Worship ought not to be construed in a utilitarian way. Its purpose is not to gain numbers nor for our church to be seen as successful. Rather, the entire reason for our worship is that God deserves it. (Worship) immerses us in the regal splendor of the King of the cosmos…provides opportunities for us to enjoy God’s presence in corporate ways that takes us out of time and into the eternal purposes of God’s kingdom. As a result, we shall be changed—but not because of anything we do. God, on whom we are centered and to whom we submit, will transform us by his Revelation of himself.
Without the emotion and willingness of Spirit, our music becomes dry and dusty—without life. Without doctrinal bones as a skeleton, the Body is not e… - Marva Dawn
Without the emotion and willingness of Spirit, our music becomes dry and dusty—without life. Without doctrinal bones as a skeleton, the Body is not e…
- Marva Dawn
Sabbath ceasing means to cease not only from work itself, but also from the need to accomplish and be productive, from the worry and tension that acc… - Marva Dawn
Sabbath ceasing means to cease not only from work itself, but also from the need to accomplish and be productive, from the worry and tension that acc…
The Christian life consists in what God does for us, not what we do for God. - Marva Dawn
The Christian life consists in what God does for us, not what we do for God.
This sense of being made in God's image calls us all constantly to look for it in others and to do what we can to help them acknowledge it and to rea… - Marva Dawn
This sense of being made in God's image calls us all constantly to look for it in others and to do what we can to help them acknowledge it and to rea…
In a time of infirmity, the illness IS one's work. Taking care of all the disciplines that our health problems require IS the other part of the small… - Marva Dawn
In a time of infirmity, the illness IS one's work. Taking care of all the disciplines that our health problems require IS the other part of the small…
Let us make sure that the worship services we plan and conduct present that Truth in all its clarity and beauty and goodness. - Marva Dawn
Let us make sure that the worship services we plan and conduct present that Truth in all its clarity and beauty and goodness.
If believers worship with gladness and passion, anyone not yet a part of the community certainly will be attracted to the One who is the object of th… - Marva Dawn
If believers worship with gladness and passion, anyone not yet a part of the community certainly will be attracted to the One who is the object of th…
Every other religion gives you directions on how to find God, but Jesus takes you to Him. - Marva Dawn
Every other religion gives you directions on how to find God, but Jesus takes you to Him.
If the Christ we follow sent out his disciples with no extra possessions (Luke 9:1-6 and 10:1-12) and warned would-be devotees that he had nowhere to… - Marva Dawn
If the Christ we follow sent out his disciples with no extra possessions (Luke 9:1-6 and 10:1-12) and warned would-be devotees that he had nowhere to…
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