Is He Worth The Fuss?

· When they thought about His sacrifice, …they… who needed no redemption, praised God for those of us who do!

And this singing wasn’t like the singing we hear today.

· Today’s singing is focused more on the singer than the Savior!

· Today’s singing is about making money, not a joyful noise!

· Today’s singing is often sung by half-hearted Christians, living half-hearted lives.

· Today’s singing is only as loud as the music!

· Today’s singing STOPS when the music stops!

But that night… just outside of Bethlehem… those angels sang: “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.”

Although I wasn’t there, …Sis Wilson told me all about it. She said…

· The sky lit up, like it was high-noon!

· The earth shook with the vibration of their praise!

· The air moved with the force of angelic worship!

· The wolves and the bears stopped their nightly prowl… and gazed on in wonder!

· The sheep had perfect peace, having no fear of any predator or foe!

Why did this, and so much more happen? Because Jesus was worth the fuss!

You know, people tell me that the Bible says ‘come as you are’. It may say that, but I’ve never read it. What they’re really saying is, ‘I don’t want to get dressed up for Church.’ ‘I don’t want to look my best for Jesus.’

· Yet these same people will get dressed up for a job interview.

· These same people will get dressed up to go on a date!

· These same people will get dressed up to meet a celebrity or public official.

· But they… ‘come as they are’… for Jesus!

What they’re really saying is this… “Jesus ain’t worth the fuss!”

Back in the day, …people would wear their everyday clothes to church, because that’s all they had.

· But, they made sure it was clean!

· They made sure it was ironed!

· And, they made sure it surely WAS the very best they had!

WHY? Because they knew that Jesus deserves our very best!

Back in the day, …people used to open their mouths when they sang.

· People thought it was a privilege to sing for Jesus.

· It wasn’t about who gets to be in the front, or who gets to sing a solo this week. It was about lifting up the name of Jesus, regardless of where the spotlight would fall.

WHY because they knew that Jesus loves to hear our joyful noise!

Back in the day, preachers preached the unreachable riches of Christ.

· But before the preached, the pray… and prayed… prayed …for the Lord to give them a Word.

· Back then, preaching wasn’t about human personalities, it was about the Word of God going forth with POWER and AUTHORITY, and changing the lives of the listeners!

WHY? Because by the foolishness of preaching …people come to faith in the Lord!

Back in the day, there were no such phases as ‘Radically Saved’ or ‘Sold Out’. You see, …church family, …back then, when a person met Christ, their life was completely and eternally changed.

It is in this day …of half-hearted Christianity…half-hearted singing… half-hearted preaching…that man created such phrases… to explain what a real Christian looks like.

WHY? Because too many professing Christians don’t want to make a fuss over Jesus.