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 WHAT DO YOU WORSHIP?

Did you know that you can subtly begin to worship your worship. Worshiping God is that place where our thoughts and affections are refocused, not on how we feel at the moment, but on the Lord, Himself.

Worship can never save us. It is the One we worship Who is the Lord of Life, our salvation, and He alone is worthy of our worship. He alone is worthy of praise and obedience. If our focus in worship is the performance of our liturgy, whatever that form may be, then our worship has become an idol and not a means of seeking the Face of the Lord simply because of Who He is.

In worship, we are washed by His Word, our vision is lifted beyond ourselves, and the Holy Spirit does His work of life-change as we are brought by grace into His Presence to bless and adore Him Who has loved us out of our death and brought us into His Life.

Worshipping well requires no vestments, no hymnody or praise team, no buildings (though they may assist us in refocusing our hearts). What is needed is a gathering of followers of Jesus Christ who are set to meet with the Lord, offer Him our thanks and praise, acknowledge our absolute dependance upon Him, offer honest confession and embrace His forgiveness, hear His Word read and proclaimed, come to His Table being reminded that Christ has died, Christ is Risen and Christ will come again, receiving His Presence in the figures of bread and wine, His covenant meal where He is both the Host and the Substance.

Worship can happen under a tree or in a cathedral if the focus of God's people is on the Lord, Himself. The Lord makes Himself real to us that our hearts will be yielded and submitted to Him, and Him alone.

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