Some thoughts on Sunday Sermon @ DSC

Worship is response.  It does not begin or end with us.  It is solely focused on the one who created worship with that thought in mind that God himself is a jealous God and wants worship to be focused around Him, not us.  So often we raise our hands our close our eyes and forget that this is done to worship the true Creator of worship, not to show our love for the Lord to other people but to extol Him during worship by gestures such as this.  

To see that the oppression in this world is not outside ourselves but is truly us is the first step to realizing something bigger than us.  We so often walk around oppressing others for what they do when in all reality, we are the oppression by even doing that.  What a thought.  That really hit me, because often times I do catch myself oppressing others about silly things that don't last but don't realize truly I am causing more oppression than they are by being themselves, the selves that the Lord perfectly created in His eyes.  Yes, its much easier said than done, but such a good reminder.

The reason that Jesus taught and came to preach freedom to us in Luke 4 is because of the following three experiences he personally took part in: captivity, exile and freedom.  What a better way to express and teach freedom then to have personally experienced and fought through it.  It made so much sense to preach what you have done or been through.  What an encouraging way to live.  

A question to ponder and give me your thoughts on:

Why can't god just go over the whole world and miraculously heal every body?  

Ryan asked us this question in the message yesterday and I would love to hear your thoughts.  Its some thing I know we have all thought about or do think about at some point in our lives. 

Go listen to:  Sing to the Lord by Hillsong

We sang this yesterday in the service and it is such a powerful song.  You will enjoy it :o)