25.16 Biblical Worship 101 with Jason French (Part 3)

Today, Worship Pastor Jason French (Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma) and the Smiths unpackage the truths found in Psalms 148, which is God's Universal Call to Worship for all of creation.  How do inanimate objects worship God is one of the questions Pastor Craig asked Jason.  His insight to this and other questions on how things in the heavenly realm and all things on earth praise their Creator is incredibly helpful to help build lasting faith for all people.  All of mankind is summoned by God to worship Him, but it must be done in His way is the clear teaching of God's Word.  The two original sons that were a part of the Adam and Eve family learned about the fact that God does not welcome all kinds of worship.  Cain offered to God some of the fruits of the soil he was tending while his brother Abel offered the fat portions from the firstborn of his flock.  God accepted Abel's offering but rejected Cain's offering, resulting in Cain murdering his brother out of jealousy and rage.  Why?   Because the shedding of blood of a sacrificial animal was a type of the sacrifice Jesus would make on Calvary's cross centuries later to pay the sin debt of each one of us.  To learn from God's Word what is acceptable worship and what is not is important to building a biblically healthy Indigenous Faith.   As we go from here in this series, the Smiths and Jason French talk about the challenges facing Indigenous people in North America through syncretism and for the larger Western Culture churches, the challenges found by making worship more man focused through entertainment vs. God focused through reverent and meaningful worship.  All cultures are affected by sin's curse and can lead us astray very easily, even in the issue of worship.  Please, dear friend, take the time to go through the whole series with us.  As Pastor Craig says, This is one of the most consequential series we will ever do on the Indigenous Faith broadcast.  So please stay with us in the weeks to come for the complete visit with our Cherokee brother, Jason French!  You won't be sorry!