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Definition Of Sound Worship
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007 (message contributor)
But how about this definition of sound worship by William Temple:
"To worship is to quicken the conscience by the holiness of God,
to feed the mind with the truth of God,
to purge the imagination by the beauty of God,
to open the heart to the love of God,
to devote the will to the purpose of God."
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