Experiencing Worship

At IFGA, we are passionate about worship.  Our passion springs from authentic encounter with the Presence of God.  There is simply something beautiful that happens when we gather on Sunday mornings and begin to worship. As we worship, the Spirit moves among us, and we respond. The relationship between the Divine Presence and His people on earth is played out in real time as we lift up our voices in song and our spirits in praise.  Our voices join as one as we sing songs of gratitude and hope in the Lord, our hearts join as one as we embrace our unity in Christ and our place in the family of God; and we begin to raise up the sound of Heaven on earth as one people.

Worship is the sound of the Kingdom of Light breaking into the world as we sing out glory and honour to the King of kings. It is the sound of confidence in the battle already won and faith in the power of our Lord and Saviour to reconcile a fallen people to their God and to redeem all of creation. It is the sound of freedom as those once held captive proclaim what it means to be free and what it means to be bound in love to their Liberator.  It is the sound of peace in the midst of the chaos of the world, joy in the midst of the sadness of earth, new life growing in the midst of a barren land.  It is the sound of the Bride singing a song of love to the One she will never have to live without, the One who has shown her a perfect, unconditional love so big she will never glimpse the end of it.  It is the shout of victory as we charge ahead following the Commander of the Armies of Light who leads us to take back all that belongs to Him--using only the most powerful of weapons: love, faith, grace, forgiveness, honour, peace, prayer, praise, worship.

Most of all it is the sound of a people who's joy rests in the reality that His greatest promise to them is the promise of His Presence.

"Happy are those who hear the joyful call to worship, for they will walk in the light of your presence, LORD." (Psalm 89:15)