worship
honest
worship
manuel luz
intervarsity press
by daniel Gomes
T
imes change, people change… but should worship
change as well? It’s a question that often goes by
unnoticed until the believer is confronted by the
variety of ways in which worship is performed during
church services, from the traditional acappella to displays
of light and sound worthy of a televised production.
Reflecting on his vast experience as a worship leader,
Manuel Luz offers us a fresh, sincere perspective of
worship – an “honest worship” towards God.
I recall one of A Casa da Cidade's
worship team rehearsals, when one
of the worship leaders asked the
following question to the rest of
the group: “Who do we play and
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sing for?” That question caught me
completely by surprise. Almost ins-
tinctively, I replied we were there for
the rest of the congregation; after all,
it’s up to the worship team to guide