Ultimate Prescription

Physiology of Worship

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00:01 Welcome back.
00:02 And if you're just joining us on today's program,
00:04 we're discussing the physiology of worship
00:05 and how we actually experience
00:07 physical benefits, right, Dr. Marcum?
00:08 Yeah.
00:09 And it's very complex subject,
00:11 but we wanted to introduce it to people as realizing
00:13 that there's real physiology behind the worship.
00:17 And in our Bible study,
00:18 the way we designed it is we designed it
00:21 first understanding why we're sick, you know,
00:23 understanding our DNA and the stressors,
00:25 and what causes disease,
00:27 then we went through some of the most common things
00:30 that people are not doing well anymore
00:32 and how it causes stress that's causing this bad thing.
00:36 And as we move through the series,
00:37 people realize that their physical
00:39 and spiritual lives come together
00:42 and the worship gives them the power
00:43 to do things and to understand things.
00:46 And finally, we come to the end of the Bible study,
00:48 and we dwell on the importance of worship.
00:51 And the goal is not only to improve your worship
00:54 but give everyone a tool
00:56 where they can go out to their friends
00:58 and neighbors and help them out
01:00 'cause if we think about the model
01:02 that Christ gave us, you know, He met people's needs,
01:06 He met people's needs.
01:08 He introduced them
01:09 into a relationship with the Father,
01:12 which included worship,
01:14 and the Holy Spirit gave the power to change,
01:17 and they saw the big the big picture,
01:20 which was to love one another,
01:22 to spread the everlasting gospel
01:25 so we could come back in union with our Father
01:29 the way we were designed to be.
01:31 The whole plan was moving forward.
01:34 And as our brain understands the reason for worship,
01:37 there's real physiology behind it.
01:40 But you ask yourself, "Well, why is this important?"
01:42 Yeah, what's the significance? Yeah, what's the significance?
01:45 Well, others... science evidence...
01:48 Everyone wants evidence.
01:50 You know, if I can publish an article that says,
01:52 you know, we've had 20 people that worshipped
01:54 and it does this to the genes,
01:56 and it helps lower the chance of aging,
01:58 helps diabetes, hypertension, stroke,
02:00 not to mention eternity.
02:03 Can you imagine the power of that
02:04 for people to understand...
02:06 "Well, I want to know a little bit
02:07 about the everlasting gospel?
02:09 I want to know about the good news.
02:12 I want to know what it is to accept a Savior."
02:15 Can you imagine the power of that to spread the gospel?
02:18 So there's been preliminary research that's done.
02:21 You know, we talked about Dr. Newberg
02:24 at the University of Pennsylvania.
02:25 Right.
02:26 Francis Collins has sequenced the DNA,
02:28 and that's another...
02:30 The language of God is another resource
02:32 that people might want
02:33 if they want to learn more about these things.
02:34 That's book that he wrote recently?
02:36 Yeah, not that I agree with everything about it,
02:38 but it helps people understand some of the science behind it.
02:42 So we as a ministry at Heartwise
02:43 wanted to give people a tool, something that they could do,
02:47 you know, a tool that they could work with,
02:49 a Bible study,
02:50 some biblical worship that they could do
02:52 as an intervention to improve their physiology,
02:56 like a pill, like a therapy
02:58 to help everything start to work together.
03:00 So the significance of this is this is a way
03:03 that we can personally
03:05 have the gospel strengthen in our lives
03:07 to feed our brain, to grow our brain,
03:10 to help slow down some of this aging,
03:12 to bring us back to the way we were designed.
03:15 This is also a way that we can reach
03:17 our friends and neighbors
03:19 with a new approach to the everlasting gospel
03:22 and help them understand
03:23 from an evidence-based science perspective
03:25 that what God says is true.
03:27 And as time goes on, if it does go on for us,
03:31 we're going to have more and more ways
03:33 we can prove that God's Word is true,
03:36 the science behind it.
03:37 Now I'm not saying
03:38 that we can understand God or His ways,
03:40 it's impossible, okay?
03:42 But diurnal trends and the way God works in a life,
03:45 that is possible.
03:47 Sure, yeah.
03:48 Let's shift the discussion just a little bit here.
03:51 Lots of folks these days are in natural remedies, right?
03:53 Right. It's a big thing.
03:55 Could you talk to us a little bit
03:56 about natural remedies and our biblical prescriptions?
03:59 Would you quantify those as natural remedies?
04:01 Yes, well, what could be...
04:03 That's a good point.
04:05 What could be more natural
04:07 than going back to the Word of God
04:09 to find answers?
04:11 What could be more natural
04:12 than worshiping God the way we were created to?
04:15 What could be more natural
04:17 than drinking water or living the design we were...
04:20 Unfortunately, some people equate natural remedies
04:24 with pills, and if you have a deficiency,
04:26 a pill might be useful,
04:28 if it's used to treat a condition
04:30 that might be useful.
04:31 But what I consider a natural remedy
04:34 is coming back to God's Word,
04:36 using His power in our lives to help us make changes,
04:39 and that might include a supplement at times,
04:43 it might...
04:45 Modern medicine at time, a nutritional intervention,
04:47 it might include hydrotherapy, it might include light therapy.
04:51 There's many modalities,
04:52 but I don't want us to lose focus
04:54 on the big picture.
04:56 Right.
04:57 The big picture is it's not what we do.
04:59 It's what God can do
05:01 when we're in relationship with Him.
05:03 That is the big picture.
05:05 And some of these other things, we...
05:06 Sometimes we get lost.
05:07 We get so wrapped up in everything else
05:10 that we lose sometimes focus on the big picture.
05:14 I want to tell a story. Do I have time to tell a story?
05:15 Yeah, yeah, you bet. Okay, okay.
05:17 I know that you have two sons.
05:19 Yeah, we've got two awesome little boys.
05:21 Yeah, and they're growing up now.
05:24 You know, I had the privilege of being around
05:26 when the first one was born, okay?
05:28 And I have watched his development.
05:32 You know, I'd seen him as you told me the stories
05:34 about how he started eating, you know,
05:36 you remember those days when he started eating?
05:39 And then when he became potty-trained.
05:40 Yeah, those were good days. That's big deal.
05:42 Yeah, and, you know, Hayden was your first one.
05:45 That's right. Corbin's the second one.
05:46 And where's Corbin at in his development now?
05:48 Oh, he's doing great.
05:50 He's walking,
05:51 not potty-trained yet, but he's eating,
05:52 he can feed himself very well, he's turned two just recently,
05:55 and so he's doing really well.
05:57 Yeah, I have two kids of my own,
05:58 Kelly and Jake.
06:00 They've gone through these years.
06:01 And as you've gone through these years,
06:03 do you think your kids have lots of this stress
06:06 of the world on them?
06:07 No. No.
06:09 So when they cry out and help,
06:10 it's usually for a basic physical need, right?
06:13 Or a toy. Or a toy.
06:15 They cry out, you know, and that's how they communicate
06:18 by crying and getting your attention.
06:19 They want to get your attention because they have a need, okay,
06:23 whether that be a need of love or go to the bathroom or eat,
06:26 they cry out because they have a need, okay?
06:29 And as they've grown, I've watched, you know...
06:31 Do you think...
06:33 I remember, you know,
06:34 when they took their first steps,
06:35 you sent me the video, okay?
06:37 But one of the things that strike me
06:39 is all along the way,
06:41 they've had someone's hand to hold on to,
06:44 and that's been your hand.
06:45 They've always had someone to help them up
06:47 and help them in their development, okay?
06:50 Well, likewise,
06:52 when we're developing in our lives,
06:54 as we move through life,
06:56 we always have someone
06:58 to hold our hands as we develop.
07:00 We always have someone's hand to hold on to that will help us
07:03 to stay upright.
07:05 And that's what happens when we worship,
07:08 that's like we have always someone
07:10 to hold hand to that will help us,
07:12 get through the development milestones of life of living,
07:15 to help us see the big purpose of why we're here.
07:18 We always have a hand,
07:20 and that's what I want people to focus on
07:21 in their looking at their health
07:23 is have that hand that you can hold on to
07:26 that will help you when you have these trials,
07:28 that we're always going to get to
07:30 because we have an imperfect body.
07:34 And we always have that hand
07:35 to hold on to as we go through life,
07:38 and that's what this worship gives you.
07:40 So even if we fall down,
07:42 we have a hand we can hold on that will help us up.
07:44 Even if we have a health crisis,
07:46 we have a hand that will help us hold us up.
07:48 Even if we can't understand,
07:50 well, what should we do with a natural remedy
07:53 or a food or a doctor is recommending this,
07:55 we always have a hand to hold on to
07:57 that will help us and explain us
07:59 though these milestones in life.
08:00 Right.
08:01 Understanding that there's no perfect formula
08:05 that man can give us,
08:07 you know, there's always imperfections,
08:09 and, you know, I have a lot of people
08:11 that give me black and white questions,
08:13 you know, "Well, what should I do?"
08:15 Well, sometimes there's no perfect plan
08:17 other than asking God's leadership
08:19 'cause it might be,
08:20 you need a little bit of this, you need a little bit of that,
08:23 but it's very much individualized.
08:25 We are individuals,
08:27 and individuals are complicated,
08:29 complicated from the top and the bottom.
08:31 And sometimes there's just not a magical treatment
08:34 that will treat everything, you know?
08:36 Well, I got a question not too long ago about a person
08:39 with an advanced neuropathy, okay?
08:42 The nerves weren't working.
08:44 Well, they wanted in a few sentences
08:45 to understand, "What can I do to fix this problem?"
08:50 Well...
08:52 Probably pretty complicated. Well, yeah.
08:53 I mean, and you think about the nerves
08:56 and all the things that can damage the nerves,
08:58 whether it be a nutritional deficiency
08:59 or circulation deficiency,
09:01 maybe a toxin damaged the nerves.
09:04 But no matter what was damaging the nerves,
09:06 I would want them to understand
09:08 that worship is a treatment
09:10 for every condition, Every condition
09:13 'cause that not only gives us hope for today
09:16 but hope forever,
09:17 and that brings us back into the big picture
09:19 that gives us focusing on the way
09:21 we were designed to be.
09:22 So even if all the nerves malfunction in the body,
09:25 we are still in a safe place.
09:28 And when I talk about the Ultimate Prescription,
09:31 you know, we're always in a safe place
09:33 when we invite God to lead our lives every day.
09:36 That's a safe place to be.
09:37 Yeah, you know, this is something
09:38 that we're encouraging folks to adopt into their own lives,
09:41 but it's also something we want them to take and share
09:44 to other people.
09:45 I wonder, in the office,
09:46 I'm sure you get people who don't,
09:48 you know, maybe they're not believers,
09:49 maybe they don't give much credibility to the Bible,
09:51 how do you begin that conversation with them?
09:53 Well, have you considered biblical prescriptions?
09:55 How do you navigate that?
09:57 Yeah, well, you know,
09:58 I give them biblical prescription.
10:00 I believe we have an example of a biblical prescription
10:02 that we give that they can share.
10:04 And let's look at that right now.
10:06 All right.
10:07 I'm Dr. James Marcum
10:08 with your Biblical Prescription for Life.
10:11 Martha came to the office a few weeks ago
10:13 complaining of not remembering as well.
10:16 Well, many of us also have this problem.
10:18 I suggested a biblical treatment for life
10:21 found in Daniel chapter 1.
10:23 This is the story about Daniel
10:25 and his friends in a foreign land.
10:26 They asked for pulses and water,
10:28 things that grew and water to drink.
10:31 And after a short period of time in Daniel 1,
10:34 these young gentlemen were 10 times smarter
10:37 than all the other people that ate the king's food.
10:40 Well, just think,
10:41 your nutrition helps improve the brain.
10:43 There's numerous studies out there that show foods,
10:46 especially blueberries, walnuts, and almonds
10:49 improve a person's cognition.
10:51 When Martha started eating healthier,
10:53 especially blueberries and other berries,
10:55 she began to improve her cognition.
10:57 I'm Dr. James Marcum
10:59 with your Biblical Prescription for Life.
11:05 You know, I guess, Dr. Marcum,
11:06 you don't necessarily have to be a believer
11:08 to try these things and reap the benefits
11:10 and then that might convince people
11:11 that there's something to this biblical prescription.
11:13 Right, and there's lots of biblical prescriptions
11:16 that when we talked about nutrition
11:19 enhancing your brain function,
11:21 nutrition enhancing your ability to worship
11:23 like we've talked about today,
11:25 but I'm talking about worship as a standalone treatment.
11:28 Yeah.
11:29 And we're getting more science,
11:31 but I think that we should just give it a try,
11:35 give it a try for worship, do it regularly, and see...
11:38 Let God change create in you a new heart and new brain.
11:41 Let's just try it and see what happens, you know?
11:44 What do you really have to lose?
11:46 And I want to mention a free offer that we have.
11:48 Our guide to optimal worship,
11:52 BiblicalPrescriptions.com /Worship is the website.
11:55 You can download our one page guide,
11:56 it's very simple to use,
11:58 there's great resources on there
11:59 to help you worship more regularly
12:02 and find more fulfillment through worship.
12:04 So thank you for joining us today
12:05 on the Ultimate Prescription.
12:07 And Dr. Marcum is going to join us
12:08 and finish with prayer in a moment.
12:18 We've been discussing today worship.
12:21 And now science has proven
12:24 the physiologic benefits of worship,
12:26 how this is changing your body, your brain, your life,
12:30 how it affects aging, how it affects chronic disease.
12:35 And I want to ask you today to give worship a try.
12:39 And if you're already worshiping, fantastic,
12:42 share this with other people.
12:43 There's many resources and ways to worship.
12:47 But I just want each one of you to find a way to worship,
12:50 give it a try, see how it affects your health.
12:53 Let me pray with you this moment.
12:55 Father, God, as we come to You,
12:59 we want to come to You
13:01 asking You to help us to worship.
13:03 Show us how You want us to worship
13:05 in our lives, Father.
13:07 And thank You for designing us to be with You.
13:11 Even though we don't understand everything about our health
13:14 and don't understand at all, Father,
13:17 we trust You that Your way is the best way,
13:20 and science is now proving this, Father.
13:23 And we want to thank You for all the benefits.
13:25 Now go with us to stay
13:27 and help keep us in a state of worship
13:29 so that we might be improved in not only our health
13:33 but we have hope for today, hope for tomorrow,
13:35 and hope for eternity.
13:37 And please help us to share these ideas
13:39 with our friends and neighbors
13:41 so they might find the joy
13:43 of being with You is our prayer.
13:45 Amen.
13:47 I want to thank you for spending time with us today
13:50 on the Ultimate Prescription.
13:52 I hope this has opened your eyes
13:54 to something new that you can apply
13:55 to your life
13:57 or that you might share with someone else
13:59 like we want to.
14:01 If you might have a question,
14:03 I encourage you to go visit our website,
14:05 that's HeartwiseMinistries.org.


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