We, the staff, are constantly talking about you, the congregation. Don't worry, it's usually good. What we often talk about is how we can do our job better, i.e. how we can be more effective in aiding you in the spiritual maturation process.
One conclusion we have come to lately is that we need to reemphasize the need for worship, both corporate and private. With that in mind I ran across this quote from Ed Clowney:
"Worship is evoked by the presence of God; a response, not a self-initiated creative activity on our part It is adoration, the most selfless emotion of which our nature is capable, and therefore the chief remedy for that self-centeredness which is our primary sin and the source of all actual sins."
Should you ever wonder about the value of worship, realize this: Among the numerous reasons given by God in His Word and in His Person to worship, one is that it attacks our self-centeredness. That alone should excite us. We all hate that ugly side of us that causes such strife among all of our relationships. We know that we are selfish slobs. So, here is one way to begin to attack that: WORSHIP.
