Absolutely. The way we dress in the
morning, the thoughts we carry through the day, the habits we form, our
interactions with others—everything we do is an _expression_ of worship.
(Or not.) Izzy
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Its been awhile for me, but I believe the correct phraseology "work of
services" (?) If so, most of what we do our of appreciation of
the Christ in our lives would be worship. Thoughts???
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From: Charles Perry Locke <cpl2602@hotmail.com>
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Sent: Fri, 03 Jun 2005
11:19:22 -0700
Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Obesity
Christine,
do you equate singing songs in church with worship? Are there any other types
of worship than singing songs?
Perry
>From: Christine Miller <verilysaid@yahoo.com>
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>Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Obesity
>Date: Fri, 3 Jun 2005 10:47:35 -0700 (PDT)
>
> > It plays a very important part in
> > the discipline of spiritual growth.
>
>Amen. I realized recently that the worship songs I
>sing have taught me a sort of spiritual jealousy,
>where I wanted to mean those songs from my heart when
>I sang them. This one s ong had a line "You can offer
>her anything her affections are all for Him only,"
>that showed me how I should desire my God. Though I
>wouldn't rate it over preaching and teaching, as
>quoted in Lance's post, I
do love worship!
>
>Blessings!
>
>--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> >
> >
> >
> > Worship shapes our spirituality
> > "...our spirituality is usually shaped more by the
> > experience of communal worship than it is by
> > preaching and teaching....the way we think about God
> > and relate to God is influenced enormously by our
> > experience of God in communal worship..Songs are
> > especially formative. We are far more likely to find
> > ourselves humming something we sang in church when
> > we go home than we are to find ourselves meditating
> > on a phrase in the sermon..(not one of yours, of
> > course)..Christian philosopher and scientist Michael
> > Polanyi spoke of
knowledge that we simply absorb by
> > a kind of 'osmosis' without even realizing that we
> > have done so. This is what he refers to as 'tacit
> > knowledge' Most Christians simply imbibe a theology
> > through the way that they worship.
> > .theology springs from right worship but theology
> > also, in turn, guides and ensures right
> > worship.There is a circular relationship between the
> > two as healthy worship and theology support each
> > other....how theology can guide the kind of worship
> > that in turn shapes people spirituality.
> >
> >
> > How very true, for my wife and I, at least. Our
> > "church of choice" is Valley
Christian Center
in
> > Fresno.
It is a 2000 member congregation with,
> > perhaps, the best comtemporary
worship service in
> > the area. What Polanyi
speaks of in the above
> > quote is, perhaps, the same as that referenced by
> > Paul in Eph.
5:18-20. There, spirit filling is an
> > experience received on any occasion the community of
> > saints gather togather
in the sharing of song and
> > spiritual hymns. It plays a very important part in
> > the discipline of spiritual growth. Too much
> > attention to the negatives expressed by some saints
> > (including ourselves) often counters the joy and
> > peace derived from these times of worhsip.
> >
> > Thanks for the words
> >
> > JD
> >
>
>
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