Sermons on Wicked Worship:

Worship 1 Series

Contributed by Clyde White on Aug 22, 2005

The first reference was directed to Jacob & Esau as individuals by whom different nations and people would come(nothing about eternal life. The second reference was directed to the descendants of Jacob & Esau, not to Jacob & Esau individually.

Isaiah 6:1 In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up, and the train of His robe filled the temple. 2 Above it stood seraphim; each one had six wings: with two he covered his face, with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. 3 And one ...read more

Scripture: Romans 9:12-13

Expressions Of Worship Series

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 23, 2005

I would propose to you that God wants you to worship Him in spirit and truth. He longs to deliver His people from the religious bondage that comes from legalism, traditionalism, denominationalism and faddism. Our Lord longs for His church to look into G

Turn your Bibles to Colossians 3:16 Title: Expressions of Worship Theme: Connecting with God in the Song Service “Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:16

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Worship 2 Series

Contributed by Clyde White on Aug 25, 2005

God said, “Go down to the Brook Cherith and I’ve told the ravens to feed you.” “You told raven to feed me. Yea, right!!!”, would be the response of most of us, AND maybe that’s why our names are not in the “Hall of the Faithful Ones”.

Isaiah 6:1 In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up, and the train of His robe filled the temple. 2 Above it stood seraphim; each one had six wings: with two he covered his face, with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. 3 And one cried ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:1-17

Worship 3 Series

Contributed by Clyde White on Sep 1, 2005

Sovereignty is not a total robotic control over every being, but is instead the ultimate right and power to administer to a predicted outcome. We will study sovereignty later in our study of the Essence of God.

Since our series on Redemption was interrupted by a number of events, I thought is good to go ahead and look as some areas that are needful. One of those areas was "Worship". In our brief and incomplete study of worship, we saw that true worship always brings change to the life of the one ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 17:7-9

Worship 5 Series

Contributed by Clyde White on Sep 9, 2005

When we allow ourselves to live in despondency, our obedience “level” is usually quite low. We often say or at least think, “If God would just DO some big thing, then it would be easier….” Oh yes, Elijah had a nature very much like ours, and if we are

Isaiah 6:1 … I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up, and the train of His robe filled the temple. 2 Above it stood seraphim; each one had six wings: with two he covered his face, with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. 3 And one cried to another and said: "Holy, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 19:9-14

The Heart Of Worship

Contributed by John Harvey on Sep 23, 2004

Understanding the meaning of true worship will allow us to better serve God.

The Heart of Worship September 26,2004 Intro: There are many misunderstandings about what worship is and how we should worship. Some people believe that worship is music. Some think of worship as a weekly gathering of believers. Worship has a much deeper meaning. The heart of worship is the ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 22:1-18

Denomination: Baptist

A "Model" For Worship

Contributed by Joel Santos on Oct 3, 2004

A short Psalm, it somehow captures all the elements about worship and puts the worship of God in a different perspective than the usual.

Nowhere in scripture will you find a better “model” for worship than Psalm 113. A short Psalm, it somehow captures all the elements about worship and puts the worship of God in a different perspective than the usual. A. It Tells us the WHO of Praise (V.1a) It starts out by saying “Praise the ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 113:1-9

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Christmas Worship

Contributed by Richard Mcnair on Nov 4, 2004

Simple observations about worship from the wise men. What does true worship require?

Christmas Worship Several years ago, I heard the story of Larry Walters, a 33-year-old man who decided he wanted to see his neighborhood from a new perspective. He went down to the local army surplus store one morning and bought forty-five used weather balloons. That afternoon he strapped ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

"Called To Worship" Series

Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Nov 16, 2004

Believers are called to come together as a worshipping community.

As we have been looking to Acts 2:42-47, we have been talking about how we as Christians are called to live in community with other believers as a community of faith. In doing so, we have recognized key elements which contribute to a local body of believers living together as a community of ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:42-47

Denomination: Baptist

A Call To Worship

Contributed by Jeff Simms on Nov 28, 2004

To examine how we are prepare ourselves to worship God

A Call to Worship Exodus 19:3-19 Primary Purpose: To consider how we must prepare ourselves to meet with God If I asked you What is worship? I wonder what you would say. Would you mention a specific time or place? Would you mention a particular part of the services that we have? Today, in ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 19:3-19

Denomination: Baptist

Worship That Works

Contributed by Eloy Gonzalez on Jun 22, 2003

Second Sunday after Pentecost: What is worship that is real and authentic? We look at Jesus’ teachings about this to learn how to honor God in worship.

The Bible describes perfect worship. It occurs around the throne of God. That is a place where there is no pain, or sadness; A place where no sun or moon are needed because God is there to provide light and warmth; A place where the chaos and all that disturbs is replaced by the perfect peace. It ...read more

Scripture: Mark 2:23-28, Matthew 4:1-25

Denomination: Lutheran

Worship: How? Series

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jul 4, 2003

Worship is done in many ways. But it must always have freshness and not mere form; it must be in community and not merely individual; it must have joy and not mere instruction at the bottom line; and it must spill into the streets, not confined to the sa

In your mind’s eye, take a tour with me. In your imagination, let’s go into some very special rooms. First, we go to a spacious room, dark, slightly musty, with nooks and crannies in which you could hide if you wanted to. And, indeed, in this room, there are a number of people who appear to be ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 149:1-9, 2 Chronicles 15:12

Denomination: Baptist

Worship: What? Series

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jul 5, 2003

Worship will not satisfy unless it has both the elements of "spirit" and "truth". To worship without knowing the Bible is to fall for "feel-good" religion. And to worship without connecting with Christ is to go through the motions.

I am one of those who does not consider a meal complete unless it includes dessert. No matter how sumptuous the meal may be, until I have had my bowl of ice cream or my slice of pie, it just isn’t complete. And my wife is saying, under her breath, what you mean is a bowl of ice cream AND a slice ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 146:1-10, John 4:19-24

Denomination: Baptist

Worship: Why? Series

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jul 8, 2003

We worship because that is the way we can express our deepest fears and instabilities; we can be freed from ourselves; and we can gain motivation for the use of our lives.

Few things are shared in by more human beings than worship. Worship is something nearly everybody does, in one way or another. Now I didn’t say that everybody goes to church. Obviously not. Not even half of the American population attends any kind of worship on a regular basis. The Gallup Poll ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 6:1-12, 1 Peter 2:4-11

Denomination: Baptist

Irreverence In Worship Series

Contributed by Guy Glass on Nov 30, 2005

Worship is all about God, not us! So, as Paul instructs the church concerning worship, he is in reality, instructing the church to be more God centered, and less self centered. To achieve worship that is God centered, we must deal with our own attitude,

IRREVERENCE IN WORSHIP 1 Corinthians 11:2-16 INTRODUCTION: Beginning here and continuing through Chapter 14, Paul deals with issues regarding public worship. This is an important point – what Paul has to say he says in the context of public worship. Simply put, worship is aligning ourselves with ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 11:2-16

Denomination: Baptist