"WORSHIP"
"Yet the time is
coming and has now come
when the true worshipers will worship the Father
when the true worshipers will worship the Father
in
spirit and truth, for they are the kind of worshipers
the Father seeks."
John 4:23
I have personally known more than one person who has left a church to seek
another because the church "wasn't meeting their needs." So,
what is the reason we are to go to church? I think there are two main reasons.
The first is to worship God. This is our time during the week to put
everything else aside to give our undivided attention to God. We are to
sing His praises and express our thankfulness to Him for all His gifts to
us. This includes not only all the gifts of life and health and provision
from the week, but also the gifts of forgiveness for our sins, the grace of
making us His children through faith in Jesus, and for His unfailing and
unconditional love.
The second reason to come to church is to learn more about the example of Jesus
and to follow in His steps. This means we learn how to be servants -- to
meet the needs of others, not ourselves. We don't come to church to
"meet our own needs" (although God certainly does that through His
Word and sacraments), but to find ways to go out into the communities in which
we live to serve others. We are the hands and feet and voice of God in
this world. Worship God every day by the way you live your life doing His
will.
"Strong God"
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Here is an uplifting graphic
for you to think about.
Here is an uplifting graphic
for you to think about.
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Prayers are lifted up daily for
you by the Devotional Writers
and the Monthly Writing Staff
of Women's Focus Ministries.
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