Worshipping God in a whole new way????Hmmm... it was cool?

I have had the honor and privilege to worship God in some pretty awesome settings.  I have worshipped God in the midst of 60000 worshippers praying together in an open field.  I have worshipped with 35000 high school youth in New Orleans.  I have worshipped in very small venues, with rock music, beautiful meaningful hymns and many other places.

In college, I was able to experience different religions and see how they worshipped as well.  I have worshipped in a beautiful Jewish synagogue in downtown San Antonio.  I have worshipped at a Muslim mission center.  I have even worshipped several times at a Hindu temple.  One of the times I was there, one of the high "priests" was over from India and relayed one of the most theologically grounding sermons I have ever had the privilege to hear.  (especially since he did not know he was going to speak to a bunch of Lutherans that day who not only were not Hindu but definitely did not speak the langjuage.)

Worshipping God in a whole new way is kinda fun.  You know God has to have a sense of humor for some of these experiences I have been a part of.

Tonight was another page opened in my "worshipping God in a whole new way" book.  Tonight at church, we had a Polka Service.  Yes, all of those beer drinking, fun loving songs that you know from places like Wurstfest and Octoberfest with much different wording.  Wow?

To say that it was just interesting really doesn't touch the bizarre coolness of this service.  God has to have a sense of humor.  I have to say it is not something I would want to do every week.  As cool as beer drinking music is, I just personally theologically would have issues.  That is just me.

BUT, it was cool.  It is one of those things that I am definitely glad I experienced.  If nothing else, I saw some really excited church members who smiled alot more than normal.  It was fun.  It was an experience.

You know, in life we like our comfort.  We don't like to be challenged and we don't like to do what we are not used to.  This was one of those things but in a really awesome way.

Tonight, was a God thing.  God was there.  CTK was spirit filled.  God came to us in a very different way and everyone left with a smile on their face.  That can't be a bad thing.

AMEN