“Worship is the believer’s response with all that he is–mind, emotions, will and body–to all that God is and says and does.” writes Warren Wiersbe. Continue reading
Category Archives: Worship
Hindrances to Worship
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A Spiritual Focus
With so much emphasis today on the physical and material, even when it comes to matters regarding the Lord’s church, we need to be reminded that God’s primary focus is on the spiritual. The Bible speaks of…. Continue reading
Four Expectations from Worship
In his book, When GOD Builds a Church, Bob Russell suggests there are four things we should legitimately expect from authentic worship. (1) A sense of God’s Presence. (2) A Conviction of our Sinfulness. (3) A Joyful Reminder of God’s Grace. (4) The Inspiration to Serve. While there may be other expectations, I can’t disagree with these four. Continue reading
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The Bread of Life
I recently read about an internet company that advertised a “hugable, washable, and talking” Jesus doll that recites “actual Scripture verses to introduce children of all ages to the wisdom of the Bible.” for $15.95. Its sayings include, “I have an exciting plan for your life,” and “Your life matters so much to Me.” No matter that these exact sayings aren’t in the Bible, but who wouldn’t want to follow a Jesus like this? Continue reading
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Worship Changes Worshipers
“Worship changes the worshiper into the image of the One worshiped.”
This quote by Jack Hayford reminds me of Romans 8:29 where Paul wrote that Christians are to be “conformed to the image of His Son.” In other words we are to become like the One we worship. We are, as Peter put it, to become “partakers of the divine nature.” Continue reading
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Worship God
A husband and wife were on the way home from worship one Sunday morning. As they rode along, the wife asked her husband, “Did you see that woman in the front row showing off her Liz Claiborne suit?”
He said, “No.” Continue reading
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Worship: A Time to Recharge Our Batteries
A few years ago when pagers were more popular than they are today, I read about a man who worked in a customer service call center for a national pager operation. He dealt with the usual complaints regarding poor pager operations. Among the “unusual calls”, the best came from a man who complained that he kept being paged by someone named “Lucille.” Continue reading
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