The Worship Quote of the Week for (03/06/2001):

Honest Worship Today's WORSHIP QUOTE is from a brand new book by Vernon Whaley. HONEST WORSHIP At the heart of successful and dynamic worship, private or public, is the issue of being honest with God and ourselves. We must honestly evaluate our love for God, genuinely express love to God, and sincerely expect love from God. I am amazed that God still seeks those who worship him in spirit and truth. Our corporate worship must grow out of an intense desire to know and love God in all his fullness. - Vernon Whaley, in THE DYNAMICS OF CORPORATE WORSHIP, Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 2001, p. 23. [Lord, we realize that we have no secrets from you. Help us to be honest in our confession of sin and in our confession of faith. Thank you for the forgiveness and mercy that are ours as we turn in faith to Jesus. AMEN!] Have a great week, Chip Stam Director, Institute for Christian Worship School of Church Music and Worship Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Louisville, Kentucky www.carlstam.org www.sbts.edu