The writer of Colossians puts it this way in Colossians 3:23, “Whatever you do”—I mean, if you take care of toddlers, build homes, program computers, whatever you do—“work at it with all of your heart”—Be tenacious about it. Be passionate about it. Be focused about it—“as working for the Lord, not for men, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.”
Well, as we continue, we need to come up with a working definition of worship. What is worship? We all worship. Every single person on the planet worships something. Worship is to be intensely passionate about someone or something. Henry used to worship that car. I have seen a lot of people in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area worship cars. You have seen them too. They don’t like bow down to the car. They worship it. They are intensely passionate about this thing. I have seen people worship someone they date or worship a wardrobe, or worship their portfolio, or worship a house. What does God say? God says throughout the pages of scripture, “Don’t waste your worship. Don’t waste your worship.”
Worship, friends, is not a noun. It is a verb. There is activity involved. So, if you know Jesus Christ personally, if you have bowed the knee to him, if you have a personal connection with the Lord, you do not come to Fellowship Church for worship. I will rewind on that one because some of you missed it. If you are a Christian, you do not come to Fellowship Church for worship. Instead, if you have downloaded this properly, this worship and work intersection, instead, you come to Fellowship Church worshipping. Worship transcends every area of your life; thus, when you come, you are already worshipping. It’s just highlighting and underscoring what your lifestyle is all about. You are being obedient to Hebrews 10:25 which tells us to “Gather together regularly with other believers.” It tells us not to forget that. Don’t treat it flippantly or casually. Be here for corporate worship. But Christians should come worshipping, not for worship.
Dr. Ed Young – There is no way I can persevere, this marriage situation, I’m at a quitting point; this business transaction, I want to just get away from it; this problem I am having with my wayward daughter.
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