Missions? Worship?

"Missions is not the ultimate goal of the church. Worship is." (John Piper)

At first glance, this statement doesn't seem quite right. But what would you say taking it from THIS perspective:

Ephesians 1:12 (NLT) reads,"God's purpose was that we who wre the first to trust in Christ should praise our glorious God."
First, there was worship... in Heaven, in the Garden, in a people, in a nation. God's purpose for humanity is that we may know Him and responsd with love, adoration and honour - worship. John Stott said,"Worship is the highest and most noblest activity of which man, by the grace of God, is capable."

Jesus Christ came in response to our need for a Saviour. He built a Church, a body of people to make God known - missions. He called His followers to action, action from a place of worship and action as worship. He ignited hearts with passion for God. So stirred were they that their worship of God overflowed and an intense desire was ignited to see others connected to God.

"Then Jesus came to them and said: All authority in Heaven and on earth has been given to Me. Therefore, go and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you." Matthew 28:18-20 (NIV)

Our mission, fulled by worship, is responding to God's greatest love - people - and calling everyone to worship their Creator.

When the world fades, missions will cease to exist. Where there once was, there will be no more. All that will remain will be that which was there from the beginning... worship.

Revelation 7:9-12 (MSG) says,"I looked again, I saw a huge crowd, too huge to count. Everyone was there - all nations and tribes, all races and languages. And they were heartily singing: Salvation to our God on His Throne! Salvation to the Lamb! All who were standing around the Throne - angels, elders, animals - fell on their faces before the Throne and worshipped God..."

God-worship can energise us in missions and God-worship is the purpose of missions. Our mission is to make disciples of all people throughout the world which means we need to see this world changed...people turned to Jesus, both at home and overseas, whether it be your neighbour, work colleague, the orphan or the widow.

Worship releases grace to do the temporal mission, so that EVERYONE can worship God eternally.

Pretty interesting stuff from Reuben Morgan. But answer this: What then, is true Worship?

There's so much to be said about true worship, but one thing I know, it begins with this: A heart humbly bowed before the King of Kings, with the desire to surrender it all to Him.

Post #2

Well this will be like my second post on this blog since I started it almost a year ago. I don't know why I'm revisiting this whole blogging thing when it never ever really seemed to take off with me.

But something in me just wanted to give this another shot. So here I am... I'll try out again, one last time. We'll see how it turns out.