Daily Attitude of Self-Denial
"I believe what feeds our corporate worship wars on Sundays is a failure to worship God personally during the week. We can’t do corporately what we don’t do privately. When we don’t have the daily attitude of self-denial but rather self-fulfillment, Sunday naturally becomes an extension of that mind-set. Such thinking prompts an unavoidable clash. As consumers in a consumer-driven society, we want worship to be a reflection of our musical tastes, our personal preferences, confirming our likes and dislikes, our pleasures and prejudices." from The Church Awakening: An Urgent Call for Renewal by Charles R. Swindoll