When we gather for worship, we receive teaching from God's Word. We do not gather to hear a lecture. We do not look around for the best theological lecturer we can find. We gather together to worship the Lord. the preaching of His Word is set within the context of praise and prayer. The spirit of praise grows in us as the Word of the Lord is brought to us in the power of the Holy Spirit. As we come to hear God's Word, we are to come prayerfully. Like the Psalmist, we must pray, "Give me understanding that I may keep Thy law and observe it with my whole heart" (Psalm 119:34). This is the prayer God wants to hear. This is the prayer God wants to answer. Let it be your prayer and God will give His answer - a life controlled by His Word, a life filled with His Spirit.
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