Episode 113 - Is God Getting Your Best or Your Leftovers?
What Did He Mean by That?
🎙 Episode Title: Is God Getting Your Best or Your Leftovers?
📅 Release Date: July 30th, 2026
🎧 Host(s): Dr. Christopher Cali, Pastor Chris Heimerle, Ashley Cali, and Robby Mckinney.
Episode Summary:
In this episode, we dive deeper into this week’s message from the Devoted series, exploring what true worship looks like beyond Sunday mornings. We discuss how preferences can quietly become idols, why excellence in worship matters, and what it means to offer our lives as a “living sacrifice.” The conversation challenges listeners to evaluate whether God receives the first and best of their lives or simply what’s left over.
Key Discussion Points:
- Have your preferences ever distracted you from the purpose of worship?
- What is the difference between attending church and belonging to a church?
- What areas of your life are easiest to surrender to God? Which are hardest?
- Does your calendar reflect that God is your highest priority?
- What does it practically look like to be a contributor instead of a consumer?
Takeaways:
- Worship Is About God, Not Our Preferences:
Everyone has opinions about music, preaching styles, and church programs, but worship isn’t centered on our personal tastes. The focus is always on giving God the honor He deserves.
- Preferences Aren’t Always Wrong:
Having preferences isn’t sinful. The danger comes when preferences become the primary reason we disengage, criticize, or continually jump from church to church instead of committing to a local body of believers.
- Worship Is a Living Sacrifice:
In the Old Testament, worship centered on sacrifices. Today, because of Christ’s sacrifice, believers worship by offering their entire lives to God. Worship isn’t confined to songs on Sunday. It’s reflected in how we organize every part of our lives.
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