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John Witvliet offers five principles for pastors and worship leaders to keep in mind as they prepare for congregational services, reminding us that "worship at its best immerses us in a countercultural world" (Psalm 73).
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Desire to worship God, not to worship worship.
Realize that we don’t engineer the spiritual value of worship but receive it as a gift.
Realize that—by the Spirit’s power—worship is formative, not merely expressive; it changes our perspective, shapes our desires, corrects our vision.
Long for the Holy Spirit to work through our preaching and praying, tasting and seeing, to convert and sanctify us.
Be convinced that worship at its best immerses us in a countercultural world that fits the second rather than the first half of Psalm 73.
–John D. Witvliet, “Worship in a Beatitude-Shaped World: Learning from Psalm 73,” Reformed Worship 100 (June 2011), 6
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