January 13th, 2012
Tonight as I have been reading and praying about my message for Sunday about “The Heart of Worship” I got to thinking about several things. First is MY heart given fully in worship? I would have to admit probably not. You see when I think about giving my heart totally in to worship I picture no distractions. My mind, my heart, my attention is all about God. Not about getting anything in return for my obedience but focused totally on God. Second, Is my mind focused on God? I cannot remember the last time that has happened for me in my life. I am too worried about the particulars of worship that I forget to worship. My mind can wonder from each element of worship to my lesson in Sunday school and even on the events later in the day. Sometimes I wish there was some kind of device that when you entered the sanctuary everything else except God would be wiped out of your mind. This Sunday I am preaching on Passionate Worship. What it means and what it might look life in the life of the congregation. If you are reading this I ask you to try just once to give your all in worship. No distractions, no wondering minds but true passionate worship to God our Father. Here are some things I am going to try….I am going to spend some time in prayer before the worship at 9:50. I am going to ask God to bless our worship, to help us to devote ourselves totally to Him during the worship service. I want my actions to dictate my heart this Sunday. I want let God fully envelop me and let me be a vessel in which he can communicate to his children. I don’t want the congregation to see me but see Christ thru me. I would love to see the tongues of fire as experienced that day of Pentecost set His people ablaze with passion for Him as never seen before. I ask that you pray for me as well……that I give God everything and not just get by.
Until the WHOLE world hears……
Pastor Steve
