Sermons on Meeting God In Worship:

Part 3 - The Purpose Of Worship Series

Contributed by Dr. Bradford Reaves on Feb 8, 2020

The American church has lost its bearing on true worship. It is time for the church to recall the and return to our God-given purpose for the church to worship

On December 14, 1996, the 763-foot grain ship, The Bright Field, was heading down the Mississippi near New Orleans, Louisiana, when it lost control, veered toward the shore and crashed into a riverside shopping mall. At the time, the Riverwalk Mall was crowded with some 1,000 shoppers causing ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 16:11, Colossians 3:16, Romans 12:2, Matthew 18:20, John 15:4-5, Hebrews 10:25, Revelation 5:11-14, Psalm 95:1-3  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Brethren

Father God PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Nov 3, 2025

God meets us in our weakness with compassion, removes our sins with mercy, and surrounds us with steadfast, everlasting love.

Welcome, friend. Maybe you walked in today with a tired heart—a calendar full of commitments, a mind full of worries, and a soul that keeps replaying yesterday’s mistakes. Grace can feel like a foreign language when guilt is loud. Mercy can seem far away when shame sits close. But hear this: you ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 103:8-18

Topics: God, Father, Love

Does God Sometimes Make You Toss And Turn?

Contributed by Wendell Blackburn on Jan 16, 2005

How God can and will make you miserable...

Does God sometimes Make you toss and Turn? JOB 7:4 When I lie down, I say, When shall I arise, and the night be gone? And I am full of tossings to and fro until the dawning of the day!! Man that’s Short but Powerful isn’t it!!!!! How many of you tonight know ...read more

Scripture: Job 7:4

Denomination: Pentecostal

Healthy Habits For A Deeper Walk With God Pt 4 Series

Contributed by David Welch on Jun 11, 2018

Message 4 in our series exploring the regular practices that deep our relationship with God. This message touched on the regular practice of worship and thanksgiving.

Chico Alliance Church Pastor David Welch “Thanksgiving or Thankskeeping” Review We have been looking to understand and implement into our lives the habits or discipline that conditions the spiritual dimension of our lives that in turn increases our capacity to relate to God. Only when these ...read more

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

An Encounter With God

Contributed by John Butler on Feb 28, 2009

See from the scriptures what takes place when we have a close encounter with God.

An Encounter with God Turn to Isaiah 6:1-8 I. Something More Than A Shout (Introduction)... I’m glad I go to a church where I can lift up the name of the Lord right out loud! Amen? I love singing songs, clapping and shouting in church just as much as the next guy, maybe even more! But ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 6:1-8

1. What Is Worship Anyway? Series

Contributed by Don Jaques on Aug 3, 2004

Worship is declaring in word, thought, or action the greatness of God and your submission to Him.

The Heart of Worship 1. What is worship anyway? July 24/25, 2004 Don Jaques INTRO: Kids say funny things sometimes when they are trying to master bigger words. Ryan loves animals and recently was telling me all about the “bohen nastrictor”. Sometimes we say words without really knowing what ...read more

Scripture: John 4:19-24

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Worth Of Worship (Part 1) Series

Contributed by Eyriche Cortez on Oct 12, 2009

How we worship shows how much worth we give God.

May I ask all the fathers to please stand up? Happy Father’s Day! Let me pray for you… Have you ever wondered, “What’s the difference between father’s day and mother’s day?” A boy answered, “Well, Father’s Day is just like Mother’s Day… only you don’t spend so much on Father’s Day.” That’s why ...read more

Scripture: Malachi 1:6-14

Denomination: Baptist

What Is New Testament Worship

Contributed by Robert Glass on Sep 5, 2011

What does the New Testament tell us about proper worship to God?

What Is New Testament Worship? (John 4:23) - But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Fast Tracks Of Faith - Worship

Contributed by Joseph Rodgers on Dec 10, 2003

This is the first message in a six week series on basic elements of living within the will of God. The series includes messages on worship, Bible Study, prayer, stewardship, evangelism, and doing the will of God. The series was based on a drag racing th

The Fast Tracks of Faith February 23, 2003 Sunday AM The Heart of Worship Verse: Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:2, 1 Corinthians 9:24-27

Denomination: Baptist

What God Wants On Sunday Morning

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jun 16, 2010

We are incurably religious, thinking that if we use the right formulas, we will be acceptable to God. But God wants our personal involvement and our investment in understanding Him.

Our most persistent sin is that we are religious. Of all the sins that men and women commit, of all the wrongheaded directions we take, of all the wayward wanderings on which we go, none is more persistent than this: that we are religious. As someone has put it, we are incurably religious. ...read more

Scripture: John 4:19-26

Denomination: Baptist

What Do You Give A God Who Has Everything?

Contributed by Daniel Devilder on Dec 6, 2006

God warns his people to repent from superficial worship by turning their hearts to honor Him. (Going Back to the Heart of Worship).

What Do You Give a God Who Has Everything? Going back to the heart of Worship Topic: Honoring God with whole hearted worship Thesis: God warns his people to repent from superficial worship by turning their hearts to honor Him Aim: To turn the hearts of our church to honor God with worship that ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 50:1-23

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Cutting Loose For God

Contributed by Monty Newton on Jul 11, 2009

A healthy enthusiasm for serving God will encompass both reverence and celebration.

Title: Cutting Loose for God Text: II Samuel 6:1-5 and 12-19 Thesis: A healthy enthusiasm for serving God will encompass both reverence and celebration. Introduction This text is both one of the most intriguing and off-putting stories in the bible. In my reading this week I happened upon ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 6:1-23

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Part 1 - On The Holiness Of God Series

Contributed by Dr. Bradford Reaves on Feb 8, 2020

A call to worship begins with a return to understanding that we worship a holy God. The realization of God’s character and holiness reveals our true self. His majesty is life-changing and gives meaning to our life, despite our shame.

6 In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; and the train of his robe filled the temple. 2 Above him stood the seraphim. Each had six wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. 3 And one called to ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 6:1-8, Revelation 4:8, Psalm 99:5

Denomination: Brethren

The Looks Of Love Series

Contributed by Perry Greene on Nov 14, 2012

In our worship to God we Look UP to Him; Out to Others; In to Ourselves; and Back into the Past as we press forward with God.

1. Counting at Church A little boy asked his father what was the highest number he had ever counted. Replying that he didn't know, the father asked his son his highest number. It was 973. "Why did you stop there?" wondered the father. "Because church was over." 2. It is a shame that ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 95:1-11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Waiting On God's Anointing Series

Contributed by Edward Hardee on Jul 9, 2009

Part of a message about God anointing David and what to do while you are wainting on God’s anointing.

This is not a full message but a thought about the process of preparing for God’s anointing. What to do while we are wainting for his call, purpose. Introduction When we first meet David we find that he is the last son of many brothers. People didn’t think much about David. He was this ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 16:1-13

Denomination: Church Of God