Vision & Misson

“We are a community pursuing all things in Jesus.” & “The power of the Church is revealed when every believer walks out God’s plan for their life.”

Foundation

Our foundation is Jesus. His heart. His Culture. His direction and His will. Simply put: (Matthew 6:10) “ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN”

Woodland’s prayer and worship exists to glorify Jesus and to see this foundation laid in our community, region, nation and world.

Worship & Prayer

“We are pursuing the, PATTERN, CULTURE and REALITY of Heaven through continual worship and prayer.”

PATTERN: Continually Day and Night

• We are a community that is continually pursuing God individually and corporately.

  • 1 Chronicles 16:37-42, Isaiah 62:6, Luke 18:7-8, Revelation 7:9-17, Exodus 30:7-8

CULTURE: Righteousness, Peace and Joy in the Holy Spirit

• We are a community that is continually pursuing a Spirit led and empowered life.

  • Romans 14:17, Mathew 5:3-11, Galatians 5:13-25, Ephesians 4:17-32, Acts 13:2

REALITY: God’s Kingdom and Will Here and Now

• We are a community that is continually pursuing the Kingdom of Jesus revealed, on Earth as it is in Heaven.

  • Matthew 6:9-13, Matthew 10:7-8, Mark 16:15-20, John 17:16-18, Romans 12:1-2, Romans 15:18-19, Acts 19:11-12

This will be accomplished as each of us pursue all things in Jesus; and as each of us are empowered by Him to walk in His plan for our life.  

WOrship

The heartbeat of our Sunday morning expressions are an overflow of our weekly prayer and worship sets. Often our times of musical worship vary in expression and format, the goal is the same: to glorify Jesus and to see His Kingdom come as we are led by Him.

Our model is taken from Ephesians 5:19, “Addressing one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord.” 

• Psalms: To strike a musical instrument. (Excellence/ musicianship) 

• Hymns: A written song of praise. (Prepared with songs of praise and worship)

• Spiritual Songs: When the human sprit and soul is yielded as God’s instrument. (Spontaneous song and prayer as the Lord leads) 

In Scripture, there are seven Hebrew words that are translated in our Bible’s to say, “praise.”

• YADAH (yaw-daw’): To revere or worship with lifted hands. To hold out the hands. (Psalm 67:3)

• HALAL (haw-lal’): To boast. To Rave. To shine. To celebrate. To be clamorously foolish. (Psalm 149:3)

• ZAMAR (zaw-mar’) : To pluck the strings of an instrument, to sing, to praise; joyful expressions of music with musical instruments. (Psalm 144:9)

• TOWDAH (to-daw’): An extension of the hand. Thanksgiving.A sacrifice of praise. Thanksgiving for things not yet received along with what has been given. (Psalm 56:11-12)

• BARAK (baw-rak’): To kneel. To bless God (as an act of adoration). To praise. To salute. To thank. (Psalm 72:11, 15)

•  TEHILLA (teh-hil-law): Laudation. A hymn. A song of praise. A spontaneous song of the heart. (Psalm 22:3)

• SHABACH ( shaw-bakh’): To address in a loud tone. To shout. To commend, glory, and triumph. (Psalm 145:4)

Biblical praise and worship BEGINS in the heart, but must have an an EXPRESSION.

Prayer

Jesus said, “My house shall be called a house of prayer.” (Matthew21:13) Prayer was the one thing the disciples asked Jesus to teach them how to do. (Luke 11:1)

One of the earliest patterns of prayer and intersession we see in Scripture is found in Exodus 30:1-8. Aaron, the High Priest was called to burn incense every morning and night so that incense would continually be offered before the Lord. 

• Aaron is a type/foreshadow of Jesus who has an eternal priesthood and is in heaven making intercession for us. (Romans 8:34 & Hebrews 7:25) 

• Christ by His Spirit lives in new covenant believers, making us priests unto God. (Revelation 1:6 & 1 Peter 2:5, 9) 

• Incense is a type/foreshadow of prayer. (Revelation 5:8 & Revelation 8:4/Luke 1:10) 

We are priests unto God because Christ lives in us and we are called to offer up prayers day and night before the Lord. Often our times of prayer and intercession vary in expression and format, the goal is the same: to glorify Jesus and to see His Kingdom come as we are led by Him.

Join us

Weekly Prayer and WorshipSets:

MONDAY: 6PM - 8PM  

Wednesday: 12pm - 2pm

SATURDAY: 10AM - 12PM

SUNDAY: 9AM - 10AM

Weekend Services: 

SUNDAY: 10AM

Serve with us

We are always wanting to add to our growing worship and prayer teams. Know that this commitment requires time & ability.  

Honestly ask yourself these questions if you are interested, & talk to God about them. 

• What is my motivation in serving? Is it to glorify Jesus through the gifts He’s given me, or is it something else?

• Am I wanting to join this team, with these leaders, following the vision, mission, and purpose that God gave this House? 

• Do I have any preconceived ideas or desires about what this is going to be like for me? (If you do, we encourage you to hold those with open hands and a servant’s heart.) 

• (Musicians/Singers) Am I skilled enough? At Woodland, it is important to be musically skilled enough in your instrument to follow our worship model: Songs, Hymns, & Spiritual Songs. (As the Holy Spirit leads, we must be sensitive and skilled enough to follow and not distract from what God is doing.)

*If you don’t feel that you are musically skilled enough (yet), please communicate that and we will do our best to work with you or connect you to someone who can help develop your gifts. 

 10 Things You Can Expect When Serving: 

1.   You can expect to grow in a real & living way in your relationship with Jesus. 

2.   You can expect to be loved, valued & heard. 

3.   You can expect this commitment to require time, punctuality & growth. 

4.   You can expect to hold lightly any personal preferences being that you are on a team.  

5.   You can expect to face past church hurts, and allow God to lead, heal, and build you through the process.

6.   You can expect a culture of honor as you serve, submit to, and learn from others.

7.   (Musicians) You can expect to use an in-ear monitor system and click (metronome) track throughout sets.

8. (Musicians) You can expect to be held accountable in pursuing musical excellence, not perfection. This includes learning and mastering the Nashville Number System. 

9.   You can expect continual constructive conversation through our pre-briefs & debriefs before and after each set. 

10. You can expect this commitment to be life giving and life changing! 

Questions & Next Steps For Worship? Contact Andrew McMahon at:

andrew@woodlandnw.com

Questions & Next Steps For Prayer? Contact Tim Glasgo at:

tim@woodlandnw.com

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