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Musings on Worship

In the last year, much of my reading has been associated with worship. I, in no way, would consider myself any sort of authority on worship, yet I do claim Biblical authority on what Scripture calls worship and on what it condemns as mere idolatry in the guise of worship. I was able to preach twice in the last 6 months on "The true nature of Biblical Worship" from John 4. It has probably been one of the most eye-opening, most applicable study I have ever done. Quite possibly what bothers me most in this arena is when people think they are "worshiping," when in reality all they are doing is practicing unintentional idolatry. (If you wonder why I use the word idolatry, stay tuned!) From John 4, it is clear that worship is not a result of merely desiring to worship God. Expecting to worship God by merely "doing" worship activities is comparable to going to a baseball stadium and expecting to observe a game being played simply because YOU are there in attendan

On Gospel-driven forgiveness

At my "home church away from home church" (Heritage Bible Church in G'ville), my pastor, Dan Brooks, has been preaching through Matthew on Sunday nights at least as long as I have been attending (2 + years). Two weeks ago, he finished up Matthew 18 with a sermon on the parable of the wicked servant. It is my sincere conviction that our preaching be Gospel-driven, Gospel-centered. This is probably the best I've heard on a forgiveness passage. Do yourself spiritual good and listen to this .

"Great Commission Profiling"

This is a good read from a friend of mine regarding 'evangelism' or its close cousin, nicknamed here, "the hit and run and pray" approach. The article provokes several questions that need to be answered by all of us. Click here to read.