In response to those who state that they didn't get anything out of a worship service, please allow me ask four questions:
1. Did I pray along with the prayers in the service in order to make them my own prayers of my heart?
2. Did I sing the hymns with thoughtfulness and prayerfully, paying attention to the words and truths of the verses?
3. Did I listen to the message as carefully and prayerfully as possible in order to know the intent of the message and the application of the message to my own heart?
4. Did I search my own heart for things to Admire/Adore God, for things to Confess as sin and/or transgression against God and His righteous standards, for things to give Thanks to God for either His mercy and/or grace, and for things to Pray for both myself and for others?
If you didn’t do at least those four things and cannot answer them in the affirmative, please do not reveal, share, or complain that you did not “get anything out of the service.”
Please write these questions in the flyleaf of your bible so that you will be constantly reminded to ask yourselves in each service.
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Gregg Metcalf has served as the Teaching Pastor of Surprise Valley Baptist Church (Cedarville, CA) and the Mirror Lake Baptist Church (Federal Way, WA.) He graduated from Shasta Bible College in 1989. Gregg is married to Irene and the Lord has blessed them with four daughters and six grandchildren, with a great grandchild on the way. Gregg invites your comments and interaction concerning his posts and this blog! Gregg enjoys reading, boating, song-poem writing, and his family.