Music Director: Regina Oettinger
Email: regina@montananazarene.org
Praise Team Schedule Special Music Schedule
September -- David Grimes, Melita Dubach, Amber King
Sept. 26 -- Ethan & Amanda Armstrong
October -- Ralph Schulz, Cindy Crofford, Lois Bell Oct. 3 -- Melita Dubach
Oct. 10 -- Ralph Schulz
Oct. 17 -- Pastor, Cindy, & Regina
Oct. 24 -- Roger Ellis
Oct. 31 -- Bonnie and Michelle
November --Jacob Williams, Melita Dubach, Michelle Williams Nov. 7 -- Regina Oettinger
Nov. 14 -- David Grimes
Nov. 21 -- George and Kristi Armstrong Nov. 28 -- French congregation
December -- George & Kristi Armstrong, Amber King
Announcements and Upcoming Events
Band Practice: every Sunday morning at 8:45
Praise Team Practice: every Sunday morning at 9:00
Choir Kick-off: October 29, 6:30 p.m.
Weekly Word on Worship
Our church is currently reeling from a terrible loss. I find myself opening my mouth to pray and don’t know what to say. I don’t know how to comfort others when something so unexplainable happens. I just want to scream “WHY????” to the heavens, because there seems to be no reason. Maybe it’s because I’m a worship leader, or maybe it’s the voice of God, but I heard one word break through my internal mental battle today. Worship.
David worshiped in his grief when he lost his infant son. (2 Samuel 12:20) Job lost everything he had including all of his children and immediately worshiped. (Job 1:20) Jeremiah paused his lament for the horrific state of his nation of Israel to worship in Lamentations 3:21-26. But how do we worship when we are grieving a loss so deep? Isn’t it fake to do something that we don’t genuinely feel in our hearts?
I can’t remember who I heard say this, but it’s always stuck with me. “Praising God when we don’t feel like it isn’t fake. It’s faith.” The very definition of faith is complete trust or confidence in God. If we completely trust God, then even when we don’t understand what He is doing, we can worship Him because we have confidence that He is God and we are not. We can’t say “Hallowed be Thy Name” and ignore the “Thy will be done” part.
I believe it’s okay to be frustrated and even angry when we don’t understand what God is doing. Why would He take someone who touches the lives of every person in our church? How can we live without her? God can handle our “whys.” But we also need to be prepared to worship even if we never understand this side of heaven. Maybe this song will bless you today as it has me.
Our church is currently reeling from a terrible loss. I find myself opening my mouth to pray and don’t know what to say. I don’t know how to comfort others when something so unexplainable happens. I just want to scream “WHY????” to the heavens, because there seems to be no reason. Maybe it’s because I’m a worship leader, or maybe it’s the voice of God, but I heard one word break through my internal mental battle today. Worship.
David worshiped in his grief when he lost his infant son. (2 Samuel 12:20) Job lost everything he had including all of his children and immediately worshiped. (Job 1:20) Jeremiah paused his lament for the horrific state of his nation of Israel to worship in Lamentations 3:21-26. But how do we worship when we are grieving a loss so deep? Isn’t it fake to do something that we don’t genuinely feel in our hearts?
I can’t remember who I heard say this, but it’s always stuck with me. “Praising God when we don’t feel like it isn’t fake. It’s faith.” The very definition of faith is complete trust or confidence in God. If we completely trust God, then even when we don’t understand what He is doing, we can worship Him because we have confidence that He is God and we are not. We can’t say “Hallowed be Thy Name” and ignore the “Thy will be done” part.
I believe it’s okay to be frustrated and even angry when we don’t understand what God is doing. Why would He take someone who touches the lives of every person in our church? How can we live without her? God can handle our “whys.” But we also need to be prepared to worship even if we never understand this side of heaven. Maybe this song will bless you today as it has me.
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