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1 | Circus Churchianity vs.Spirt-led worship | Philippians | nuge | 54383 | ||
Phil 3:3 We are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit..no confidence in the flesh. I find it sooo hard to worship in Church. Entertaiment is the order of the day there and that is plentiful and professional and addicting. But, where is the Spirit of God? I'm sure that "feeling" I get when the entertainers are in full bloom is not The Holy Spirit. ( Rom 2:25-29 Col 2:11 ). Legal worship is outward today too., acts for show, ( as in entertaiment ). Restricted for certain times and places. Appointments are made "Holy Ghost Revivals" where God is on the marquee to perform for us. Men still require human demonstrations above the outworking of The Holy Spirit. Is there something in the circus tent than men require? Why do we return to it? Christian worship is spiritual,( Rom 12:1 ).( Rom 1:9 ). "make our boast in Christ Jesus," not in the law: The contrast is stark. |
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2 | Circus Churchianity vs.Spirt-led worship | Philippians | stjones | 54389 | ||
Hi, nuge; Maybe you're just attending the wrong churches. We have talented musicians within our church but they are not entertainers. Applause is seldom heard at our church (mostly when the youngest children's choir sings or when someone announces their 50th anniversary). Our choir director has pounded it into our heads that we are not performing; we are singing to God and trying to direct the congregation's attention toward Him as well. The congregation seldom has the chance to be a passive audience; we typically have a responsive reading for our call to worship; we have unison prayer and silent prayer; we usually sing three hymns; we have a time for sharing joys and concerns before the last prayer and last hymn. We preach the Bible, Jesus, and sin. Our weekly youth group (30-60 kids most nights) is not very trendy; it's built around Bible study and singing. We host five very intense (and truly life-changing) spiritual retreats every year. We support missionaries in Kenya, Japan, Djibouti, and Russia and we're on the short list when the United Way has a person with a need they can't meet. Am I bragging? Perhaps, but only as an encouragement. God is very active, sometimes in churches that are in the most liberal denominations. Peace and grace, Steve aka Indiana Jones |
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