Does Church HAVE to be BORING?

Does Church HAVEto be

BORING?

Will God accept ANY worshipthat I offer to Him?

“You worship what you do not know; we worship what we know, for salvation is from the Jews.”

— John 4.22, CB NT p. 167

“But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such people to worship Him.”

— John 4.23, CB NT p. 167

“for Cain and his offering He had no regard”

— Genesis 4.5,CB OT p. 6

“And fire came out from before Jehovah and consumed them, and they died before Jehovah.”

— Leviticus 10.2,CB OT p. 165

“leprosy broke out on his forehead”— 2 Chronicles

26.19,CB OT p. 703

1 Samuel 13,CB OT p. 437

“the people were scattering from me”

— 1 Samuel 13.11,

CB OT p. 437

“the Philistines will come down against me”

— 1 Samuel 13.12,

CB OT p. 437

“I have not sought the favor of Jehovah”

— 1 Samuel 13.12,

CB OT p. 437

“I forced myself”

— 1 Samuel 13.12,

CB OT p. 437

“I forced myself”— 1 Samuel 13.12, CB OT p. 437

What can You do for

“I cannot endure iniquity and the solemn assembly. Your new moons and your appointed feasts my soul hates; they have become a burden to me; I am weary of bearing them.”

— Isaiah 1.13-14, CB OT p. 1074

“I have no pleasure in you, says Jehovah of hosts, and I will not accept an offering from your hand”

— Malachi 1.10, CB OT p. 1530

Will God accept ANY worshipthat I offer to Him?

“Self-made religion”

Asceticism Play

Asceticism PlayColossians 2.8, 18, 22

CB NT p. 352-353

Asceticism PlayExodus 32.6CB OT p. 135

BORING

“If you get bored in church, may I suggest to you that it’s not a commentary on the sermon—it’s a commentary on your heart!”

“Even if the sermon isn’t particularly worth listening to, the chance to pick up some truths about God that come through, and then to meditate on them, should be the most exhilarating time of your life.”

“If you’re uninterested or indifferent, it’s not a commentary on the sermon, it’s a commentary on you.”

Let us come HUMBLY before our God to HONOR Himin true FAITH seeking to PLEASE HIM.

Will today be the day you decide to

go to heaven?

Lesson slideshows (with notes)and audio can be found at:

www.churchofchristmiranda.com

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