A HEART OF WORSHIP (3 OF 9)
by Joey Rodgers
Scripture: Romans 12:1-2, Matthew 22:34
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A Heart of Worship (3 of 9)
Series: Abide
Joey Rodgers
Romans 12:1-2, Matthew 22:34
I read a story this week about a man in the church choir who couldn't sing. Many tried to help him find another ministry, but he insisted on being in the choir. Well, the director was desperate. So, he went to the pastor. He said, ''Pastor, you have to help me w/ bro Joe. If you can't persuade him to leave the choir, ½ the choir, including me, are going to quit. So, the pastor went to Joe and suggested he leave the choir. When Joe asked, ''Why should I leave, it's my way to praise God?'' The pastor said, ''B/c several people have told me you can't sing.'' Joe replied, ''That's nothing. 50 people have told me you can't preach, but you're still here.''
Truth is - we can't all sing, and apparently, we can't all preach either. The good news - we can all worship.
In fact, you were made for worship? You can't help it. It's hardwired into your DNA. Whether it's the worship of Big (G) God or a manmade little (g) god, your default is to worship. Here's the thing, if you won't make God the object of your worship, then you'll will choose to worship someone/thing else - fame, fortune, folly, or maybe even flatbread...
In 1977, such was the case when Maria Rubio of Lake Arthur, NM was making a burrito for her husband and noticed the skillet marks on the tortilla resembled the face of Jesus. After showing it to her family (who agreed), she asked her priest to bless it! She then placed put it on display in a shadow box on a bed of cotton in a renovated utility shed for people to see - By 1979, over 35K people had come to pay homage at the Shrine of Jesus of the Holy Tortilla. Really! Everyone agreed it looked like Jesus, except for a reporter who said it looked like former heavyweight boxing champ Leon Spinks. Ultimately, disaster befell the tortilla when Ms. Rubio's granddaughter took the flatbread to school for Show/Tell where it was accidentally dropped and broke into piece ...
Series: Abide
Joey Rodgers
Romans 12:1-2, Matthew 22:34
I read a story this week about a man in the church choir who couldn't sing. Many tried to help him find another ministry, but he insisted on being in the choir. Well, the director was desperate. So, he went to the pastor. He said, ''Pastor, you have to help me w/ bro Joe. If you can't persuade him to leave the choir, ½ the choir, including me, are going to quit. So, the pastor went to Joe and suggested he leave the choir. When Joe asked, ''Why should I leave, it's my way to praise God?'' The pastor said, ''B/c several people have told me you can't sing.'' Joe replied, ''That's nothing. 50 people have told me you can't preach, but you're still here.''
Truth is - we can't all sing, and apparently, we can't all preach either. The good news - we can all worship.
In fact, you were made for worship? You can't help it. It's hardwired into your DNA. Whether it's the worship of Big (G) God or a manmade little (g) god, your default is to worship. Here's the thing, if you won't make God the object of your worship, then you'll will choose to worship someone/thing else - fame, fortune, folly, or maybe even flatbread...
In 1977, such was the case when Maria Rubio of Lake Arthur, NM was making a burrito for her husband and noticed the skillet marks on the tortilla resembled the face of Jesus. After showing it to her family (who agreed), she asked her priest to bless it! She then placed put it on display in a shadow box on a bed of cotton in a renovated utility shed for people to see - By 1979, over 35K people had come to pay homage at the Shrine of Jesus of the Holy Tortilla. Really! Everyone agreed it looked like Jesus, except for a reporter who said it looked like former heavyweight boxing champ Leon Spinks. Ultimately, disaster befell the tortilla when Ms. Rubio's granddaughter took the flatbread to school for Show/Tell where it was accidentally dropped and broke into piece ...
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