5 Practices of Fruitful Living - Passionate Worship

On Sunday we continue exploring five practices that shape and define a faithful and fruitful life. Last week we explored the practice of radical hospitality, of welcoming God’s love into our hearts and lives recognizing that the most basic truth about us is that we are first, finally, and forever loved by God – and then extending God’s love and radical welcome to every person we meet. This week we turn our attention to the practice of passionate worship. As Bishop Schnase observes, “worship involves setting aside time to focus on God and God’s will rather than our own agendas, to receive God’s word rather than merely offering our opinion. In worship we offer ourselves anew to God’s purposes rather than trying to fit God neatly into our own goals….” Worship reconfigures our interior life and aligns us with the life of Christ. It is the way we orient ourselves or are re-oriented toward God. Using Isaiah 6:1-8 we’ll consider how all of life can become an act of passionate worship.