It’s easy to be led to think that worshiping God is happens when the music starts and ends when the song portion of our service is completed. We do call this “song” section of our church services “worship.”

Rom.12:1 And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind he will accept. When you think of what he has done for you, is this too much to ask?

Biblically, worship does encompass singing, music, clapping, dancing…and many beautiful art forms. But we will miss the complete meaning of worship if we stop there. Can worship God through what we do? Does God give us passions and desires mixed with our abilities, gifts, personalities and experiences to live our DESIGN as worship unto Him? We are designed by God to worship Him through our lives, actions and service.

DESIGN is an acrostic which stands for:

D - Desire or Passions
E - Experiences
S - Spiritual Gifts
I - Individual Styles (Personalities)
G - Growth
N - Natural Abilities

✓ God shaped us, spirit, soul, body to worship Him, inclusive of singing and music…and the way we live at home, work, community and church.
✓ God DESIGN’ed you and I to serve His Kingdom’s purposes.
✓ New Hope Core value 5; We Believe that every member is a minister who has been given gifts to be discovered, developed, and deployed. We are a gift-based, volunteer driven church. Each believer will find his greatest joy and fulfillment when serving in his spiritual gifts and passion. Every believer is created for ministry, gifted for ministry, authorized for ministry, and needed for ministry.
❑ Sign up for DESIGN…right now! Saturday, April 14th @ the Ministry Center, 8AM - 2PM

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