Matt Redman: Worship Songs Need to Point Us to God, Not Ourselves

Matt Redman: Worship Songs Need to Point Us to God, Not Ourselves

“I am chosen, not forsaken.” “Fear doesn’t stand a chance when I stand in Your love.” “I know breakthrough is coming, by faith I see a miracle.” They’re anthems of hope, resilience, identity — and chances are, you’ve sung them on a Sunday morning more than once. But here’s the question: Are these songs worship, or just theological self-help set to a pad loop? For Matt Redman, one of the most respected worship leaders and songwriters of the moder…