Changed in His Presence - Sam Hinn

Worship From the Heart
So they come to you as people do, they sit
before you as My people, and they hear your
words, but they do not do them; for with their
mouth they show much love, but their hearts
pursue their own gain (Ezek. 33:31).
The Lord also expressed the same principle
through the prophet Isaiah.
Inasmuch as these people draw near with
their mouths And honor Me with their lips,
But have removed their hearts far from Me,
And their fear toward Me is taught by the
commandment of men (Is. 29:13).
Worshipping in Church
For many of us, when we hear of worship we
think about the "song service" in our churches.
This is an important part of our worship life, but
always remember it is only a part. You can
worship when there are no other people around
you. And, of course, you can certainly worship
even if there isn't music!
That is not to say corporate worship is
unscriptural. The Psalms say:
Praise the Lord! I will praise the Lord
with my whole heart, In the assembly of the
upright and in the congregation (Ps. 111:1).
One of the greatest struggles today in
corporate worship is that people have become an
audience. Sadly, the worship in many churches
on Sunday morning is a sing-and-sit event,
which divides the church into performers and
spectators. There is a great need in churches
today to encourage the kind of worship which
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