Matthew Engelbrecht

What does worship mean to me? W- Willingly O-  Offering R- Real S- Selflessness (for) H- His I- Incredible P- Presence Worship is a topic close to my heart. Most people don't realize that worship is not only songs that you sing in church or songs on a CD, but everything we do is a form of worship. Our entire existence is to bless God with our obedience, which is worship. Personally for me this means seeking God away from everyone. Singing Him songs and praising Him. But all in all worship is a way to experience Gods presence, to really dive into the more that he has for us. Truly its a sacrifice on our behalf, but so worthy is our cause and motivation. You see for me, worship is not about just the physical, for me its about showing God how much i love him through me pouring out everything I can.

Saved by Grace, Called by God Where else to begin but at the start? How cliched to say I grew up in a "Christian" house hold. So many people say they are "Christian" but they don't live the way Jesus wants them to. Its all religion, but that's where my story is different. My parents where authentic Christians. They showed me from a young age what it meant to be a real christian, one that loves like Jesus loves. It was 2004 and my mother was diagnosed with cancer, so what did we do? Cry about it and wonder when she would die? No. We made the best of the time that we had with her and trusted God for a miracle. What better way to live than go on a road trip in a motor home? Still the thought of my mother passing away lingered in my head. Only being 5 at the time, you're not meant to have those kind of thoughts in your head. But nevertheless we made the most of the situation. I remember that on the way back from the Cango Caves(a tourist a...