What Worship Is Not

Wednesday, Pastor Shane started a 3-week series on "Worship".

• 15% of active church members that attend church regularly on Wednesdays and Sundays, actually come for the Worship.
• Your Time, Talent and Treasure shows God where you stand in worship.

Read Mark 7:1-15. It talks about how we are honoring God with traditions or rituals instead of how he wants us to honor him...6 "These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. They worship me in vain; their teachings are merely human rules."

1. Worship is not when we go through the motions. Worship is on purpose. When you go through the motions, we get stuck in a spiritual rut. (A rut is a grave with the sides kicked out).
2. Worship is not about rituals. Where is your heart?
3. Worship is not about me. Your focus should be all on God. Pride is the #1 thing that causes preachers to fall. If you could plan our Worship Service, what would you change?
4. It's not Worship unless it is reflected in obedience. True Worshippers want to follow God's lead. We are not worshiping God with our lives. Your obedience to God, is between you and God.

Upcoming Events:

1. Saturday, December 5th- Witness and Prayer Walk from 10 am - 1 pm (ET).
2. Sunday, December 6th- Visit Mrs. Norma
3. Wednesday, December 9th- Youth Christmas Party...having Pizza @ 7 pm (ET)!
4. Sunday, December 13th- Parents/Students Meeting for Snowbird Participates @ 4 pm (ET)...parents need to sign Waiver and Release Forms
5. Wednesday, December 30th- Bowling
6. Thursday, December 31st- Leave for Snowbird...be back on Jan. 2, 2010!