Comments on: the hypocrisy of worship http://flowerdust.net/2008/04/10/the-hypocrisy-of-worship/ Author, Blogger, Speaker, Bad Driver Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:40:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Tom http://flowerdust.net/2008/04/10/the-hypocrisy-of-worship/#comment-213743 Tom Mon, 10 Nov 2008 05:21:04 +0000 http://www.flowerdust.net/?p=738#comment-213743 Anne, how did I miss this one. I so agree with you on this. Thank you for bringing it up. It has been an encouragement to read these comments. I don't need to add anything but to say thanks again. Anne, how did I miss this one. I so agree with you on this. Thank you for bringing it up. It has been an encouragement to read these comments. I don’t need to add anything but to say thanks again.

]]> By: Derrick Henslee http://flowerdust.net/2008/04/10/the-hypocrisy-of-worship/#comment-194691 Derrick Henslee Tue, 05 Aug 2008 16:56:09 +0000 http://www.flowerdust.net/?p=738#comment-194691 Totally agree that worship is everything we do. I do think though that maybe people just enjoy the corporate worship experience so much and they just want to say, "I can't wait until we can corporately worship God together again at that building we meet in weekly." Instead, maybe they're just shortening it, so as to not sound like a blue-haired, hanky-waiving freak, by saying, "man, I can't wait for worship this week!" But that's just me, giving people the benefit of the doubt. Maybe their utter lack of reverence and understanding should render them run through with a sharp light pole... Totally agree that worship is everything we do. I do think though that maybe people just enjoy the corporate worship experience so much and they just want to say,

“I can’t wait until we can corporately worship God together again at that building we meet in weekly.”

Instead, maybe they’re just shortening it, so as to not sound like a blue-haired, hanky-waiving freak, by saying, “man, I can’t wait for worship this week!”

But that’s just me, giving people the benefit of the doubt. Maybe their utter lack of reverence and understanding should render them run through with a sharp light pole…

]]> By: DonavonHill http://flowerdust.net/2008/04/10/the-hypocrisy-of-worship/#comment-194657 DonavonHill Tue, 05 Aug 2008 13:39:56 +0000 http://www.flowerdust.net/?p=738#comment-194657 personally, honestly, my heart is not always engaged. while "in a perfect world" my heart should precede my words, it doesn't always. even in private devotions, when i'm purposefully "worshiping" god - with or without music - often my words not only sound hollow but are hollow. however, if i persist, somewhere down the line, this heart of mine begins to engage. as in the old covenant rituals, i believe that if i were just doing the motions expecting the motions to get me a gold star, then i'm screwed! but if there's a shred of honest self-awareness on my part, god is delighted in my attempt to worship him! so while i'm a bit hypocritical, he knows that i know this and i think that makes a difference! peace and love . . . personally, honestly, my heart is not always engaged. while “in a perfect world” my heart should precede my words, it doesn’t always. even in private devotions, when i’m purposefully “worshiping” god – with or without music – often my words not only sound hollow but are hollow. however, if i persist, somewhere down the line, this heart of mine begins to engage.
as in the old covenant rituals, i believe that if i were just doing the motions expecting the motions to get me a gold star, then i’m screwed! but if there’s a shred of honest self-awareness on my part, god is delighted in my attempt to worship him!
so while i’m a bit hypocritical, he knows that i know this and i think that makes a difference!
peace and love . . .

]]> By: annie http://flowerdust.net/2008/04/10/the-hypocrisy-of-worship/#comment-183182 annie Fri, 09 May 2008 23:01:03 +0000 http://www.flowerdust.net/?p=738#comment-183182 What about the unchurched? You cannot worship a God you don't know, if the music gets you in the door to hear about God and while you are there fall in love with Him, do you really think He cares if you only came for the music in the first place? He wants our hearts. Period. God will do anything to get our hearts back, how He gets ours is nobody elses business. What about the unchurched? You cannot worship a God you don’t know, if the music gets you in the door to hear about God and while you are there fall in love with Him, do you really think He cares if you only came for the music in the first place? He wants our hearts. Period. God will do anything to get our hearts back, how He gets ours is nobody elses business.

]]> By: jon http://flowerdust.net/2008/04/10/the-hypocrisy-of-worship/#comment-181652 jon Wed, 30 Apr 2008 19:21:53 +0000 http://www.flowerdust.net/?p=738#comment-181652 so perfect however I cringed a bit when you didnt capitalize (G)od TWICE (i am sorry that is the inner pharasee in me) good words, good message... how can we change this? so perfect

however I cringed a bit when you didnt capitalize (G)od TWICE (i am sorry that is the inner pharasee in me)

good words, good message… how can we change this?

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