Couple of thoughts after a streaming worship service
1. Streaming worship services are a poor substitute for in-person worship, but I greatly appreciate those who lead it.
2. Jesus said, come, take up your cross. As Bonhoeffer put it, come and die (at least in terms of ego if not body). He didn't say "Come and be cool." Yet, in trying to be relevant, we allow for the cool factor in modern U.S. worship.
3. Case in point: Our church played a video of two missionaries, women from Jamaica, who have a medical ministry to Liberia and other countries. They are remarkable. They have taken up their crosses. They and their constituents are not conscious of the cool factor. We spend a lot of time worrying about the cool factor.
4. We sang a song with the words "consume me." I do not find that in Scripture. Consuming is judgment. There is therefore now no condemnation to them who are in Christ Jesus. (Romans 8:1) God is not interested in consuming us, thank Him for that. The tune is catchy but the words are wrong.
5. The church sent out an email survey about reopening the services. I will wear a mask and sit apart. An improvement, but not the same.
2. Jesus said, come, take up your cross. As Bonhoeffer put it, come and die (at least in terms of ego if not body). He didn't say "Come and be cool." Yet, in trying to be relevant, we allow for the cool factor in modern U.S. worship.
3. Case in point: Our church played a video of two missionaries, women from Jamaica, who have a medical ministry to Liberia and other countries. They are remarkable. They have taken up their crosses. They and their constituents are not conscious of the cool factor. We spend a lot of time worrying about the cool factor.
4. We sang a song with the words "consume me." I do not find that in Scripture. Consuming is judgment. There is therefore now no condemnation to them who are in Christ Jesus. (Romans 8:1) God is not interested in consuming us, thank Him for that. The tune is catchy but the words are wrong.
5. The church sent out an email survey about reopening the services. I will wear a mask and sit apart. An improvement, but not the same.
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