Are you stuck in a rut?
Sometimes we get stuck and don’t even realize it. In fact, it becomes part of us, a comfortable part of us to which we become accustomed. And in our “path of least resistance” mentality, we fight any change that threatens to pull us out of it.
Sometimes I wonder if we, as the church, are stuck in a rut. Of our own invention. We tend to formulize our worship and our behaviors about God. That, friends, is a scary place to be. I don’t want to be there anymore!!
I wonder about this: If we started a new dynamic at Ebenezer, a new way of thinking about worship, how would people respond? Some would be angered by even READING this statement, assuming I am bringing in dancers to stand by the pulpit or that I will start preaching in shorts and t-shirts. And when we assume …. well, you know the rest.
No, I hope and pray a new dynamic will start in our hearts!! I preached two Sundays ago about worship, citing the conversation between Jesus and the Samaritan woman. Jesus Himself said that true worship is not about a LOCATION, but is done in SPIRIT and in TRUTH. True worship comes from the HEART.
Perhaps this “new dynamic” I’ve been thinking and praying about is not so new … but it is SO NEEDED TODAY. I wonder how long it will take all of us to GET IT??
One Pastor's Perspective 