sTaGe 6: a GoDLy HaBiTaTIoN

iN LiNe WiTh my pReViOUs EnTrY abOut sToNes.. i JusT ReALiSe thAt mY QT tOdAy wAs aLsO abOut LiViNg StOneS.. i GuEsS i hAd bOth thE thEoRy LeSsOn AnS pRaCTiCaL toGeThEr.. HaHa..
thE TiTLe.. JeSuS PrEpArEs thE ChuRcH to Be a TeMpLe oF LiVinG sTonEs..
thiS iS jUsT a ShoRt exTracT..
In this atmosphere- where worship ushers in the presence of God- four critically important things take place.
First, the word becomes incarnated in people; it becomes life, not just intellectual exercise.
Second, people are healed in the ongoing pattern of God's presence.
Third, they come to know the Lord as His kingdom is established.
Finally, as God empowers His people, their worship crowds out the borders of hell's domain.
When we come together in a worship service, God's people are built up as a habitation for His presence, as the "living stones" of His temple. Through our worship, as intimate and vibrant relationship with the living God is made possible: His assignment for us as His "royal priesthood" is restored; we become ministering agents of His resurrection life to the world; and we are enabled to move in the expanding dominion and rulership He intended for humankind from the beginning.
wow... i didn't know there was that much power in worship... Hallelujah~!