Worship as One

Ephesians 4:2-3; Ephesians 4:12-13; Psalm 133:1

Worshiping together in unity can be difficult. God gave each of us unique ideas, gifts, thoughts and opinions. Disagreements about a particular direction to go as a church or how to worship can rip apart believers. How does a church, filled with differing opinions, worship together in harmony?

The church body isn’t made up of brick and cement, an internet connection, or a phone. WE are the body of Christ, His church. The church is people made up of flesh that gets bruised easily, and feelings that get hurt. Conflict within a church requires a holy intervention. 

Conflict can give an opportunity to grow and to mature. When a disagreement with another person happens, pray before confronting him. Having a disagreement doesn’t mean that God can’t work through that situation for His glory. 

Paul writes in Ephesians 4:2 to “be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.” He understood that people argue and become passionate about their opinions. He had witnessed church members arguing over which traditions to adhere to or who was following the right set of rules.

Putting the unity of people above our own agendas can bring peace among the church. God will work through each situation, but it is only in His timing. Trust that He is working. We all have different gifts and skills that are used to build up the church body. The lead guitarist’s talent isn’t more valuable to the Kingdom than the janitor’s skill of unclogging a toilet. We are each equipped with a different skill-set to bring glory to God and to build up His church. Each unique skill is important to the church body (Ephesians 4:12).

When we work together it’s “so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature” (Ephesians The Life of a Worship Leader 4:13). God is working through every person in a unique way and at a different speed of time. We need to be patient while God is working in and through the people around us. 

“How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity!” – Psalm 133:1  

A church building or Zoom screen is not meant to be where our faith lives. Our faith is in Christ, and we are complete and unified through Him. We are all one church as believers in Christ. We should not be divided in Spirit by which church building we choose to worship in on a Sunday morning. Relationships beyond the confines of the church walls create a unity of one Spirit. 

Worship as one body, one heart, one mind, to our One God.