In 1997, I wrote the first small edition of an article about the new style of worship with its soppy ditties and (deliberately) accompanying deviant theology, which I believe more than ever is linked to the burgeoning pre-Antichrist apostasy. The article was expanded by 100% in the year 2000. Since then, I have been meaning to knock it into shape for a new readership. Finally, I am now doing so, with many new thoughts in the mix. The title is: “O Lord, Open Our Lips: Church Hymnody & Worship in History & Today; Including an Exposé of the Hidden Agenda Behind the New Style of Worship”.

It is not enough to say, “Well we all worship in different ways” as that makes it all about us and our own whims. Obviously, the disciple of Christ lives in a 24/7 state of worship. However, I am speaking here about public, corporate worship. There are certain foundations which must prevail based on what is revealed in Scripture.

What has prompted me to do this is because I just received an email from a guy in Germany who said that he downloaded my article in the year 2000 and he wanted to know if I would now grant him permission to translate it into German as he is so disturbed about what is happening in churches there. He wrote:

“I have no commercial interest but want to warn people of the dangers of contemporary worship. This is an article that is today more relevant even than 20 years ago because everywhere, sadly even in conservative non-charismatic circles, the new style of worship is pervading the churches”.

So I said yes so long as he can wait until I have updated it. He agreed.

In the Preamble to the book, I have written, in part: “In this article — which started out as a much smaller piece in 1997, was then updated in 2000, and has in the last week had 45% more material added — we will examine the issues involved, trace the history of hymnody from the Old Testament until now, expose the movements which have led to this ‘worship revolution’, their connection with New Age occultism, and the hidden agenda which lies behind it all”.

My reason for pre-announcing this piece here (which will be around 97 pages with 32,000 words when complete) is to ask if any of you have any personal input about this which you would like to share with me. Have you been shocked by what you have witnessed in churches. Has any of that put you off wanting to go near a local assembly? What do you expect of worship with others in a local church setting? You can write to me by email in confidence.

Thanks for reading this heads-up. The next time you will hear from me is when this article is complete and published on my website as an eBook, which will be on Tuesday, 7th November. Blessings to you all from me…