"I wish I was preaching to a black church"

This Sunday we had Dr. Larry Harris of the church plant The Word Fellowship with us.

Dr. Harris was a real encouragement to our people (and especially to the Pastor).

Not only did Dr. Harris bring a great message but his wife and mother-in-law tore it up singing.
Mrs. Harris sang a great rendition of "We Shall Behold Him" and his mother-in-law Dorthea hit it out of the park with a very soulful "Precious Lord".

One thing that was funny and yet true was when Dr. Harris would get rolling he would stop and say, "I wish I was preaching to a black church!" The obvious point was a lack of response/feedback from the congregation.

Although he didn't know it he did address an issue we need to look at: involving the affections/feelings when we worship as a church. The great intellectual Jonathan Edwards was right when he penned that Christian religion was primarily a religion of the heart.

The challenge becomes: How do we become more liberated when it comes to expressing our feelings during worship?