I believe a local church exists to do corporately what each Christian believer should be doing\u2014and that is to worship God. It is to show forth the excellencies of Him who has called us out of darkness into His marvelous light. It is to reflect the glories of Christ ever shining upon us through the ministries of the Holy Spirit.\u2026<\/p>\n
We are saved to worship God.<\/i> All that Christ has done for us in the past and all that He is doing now leads to this one end.<\/p>\n
1 Peter 2:9<\/p>\n
Whatever Happened to Worship?,<\/i> 93, 94.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I believe a local church exists to do corporately what each Christian believer should be doing\u2014and that is to worship God. It is to show forth the excellencies of Him who has called us out of darkness into His marvelous light. It is to reflect the glories of Christ ever shining upon us through the … Continue reading “WORSHIP:
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