In this powerful series on biblical worship, Pastor Jason French continues to give his perspective and convictions on how to process any human culture and its influence on worship in the Evangelical Christian church today. Of particular importance, and the focus of this series, is the modern Western culture and the traditional Indigenous culture's influences on biblically based worship. Craig and LaDonna remind listeners about mankind's adulteration of any created thing by turning those items into culturally based objects of worship or utilizing such things as mediatory devices that aid the worshipper in worship and devotion to God. All this leads to idolatry, which God hates and forbids His redeemed people to embrace. The issues are deep, controversial, and can divide believers in Christ into opposing camps of convictions. Thus marring the image and reputation of Jesus Christ among people groups around the world. It's time for God's people to realign themselves under the banner of the cross and in adherence to the truth so clearly laid out in the pages of God's Holy Word! Where do you land, dear friend, in this battle for the mind, will, and emotions of saved believers in Christ? If we are to honor the Lord, the only option is to camp on the side of the truth of God's Word in all aspects of our lives, worship included! Stay strong, and stay tuned as the discussions with Pastor Jason French continue next week. See you then!

Craig and LaDonna Smith continue their fascinating visit with Cherokee Worship Pastor, Jason French, as they continue to dig deep into God's Universal Call to Worship in Psalms 148. Today, the focus is on culture and its effects on worship. Jason shares his perspective on the challenge in the larger culture of turning worship into just another form of entertainment, and then they begin scratching the surface on how traditional Indigenous culture can impact God honoring worship by turning it into a man or culture focused goal instead of true biblical worship of the one true God. He also opens up his heart about something he calls, Cain Worship, which, as we know from Scripture, was him bringing an offering to God in his own kind of worship that he assumed God would be pleased with...but He wasn't! Not all offerings to God are pleasing to Him so we need to take notice about those ways when we are seeking to worship God in ways that not only honor Him, but He accepts as well. Fascinating stuff, dear friends! We trust you are encouraged by the ongoing series on Biblical Worship 101 with Jason French, right her on Indigenous Faith. See you next week for more!

Today, Worship Pastor Jason French (Eastern Band of Cherokee) and the Smiths unpackage the truths found in Psalms 148, which is God's Universal Call to Worship for all of creation. How do inanimate objects worship God is one of the questions Pastor Craig asked Jason. His insight to this and other questions on how things in the heavenly realm and all things on earth praise their Creator is incredibly helpful to help build lasting faith for all people. All of mankind is summoned by God to worship Him, but it must be done in His way is the clear teaching of God's Word. The two original sons that were a part of the Adam and Eve family learned about the fact that God does not welcome all kinds of worship. Cain offered to God some of the fruits of the soil he was tending while his brother Abel offered the fat portions from the firstborn of his flock. God accepted Abel's offering but rejected Cain's offering, resulting in Cain murdering his brother out of jealousy and rage. Why? Because the shedding of blood of a sacrificial animal was a type of the sacrifice Jesus would make on Calvary's cross centuries later to pay the sin debt of each one of us. To learn from God's Word what is acceptable worship and what is not is important to building a biblically healthy Indigenous Faith. As we go from here in this series, the Smiths and Jason French talk about the challenges facing Indigenous people in North America through syncretism and for the larger Western Culture churches, the challenges found by making worship more man focused through entertainment vs. God focused through reverent and meaningful worship. All cultures are affected by sin's curse and can lead us astray very easily, even in the issue of worship. Please, dear friend, take the time to go through the whole series with us. As Pastor Craig says, This is one of the most consequential series we will ever do on the Indigenous Faith broadcast. So please stay with us in the weeks to come for the complete visit with our Cherokee brother, Jason French! You won't be sorry!