christian worship
[12:36 AM on Monday, July 31, 2006 ] dear readers..
just wondering stuffs about worship, so i looked over into the internet regarding that.
so here's what i got... from http://www.allaboutgod.com/christian-worship.htm
Christian Worship - More Than Music
Christian worship is often thought of as the music portion of a church service - people singing songs to God, heads back, eyes closed, and hands raised in the air as they sing. Christian worship happens when we sing to God, whether in church or alone in our cars or in the shower. If our desire is to please the heart of God, it is worship, no matter where the location or how many are involved.
Music affects our emotions and the lyrics can swell our hearts, causing us to become lost in the experience. Christian praise and worship music is a great tool for helping us feel closer to God. It's not uncommon for people to even pick a church because of the style of its worship music. Often people will emerge from a service saying, "The worship was wonderful today," or "The sermon was great, but I was really moved by the worship."
You may be surprised to realize that the entire service is about worshipping God!
Christian Worship - Showing reverence and gratitude to God
Another picture of Christian worship is showing reverence and gratitude by bowing down before God, as in this passage from Nehemiah:
"Ezra praised the LORD, the great God; and all the people lifted their hands and responded, 'Amen! Amen!' Then they bowed down and worshiped the LORD with their faces to the ground." Nehemiah 8:6
Both singing and bowing down are acts of worship, but they are only part of the picture. Christian worship is so much more than that!
Christian Worship - It's all about the position of our hearts
Christian worship begins with discovering and admitting what we have been worshipping in our lives. All of us worship something, whether we know it or not. We may not physically bow down to it, or offer it songs of praise and adoration, but whatever we devote most of our time and attention to is often what we worship. Consider this Merriam-webster definition of worship: "Reverence offered a divine being or supernatural power; also: an act of expressing such reverence; a form of religious practice with its creed and ritual; extravagant respect or admiration for or devotion to an object of esteem."
Seen in that light, it's easy to see that we can worship God, we can worship money, or power, or a rock star, or we can even worship a lifestyle. Worship is more than an act of reverence. It is an attitude of the heart.
Christian worship is clearly of interest to God. He knows we have an inner need to worship, so He asks us to worship Him. He, being God, can handle the weight of being worshipped; humans cannot. People who are worshipped by others can often be influenced to think more highly of themselves than they ought. The Bible makes it plain that there is only one God worthy of our worship:
"Fear the LORD your God, serve him only and take your oaths in his name. Do not follow other gods, the gods of the peoples around you for the LORD your God, who is among you, is a jealous God and his anger will burn against you, and he will destroy you from the face of the land." Deuteronomy 6:13-14
Do you love God? Are you thankful for what He has done for you through His Son Jesus Christ?
"Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name; worship the LORD in the splendor of his holiness." Psalm 29:2
You can follow the admonition of Psalm 29:2 by turning away from what you formerly worshipped and acknowledging the lordship of Jesus. Let the life you live be an act of worship to Him. Whether you are called to be a preacher, a singer, a writer, a software engineer, a salesperson, or a truck driver, you can do everything for the glory of God. When you do, you are engaging in Christian worship.
The Bible says that one day, every knee will bow and every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord (Philippians 2:9-11). He alone is worthy of our worship and praise. One day, both those who choose to worship Him and those who have refused His free gift will acknowledge that He is Lord above all. When that day comes, only those who have chosen Him will go on to live with Him in eternity. According to Scripture, those who have denied Him will spend eternity with Satan and the fallen angels who are condemned already.
j.
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attention to all:
[12:38 AM on Thursday, July 27, 2006 ] new layout's on the way.
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how long how long???
[10:04 PM on Wednesday, July 26, 2006 ] ok.. this is a shocking truth..
about me,
hasn't stepped into kbox for 2 weeks and a day already, and still counting.!!
last time: kbox?! when???? i want go i want go!!! no money, nevermind! got tim! =D
now:kbox ahh? nahh.. no money.. lets talk about it after 12th August
hasn't drank starbucks for more than half a year!?
last time: starbucks... ahhhhhhhh~.. im gonna get myself another cup...
now: where is those starbucks outlets these days?? i couldnt see any one within my sight!
hasn't spoke a single word of vulgarity for 2years! and i'm proud of that! =D
last time: !@!%#$&^#@*&$%#!&(^#$!&^$(
now(to others): OIII!!! MIND YOUR LANGUAGE!!!
with that idea to quit, any problems can be kicked away
dont say im just the way it is, nothing can change me
people say a leopard never changes its spots,
but i say its bullshit!
j.
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dont say im just the way it is, nothing can change me
people say a leopard never changes its spots,
but i say its bullshit!
j.
PRUNE JUICES!
[10:34 PM on Tuesday, July 25, 2006 ] I officially declare prune juice is EVIL!!
It makes people poop non-stop!!
dear readers, if you've read this...
DO NOT DRINK PRUNE JUICE!!!
j.
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[11:55 AM on Monday, July 24, 2006 ] i know today is not mother's day..
but i just wanna say..
I LOVE U, MOM!!!
and who says you can only thank your mom on mother's day?
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just for laugh.. [NC16]
[11:20 PM on Friday, July 21, 2006 ] this is strictly for people above 16!
if your not 16, SCRAM!!!!!!!
just joking.. just dont bother about this entry
1st, take a look at this..
then, this
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the real c. -_-
[10:55 PM on Saturday, July 15, 2006 ] eh who posted the 痴心绝对 lyrics?
and how come at the end i see my initial 'c.'
when i wasnt the one who post tat huh?
...
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j. losing form
[9:06 AM on Friday, July 14, 2006 ] ytd there was a meeting held in my class
j. was not very active as usual....
he might be tired out or sick.........
or maybe sth worst!!!! he is completely dried up with jokes.... the end of
HIS LEGACY!!!!
so............................... dear fans of our blog,
add a post or a tag to our blog
to cheer our j. up
send him a warm joke or two..
make him wet again.. weeeeee~~
'------------------------------------'
send in photos of smile=) so i can post in on our blog..
t.
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痴心绝对
[7:12 AM on ] 想用一杯Latte把你灌醉
好让你能多爱我一点
暗恋的滋味
你不懂这种感觉
早有人陪的你永远不会
看见你和他在我面前
证明我的爱只是愚昧
你不懂我的 那些憔悴
是你永远不曾过的体会
为你付出那种伤心你永远不了解
我又何苦勉强自己爱上你的一切
你又狠狠逼退
我的防备
静静关上门来默数我的泪
明知道让你离开他的世界不可能会
我还傻傻等到奇迹出现的那一天
直到那一天
你会发现
真正爱你的人独自守着伤悲
看见你和他在我面前
证明我的爱只是愚昧
你不懂我的
那些憔悴
是你永远不曾过的体会
明知道让你离开他的世界不可能会
我还傻傻等到奇迹出现的那一天
直到那一天
你会发现
真正爱你的人独自守着伤悲
曾经我以为我自己会后悔
不想爱的太多痴心绝对
为你落第一滴泪
为你做任何改变
也唤不回你对我的坚决
为你付出那种伤心你永远不了解
我又何苦勉强自己爱上你的一切
你又狠狠逼退
我的防备
静静关上门来默数我的泪
明知道让你离开他的世界不可能会
我还傻傻等到奇迹出现的那一天
直到那一天 你会发现 真正爱你的人独自守着伤悲
直到那一天 你会发现 真正爱你的人独自守着伤悲 0 comments
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[8:19 PM on Sunday, July 09, 2006 ] enjoy! :)
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jxs on holiday?
[2:05 PM on Saturday, July 08, 2006 ] to all my dear readers
its been quite sometime since i've last blogged. nothing to blog actually, can say im sucked dry. haha.. dont expect me to write down what i did yesterday, the day before yesterday, the day before the day before yesterday, the day before the day before the day before yesterday, blahh blah blah.. because its gonna be boring. not because my life is boring, but because its really gonna be boring to go read about what what people did yesterday, the day before yesterday, the day before the day before yesterday, the day before the day before the day before yesterday, blahh blah blah..(includes today, tommorrow, the day after tommorrow, the day after the day after tommorrow, blah blah blah..)
with t. and c. elope with their lovers, it just left me in jxs to do the talking. as usual, even w/o their lovers, its still me doin all the talking.. lol..
happy birthday to sebastian/mustard chow/girow boy/billy tomorrow!!
your 18th!!! woooo~
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