In the Beginning

“In The Beginning”
Romans 8:31
Every Beginning Says Something … There are different ways of letting people know the meeting is starting. Some churches run a countdown video. Others have the band kick in to the first song, some open in prayer and some read the Word … However it’s done every beginning communicates meaning, sets an atmosphere and leads people to expect something. The fellowship is the ekklesia, the “called out ones.” When we gather as God’s people we are being called away from other pursuits to worship God together in a specific place and time. We can worship God indirectly as we live out our life but we worship him more directly on Sunday mornings as we gather to sing, pray, hear God’s Word preached, and share the Lord’s supper. A call to worship emphasizes the primacy of God’s Word, who has called us together, and what we’ve come to do. The call to worship God can only come from God himself. A call to worship reminds us that coming together isn’t our initiative. We didn’t think this up. God is the one who has called us out of the world to rehearse the gospel in his presence for his glory and our good through the power of his Spirit. That should encourage us to engage fully with God because we come by invitation, not presumption, but rather because of the death of His Son Jesus. We come together for a specific purpose … to WORSHIP HIM!
If you don’t see yourself as significant you will define yourself by your circumstances and miss the opportunity.
The more you recognize who you are the less you are willing to be who you were.