With our great new series coming up, I wanted to take some time to sit down and lay out some ways we can apply the concept of “simple” to our lives.  Since I am the Worship Pastor at Forest Park’s Carthage Campus, I thought a great place to start the discussion would be the area of worship.  What does simple worship look like?  What does authentic worship look like?  Let’s take a few minutes to delve into these concepts.

First off, let’s define worship.  If we consider where this word comes from, worship can be defined as a way to convey the level of worth we ascribe to a person or thing.  We ascribe worth when we cheer at a football game, meaning there is worship happening.  We ascribe worth when we present an honor or award to someone for a job well done.  We ascribe worth when we give…