Comments on: All I Have Are Questions http://www.jasonschwanz.com/2008/04/20/all-i-have-are-questions/ Fri, 11 Dec 2009 23:22:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Shane http://www.jasonschwanz.com/2008/04/20/all-i-have-are-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-3552 Shane Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:25:26 +0000 http://www.jasonschwanz.com/?p=196#comment-3552 Dude. You should come to the Family Man forum. Questions like these are asked and bandied around with much enthusiasm. http://www.familymanweb.com Dude.

You should come to the Family Man forum. Questions like these are asked and bandied around with much enthusiasm.

http://www.familymanweb.com

]]> By: Scott Cornwall http://www.jasonschwanz.com/2008/04/20/all-i-have-are-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-3230 Scott Cornwall Tue, 06 May 2008 18:38:48 +0000 http://www.jasonschwanz.com/?p=196#comment-3230 Great questions! For me though I would broaden the scope beyond Sunday. To me worship is a lifestyle, a way of being in life on a daily - even moment by moment - basis. In that way I see Sunday morning as only a part of worship in my life, a part that I join corporately with others to fellowship, quiet myself in the midst of others, share together our love for God, listen, and learn. And dare I say it, some of my most profound worship experiences did not happen on a Sunday, nor did they happen at a church building. This is not a knock on Sunday morning worship for God has spoken many times to my heart in the midst of that worship, but just to say that I don't think worship is tied to the church. Worship is tied to our relationship with God, which hopefully is in effect wherever we are. Other questions to mull over for you: What should we expect out of Sunday morning worship? And what is our part in that? How do we as a body/community of believers step out of the "me" culture and truly bring worship in its true and right sense to the center of our Sunday mornings? Great questions!

For me though I would broaden the scope beyond Sunday. To me worship is a lifestyle, a way of being in life on a daily – even moment by moment – basis. In that way I see Sunday morning as only a part of worship in my life, a part that I join corporately with others to fellowship, quiet myself in the midst of others, share together our love for God, listen, and learn. And dare I say it, some of my most profound worship experiences did not happen on a Sunday, nor did they happen at a church building. This is not a knock on Sunday morning worship for God has spoken many times to my heart in the midst of that worship, but just to say that I don’t think worship is tied to the church. Worship is tied to our relationship with God, which hopefully is in effect wherever we are.

Other questions to mull over for you: What should we expect out of Sunday morning worship? And what is our part in that? How do we as a body/community of believers step out of the “me” culture and truly bring worship in its true and right sense to the center of our Sunday mornings?

]]> By: Adrienne's aunt http://www.jasonschwanz.com/2008/04/20/all-i-have-are-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-3181 Adrienne's aunt Thu, 24 Apr 2008 12:03:17 +0000 http://www.jasonschwanz.com/?p=196#comment-3181 Jason, you ask some very important questions and make some really good observations. Church isn't so much for us (I believe) but to equip us -- by teaching --by communion--to be the instruments of God here on earth. We learn that, some by sitting in pews and being taught or preached at or we learn it through those who have demonstrated through actions that they are serving by doing. Yeah, that is probably what eveyone says, eh? But, I appreciate your putting into words something I've questioned many times myself, all my life as a christian, in fact. Living in a heavily southern protestant area--I see such a disconnect between the almost church addiction (*must* go Sunday a.m. and p.m. and Wednesday services because...people will talk or because that's what the pastor/preacher says to do) to everyday actions. It's always good to ask questions. When we stop--well, I think that is the danger area. Oh, way cool blog design, dude! Jason, you ask some very important questions and make some really good observations. Church isn’t so much for us (I believe) but to equip us — by teaching –by communion–to be the instruments of God here on earth. We learn that, some by sitting in pews and being taught or preached at or we learn it through those who have demonstrated through actions that they are serving by doing.

Yeah, that is probably what eveyone says, eh? But, I appreciate your putting into words something I’ve questioned many times myself, all my life as a christian, in fact.

Living in a heavily southern protestant area–I see such a disconnect between the almost church addiction (*must* go Sunday a.m. and p.m. and Wednesday services because…people will talk or because that’s what the pastor/preacher says to do) to everyday actions.

It’s always good to ask questions. When we stop–well, I think that is the danger area.

Oh, way cool blog design, dude!

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