I recently read this in Bob Kauflin's book, Worship Matters:
The world is constantly telling us lies: "God doesn't exist." "It's all about you." "Sin has no consequences." "This is all there is." "The more you own, the happier you'll be."
In the face of these lies, we gather as the church to proclaim the truth. We gather to declare - to ourselves, to each other, and to God - what we know to be eternal reality. There is one God, who is sovereign over the universe and every detail of our lives. We have rebelled against him. He sent his Son to die in our place for our sins. And through Jesus Christ we have forgiveness and peace with God.
I love what Bob has written because it so clearly reminds me of why we exist as a church:
-to proclaim the truth
-to glorify our sovereign God
-to celebrate the cross
It is so easy to get distracted and to forget how important the Sunday morning meeting really is. What an awesome privilege we have to gather around the cross each week and say "thank you" to the One who delivered us from death to life and to proclaim the truth of the gospel! I can hardly wait until next Sunday!
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What breaks my heart as I read this is the realization that some of the lies he mentions are actually being taught in the church. "It's all about you", "Sin has no consequences", and "The more you own, the happier you'll be" are thoughts that prevail in so many churches today. Even the churches that claim to be "Bible-believing, spirit-filled" have fallen so out of line with the truth of God's Word that we can hardly blame the perpetuation of such lies on "the world" anymore.
Great thoughts, Pastor. I love my church! :-)
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