Personal Statement Freedom Church - 1589 Words

For my second analysis, I went to a church in my hometown of Paris, Texas called Freedom Church. This church is a new non-denominational church that is trying to reach to the â€Å"de-churched and unchurched† as their tag line says. They have only been operational now for less than a year, so they are still trying to get new people to join their church. For this reason, this past Friday they put on a huge Easter event for kids and adults that had games, dinner, and a worship service. I saw and experienced some aspects of what non-denominational believe, and the freedom this church let people have during worship. There were also many things that happened throughout the service that I noticed that we talked about in class that I found they were†¦show more content†¦Personally, I did not go into this part of the service with a good attitude because of the glow-in-the-dark theme service. I did not see how this would aid my worship or improve it by any means, but I still d ecided to go of course. The pastor was very inviting in the welcome and then showed a worship video. I liked this video on worship because it helped get my mind in the right mindset that I needed to be in for worship. Then the worship band came up and began the service very smooth. There were a lot of lights directed at the band, and as we began worship it reminded me of what the beginning of a concert would look like. In class we talked about how we do not worship to be a show, but an acceptance of the invitation God has given us to worship Him. While worship began, the thought of this conversation popped in my head as the lights started to flash transitioning into the next song. As worship progressed, we continued singing more and more upbeat songs that were mostly about the Spirit, and people started to respond more and more emotionally. I was able to personally worship as freely as I wanted to, but the lights again started to actually distract me from truly worshipping. It was very moving though to see people responding to the Holy Spirit by kneeling, praying, and raising hands. The worship leader was also very expressive of his emotions during the service. This occurrence also made me think