I know you love the way you worship. I know you love your church. And I know you love the way you guys do things. I know you’ve been doing it for years…and years…and years. And I also know you got it down packed! But may I be controversial in saying that it is not [...]
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HINDRANCE TO WORSHIP:AN UNFORGIVING SPIRIT (part 2)
HOW DO WE FORGIVE?
In addition to learning how to forgive others we have to learn how to forgive ourselves. Unforgiveness towards ourselves is not a hindrance to worship but a hindrance to character growth. It is possible to forgive someone else and not forgive ourselves—this leads to low self esteem, low self worth, and self [...]
HOW TO HINDER YOUR WORSHIP OF GOD: AN UNFORGIVING SPIRIT (part 1)
We said in the last post that God values relationship over religion. Jesus told a crowd:
“But I say to you that everyone who continues to be angry with his brother or harbors malice (enmity of heart) against him shall be liable to and unable to escape the punishment imposed by the court…So if when you [...]
HOW TO HINDER YOUR WORSHIP OF GOD: SPOUSAL ABUSE
Marriage is the union of one man and woman in lifetime covenant commitment. The couple is considered sanctified (or set apart) unto God, which is why we call it “holy matrimony.” Throughout His Word God lays the blueprint of what a successful, fruitful, and functional marriage is to entail. To follow that blueprint would be to [...]
HOW TO HINDER YOUR WORSHIP OF GOD: DISOBEDIENCE TO HIS WORD
According to Andrew Hill in Baker’s Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology, “The true worship of God is essentially internal, a matter of the heart and spirit rooted in the knowledge and obedience to the revealed Word of God.” [1] How can you truly worship a God you don’t obey? The Bible says, “God has no [...]
