Proclaiming Good News and Liberty, Worship as a Lifestyle, Grace Never Quits, Putting on the New Self, Preparing for Meaningful Worship, Sharing Kindness, and "If I Got Jesus"
In This Issue... Luke 4:18-19, quotes from Shane Pruitt & Max Lucado, Articles by Alistair Begg, David Kaywood & Love Worth Finding with Adrian Rogers, Plus Song by Ben Fuller, Ethan Hulse, Jeff Pardo
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Proclaiming Good News and Liberty, Worship as a Lifestyle, Grace Never Quits, Putting on the New Self, Preparing for Meaningful Worship, Sharing Kindness, and "If I Got Jesus"
Welcome to this issue of one24worship - Because worship is a daily lifestyle, not just a weekly event.
Here is 1-2-4: one verse/passage, two quotes, and four observations to consider this week.
One Verse/Passage
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,
because he has anointed me
to proclaim good news to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives
and recovering of sight to the blind,
to set at liberty those who are oppressed,
to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor.” Luke 4:18-19 ESV
Two Quotes
Shane Pruitt
“Worshipping Jesus is not just a weekend event. It’s a lifestyle!”
[Source: Shane Pruitt, @shane_pruitt78 on X, (accessed Monday, September 18, 2023)]
[Could not have said it better myself, Shane. 😉]
Max Lucado
“God’s grace isn’t a lucky charm crucifix on a necklace. God’s grace is a tiger in your heart. God’s grace did not happen one time, long ago. God’s grace happens now, today... to anyone who’ll so much as give God a prayer. His grace never quits. That’s the kind of God he is—he’s the ‘God of Jacob.’ Our God is the God of those who struggle and scrape, sometimes barely making it, hanging on for dear life…”
[Source: Max Lucado, @maxlucado on Instagram (accessed Monday, September 18, 2023), referencing his new book God Never Gives Up on You: What Jacob's Story Teaches Us About Grace, Mercy, and God's Relentless Love, (Max Lucado, Published by Thomas Nelson, 2023)]
Four Observations
A New Wardrobe in Christ: Putting On the New Self - Article by Alistair Begg
“‘Putting on the new self’ is not an activity rooted primarily in moral effort. Moral effort will be necessary, but the power comes from the Lord, and the glory belongs to Him. If we will prayerfully depend on Him, looking to his Word and ‘teaching and admonishing’ one another in His family, He will faithfully transform us into His own image as we look forward to the day when we finally become like Him because we see Him as He is (1 John 3:2).”
On Preparing Yourself for Corporate Worship - Article by David Kaywood
“Some Christians bemoan, ‘But I just don’t get anything out of the church service.’ Maybe so. But often when believers express these kinds of sentiments, it’s because we don’t personally prepare ourselves for worship. We think we can haphazardly enter a worship service and assume it will be engaging because it’s a spiritual activity. We assume it’s entirely on the leaders of the church to give us a good worship experience; if we don’t have one, it must be the pastor or the music leader’s fault. But this is not the case.”
Are You Missing Opportunities to Share Kindness? - Article from Love Worth Finding Ministries with Adrian Rogers
“Has the Holy Spirit ever impressed you to do an act of kindness to someone, but you delayed, and you got too busy, and then it was just too late, and you would have been embarrassed to do it? What often happens is we have an opportunity to do good, but we just let it pass by.”
New SONG “If I Got Jesus” by Ben Fuller, Ethan Hulse, Jeff Pardo - Ben Fuller - If I Got Jesus (Lyric Video)
VERSE TWO
“I’ve seen weakness turn to strength / I’ve seen failures met with grace / And it’s not from what I’ve done / It’s Christ in me / A miracle I can’t explain / Oh He’s given me His name / I’m the richest man that I could ever be.”
© 2023 Be Essential Songs (BMI) / Ben Fuller Music (BMI) / Hulse House Music (BMI) (admin at EssentialMusicPublishing.com).
Until next week,
David Guion
P.S.
“The delays of God are not the denials of God.” Butch Ikels on Genesis 25:21
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