Pastors
Sam and Naomi Funk oversee the Worship ministry.
At
Gateway Christian Fellowship, worship is a top priority at every one of
our corporate gatherings. God designed each one of us to be worshipers and has
knitted worship into the fabric of our beings. If we don’t worship God,
we’ll worship something or someone else. Most of us understand this
concept, for it was very likely that misdirected worship has caused us
pain or disappointment in our past.
We
begin with worship in order to prepare ourselves for what God wants to
speak into our hearts. We have found that when we worship, He reminds us
that He never loses sight of us and that His great love and faithfulness
will surround us even when we have fallen short of His glory.
Worship is the act of freely giving oneself to God. It is an expression
of our love, gratitude, thankfulness, awe, respect and submission to
Him. We lift Him up and exalt Him because He is God - holy, righteous
and perfect in all His ways! He is the Creator of all that is and He is
worthy of our praise and worship. He is also the One who has redeemed us
from the pit of our past. He has offered us new life and the hope of a
new beginning.
Worship is a means of communicating with God and allowing Him to
communicate with us. Through singing and praying, we come into His
presence and express what is in our hearts and souls. Sometimes we
joyfully celebrate and praise Him for what He is doing in our lives;
other times we cry out to Him to do something in our lives! Worship is
also a time of meditating and reflecting on our relationship with the
Lord and with others. He may call to our mind some area of disharmony or
failure that we need to confess so that we can receive forgiveness.
It is
our hope and prayer that as you join us here at Gateway you will
encounter God, you will be drawn into His presence and, if you’re not
already, you will become a worshiper of Him. If you have an interest in
becoming part of the worship team please feel free to contact Pastors
Sam or Naomi to discuss requirements and opportunities.
We
think you might enjoy the video below by Kim Walker that expresses our
heart. It is titled A Lifestyle of Worship. Click
anywhere in the image to watch it.
