{"id":9944,"date":"2013-07-23T00:00:42","date_gmt":"2013-07-23T00:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sharefaithblog.wpengine.com\/?p=9944"},"modified":"2017-10-27T11:24:43","modified_gmt":"2017-10-27T18:24:43","slug":"sing-god-god","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sharefaith.com\/blog\/2013\/07\/sing-god-god\/","title":{"rendered":"Sing To God, Not About God"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>During the National Worship Leader conference in Kansas, there was a predominant theme of worshipful direction. If you are a worship leader or pastor, make sure you explain, educate and teach your music team the difference. When having a conversation, you do not talk to the individual in the third-person, but instead you refer to them directly.<\/p>\n<p>In worship, make sure your music and song choices does the same. Sing to God, not about God. Instead of saying &#8220;He&#8221;, sing &#8220;you&#8221;. Sing to God. He is not absent. He is right there. 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