Romans 8:39 says, "Neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord."  Today's song, "Farther Than We Can Fall" by Daniel Doss reminds us that God's love is capable of reaching farther than we can fall.  What a beautiful picture of His grace and love!  Click here to download the free mp3 and Sheet Music.  Happy Friday!

Pure Worship Motivated By Love - by Kari Jobe

“Pure” and “love” are not two words that we often put together.  Maybe it’s because most of the love we experience is anything but pure.  As flawed people, we rarely love without somewhat impure motives. We have probably all “loved” someone because we wanted something from them, and I’m sure we’ve all been “loved” because someone only wanted something out of or from us.

We often feel we have to earn someone’s love by training ourselves to give them what they want. Unfortunately, this kind of love isn’t “pure” at all, and it doesn’t come close to reflecting God’s true heart.

But we are so used to performing and trying to impress the people we want to love us, that we treat God the same way. We go around and around in circles trying to make Him happy, without ever stopping to consider that maybe His love is really, truly, “pure” – without any selfish or deceptive motive. Maybe God doesn’t want anything from us except us.

I love the story of Mary and Martha, because to me, it perfectly capture’s God’s pure love. Martha worked so hard to get every little detail right for Jesus. I think that, whether she realized it or not, she was trying to impress Him and earn His love. She thought He cared about how perfect, clean, and comfortable His visit to her home would be. She didn’t realize that His love was so pure, that the only thing He wanted was to spend time with her and her sister.

Because Martha thought His love was “impure”, her response of love back to Him was “impure”. It was all about performance. Mary, on the other hand, understood His deep, pure, love for her. Her loving response of sitting at the feet of Jesus and spending time with Him came from a heart that had grasped His pure love for her.

I do wonder sometimes, though, if we view our worship the way Martha viewed her housework. Do we ever worship God like we’re trying to impress Him? It’s easy to fall into the trap of thinking that our worship has to be “just right” before God will meet with us.

But when we worship this way, it can become about formula. It can lead us to idolize our songs and to focus too much on what we’re singing and how things sound, all without a real “heart” connection. Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE worship songs, and I definitely have my favorites, but I want to make sure that I really mean the things I sing, and that my worship is just not a formulaic effort to “win” His love.

In John 4:23, Jesus says, “…the time is coming and is already here when true worshippers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth. The Father is looking for anyone who will worship him that way.”

This verse tells me that God wants our love and our worship towards Him to be pure. I don’t know about you, but when I’m striving and stressing to impress someone and make them love me…well, that’s not really love, it’s performance, and it’s not exactly what I would call pure.

The Lord wants our honesty and truth. He wants our hearts and spirits to be completely connected to what are mouths are saying to Him and singing to Him. He wants our pure worship.

The only way for our worship to really be pure is for us to receive His pure love. We must realize that no matter what, He loves us. His love is completely pure. He does not love us because we can give anything to Him or do Him any service.  He loves us without an ulterior motive. He simply loves us for us and wants us to know Him.

We cannot earn His love, because He has already given it to us! That’s absolutely incredible to me, and makes me want to worship Him and give Him all of my love.

When we focus on how good He is and on everything He has done for us, then we can, like Mary, focus on spending time with Him, rather than just “doing things” for Him. We can hear Him, listen to Him, and experience His affection for us. Only then we can respond in worship to the Lord and exalt who He is over every other name and every other circumstance, giving Him our pure love as we receive His.

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Today's free song is by Paul Oakley, called "There's  A Place".  The lyrics are simple and straight forward.  This would be a great addition to any style of worship service. Click here to download the free MP3 and to see the chord charts and the New Song Cafe.  Happy Friday!

Happy New Year! After a little break for the holidays, Free Song Friday is back with a classic, "All Over The World" by Matt Redman.  This song would fit into any service, including Mission Sunday.  Click here to download the free MP3 and to see the chord charts.  Happy Friday!

Passion 2012 in Atlanta began yesterday at the Georgia Dome with more that 44,000 college students and young adults expectant and ready for God to do something massive in their lives.

There are a few ways you can get involved. First and foremost, pray for an awakening and a surrender in the lives and hearts of these students. Second, you can experience each main session online. Finally, you can join Do Something Now and give towards the goal of raising $1 million for the Freedom of more than 27 million people enslaved around the world.

This past year has been another wonderful one for the Worship Together crew. We've introduced you to more new worship songs than ever before and have had the opportunity to meet some of you at one of the many conferences and events we've been a part of this year. In the next few months, make sure to look out for brand new songs from David Crowder*Band, Kari Jobe, Rend Collective Experiment and Passion.

To celebrate we've put together a list of the Top 11 most-viewed songs we have added to the site over the past year. You can listen, download Free Sheet Music and watch a New Song Cafe video for most of these exceptional new worship songs that are being sung in churches around the world!

Lord, I Need You
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God Is Able
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I Lift My Hands
Listen | Learn | Free Lead Sheet

10,000 Reasons
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Here For You
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All My Fountains
Listen | Learn | Free Lead Sheet

Never Once
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Search My Heart
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Always
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At Your Name
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Go
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Today's free song is "Shout Of The King" by Matt Maher.  This song is an upbeat and powerful anthem declaring the truth that Jesus was sent to save us, a perfect message for the Christmas season.  Click here to download the free Leadsheet and MP3.  Happy Friday!

Today's song is "The King Has Come" by Eoghan Heaslip.  This is a beautiful worship song, and it would be a wonderful addition to your Christmas repetoire.  Click here to download the free Sheet Music and MP3. Feel free to leave your feedback on the songpage as well.  Happy Friday!!

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This week we've got another collection of Free Christmas Songs available as you prepare and finalize plans for your Christmas worship services.

Joy To The World (Unspeakable Joy)
Chris Tomlin

Here Is Our King
David Crowder*Band

Joyful (The One Who Saves)
Brenton Brown

Emmanuel
Hillsong LIVE

Glory In The Highest
Chris Tomlin

What Love Has Done
Sarah Hart

O Come Be Born Again
Jennifer Martin