"You hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy of you, when he said:
‘This people honors me with their lips,
but their heart is far from me;
in vain do they worship me,
teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’
What a terrifying prospect: to hear Jesus Christ say that your worship is vain, hollow, empty, shallow, worthless. There may be lots of words, many songs, a lot of prayer and a biblically orthodox sermon. But if hearts are not engaged, we are not doing anything of value in God's sight.
Let it never be said of the worship services at Joy Community Fellowship, 'Your worship of Me is in vain.'
In order to never hear these words, we must fight hard for deep, heart-felt joy in Jesus.
May God be pleased to stir that in His people, at JCF and everywhere.
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