First Baptist Church, Lagrange, Georgia

True worship is a comprehensive expression of devotion that touches every aspect of our daily lives, not just our Sunday morning activities. Many believers approach their relationship with God like a budget airline flight - seeking minimum investment while trying to maintain maximum worldly comfort. This half-hearted approach reveals a diminished view of God and results in giving Him our leftovers rather than our best.The biblical example from Malachi shows God rebuking priests for bringing diseased sacrifices, illustrating how we often give God less than we offer to our jobs, families, or other obligations. Acceptable spiritual sacrifices include offering our bodies as living sacrifices, practicing generous financial giving, maintaining continual praise and thanksgiving, performing good works, and leading others to Christ.The path to authentic worship requires moving beyond mere religious motions to experience true transformation. This involves evaluating our current patterns of worship, identifying areas wh