The Party Pooper

The music is playing and the house is dancing, so where are you standing? In the party, or out on the back porch?

Pastor Art Wilson opens Luke 15 and zooms in on the older brother who heard the celebration and refused to go in. From the command of Psalm 150 to Jesus' words about true worshipers in John 4, he makes the case that praise isn't optional, and that God is calling His church back into the party. Along the way: why we're told not to quench the Spirit, and what Michal's contempt and David's dancing teach us about the fruit of a worshiper.

KEY POINTS:

• 🎉 The House Is a Party - The Father's house was full of music and dancing, and He came out to beg the older brother to join in

• 📜 Psalm 150 Is a Command - After 149 chapters of teaching, the book of praise closes with a command: "Praise ye the Lord"

• 🔥 Worship in Spirit and Truth - The Father seeks worshipers who praise Him without waiting to be pushed

• 🕯️ Don't Quench the Fire - Be joyful, keep praying, give thanks, and fan the flame of the Spirit instead of putting it out

• 👑 Michal or David? - What happens when someone looks down on worship from the window, and why David was willing to look even more foolish