Sermons on The Right To Worship:

Overcoming Canned Christianity Series

Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Jan 6, 2004

Few purposes of the church create more tension in a local body than worship. Churches are struggling to avoid the land mines associated with the Worship Wars. This happens because churches often have an erroneous perception of what God-pleasing worship re

1In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a throne, high and exalted, and the train of his robe filled the temple. 2Above him were seraphs, each with six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying. 3And they ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 6:1-8

Denomination: Pentecostal

Making The God Connection

Contributed by T. Michael Crews on Nov 30, 2006

Exposition of 2 Sam. 24

Connecting 2 Sam. 24 Most people want to connect with God. A little boy wanted $100 very badly. He prayed for weeks, but nothing happened. So, he decided to write a letter to God requesting $100. When the post office received the letter to "God, USA", they decided to send it to the President. ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 24:1-25

Denomination: Baptist

Super Sunday

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Feb 3, 2008

Why every Sunday should be Super Sunday to us. It’s because we have: 1- A Super God 2- A Super Savior 3- A Super church

INTRO.- Preoccupation. What is it? Is it good or bad? To be preoccupied with something is to enthralled with or engrossed in or perhaps just plain crazy about something. Have you ever been crazy about anything? And Americans are preoccupied. But with what? Do you think Americans are ...read more

Scripture: Acts 20:7

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Entering In

Contributed by Jim Twamley on Mar 25, 2003

How does one properly enter into the presence of almighty God?

This is the transcript of the ACTUAL radio conversation of a US naval ship with Canadian authorities off the coast of Newfoundland. Canadians: Please divert your course 15 degrees the South to avoid a collision. Americans: Recommend you divert your course 15 degrees the North to avoid a ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 24:1-10, 2 Chronicles 29:1-19

Denomination: Pentecostal

Order In The Church! Series

Contributed by Paul Decker on Feb 1, 2005

We are to build faith in one another.

ORDER IN THE CHURCH I Corinthians 14:26-40 S: Worship C: Understanding, not confusion Th: Orderly Worship Pr: WE ARE TO BUILD FAITH IN ONE ANOTHER. ?: How? How do we do that? KW: Need TS: We will find in our study of I Corinthians 14:26-40 five specifications that will direct our worship toward ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 14:26-40

Denomination: Baptist

Hungering For God Series

Contributed by Robert Higgins on Sep 18, 2007

Why is worship supposed to be an encounter with God and not just going through the motions? How can you better encounter God each time you gather corporately as a church? The answer is in your appetite!

ENCOUNTERING GOD – Part One - Hunger Listen to this story, “I had my first experience with the presence of God when I was 5 years old. Arriving home from my ½ day of kindergarten, I usually ate lunch with my mom and then hurried off to play. When I would run out of things to do, I would resort ...read more

Scripture: John 4:23-24

Denomination: Baptist

The Power Of Praise Series

Contributed by Robert Higgins on Sep 18, 2007

Praise is making much of what God has done, and isn’t always done with the heart. But worship is about who God is, and cannot be done without the heart.

Encountering God – Part IV: “The Power of Praise” Review What is worship? It is the meeting of God’s heart and ours. Worship is the response of all we are to who God is and what He has done. Last week I spoke about the “glory” of God, which is intrusion of God’s presence into our physical ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 20:15-22

Denomination: Baptist

The Songs That God Hates Series

Contributed by Wah Lok Ng on Oct 5, 2001

Some of church worship has degenerated into a business, a performance and entertainment and this displeases God.

THE SONGS THAT GOD HATES By : Ng Wah Lok Text : Amos 5:21-27 I developed this sermon after teaching the book of Amos for 15 hours at Tung Ling Seminary. These are my devotional thoughts on worship taken from the book of Amos. In the book of Amos, the people of Israel were busy sacrificing to ...read more

Scripture: Amos 5:21-27

Denomination: Charismatic

Visions Of Worthship Series

Contributed by Michael Hollinger on Nov 9, 2005

He is worthy to receive our power, our glory, and our honor.

Title: Visions of Worthship Text: Rev 4 & 5 FCF: He is worthy to receive our power, our glory, and our honor. Intro: When I first got my glasses – I could see trees! I didn’t realize they had leaves. How glorious! What is a vision? 1. It reveals to us the attributes of God a. He is Holy (set ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Nearer To My God

Contributed by Bobby Cagle on Dec 30, 2003

Encourages God’s people to get closer to Him and to rest in His presence.

Title: Nearer To My God Introduction: Mamie made frequent trips to the branch post office. One day she confronted a long line of people who were waiting for service from the postal clerks. Mamie only needed stamps, so a helpful observer asked, "Why don’t you use the stamp machine? You can get all ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 119:151, Ruth 1:14-19

Denomination: Pentecostal

More Undignified Than This!

Contributed by Joseph Neil Adams on Jan 17, 2008

The sad truth is that many never worship instead they watch.

2 Samuel 6:12-23 In the reading from 2 Samuel we see two contrasting positions that I think impact on how we worship God. We find David getting excited & passionate about God, his wife Michal the daughter of Saul watching & getting angry with her Husband. She tells him off in no uncertain terms ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 6:12-23

Denomination: Methodist

Let's Just Praise The Lord!

Contributed by Bart Leger on Feb 6, 2005

God deserves our praise!

Song: Let’s Just Praise the Lord! The words of this song are a call to praise. Because of what God has done and the blessings we receive from Him, “Let’s just praise the Lord!” We as believers truly are the only ones with a real reason to be excited about our lives and what is in store for us. We ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 33:1-22

Denomination: Independent/Bible

A Chosen Generation #2: Worshippers Series

Contributed by C Jordan on Sep 7, 2007

Jesus was rejected by men, but He was chosen by God, and precious. You too may have been rejected by people, but you are chosen by God, too! We are called to offer up spiritual sacrifices of worship. What are those spiritual sacrifices?

A CHOSEN GENERATION #2: WORSHIPPERS JOKE: A southern pastor was completing a sermon on self-control. With great expression he said, "If I had all the beer in the world, I’d take it and pour it into the river." With even greater emphasis he said, "And if I had all the wine in the world, I’d take ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:4-9

Denomination: *other

Praising God 101

Contributed by Jerry Stepp on Dec 12, 2008

Three solid reasons given in th etext to give God the Praise that is His. Without excuse, we all should Praise the Lord.

Praising God 101 Psalm 150:1-6 KJV Introduction: The first and last of the psalms have both the same number of verses, are both short, and very memorable. But the scope of them is very different: the first psalm is an elaborate instruction in our duty, to prepare us for the comforts of our ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 150:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

Make Room For The King PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Mar 12, 2024

This sermon encourages believers to truly know God, experience His divine presence, and welcome Jesus as the King of their hearts.

Welcome, dear friends, to this blessed gathering where we come together, not as mere individuals, but as a family united under the banner of Christ’s love. In the words of the renowned Christian author, J.I. Packer, "Once you become aware that the main business that you are here for is to know God, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 21:7-11

Topics: Jesus, Worship