Worship

Nov. 4, 2019 Monday Message:

“I was glad when they said to me, ‘Let us go into the house of the Lord.’” Psalms 122:1 NKJV

Nowadays, a lot of people view attending church as some kind of requirement, as an obligation. One time when our service ran a little long, the Pastor’s 20-year-old son chastised me. “I’ve been in churches all my life, and church is supposed to be one hour – no more, no less!”

Not true! David regarded worship as an opportunity! He wrote songs, he wrote poems, he wrote prayers and he led others in worship of the Lord. He prayed in a loud voice, played the lyre and sang songs to the Lord. He danced before the Lord both before and after he was king. We need to remember that David was a part-time king, but a full-time worshiper!

I suspect that with David as your Worship Leader, church wouldn’t end after one hour. It would end when David had expended all his energy in worship of the Lord. But he was going to stay for a good while afterwards, praying, and you’re welcome to join him. After all, if God shows up, you don’t want to leave early and miss it!

Norton Lawellin

Let’s worship together! Jesus in the City Fellowship meets next Sunday, Nov. 10, 2019, 3249 30^th Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55406, 10:30 AM. We’ll look at the resurrection of mankind, and how that looks for us, 1 Cor. 15:35-58. See you at church!