Does Church HAVE to be BORING?
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God doesn’t accept any worship, many have substituted self made religion for true worship whether it is asceticism or play. We may be bored in our assemblies because we are too focused on ourselves and not on God.
Transcript of Does Church HAVE to be BORING?
Does Church HAVEto be
BORING?
Will God accept ANY worshipthat I offer to Him?
ANY
“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
ME?
“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?
ANY
NO!
Self
“Self-made religion”
Asceticism Play
Self
“Self-made religion”
Asceticism PlayColossians 2.8, 18, 22
CB NT p. 352-353
Self
“Self-made religion”
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
Photo Credits: (All photos from istockphoto.com are copyright protected. Please do not use without permission.)
Bored: iStock_000013250669Doonesbury, by Gary Trudeau: http://www.gocomics.com/doonesbury/1994/06/19Empty pews: http://www.flickr.com/photos/eye2eye/7334554/sizes/o/in/photostream/Pendulum: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Grandfather_clock_pendulum.pngKing: iStock_000007044942Samuel rebukes Saul: http://www.boomerinthepew.com/2010/04/bible-in-a-year-king-sauls-disobedience-costs-him-the-establishment-of-his-kingdom.htmlUzziah: http://www.biblical-art.com/extra/ownpub/children/098.jpgCain and Able: http://www.biblical-art.com/extra/ownpub/children/005.jpgNadab and Abihu: http://thebiblerevival.com/clipart39.htmMt. Gerizim: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nablus_and_Mount_Gerizim_%28before_1899%29.jpgYoung Man: iStock_000006345083Hand: iStock_000004907695TV while driving: http://www.flickr.com/photos/nnova/3945761944/sizes/l/in/photostream/
Photo Credits: (All photos from istockphoto.com are copyright protected. Please do not use without permission.)
Church Band: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fbchattiesburg/3391385425/sizes/l/in/photostream/John MacArthur: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:John_macarthur.jpgMan praying: iStock_000005455319
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Does Church Have to be Boring?
Compiled and Presented by:
Dave Stewart16 January, 2010Las Cruces, NM
www.churchofchristmiranda.com
Synopsis: God doesn’t accept any worship, many have substituted self made religion for true worship whether it is asceticism or play. We may be bored in our assemblies because we are too focused on ourselves and not on God.
“Let all that you do be done with love.”
“Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version, copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.”
