gloryseedIn our entertainment crazy culture it is easy to think that the church is just one more place to be entertained. The seating does remind one of a theater, after all.
But precisely the reverse is true. We are not the audience; we are the performers. God is not entertaining us when we worship him – we’re worshipping him to glorify him.
The very name “worship service” should clue us in that everything from the singing to the sermon is all about the service of God. We strive to help people do their part in the worship of God. The delightful surprise is that when we truly worship him we get something better than entertainment – we get joy.
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I would alter”… fron the singing to the sermon…” – I think that only highlights two of the elements of worship and is both restrictive and omissive (is that a word?) – What about everything else – the greetings, the offering, Communion, etc.? I’d just omit or say “… everything we do in the time together is all…”
I love the use of “joy”. Its a word we avoid but really one we should haave as part of everyday life. We need more JOY!