I'm simply want to acknowledge that the patterns we have held, if you imagine what Jesus said to be true about us, that we're salt and light and the darkness is intensified, the light has been diminished.

And I believe worship is one of those biblical prescriptions that can change that pattern

if you and I decide to become persons to worship.

It'll require us to grow in some places.

We have to stop thinking of worship in terms of personal preference around music styles.

Again, I'm not opposed to preferences in any of those arenas but

getting your way and having your preference addressed and being catered to

should not be equated with worship.

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In this session in the next,

I would like to explore a little bit together with you this notion of worship.

And your notes it says worship, Thanksgiving and praise.

They have some differences in their meanings but I'm going to refer to them for the

most part as worship. But underlying that my objective and agenda is really to understand how you and I might stand and live in

the power of God. I don't want to talk to you about God's power is a theoretical thing that isn't overly beneficial.

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