13 The Lord says: "These people come near to me with their mouth and honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. Their worship of me is based on merely human rules they have been taught.
Kurt had been coming to worship in the same church for years. It seemed ordinary to him, and he had a hard time staying focused on what was happening. Then some changes occurred. The service exploded with new life, new church initiatives, new people. But after a year he found himself slipping out of church again. He found himself becoming disengaged and uninterested. How could you help by encouraging Kurt? What could be at the root of his disengagement? What difference does it make if a person is actively involved in worship rather than being a passive observer?