Every Word of God for Daily Living
January 26th 2015 Lesson Twenty Six

TOPIC: WORLDLINESS IN WORSHIP

TEXT: JOHN 4:21-24

KEY VERSE:
"God is a Spirit and they that worship Him must worship Him in spirit and in truth" (John 4:24).

The carnal nature of man is the seat of pride and pleasure. It cannot be subjected to principles of righteousness and holiness. In the world, men indulge in all forms of fleshy pleasure to satisfy their pride and passions. In the world men worship their belly and money. Worldliness has now taken a seat in the church. Those who come to church do not have God in focus. Many worldly activities have been incorporated into worship to satisfy the passion of the worshippers. The songs sung carry worldly styles and inspiration. The music played ministers to the flesh and fills the worship service with the wildest form of ungodly dance in demonstration of the pleasure of the flesh. The musicians are unconverted and dress like the worldly musicians. Their worship is not to God. The sermons preached cannot convert anyone. They promote laughter and stir fleshly emotions. Souls cannot be converted under such atmosphere. True believers must repent from worldliness in worship and steer clear from it. Holiness in worship required to receive the life and blessing of God.

Various activities and styles are adopted by ministers in the church which are brought in from the sinful world. Besides, being corrupt they produce corrupt fruit of Christian ministry. They promote respect of persons in ministry. They go into worldly dressing, demonstrations, slangs etc. They forge lies and give false testimonies for self-promotion. They bring big men of the world into the church for honour and praise. They extract money from members through ungodly ways. They preach the gospel of peace and prosperity without repentance, righteousness and holiness. They take delight in the nakedness of women in the church and justify them, using scriptures. They commit immorality with the women in the church, they seek great tithes for their belly.

This kind of ministry is everywhere today. They are not called by God and cannot produce fruits for eternal life. You must not listen to them. Neither go to them for healing and miracles. True ministers of the gospel are those who are faithful to the word of God and manifest exemplary lives. These are the ones that have the message of eternal life for the world and the church. Seek them and their ministry. Listen to them and submit yourself to their shepherding for your well-being on earth and eternal life at last.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
Where you fellowship today determines where you will end up tomorrow.

SONG FOR THE DAY:
Take the world but give me Jesus...

AMEN

The Spirit of the Lord has nor filled his people like before.Ministers and lay now resort to worldly tactics to win followers.Instead if "thus said the Lord"It's either gigahertz offerings and tithes or payment for non existent miracles. The desire to outdo each other a clearly satanic attribute is what has led many to rely more on their style to preach the gospel.

All this are signs of the end of the age.
To much of knowledge, pride, insincere, hatred, malice, lack of commitment, love of pleasure, lack of love of God, deriving joy in committing sin, etc.

Matthew 24:12 KJV

And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.