Worship is our way of inviting God's power and presence to be free to move among those who have gathered to worship Him. The authentic worship of believers will draw non-Christians to Christ as they see believers engage with the living God. In a very real sense true worship is evangelistic and will be used of God to accomplish His mission of redeeming man back to Himself. The world is dying because of a lack of the knowledge of God, and churches are starving to experience the presence of God. We need to gather, expecting the presence of God among us to change believers and draw the hearts of non-believers every time we gather for worship.
But, also we are promised the power of His presence in our lives continually if and . . . when we are involved in going into all the world in His authority making disciples, baptizing them in His name, and teaching them to observe all that He has commanded (Matt. 28:10-20). Our involvement can be through praying, going, and giving so that others can go fulfilling His command. As we do these things we are promised His presence, always. Without our participation in worship of Him and participation in His mission there will be no power. We have a Church today who needs to experience His manifest power and we certainly have a world who needs to see His unexplained power of redemption and mission being carried out by His church. May He use our own local body of believers coming together this week-end to give more than a half million dollars . . . every dollar leaving our church and going to the world to carry His redeeming grace. Actually, in the midst of a bad economy and pouring rain all morning, we gave over $515,000. And may that be a testimony and demonstration of real worship and involvement in the mission of our Lord that impacts our world for Christ. mjm
