The Dangerous Act of Worship by Mark Labberton Summary
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Is Sunday worship just a comfortable ritual? Mark Labberton's provocative challenge to Christians exposes how true worship demands justice beyond church walls. Fuller Seminary's president asks: What if your worship isn't dangerous enough to change the world?
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When Your Sunday Morning Becomes a Revolution
Picture a worship leader, eyes closed in ecstatic praise, hands lifted high toward heaven-completely oblivious to the fact that he's repeatedly stepping on the toes of people behind him. This isn't just an awkward moment; it's a perfect snapshot of modern Christianity's deepest problem. We've learned to worship God while losing track of our neighbor. We've mastered the art of appearing spiritual while remaining blind to suffering right in front of us. What if the most dangerous thing you could do this week isn't skydiving or confronting your boss-but genuinely worshiping God? Not the sanitized, comfortable version we've grown accustomed to, but the kind that wakes us up to a world we've been trained not to see. Nothing is as dangerous as encountering the true and living God. Not because God is capricious or cruel, but because meeting God means never being the same again. It's like grabbing a fifty-thousand-volt power line-you can't just casually touch divine reality and walk away unchanged. Consider Susan, who after earning her Ph.D., deliberately bought a home in a troubled neighborhood to love difficult children. She faced violence, moved to New York during 9/11, eventually adopted twin boys from Ecuador. For her, it's simply overflow: "We love because God first loved us." The real danger of worship is truth-worshiping God as he truly is and proving it by how we live.
The Worship Wars and Safety We Cling To
The Lies We Tell About God and Ourselves
Your New Address in God
The Counterintuitive Path to Justice Through Rest
Living Between Exodus and Exile
The Revolution Starts When You Wake Up
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