Authenticity and Enthusiasm

Can you imagine a coin imprinted on only one side not being recognized as counterfeit? 

Me either.

That's why I've coupled these two words--authenticity and enthusiasm. A coin needs two sides. And so do worship leaders. (Of course I'm not commended anyone for being two-sided--as in two-faced, or hypocritical.) I'm talking about being fully authentic and fully enthusiastic.

When it comes to the platform part of worship ministry, fake enthusiasm will not only turn off seekers and frustrate believers, it will disgust God. (Isaiah 29:13)

Another word for authentic is sincere. It's one of my favorite words because of the etymology of the word. I think it's worth a couple of paragraphs.

In ancient days, coins were the primary currency. Gold. Silver. Bronze. Whatever. The way counterfeiters worked was to take a coin, hollow out the precious metal, and then fill it with wax. Of course wax has a different mass/weight than those metals, so to authenticate a coin, it was placed on a scale across from a standard of measurement.

If there was no wax in the coin, it was declared sin (without) cere (wax). 

Another word with great etymology is enthusiasm: God-in-us.

Does what's on the inside of us as worship leaders qualify as real? Are we sincere? Can we be authenticated? I sure hope so.

And what is on the inside?

Power.

Let's look at some verses from the scriptures?

Juxtapose 1 Corinthians 6:19 (the Holy Spirit... lives in you and was given to you by God) with Zechariah 4:6, (This is the word of the Lord...: ‘Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,’ says the Lord Almighty.)

Do you lead with an awareness of the power of the Spirit living in you?

Another?

Pair Galatians 2:20 (It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So I live in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God) with Hebrews 13:20-22:
   Now may the God of peace—
         who brought up from the dead our Lord Jesus...
²¹    ...equip you with all you need
         for doing his will.
   May he produce in you,
         through the power of Jesus Christ,
   every good thing that is pleasing to him.
         All glory to him forever and ever! Amen.

The all-powerful God is alive in you, worship leader. No wax. Just Christ-in-you. 

So be--and lead--authentically and enthusiastically.

It can change everything.


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