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mbering the past while
as a worship leader
e heard a lot of really
definitions of, “What
a common, important
rd a lot of great angles,
right now is, “Worship
nticipating.” When we
gather together in a congregational setting,
what’s the job of a worship leader? It’s to help
people remember the track record of God, to
remember His faithfulness, His saving deeds,
to remember their place in the story of God. If
people remember who God is and the story of
God that will propel them to anticipate what He
is going to do in the future, and ultimately what
He is going to do at the end of the story as far as
his rule and reign over the universe. I think that’s
the ultimate anticipation. It also helps people,
when they remember, it helps them anticipate
and that helps them have hope for today and
for tomorrow. When it comes to nostalgia, you
talked about Walt Disney, I heard Walt Disney
described as a nostalgist and a futurist all at the
same time. I think it’s an assumption to say that
if you love the past then you can’t be excited for
the future, but I think they are woven together.
If you’re accurately remembering your past
it doesn’t make you sad for not being able to
experience the good ol’ days, what it should do
is propel you into the future knowing that your
best days are ahead of you, and I think that’s
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