Worship in Spirit and Truth, Created to Praise, and Difficulties in Worship
In This Issue... John 4:23-24 and quotes from A. W. Tozer and Joseph S. Carroll, book by Tim Challies, HCF Baptisms, Church Music, and song by CityAlight
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Worship in Spirit and Truth, Created to Praise, and Difficulties in Worship
one24worship - Because worship is a daily lifestyle, not just a weekly event.
Welcome to the inaugural edition of one24worship. Here is one verse, two quotes, and four observations to consider this week…
One Verse
“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. God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.” John 4:23-24 ESV
Two Quotes
A. W. Tozer
“I was created to worship and praise God. I was redeemed that I should worship Him and enjoy Him forever. […] You were created to worship. God wants you to know His redemption so you will desire to worship and praise Him.”1
Joseph S. Carroll
“Worship is not simple, but it is glorious! I have found these many years that it is the one thing the enemy will oppose more than anything else - more than intercession, more than petition. The one thing he does not want is for you to worship Jesus Christ.”2
Four Observations
NEW BOOK from Tim Challies - Now Available: Understanding and Trusting Our Great God
“A couple of years ago I teamed up with Jules Koblun (the artist who creates them) and Harvest House Publishers to create a devotional book, Knowing and Enjoying God. Subtitled “Words from the Wise,” it combined 101 original quote graphics with short devotionals. Today I am pleased to announce that we have released a second volume which is titled Understanding and Trusting Our Great God.”
“On Saturday (July 8), Harvest Christian Fellowship, led by senior pastor Greg Laurie, baptized 4,500 people in the waters of Pirate’s Cove Beach in Corona Del Mar, California.”
Big Churches Sound Alike. Little Churches Are the ‘Wild West’ of Music, Study Finds
“Step into a big church on Sunday morning and chances are you’ll hear the same popular worship songs played at other big churches around the country. But show up in a small church, and you never know what you’ll find.”
NEW SONG from CityAlight - CityAlight - My God is All I Need / My God is So Big (Live)
SPOILER: Listen for the well-known children’s song, “My God Is So Big” inserted into the Bridge. Well done, CityAlight! Well done!
Until next week,
David Guion
P.S.
“Worship is a daily lifestyle, not just a weekly event. It’s a daily lifestyle – one 24-hour day at a time. This lifestyle of engaging worship, in spirit and in truth, is a transformative shift from external ritual to internal communion with the God of the universe.” David Guion
A.W. Tozer, What Ever Happened To Worship? A Call To True Worship (Christian Publications, Inc., 1985) p. 67
Joseph S. Carroll, How To Worship Jesus Christ (Joseph S. Carroll, 1984, Moody Press Edition, 1991) p. 38