In which he embraces seeker-sensitive services

Posted: March 17th, 2009 | Author: James Duncan | Tags: Furguson, Worship | Comments Off

I was listening to a podcast of a sermon by Sinclair Furguson this evening and was struck by the truth of his insight into seeker sensitivity.

All biblical worship is seeker-sensitive worship. The question is, who is the one seeking the worship?

The Father seeks such [us?] to worship him.

Put in other words, all biblical worship should be seeker sensitive to the One who seeks that worship from his creatures and from his children–the Lord Himself.

And it is so fascinating, if tragic, to see what shock appears in people’s faces when one says that the really important thing about our worship is not that it pleases me, but that it pleases Him.

That God and his Word has told me not simply how I may be justified, but how I am to worship him. That my pleasure in worship is not the goal of my worship, but a byproduct of the pleasure of the God that I worship.

Now that’s preaching.

Listen to the whole thing if you can. It’s the Strange Fire sermon that you’ll find here. The Scottish accent makes it sound even better.

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