You went through an entire song service without even thinking about what we were singing?
You bowed your head and closed your eyes during the prayer, but you really didn’t become involved in the prayer?
You were more interested in when he would finish the sermon than in what he was saying during the sermon?
You allowed some minor noise near you to completely upset you so that you could not really worship?
These and many other things often happen, don’t they? Why? Here are some of the reasons:
- Don’t come to services expecting to be entertained. This is not its purpose.
- Be a participant rather than just a spectator.
- Prepare yourself mentally when coming to worship. Think about the what and why concerning worship.
- Resolve that you are going to worship no matter what others do. There are many events and functions we attend where there are many distractions, but we accept them. We do not condone noise in worship but let us be determined that it will not keep us from worshipping.
- Examine your motives for worshipping often. Habit may become the motive.
- Don’t think that services have to be conducted differently to be meaningful.
- Bring your Bible and run references during the lesson.
- Take notes during the sermon. You will retain more of the lesson.
- Make a list of words in the song which are unfamiliar to you and find their definition later.
- Come to services with the positive attitude that it is a privilege and that you will truly worship in spirit and in truth.
-Bob Clardy
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