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Ep.3 Defining Christian Worship - Christian Worship is Ongoing


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The psalmist says in Psalm 84:2 “My soul longs, yes, faints for the courts of the Lord; my heart and flesh sing for joy to the living God.” Not only worship comes naturally to human beings, but also worshiping God is where they find their fullness and destiny. The Lord has created us with an innate longing to worship. In the book Unceasing Worship, Harold Best says, “we are…unceasing worshipers and will remain so forever, for eternity is an infinite extrapolation of one of two conditions: a surrender to the sinfulness of sin unto infinite loss or the commitment of personal righteousness unto infinite gain.” The term “unceasing worshipers” means that worship is not something that can be neglected or stopped. Human beings cannot cease to worship, but they can change their object of worship.


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Discussion Questions: 

  1. What are some areas in your life that are exchanging God’s truth for the desires of the world?
  2. How does this aspect of ongoing worship influence the way you share the Gospel with non-believers understanding that they are worshipers too?
  3. If you have some time, read the story of Cain and Abel in Genesis 4, and reflect on what is the reason God regarded Abel’s offering, but not Cain’s?
  4. What is the relationship between faith and works when it comes to Christian Worship?
  5. If you want to access the sources behind these episodes you can visit livingonthealtar.com and go to our Heart Meets Mind page.

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    Heart Meets MindBy Lina Cole