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Worship is a hot topic these days, with people always grumbling and complaining about the style and it is either too hard or too soft, whether we should be more traditional or contemporary and so on. But there is so much more to worship than the songs we sing. Worship is supposed to be a way of life and not limited to Sunday mornings or big events where the emotions flow and we are so easily caught up in the moment, singing and dancing while worshiping with an intensity that you quite possibly did not know was inside of you. But the problem is not there it is when we leave and go home Back to work, school, play … it is them that we often try to put God out of the picture and ignore him, shutting down thoughts about what He did classifying them as distractions. We all do this I know I do and that is where we have to work The bible tells us to “do all things without grumbling or complaining” I know I don’t always succeed at this but when I do it is because I am doing whatever with worship on my mind. We find throughout the bible examples of worshipping through work or song through whatever one may be doing, David would sing and play his harp while tending his sheep, While this is still worship through song I guess that he was also worshipping God while he led the flocks to the pasture or fought the lion, my point is worship and God were a constant in David’s thinking at this time. And his worshiping during his daily duties was as much worship as what he may have done in times set aside for worship. Psalms 89:17 says “For You are the glory of their Strength, and by Your favor our horn is exalted” So it is through our strength that God is exalted. Thus it would seem that when we use our strength-abilities which God has given us, with Him in mind that, is a form of worship. Webster’s Dictionary defines worship as “Intense love and passion” I think that “Intense love and passion would dictate something more than singing a few songs a week, I think that Dictates A whole new way of life where God is the focus of all we think, hear, say, and do. That is where worship becomes a way of life. Where we worship passionately and live worshiping we glorify God in all we do.
I just got back from the ichthus music festival and thought it would be a good time to let you all know what I am listening to, so here we go. I like pretty much anything with a strong beat that I can dance to Like Family Force 5, or KNAPSACKHEROES, but I also like Anberlin and other rock including Underoath… BUT I also like really strange stuff like The Psalters who I would describe as Bluegrass Meets African so Chech them all out.
Hey everyone,
I want to apologise for my long absence I have been in a real dry spot recently and have struggled with some doubt and such but I now return well on my journey of restoration through Jesus YAY however I have been lacking in the revelations department so standing in for me is Ted Dekker one of my favorite authors and a huge influence on me so please enjoy this which I have copied from his home blog at www.teddekker.com
“Guilty of Hate?
December 5, 2007
I’ve been pummeled with a realization as of late: I will be hated for my hate and so will you if you’re anything like me. Not because we actually hate, but because there will come a time soon when what you believe will be interpreted as a kind of hatred. It all boils down to that cute little word, tolerance. Let me explain.
In practicum tolerance flies in the face of Jesus’ teachings. His challenge wasn’t to endure your neighbor but to love them as you love yourself — give them your coat if they are cold, your food if they are hungry, lay down your life for them as he did. So then we should go far beyond mere tolerance to loving. This is how we should treat Muslims and Hindus and Rednecks and even those who live in Washington.
How can that be construed as a kind of hatred?
Here’s the rub. Although Jesus is perhaps best known for his insistence that we love our neighbors as we love ourselves, he was also equally insistent that he was the only way, the only truth, and the only life by which men can be saved from a terrible end. He wasn’t speaking about Christianity, mind you, or any other organized religion stuffed full of rules and traditions that purportedly lead to God. He was speaking of himself.
Saying ‘Unless you follow Jesus you can’t enter heaven,’ calls those who don’t follow Jesus substandard and ultimately damned. Foolish even. It’s like calling all Hindus foolish or stupid because they are Hindu.
Sounds a bit like call a white person stupid because they are white, doesn’t it? Like racism.
And this is why the day is coming soon when those who speak about the teachings of Jesus will be thought of as bigots and why their speech supporting these teachings will be classified as no different than racially deriding slurs. Hate Speech.
So, there you have it. One day soon, those who follow the one who insisted we love our neighbors will be accused of hate mongers for following him.
I’m not one to think with a narrow mind, you probably see that in my writting. I don’t spend energy condemning those who eat meat, or drink wine, or listen to grunge music (assuming the genre still exists.) The great battle of our generation is found in the corridors of ideology and faith, not in the much more easily regulated borders of ‘dos and don’ts.’ Many will fall from the faith in that day, Jesus predicted. They will be hated for what they believe, not for what they do or don’t do.
Your greatest challenge over the next ten years will be fought in your heart. The only question is whether you will continue to follow the way of Jesus or bow to society’s demand that you deny him with your silence.
Now there’s a loaded blog…” -Ted Dekker
Highly recomended because it alludes to what is my family motto “All plans are subject to change wothout prior notice or approval.”
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I was thinking earlier when I realised that we always say that God is beyong time, a pretty scary statement the reason for this statements scarryness you shall learn if you keep reading. what makes this so scary is because you realise that time is simply something that we use to measure our lives and events, you see our minds are so finite and simple that we could mot handle to see things the way they really are. it is my opinion that since God is beyond time and time is only something he gave us so that we could function properly then you could say that time is an illusion, in which case all things are alwayshappening which means that Jesus did not die he is dying for our sins and you were not born you are being born. That Changes things a little doesnt it? Jesus death is not just some thing that happend 2000 years ago and ensured that through faith you would go to heaven and eternal bliss and not hell and eternal tourture as we discussed in my last post. So the next time you are tempted to sin (YES YOU DO) remember Jesus is dying so you can be forgiven.
After further concideration I would like to inform you that I have concluded that while this is an interesting and revolutionry not to mention beneficial way to look at things it is not fact but please employ it in your concideration of life and it’s meaning. Zadock
I have been reading The Slumber Of Christianity by Ted DeKker and one of his main points is that everything that is good in our world is a foretaste of heaven. This got me thinking “if all that is good would not all that is bad be a foretaste of Hell”. and since heaven is so much better than the most wonderful things we can experience on earth would Hell not be so much worse than the worst things we can experience. If my last statement is true then based on my experience with pain which I will admit is VERY little compared to what manny face far more often than I do, I have NO desire to go to Hell. Do YOU? think about it.
ok ted dekker is the best christian fiction author there is and when you combine him with frank Peretti you get an incredible mix so it is no suprise that their book House has been made into a movie set to be released this fall and despite its R rating it will be beyond worth seing becase you get the gospel story told through horror. heres the trailer.
sometimes cheesy is good for us so I published this cartoon I found while browsing earlier.
This Video is really good and while it may be a little odd what it says is really important and needs to be heard.
Here are the lyrics so you can follow along.
“And I was a middle son,
between two wayward ones.
I was more deserving of my parents love.
I had an angels smile,
hiding a vultures bite.
I had no use for your redeeming blood.
Aren’t I glory, glorious?
Glory, glorious.
Aren’t we glory, glorious?
Aren’t we worthy, worthy of hearts at our feet?
Cause I was a pharisee,
I never saw my need for grace;
Then your love came to me
stood next to mine, and I saw that I was poor.
Show me I was poor.
Show us we are,
show us we are.
Glory, glorious.
We are glory, glorious.
Not from what good we have done
but from being the least. [x2]
Glory, glorious.
Oh, I don’t know how I was made.
My heaven tower sways atop their fleeting praise.
God, I don’t know how I was made.
Glory, glorious.
Are we glory, glorious?
Are we worthy, worthy of hearts at our feet?
Glory, glorious.
We are glory, glorious
not from what we’ve done,
but being the least.
I was a wicked one.”
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