Soak in God's Word

I recently saw in our copy room one of our teachers for the children that come with their moms to our Women’s Bible Study on Tuesday mornings. I asked her how her ministry to the kids was going and she said “Oh, great! I love watching the children soak in God’s Word. It makes me want to be like that.”

Her comment made me want to be like that as well. Jesus says in Matthew 18:4 “Whoever then humbles himself as this child, he is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.” Our Lord encourages us to be eager to learn, ready to act, open, trusting, unashamedly acknowledging our dependence on Him – like children.

Let us be like the Tuesday morning kids who soak in the Word and like the everyday mature believers who live It out, being not just hearers but doers. (James 1:22)

got worry? get worship! Facing Life by Facing God

God puts high priority on our worship of Him. Jesus quoted Deuteronomy 6:13 in Luke 4:8 when He resisted satan: "You shall worship the Lord your God and serve Him only." The first four of the Ten Commandments mandate worshipful reverence for God. Psalm 95:6 invites us, "Come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the lord, our Maker." The capstone of depravity, Romans 1:21 says is "to not honor Him as God or give thanks to Him"; Herod suffered quick judgement "because he did not give God the glory." (Acts 12:23) From the first pages of Genesis (2:15 - "cultivate" is the same Hebrew word for rendering worshipful service to God, 4:3-4 - Cain and Abel) to the last prayer of Revelation (22:9), people are commanded to "Worship God". Jesus says in John 4:23 that God "seeks worshippers," people "who worship in Spirirt and Truth." At Eastmont, worship is a top priority. God deserves our regular worship. Our weekly worship services are designed to facilitate worship, to help people honor God, connect with God, and know God better.We want you to make attendance at worship services a high priority in 2009. Our goal is to average 2/3 of our body in attendance in worship services. Currently, about 930 people consider Eastmont their church. This means our goal is to have in attendance on weekends an average of 620 people. That's about 120 more than we're averaging right now. However, we can reach this goal over the next three months if each of us make worshipping God, with God's people, with "our church" a priority. Of course, attendance doesn't guarantee worship. God wants us to come with sincere hearts and an intention to focus on Him. Hopefully, our worship services will help us be sincere, to focus, to worship according to His Spirit and in harmony with His Word, the Truth. Won't you, with me, make worshipping God "in the great congregation" (Psalm 35:18) a 2009 priority? What a difference it might make for you, your loved ones, and God's kingdom?