All In The Name Of Jesus

What is worship? Worship is doing everything in the name of Jesus, and giving God thanks. And, why? Why would I call that worship? Well, let me ask you a question: What is worship? Would you not say that worship is glorifying God? Hmm? Say yes. Okay, worship is glorifying God. Then, your work ought to glorify God; your friendships ought to glorify God; your banking ought to glorify God; your recreation ought to glorify God. And, if those things glorify God, then those things are worship.

Let me give you two verses, and I want you to write them down; you may want to turn to them tonight—1 Peter 4, verse 11—listen to this: “If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth:”—so, as I speak tonight, I ought to be speaking as a man of God, as the oracles of God—not in my own strength, but with the ability that God gives. But now, listen—“that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ” (1 Peter 4:11). You see, everything that Adrian does, everything that you do, ought to glorify God, “that God in all things might be glorified.” Now, if God is being glorified in all things that I do, then all things that I do are worship, because worship is glorifying God. Are you following me?

Now, you might think I’m trivializing worship. I am not trivializing worship. What I am doing is magnifying our daily life, Monday-morning religion. Somebody wrote these words: “They’re praising God on Sunday, but they’ll be all right on Monday. It’s just a little habit they’ve acquired.” No, no, no. You see, we bring our worship to church. We carry our worship with us. And, when we get outside the doors of this church, we’re still worshipping. Let me give you another verse. Listen to this one; it is a key verse in all of the Bible—1 Corinthians chapter 10, verse 31—listen to it: “Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God” (1 Corinthians 10:31). Now, boy, that’s going to eliminate some things, isn’t it? “Whatever you do, do all to the glory of God” (1 Corinthians 10:31).

Some of you have a nicotine habit. “Well, Pastor, is there a verse in the Bible that says, ‘Don’t smoke cigarettes?’” Not that I can find. Somebody said, “Will smoking cigarettes send me to Hell?” No, it’ll just make you smell like you’ve been there. “Can you find a verse of Scripture in the Bible that says, ‘Thou shalt not smoke a cigarette?’” No, but I’ll tell you what to do. Next time you light one up, say, “Lord, to Your glory; I’m smoking this for Your glory.” Can you do that?

When you’re watching a television program, should you turn it off, or leave it on? You ask yourself this question: Is what I’m doing—is it glorifying God? You say, “Pastor, that is extreme.” You just got it. That is extreme. Listen to what he says here: “Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God” (1 Corinthians 10:31). That means your dinner is to be an act of worship, and washing the dishes after dinner is to be an act of worship. Somebody told me that Mrs. Billy Graham has a sign over her kitchen sink that says, “Divine services held here three times a day”—washing dishes to the glory of God—whatever you do. Now, listen. This is not Adrian; this is Paul: “Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God” (1 Corinthians 10:31). Again, 1 Peter 4:11: “that God in all things may be glorified.”