Take up Your Cross and Sing!

Zac Hicks is the Minister of Worship and Liturgy at Cherry Creek Presbyterian Church in Denver. Cherry Creek hosted the EPC's General Assembly last week and Zac did a great job leading music in our various worship services.

Over at his blog, Zac has started a series on John Wesley's rules for singing. The other day he had a great post on congregational singing and the need for us to refrain from a consumeristic approach to it. Zac warns us against "the individualism and idolatry of self" in making reference to John Wesley's exhortation that we all sing in worship, even if we are personally uncomfortable doing so:

For the person who says, “I just don’t like singing…I don’t get a lot out of it.” Wesley’s answer is, “It’s not about you. Deny yourself and take up your cross.” What a different approach to worship! Worship (specifically singing) is not a product to be consumed by some and left on the shelf by others. It is something we all must do, even if it means it is at times (or permanently) difficult for us.

You can read the whole post here.