He aquí, no está en mano de ellos su prosperidad; el consejo de los impíos lejos está de mí.

In this lesson the worship leader will learn about integrity. People have interesting thoughts about personal integrity. After the Industrial Revolution, people lost integrity. It is very serious for people because they may work primarily for personal gain. Integrity influences the church. Many people become church members because of individual gain. They select church for success and gain, not personal faith. Thus, people learn about integrity. Key point of integrity is never deceiving people in and out of church. They show integrity by individual life. Form of integrity begins by life of worshipper. It is based only on attitude of personal. Psalms 84:11 For the LORD God is a sun and shield; the LORD bestows favor and honor. No good thing does he withhold from those who walk uprightly.

Check Points What is integrity?

Why Christians should practice integrity in life? Why does worshipper need integrity?

How to live life of integrity in front of God?

Kierkegaard is not only theologian, but also philosopher, defines integrity as “integrity needs one thing that follows up integrity of God”.32 Furthermore, Soon-Ho Kim describes integrity that “people never have integrity, Jesus only has integrity and

becomes a role model.”33 In worship, integrity is expressed by faithfulness in life and pure attitude. Worship leader requires integrity, not option. Integrity is foundation of obedience. Worship leader has a goal and must obey God’s commands.34 Thus, worship leader should have integrity. This is not personal talent, God only gives people integrity.

Integrity begins attitude of worship

People have interesting attitudes of others. In Korea, people are interested in respecting older people. It is very serious because Korean culture always respect older people and not young people. People always look into attitude of young people. If they have a problem, many older may get angry at young people. This is Korean culture. However, Christianity in Korea has equal culture. Korean Christians show respect to the older. Their mind is expressed by external action. Thus, worship leader has same mind both thinking internally and practicing externally. Worship leader should practices equal heart for worship in front of God. Worship leader has to remember Jesus’ teaching in the Bible. Matthew 7:16, “You will recognize them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thorn bushes, or figs from thistles?” Matthew 7:20, “Thus you will recognize them by their fruits.”

Through the Bible, Jesus emphasizes serving people. He always taught the people so that people may practice either act of internal or behavior of external. This is serious to Christian. Jesus requires both, not either. However, many people follow up one side, not both. Eventually, Jesus strongly emphasize that if you are a Christian, you have to follow

33 _{Soon-Ho Kim, 152.}

His teaching. Worship leader has to practices Jesus’ teaching in life and obey His commands.35

Integrity reflects form of God by personal life

A mirror shows real life for people. This is always reflecting of the human. People may check on face by the mirror. Some school has a study of mirrors. They fix mirror on the people. Many people look at the mirror. The study team addresses result that

attractive people spend more time before mirrors.36 People always look at the mirror. The mirror approaches people in their life. This is one thing that people discover problems for individual make up and clothing. Christian life is equal like a showing mirror. People were created from God. They have God’s image. Genesis Chapter 1 verse 27, “So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.” Worship leader shows up God’s image by his life. When you look into a mirror, you will see same form through the mirror. People have God’s image; they have to show His image to others. Therefore, worship leader has to demonstrate God’s image in and out of personal life. Remember! You have God’s image. Matthew 12:33 “Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree bad and its fruit bad, for the tree is known by its fruit.”

Integrity under the rule of holiness

Integrity expresses holiness in front of God. Through the Bible, people are able to understand His creation. When God completed the universe, it was without sin. The                                                                                                                

35 _{Richard Foster, Practical Christianity, 295.}

Garden of Eden was a Holy place. His Creation was holy and clear. However, people made sin, they ate fruit that is the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.37 Because of eating fruit, people have to meet sin in the world. Moreover, they separated from God. Eventually, people always make sin in front of God. They ignore God’s teaching. Nevertheless, God loves the people. He always gets interested in people. He always provide good things to people, but they ignore His mercy. God gives choice to people. He calls for holiness for His things such as name, temple, materials, people, and others. Worship leader has to remember the holy. If he sins and becomes separated from God, he never becomes holy. Leviticus 11:45 “For I am the LORD who brought you up out of the land of Egypt to be your God. You shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.” 1 Peter 1:16 “since it is written, ‘You shall be holy, for I am holy.’”