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Lifestyle Worship
worship." Perhaps you can think of some Scriptures that back up the idea that God cares a great deal about the private thoughts and actions of Christian worshippers. LIFESTYLE WORSHIP What we are individually, twenty-four hours a day, is more important than what happens in church once a week. The secret of acceptable worship lies in how we are at home, or at work, and when we are alone and nobody knows what we are doing. It lies in our total lifestyle. Jesus said, "He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much" (Luke 16:10). If we don’t get our act together before we come to church, we can’t expect to worship at church. We can’t expect something magical to happen once we’re inside the church doors. We mustn’t think, "All I need to do is get to church," because it doesn’t work that way. If we are hypocrites, if our profession of faith lacks reality, when we come to church to sing and worship we will be out of tune, and will not be making music pleasing to God. — R. T. Kendall. WORSHIPPING GOD: REDISCOVERING THE FULL DIMENSION OF WORSHIP. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1999 edition with new forward by Darlene Zschech, p. 95. ISBN 0 340 74588 6 ["Tune my heart to sing thy praise." Amen.] Have a great week, Chip Stam Director, Institute for Christian Worship School of Church Music and Worship Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Louisville, Kentucky carlstam@aol.com www.carlstam.org www.sbts.edu |