The Worship Quote of the Week for (03/27/2001):

Behold, The Lamb of God! Today's WORSHIP QUOTE reflects on the object of heavenly worship: "Worthy is the Lamb who was slain!" The author is Michael Horton. BEHOLD, THE LAMB OF GOD! Our whole worship is to fall down before the thrones of the Father and the Son, in the power of the Holy Spirit, to receive the forgiveness of God and to bring sacrifices of praise to the Lamb who was slain. Every time we worship, we should be self-consciously committed to the ministry of John the Baptist: "Behold, the Lamb of God!" Remarkably, even in heaven the majestically enthroned Son is the slain Lamb. We never outgrow the cross. We never get beyond the need for mediation between God and ourselves-not in this life, nor in the next. - Michael Horton, in WE BELIEVE: RECOVERING THE ESSENTIALS OF THE APOSTLES' CREED, Nashville: Word, 1998, p. 239. [If you have a moment, take a look at Isaiah 53: 7, John 1:29, Revelation 5:6-14] 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