: Lynnae, Joshua, and Grace.