Kris BainesIt really is so important that we try, to the best of our ability, to minimize stress in our role, otherwise that becomes a distraction and hindrance to worship.
Kris Baines...all will be well if your demeanor shows others you are at rest and not taking yourself too seriously. And in doing that, you will be less nervous, fearful, and anxious.
Kris BainesWe can be encouraged, though, in remembering that church is not a place for only those people who have it all together. No way! Church is for saved sinners: those who come in the door needy for the means of grace (which is the blessing and strength we receive from worship, the preaching of God’s Word, prayer and other components of the church service).
Kris BainesPeople haven’t come to watch you play the piano, or at least I hope they haven’t. Rather, they have come to worship God. That fact separates the time of worship apart from any other musical concert or performance because it’s not about you!