Good morning,
Praise the Lord for this new day, this Friday the thirteenth. It is going to be a wonderful day, for the Lord has made it. It's Friday now, but Sunday is coming, 60 degree temperatures and all, or so they say. Come and join us on the Lord's Day in His house with His people for His worship (8:30 and 11 AM here, and 9:30 at Wesley). Following the second service there will be a Thanksgiving meal with the trimmings, prepared with much love. All are welcome.
Those who live in the area, please join us in our television outreach. It is presented on Channel 4 at 7:00 PM on Time Warner Cable.
In his writings Rick Warren has said, "We are made for worship, and we grow stronger through worship." It is a great thrill to worship the risen Lord in spirit and in truth. So, plan to be in the house of the Lord on Sunday, and worship Him wherever you may be. When the saints sing the Savior's song, Satan trembles and demons flee.
It has often been said, "The Main Thing is to keep the Main Thing the Main Thing!" Of course, the question is, "What is the Main thing"? For the church of Jesus Christ, without a doubt the "Main Thing" is worship. Several times in Scripture, we are given exhortations to worship God. For example, in both 1 Chronicles 16:29 and Psalm 29:2 we have this exhortation, "Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name: bring an offering, and come before him: worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness." Psalm 99:5 says, "Exalt the LORD our God and worship at his footstool; He is holy."
In America we have adopted this way of thinking which attempts to place everyone on an equal plane. No one is better than anyone else, and thus no one has authority over anyone else - everyone has an equal say. We are opposed to hierarchy of any kind. It's interesting to me that many people want to be the boss, but few want to obey the boss.
Ultimately, we even bring God down to our level. Inscribed on our great American buildings is the saying, "The voice of the People is the voice of God." That may sound like an expression of a wonderful Democratic idea, but it is nearly blasphemy. However, we haven't only put our voices in place of God's, but we have come to the place where we think we have power over God - prayer has turned around to become our telling God what we expect Him to do for us, instead of listening to what He expects from us.
Jesus our Lord, speaks directly about worship when He answers the temptation put to Him by Satan in the wilderness. "Jesus said to him, "Away from me, Satan! For it is written: `Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.'" (Matthew 4:10) The author of Hebrews wrote (in Chapter 10), "Forsake not the assembling of yourselves together." The gathering together of Christians on a regular basis is not optional!
Thank you all for praying for Laureen. She will be back home in 10 days,I know that she has felt the prayers of the Lord's people carrying her through.
In Christ the Risen Lord,
Brown
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