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Faithful to the Finish
Peter's final call to a young and growing church
Grace and Glory
A short series through the highlights of 1 Peter
Entrusted
Gifts, risk, and the return of the King
True worship requires sincere hearts and just actions, not empty rituals; God desires authentic faith that transforms both our inner lives and outward behavior.
Friends, pull up a chair in your heart and take a deep breath. You made it here—through noise and news, errands and emails. You brought your whole week with you, and that’s good, because the God who loves you meets you as you are. He is wonderfully near, whispering through His Word, “I see you. I ...read more
Scripture: Jeremiah 7:1-15
Topics: Church Attendance, Heaven
True worship begins with surrender at God’s altar, where we lay down our lives and receive grace through Christ’s ultimate sacrifice.
Some of us walked in today with a smile that hides the tired places of the soul. Some of us carried questions that feel too heavy to say out loud. And some of us came hungry for hope, like parched ground waiting for rain. Friend, you are seen. You are welcome. You are loved. In this moment, with ...read more
Scripture: Exodus 27:1
Topics: Brazen Altar, Altar, Tabernacle
Man’s whole concept and approach to worship is changed by Jesus in this passage.
We’re still in John 4 in the story of the Samaritan woman and Jesus at the well. Jesus has offered her the Living Water that only He can offer but there are some matters that need to be cleared up before she can truly receive this living water. Last week she was confronted with the matter ...read more
Scripture: John 4:19-24
Denomination: Baptist
Psalm 95 gives us three summons to worship, which show us three moods in which we are to come to worship.
COMING TO WORSHIP Psalm 95 One Sunday, I arrived on time for the Sunday worship service, but the service did not start until a half hour late. During that time, some of the church leaders discussed how the service would be conducted. They had no hymnals and provided no words for their songs, even ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 95:1-11
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
Worship’s primary place
Worship Him What then shall we say, brothers? When you come together, everyone has a hymn, or a word of instruction, a revelation, a tongue or an interpretation. All of these must be done for the strengthening of the church. If anyone speaks in a tongue, two—or at the most three—should speak, one ...read more
Scripture: Colossians 1:16
The joy and satisfaction which so many Christian lack can be received only by surrendering back to the Lord what He has already given to us. When we surrender our body, mind and will to God as a living sacrifice, then we can truly render spiritual worshi
ROMANS 12: 1-2 ACCEPTABLE WORSHIP A tearful distraught young woman approached a pastor who had been speaking on worship at a conference and told him that she could not live the Christian life the way she should. She said, "I'm frustrated. My worship experience is not meaningful and fulfilling ...read more
Scripture: Romans 12:1-2
The view of God should show our need for true cleansing and a genuine desire to tell people about the Lord. The Holiness of God requires: True worship, self-examination, extreme cleansing, and willing servants.
Homiletical Bridge Isaiah 6:1-8 Prior Context: Israel has been warned that mere sacrifices without true repentance was what the Lord wanted. Immediate Context: The great king Uzziah has died. Isaiah and Israel had seen king Uzziah be a great leader but he was still a man. The Lord shows Isaiah ...read more
Scripture: Isaiah 6:1-8
In order to understand what is acceptable worship we need to understand the purpose of worship, what is not acceptable worship, and what constitutes acceptable worship.
Acceptable Worship John 4:20-24 Confusion and controversy surround the topic of what is acceptable worship. For many how we worship is not a critical matter. They feel that how one worships is a personal matter and that the individual determines what is appropriate or not. In Christ’s ...read more
Scripture: John 4:20-24
So much confusion about Worship, as if it really is all about a type of music, let's see what Jesus has to say about worship.
WHAT IS WORSHIP? (All of my sermons use illustrations found at www.sermoncentral.com And all Scripture is NIV unless otherwise noted) This morning we are missing all the other Elders of the church, I am the only one here. They are all attending worship at our sister church in Shenendoah, and will ...read more
Scripture: John 4:21-24
What we learn about genuine worship from Mary’s act of extravagant worship. Sources include, but not limited to, four Sermon Central messages cited at the end this entry.
Mary’s Worship (Lenten Series) Scripture: Mark 14:1-9 Introduction We began last week by looking at some of the stories or events that lead up to Easter - the time of Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection. Last week we looked at the raising of Lazarus from the dead. Today, we’re going to ...read more
Scripture: Mark 14:1-9
Denomination: Wesleyan
This sermon focuses on Mary's pouring of expensive perfume on the feet of Jesus as an act of extravagant worship, and how extravagant worship might be expressed by worshippers today.
If you have your Bibles with you today, please open up to John 12:1. We have been looking through the book of John and we took a break from the book of John during Christmas and now we are picking it back up as we go from Christmas to Easter. It is very appropriate to pick it up here at chapter ...read more
Scripture: John 12:1-8, 2 Samuel 6:12
Denomination: Christian Church
The worship that occurs around the marriage supper of the Lamb demonstrates the kind of worship that pleases God.
Most of us here this morning have been involved in numerous weddings throughout our lives – most of us have experienced our own weddings, some have seen our children get married, some of us have performed or been part of wedding ceremonies, and probably all of us have attended a number of ...read more
Scripture: Revelation 18:1-24
Sermon #2. In the latter half of chapter 1 we see that the priest were no longer honoring God they were offering blemished sacrifices. Cheap sacrifices.
Sermon Series on Malachi #2 Cheap Worship In the latter half of chapter 1 we see that the priest were no longer honoring God they were offering blemished sacrifices Cheap sacrifices.The questions we should ask ourselves Do I honor God? Not just with lipservice but does my actions honor ...read more
Part ONE of a three part series on Worship answering the question "What Is Worship?"
Worship: In Spirit and in Truth Text: Psalm 99:5; John 4:23-24; Romans 12:1; Hebrews 12:28 Part One: What is Worship? Part Two: Who and Why should we worship? Part Three: Where should we worship? Part One: What is Worship? Romans 12:1 “Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s ...read more
Scripture: Romans 12:1
Denomination: Pentecostal
Real worship will cost you, but the benefits are so much more.
6/27/2021 Troy First Assembly of God Worship That Costs Romans 12:1-2 Let’s begin this morning with 2 Samuel 24. This is a story about the end of David’s life and how, after sinning against the Lord by counting all the fighting men, the LORD brought judgment on Israel. When the Lord put an end to ...read more
Denomination: Assembly Of God
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