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What worship song or hymn is meaningful to you right now? The songs we listen to and sing, whether publically or in the shower matters. Worship matters. Public worship matters. Private worship matters. We see in our text this morning the important of worship. The importance of being faithful in worship…

Opening Prayer Heavenly Father, we come before you today with grateful spirits and humble hearts. We thank you for your grace and mercy, for your love and faithfulness, for your word and your spirit. We ask you to open our eyes and ears, our minds and hearts, to receive your truth and to worship you…

Opening Prayer: Explain the context of Jesus’ conversation with the Samaritan woman at the well ( John 4:1-26 ). Jesus, on his way to Galilee, stops at a well in Samaria, where he meets a woman who came to draw water. He asks her for a drink, and she is surprised that he, a Jew, would speak to her, a…

Oh give thanks to the Lord ; call upon his name; make known his deeds among the peoples! Sing to him, sing praises to him; tell of all his wondrous works! Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice! Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his presence continually! Remember…

Scripture teaches believers to love God and shows how such love should be expressed in worship and practical service. Our Response to God’s Love There is a sense in which our love for God is a response to the love that he has already shown towards each of us. We love because he first loved us. I love…

1 In the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth day of the month, as I was among the exiles by the Chebar canal, the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God. 2 On the fifth day of the month (it was the fifth year of the exile of King Jehoiachin), 3 the word of the Lord came to Ezekiel…

Have you ever been challenged by what God does or does not do? We are called to worship God for his righteous acts. The next two Sundays we are going to be taking a look at God’s righteous judgments. This will be difficult in many ways, so let us make the decision now to worship him for his actions.…

Idols, God, And Peace A Psalm of David. Ascribe to the Lord , O heavenly beings, ascribe to the Lord glory and strength. Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name; worship the Lord in the splendor of holiness. The voice of the Lord is over the waters; the God of glory thunders, the Lord , over many…

Last time, we began exploring some of the foundational things to this church, beyond that bare minimum we covered in our 9-week Basics class. Critical things, things that stand as a guideposts, so important to this local church body we felt compelled to call them both in our existing constitution, and…

Good morning, Today message title is “Worship the Omnipotent God” as we continue in our Worship Series called The Heart of Worship this is number 7 in our series together. If you missed any of the previous messages you can visit our churches website to be able to listen to those message if you like.…

David Foster Wallace once gave a commencement address titled, “This Is Water,” where he called out our culture’s obsession of worshiping false gods—beauty, power, intellect—as well as living as though large, noble, transcendent truths hold no power. He said, “You get to decide what to worship.… Everybody…

1. The Mediation of Moses, verse 9 Moses ‘response to the LORD’s self-disclosure was to not stand and gawk but to bow down and worship The next thing we read in verse 9 is the prayer of a worshipping Moses. This was at least the fifth time Moses prayed since the golden calf incident. His role as a mediator…

INTRODUCTION Why are you here? I’m not asking why did you come to this building today. But why do you exist? Why are we here? Why do we exist? What is our purpose? The mystery of existence has plagued the greatest philosphers and the simplest minds for millenia. Why are we conscious? Why are we living…

God is Spirit One of the things that I hope to accomplish with this sermon series is that we get a bigger and grander view of who God is. Theologian A.W. Tozer wrote, “The weightiest word in any language is its word for God.” He also wrote “What we think when we think about God is the most important…

Secular - An American man visits the Holy Land with his wife and mother-in-law. Sadly the mother-in-law died. When seeing the local Israeli undertaker, it was explained that they could ship the body home for $5,000. But if they buried her locally it would cost only $150. The man said to the undertaker…

Today we will continue to make our way through 1 Kings... And as we break into chapter 5 - we begin to hear about the Building of the Temple. But before we get there... Let’s look back - and THINK back…to how the idea of the Temple came to be... It actually started - back in the garden. How so? If you…

Recognizing that God is immutable, omnipotent, omnipresent, and omniscient is indeed significant. However, these attributes alone provide only a glimpse of what God expects from us. So, what compels us to worship beyond His unchanging, all-powerful, and infinitely knowing presence? God’s holiness Compels…

We continue to day in our topical series on Worship. As we study this topic, I pray that we will grow in our knowledge of God and our love for Him. I pray that we will experience His presence and His grace in our lives. I pray that we will worship Him with all that we are and all that we have. And that…

A Psalm for giving thanks. 1 Make a joyful noise to the Lord , all the earth! 2 Serve the Lord with gladness! Come into his presence with singing! 3 Know that the Lord , he is God! It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. 4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving,…

The Beginning of Eternity We talked about Christ, the Spotless Lamb, who alone is worthy to Shepherd God’s people at the End of this world. And the only one who can begin the Apocalypse. We talked about Heaven and Earth made new, interconnected through Christ. We talked about the city of God, New Jerusalem,…

Amos 4:1-13 The Bible tells us that one day we will all stand before God. In truth we will all kneel before God. 10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; But everyone will give an account for what they have done with their…

INTRODUCTION Martyn Lloyd-Jones said... Love does not look at itself—it is absorbed in the object of its love. The Love of God , 77 That is so true! And that is the kind of love that God calls us to give Him A love that is “absorbed in” Him It is clear in Scripture that we are to love God That is without…

Introduction: 1 “You shall not make idols for yourselves or erect an image or pillar, and you shall not set up a figured stone in your land to bow down to it, for I am the Lord your God. 2 You shall keep my Sabbaths and reverence my sanctuary: I am the Lord . 3 “If you walk in my statutes and observe…

Intro Recap: God is the Hero of Daniel - Demonstrating God’s faithfulness to his faithful few while they are exiles away from home. Series of stories on a theme - it’s not a history book, it is a book of encouragement with highlights from Daniel’s career. This chapter compliments chapter 3 - just like…

Meeting God: Our desperate need for a mediator. Big Idea: When we begin to understand the holiness of God, we become acutely aware of our need for a mediator. 3 Observances: The Commandments (Words) were audibly heard The people wanted a mediator Their response earns God’s approval Over the last several…