Worship

by John Thomas

What is the setting of our worship? Is it a formality? Is it a tradition? Is it respect? Is it awe? Is it encouraging? Is it entertaining? Is it truly worship?
What should it be?
What should it NOT be? Do we even consider this question? Do we just show up and let it take place?
Do we worship in a way that pleases us, or God?
John 4:24 NKJV "God is Spirit, and those that worship Him must worship Him in spirit and truth."
Mark 7:7 NKJV "And in vain they worship Me, Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men."
Psalm 29:2 NKJV "Give unto the Lord the glory due to his name; Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness;"
Please just take the time to consider these things and think about the reverence or lack of reverence that we give to our worship. As we mature and grow individually and as a whole, we should find ourselves in deeper reverence in our praise and worship to God. Our worship is NOT to be centered around us, but around God. We should praise him in song, which would mean that we sing. We should sing songs of praise and not songs of how our life is going. We should observe God as the Creator. We should show thanksgiving to him for all of our blessings, and for our very existence, and for our chance of living on his property for free for eternity, and for forgiveness when we do stupid stuff
AND, we should pay attention to God, Nothusbands and wives and children and people walking around and passing cars and not thinking about lunch or work or ANYTHING else, but God!
That goes for all of us, including myself! God deserves our best and more!

March 7, 1999

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Are We Having Fun Yet? -Jul 14, 1991

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Worship by John Thomas What is the setting of our worship? Is it a formality? Is it a tradition? Is it respect? Is it awe? Is it encouraging? Is it entertaining? Is it truly worship? What should it be? What should it NOT be? Do we even consider this question? Do we just show up and let it take place? Do we worship in a way that pleases us, or God? John 4:24 NKJV "God is Spirit, and those that worship Him must worship Him in spirit and truth." Mark 7:7 NKJV "And in vain they worship Me, Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men." Psalm 29:2 NKJV "Give unto the Lord the glory due to his name; Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness;" Please just take the time to consider these things and think about the reverence or lack of reverence that we give to our worship. As we mature and grow individually and as a whole, we should find ourselves in deeper reverence in our praise and worship to God. Our worship is NOT to be centered around us, but around God. We should praise him in song, which would mean that we sing. We should sing songs of praise and not songs of how our life is going. We should observe God as the Creator. We should show thanksgiving to him for all of our blessings, and for our very existence, and for our chance of living on his property for free for eternity, and for forgiveness when we do stupid stuff AND, we should pay attention to God, Nothusbands and wives and children and people walking around and passing cars and not thinking about lunch or work or ANYTHING else, but God! That goes for all of us, including myself! God deserves our best and more! March 7, 1999 Related Articles: Ephesianitis -Nov 16, 1997 Is God Relevant? -Dec 08, 1996 Worship Means Participation -Nov 27, 1994 Pop Religion -Apr 24, 1994 Are We Having Fun Yet? -Jul 14, 1991 Print this Article Discuss this Article Back to the Sermon Page	Mt. Juliet Church of Christ 1940 N. Mt. Juliet Road P.O.Box 248 Mt.Juliet, TN 37122-0248 (615)758-2274 Fax:615-754-2351 Email Worship Services: Sunday Early Worship: 8AM Sunday Bible Study: 9:15AM Sunday Late Worship: 10:15AM Night Worship: 6PM Wednesday Bible Study: 7PM