Worship matters!

One of my favourite quotes from John Piper goes something like this: ‘Our aim in mission is to bring the nations into the white-hot enjoyment of the glory of God,’ Oh yes! That IS what it is all about, the mission of the church, our personal witness, the declaring of the gospel – in fact all our endeavours should be towards that end.

The obvious thing about this aim is that you’ve got to know something about the white-hot enjoyment of God & His glory if you’re going to pass it on, and unfortunately there are too many Christians who have lost the capacity to marvel at the majesty of God. It just all too easy for our lives to get cluttered and our devotion to Jesus weakened – and we’re the worse off for it. Sam Storms in his book One Thing says this: ’Worship is eminently practical because adoring and affectionate praise is what restores our ultimate value. It exposes the worthless and temporary and tawdry stuff of this world. Worship energises the heart to seek satisfaction in Jesus alone.’

So, away with dull devotion! You can call us a happy-clappy church any time – and we’ll take it as a compliment! And I think I know what I’m going to preach about next Sunday!

Have a great week,

Goff