{"id":3417,"date":"2019-05-30T16:45:25","date_gmt":"2019-05-30T23:45:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/?post_type=portfolio&p=3417"},"modified":"2019-05-30T16:45:30","modified_gmt":"2019-05-30T23:45:30","slug":"worship_god","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/gospel-express\/worship_god\/","title":{"rendered":"Can You Worship God Anywhere and Everywhere?"},"content":{"rendered":"

by RICK WARREN \u2014 MAY 30, 2019<\/p>\n

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\u201cSing out your thanks to him; sing praises to our God\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>(Psalm 147:7 TLB).<\/strong><\/p>\n

You\u2019ve probably noticed that music and love go together, because music comes from the heart. It\u2019s not something you do just intellectually. It\u2019s something that comes out of your soul, your emotions.<\/p>\n

There are many love songs in the world. In fact, there are radio stations dedicated entirely to the love-song format. But did you know that more songs have been written about Jesus Christ than any other topic in the world? Christianity is a singing faith. Why? Because it\u2019s not about religion. It\u2019s about a love relationship\u2014a relationship with God, who loves you so much that he sent his Son to die for you and who wants you to love him back.<\/p>\n

Psalm 147:7 says,\u00a0\u201cSing out your thanks to him; sing praises to our God\u201d<\/em>\u00a0(TLB). Nothing will make you more aware of God\u2019s love and presence in your life than singing and praise.<\/p>\n

You may be thinking, \u201cBut you don\u2019t understand. I can\u2019t sing.\u201d The Bible says to make a joyful noise. I know you can do that because when you go to a sports game or when somebody\u2019s getting married, you probably make a joyful noise. So just let it out! You don\u2019t have to hit the right note. You just have to make a joyful noise.<\/p>\n

Can you worship God outside the church walls? Yes, because worship is simply expressing your love to God. That means you can worship in the shower. You can worship in your backyard mowing the lawn. You can worship washing dishes. You can worship when you\u2019re driving to work or making a deal or walking on the golf course. You can express your love to God anywhere and everywhere. And that means you can sing anywhere and everywhere.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":3418,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"portfolio_entries":[35],"class_list":["post-3417","portfolio","type-portfolio","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","portfolio_entries-english-writer"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio\/3417","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/portfolio"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3417"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio\/3417\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3418"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3417"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3417"},{"taxonomy":"portfolio_entries","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio_entries?post=3417"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}