Nov 14, 2022
Liz has a conversation with Steve
Swanson, international worship leader and co-overseer of Friends of
the Bridegroom Worship Ministries. Steve shares all about the
journey that led him to worship, as well as the heart posture
needed to lead worship corporately. True, authentic worship
requires a heart which seeks after God, and it’s from this place of
overflow that one can facilitate encounters with His presence. Let
your hunger be stirred today for this pure, authentic worship
of our King today. He is worthy of all our
praise.
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Notes:
“It’s really those one-on-one times
with God that really fills your lamp; that’s where you get the
oil.” - Steve Swanson
Liz has a conversation with Steve
Swanson, international worship leader and co-overseer of Friends of
the Bridegroom Worship Ministries. Steve shares all about the
journey that led him to worship, as well as the heart posture
needed to lead worship corporately. True, authentic worship
requires a heart which seeks after God, and it’s from this place of
overflow that one can facilitate encounters with His
presence.
Having grown up in the church,
watching his step-father preach and his mother lead worship, Steve
was deeply stirred by worship and the freedom it brought to people
from a very young age. Absorbing this atmosphere almost daily, he
knew at the age of seven that he was called to lead worship. With a
hunger for Jesus that is contagious, Steve explains that the key to
maintaining this everyday connection with Him is to seek Him and
spend one-on-one time with Him in order to fill your lamp with His
oil. It’s from this authentic cultivating of relationship that
corporate worship overflows. When you live from this place of
intimacy and union, it draws people in.
Worship leading doesn’t mean simply
putting together a powerful song-list; it means partnering with the
Holy Spirit in order to accomplish His will in that place and in
that moment. You find out where He wants to take His people, and
then you allow Him to guide you there. As Steve explains, you’re
creating a landscape for people to step into. This prophetic
worship is an invitation from the Lord’s heart for His people to
come into intimacy and union with Him. It’s keeping your eyes on
Jesus and encountering His holy presence. Whether you are a worship
leader or not, we were all made to worship Him, beholding His face
and coming into union with Him. Let your hunger be stirred
today for this pure, authentic worship
of our King today. He is worthy of all our
praise.
Featured Guest: Steve Swanson
Keywords: worship, intimacy, presence, union
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