Theme of the Day: Rethinking The Worth Of Worship
Person A never attends worship. He can’t see the point. Person B attends every week out of a slavish sense of obligation. Her mind wanders during the services, for she views the activities of worship merely as tasks for her to complete. Who is worse off? Rather than debating the point, let us just admit neither understand the true worth of worship. And that is exactly what Satan wants.
Many think worship is about what we do for God. It is the other way around. As we gather around Word and sacrament, the Spirit moves us to love and trust in God above all things. Moved by the cross of Christ, we bow down before our God. We commune with him. And that’s exactly what God wants.
John 2:13-22
Exodus 20:1-17
1 Corinthians 1:18-25
Psalm 19
912 – Open, Lovely Doors
558 – Salvation unto Us Has Come
634:1,5-13,3,4 – These Are the Holy Ten Commands
405 – On My Heart Imprint Your Image
Prayer of the Day: Grant us, Lord, the spirit to think and do what is right that we, who cannot do anything that is good without you, may by your help be enabled to live according to your will; through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
Gospel Acclamation: His disciples remembered that it is written: “Zeal for your house will consume me.”