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This sermon aims to explore the power, priority, and purpose of worship, emphasizing the need to worship God in spirit and truth as outlined in John 4:24.
Good morning, brothers and sisters in Christ. Today we are embarking on a journey of discovering the power, the priority, and the purpose of worship. Our touchstone for this exploration is John 4:24 which says, "God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth." This is a ...read more
Scripture: John 4:24
Topics: Secret, God's Kingdom
When the music fades and all is stripped away, what do we have left? What is left, is the heart of worship!
THE HEART OF WORSHIP Watching Discovery channel: HEART TRANSPLANT. HOW MARVELOUS THE HEART IS, HOW IT BEATS AND GIVES LIFE, SPREADS LIFE TO REST OF BODY. What is Worship? Singing on Sunday morning, perhaps! But I think is more, it goes much deeper, or at least it should. Listen to the words ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 95:1-7
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
This is the third in a series entitled :What Makes A Great Church
TITLE: The Churches Priority: Worship Text: Acts 2:42; John 4 Theme: Worship P.S. As we seek to fulfill this purpose then our priorates will become clearer and less self serving. Introduction: Illustration: In any construction project there is usually a question of priorities, which determines ...read more
Scripture: John 4:23, Acts 2:42-43
Denomination: Pentecostal
Every member of CTK Church needs to worship daily, minister in a small group, and reach out to others with the love, acceptance, and forgiveness of Jesus.
OBJECTIVES: 1. Listeners will be inspired to center their lives on the 3 priorities of CTK church. 2. Listeners will evaluate their commitment to the priorities of CTK church. INTRO: Just Tuesday night I received a call from a telemarketer asking if I wanted to give a donation to an ...read more
Scripture: Galatians 5:25
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
What can we do to insure our experience of worship is everything God wants it to be?
(Show video - Be the Church) Today, I want us to do just what that video challenges us to do - talk about how our church can become a church that makes a difference. Sadly, what the video reports as being true of America, is also true of Portales. We have more churches than we have gas stations, ...read more
Scripture: Isaiah 6:1-8
Denomination: Baptist
Worship should be a priority in our lives as we respond to God’s provisions.
Worship: foundation for life Ezra 3 As most of you know, when Sue and I go on vacation, we give serious thought to where we will worship on Sunday morning. If at all possible, we try to attend two worship services. We did that last month in Colorado and the two services could not have ...read more
Scripture: Ezra 3:1-11
Denomination: Brethren
Part 8 focuses on Prayer within the worship services and concludes the series.
Worship Is A Verb Part 9 Scriptures: Acts 12:1-19; Isaiah 55:6; Matthew 7:7; Philippians 4:6 Introduction: This will part nine in my series “Worship Is a Verb” and will conclude the series. Last week in part 8, I focused on giving. Hopefully each of you left here understanding that when you give ...read more
Scripture: Acts 12:1-19
What really matters to God? In this message taken from Nehemiah 7 we will see at least four things that matter to God, WORSHIP, INTEGRITY, PEOPLE AND PURPOSE.
No Limits building beyond ourselves SERMON SERIES– Book of Nehemiah, Chapter 7 Priority NOTES “Priority” Who or What Is Important to God? WORSHIP - is important to God Vs. 1 After the wall had been rebuilt and I had set the doors in place, the gatekeepers, the musicians and the Levites were ...read more
Scripture: John 10:7-10, John 1:29
Denomination: Other
In the first church God laid down 4 priorities for the 3,000 new believers. Any successful church will devote themselves to these priorities in all that they do.
Please e-mail me with any comments or if you use any part of this at your church at Mail4ChrisR@aol.com. I would love to hear about it. God Bless! - Chris Think about this for one second. What are the priorities for the church. When we do that we can’t help but have a long list of things the ...read more
Scripture: Acts 2:41-47
Denomination: Methodist
The blessings and woes Jesus speaks are spoken toward people whose priorities aren’t all the same.
Luke 6:17-26 WHAT IS YOUR TOP GOAL IN LIFE? What is your top priority in your life? What is your number one goal? We all have different goals, different priorities, things that are important to us, things that we would like to achieve in our lives. We might not formally put them down on paper, ...read more
Scripture: Luke 6:17-26
Denomination: Lutheran
What Are God’s priorities for our lives - His Divine To Do List?
What Are The Rocks - Col. 1:10,11 (Proceed to visually act out the following story)` A Philosophy professor stood in front of his class of over achievers with a gallon size container on a table and filled it with fist sized rocks. He then asked the class if the container was full. They all ...read more
Scripture: Galatians 1:10-11, 1 Corinthians 10:31
Denomination: Friends
Encouragement for the new year
2008 is Gonna be GREAT! December 30, 2007 A reporter covering a coal-mine disaster wrote a story that began: “God looked at the grief today in this little West Virginia mining town, and He wept.” The city editor emailed back: “Forget the mine cave-in. Interview God.” Obviously, getting to know ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 6:33
Denomination: Holiness
Sermon 1 in a series Why does the Church Exist. The church Exists to Exalt the Savior, To Evangelize the Lost, To Equip, Encourage, and Edify The Saints.
Intro: What is the most important question you should ask in your life? Why am I here? Many struggle with the reason they are alive. Some wonder if they are some cosmic coincidence. Often people fall prey to the false teaching that we are nothing more than a freak combination of chemicals that ...read more
Scripture: Colossians 1:16-23
Worship that is worthwhile to God requires priority, preparation and participation.
See if you can help me out and complete the following phrase: One man’s trash is… [Wait for answers] That’s right: One man’s trash is another man’s treasure. Because we live in a culture where we tend to rapidly lose interest in things that we just had to have at ...read more
Scripture: Malachi 1:6-14
We begin looking at the priority of worship when it comes to an Audience of One.
“The Priority of Worship” Genesis 22:5; Matthew 2:2 Genesis 22:5 hebrew - (shachah) prostrate, depress Matthew 2:2 greek - (pros-ku-ne-o) prostrate; adore; reverence; homage A. The DEFINITION of Worship. 1 Chronicles 16:29; Psalm 108:3-5; 95:1-2; 100:4 Worship: Whatever holds your mind’s ...read more
Scripture: Genesis 22:5, Matthew 2:2