Worship God 09

I have made it through a couple of these and it really has me thinking about the importance of what worship should look life in our lives in our church.

The God of Worship | John Piper

The Heart of Worship | John Piper

The Leaders of Worship | Jeff Purswell

The Church of Worship | Thabiti Anyabwile

Lessons Learned from Three Decades of Leading | (CJ Majaney and Bob Kauflin)

The Future of Worship | Bob Kauflin

The Necklace of God (1 Peter 1:3-5)

Mercy, Hope, Inheritance, God's Power, Faith, and Salvation are the words used by Peter at the beginning of his letter to the churches in Asia Minor. He uses these words and is drawn to worship because of them. He treats these words like a quarry and draws his listeners to begin mining from the riches of God that he has lavished on us. I am encouraged greatly by the words of Spurgeon who reflected on the great mines of 1 Peter 1:3-5:

In these three verses we have a string of pearls, a necklace of diamonds, a cabinet of jewels—no, the comparisons are poor—we have something far better than all the riches of the earth can ever typify. You have here the heritage of the chosen of God. Your heritage, Beloved, your own peculiar portion if you belong to Christ this day. ~ Charles Spurgeon

Searching for a Purpose

The most remarkable thing about John 4 is his response to the Woman at the well when he confronts her with her relationships. At the point of confronting her sin he offers her more instead of less. I wonder if we, the church. offer more to sinners or less? Are we more inclusive or less inclusive to people who are sinning and trapped in sin? The very people who need purpose in life also need to understand there is hope for them to find purpose.

Worship Leaders Pay Attention

Imagine if Bono were a worship leader at a church. Who would be the pastor? It would be so amazing to worship with Bono in a church, it actually might be the biggest church ever. It would probably run into so many problems because too many people would want to go. Great song that probably explains most people's journey.