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God's Grace Is Amazing
GOD'S GRACE IS AMAZING God’s grace should provoke wonder and worship among all of God’s children (p. 5). Once we understand who God really is, once we have experienced His inexhaustible lovingkindness, which like the dew is fresh every morning, it will change the way we worship. From a heart overflowing with gratitude, we will want to honor and glorify God by gratefully offering back to Him the many good gifts He has bestowed on us. We will not go to church to be entertained, to see “what we can get out of it” for our own private gratification, but rather to praise and worship the triune God of grace and glory (pp. 118-119). Our sense of the grace of God, of our neediness in the face of His omnipotent love, is a true barometer of genuine spirituality and biblical worship (p. 120). —Timothy George, AMAZING GRACE: GOD’S INITIATIVE—OUR RESPONSE, Nashville: LifeWay Press, 2000. ISBN 0 7673 9866 1 ==================== TWO QUICK QUESTIONS FOR YOU: 1. In John Bunyan's PILGRIM'S PROGRESS, what was main character's name before it was changed to Christian? 2. What is the original source of the wonderful acrostic for "grace"? GRACE = God's Riches at Christ's Expense I've also seen it this way: GRACE = God's Righteousness at Christ's Expense ==================== Friends, may you know and embrace the boundless love of Almighty God, the AMAZING GRACE of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the sweet fellowship and instruction of the Holy Spirit. Have a great week. Chip Stam Director, Institute for Christian Worship School of Church Music and Worship The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Louisville, Kentucky www.wqotw.org www.sbts.edu/icw =========================== WORSHIP QUOTE OF THE WEEK: To subscribe, unsubscribe, or view a complete index of worship quotes, please visit http://www.wqotw.org =========================== |