I’ve learned over the years that most Christians have a favorite Bible verse. If I were to go around the room this morning and ask you what your favorite verse is, some of you might say, Philippians 4:13, “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” Others might say, Romans 8:28, “We know…
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Sermons on Worship
This morning, in our study of I Corinthians, we finally get to chapter 14. And our topic this morning is going to focus on spiritual gifts, especially as they relate to our time together in worship. Back in chapter 12, Paul closed out that chapter by telling the Corinthians to “earnestly desire the best…
I don’t need to tell you that, over the past year, COVID-19 has changed life for all of us. One of the areas that has probably changed more radically than any other is the workplace. The abrupt closure of many offices and workplaces last year ushered in a new era of remote work for millions…
For the past couple of weeks, we’ve been talking about worship. We defined worship as acknowledging the true worth of God. Bob Kauflin put it this way — “Worship is acknowledging that [God] is above us and worthy of our affection, attention and adoration.” And that’s something that we strive to do when we come…
Last week, we began a look at the subject of worship. And I said that it’s a topic that we need to study, first of all, just because of how important worship is. Worship is what we were created for. All of creation gives praise and glory and honor to God, and that’s what we…
In the very last chapter of the Bible, we read these words, “I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I heard and saw them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who showed them to me, but he said to me, ‘You must not do…