The God We Worship (8 of 10)
Series: Summer of Psalms
Bob Ingle
Psalm 139
Grab your bibles and sermon outlines and turn to Psalm 139. We're already in a series in the Psalms, but today we start a little series within a series. For the next several weeks, we're going to look at different Psalms that center on worship. These Psalms will teach us what genuine worship requires, what it focuses on, and what it produces.
This is extremely relevant because each of us becomes like that which we worship. Every person was created a worshipper. Everyone worships something. But because of sin and brokenness, not everyone worships the one true God whom we were created by and whom we were created for. The Good News of Jesus, of course, is that through Christ we can have our sin against God removed so that our worship of God can be restored. Apart from the Gospel of Jesus, we can never worship God in a way that is pleasing and acceptable to Him. Without the Gospel our worship is wasted.
Let's be vulnerable for a moment. Most of the time when we evaluate a worship service like this, we start with what we like or what make us comfortable. Whether it's the song selection, or the preaching style, or the length of service, or the instruments used, we start with what we like and what we enjoy.
But if we stop to really think about it, we have to admit that's not the best place to start because worship is not primarily about us. Worship involves us, but it doesn't start with us. Worship starts with God because it is about God and it is for God. Worship is not about what we enjoy; it's about what God desires. But here's news you can use: When you give what God desires, you receive what you need.
Ps. 37:4: ''Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart.'' See, when you give God what He wants (which is all of you), you receive what you need (which all of Him).
Many people go to church wanting to be entertained by man, rather than be ...
Series: Summer of Psalms
Bob Ingle
Psalm 139
Grab your bibles and sermon outlines and turn to Psalm 139. We're already in a series in the Psalms, but today we start a little series within a series. For the next several weeks, we're going to look at different Psalms that center on worship. These Psalms will teach us what genuine worship requires, what it focuses on, and what it produces.
This is extremely relevant because each of us becomes like that which we worship. Every person was created a worshipper. Everyone worships something. But because of sin and brokenness, not everyone worships the one true God whom we were created by and whom we were created for. The Good News of Jesus, of course, is that through Christ we can have our sin against God removed so that our worship of God can be restored. Apart from the Gospel of Jesus, we can never worship God in a way that is pleasing and acceptable to Him. Without the Gospel our worship is wasted.
Let's be vulnerable for a moment. Most of the time when we evaluate a worship service like this, we start with what we like or what make us comfortable. Whether it's the song selection, or the preaching style, or the length of service, or the instruments used, we start with what we like and what we enjoy.
But if we stop to really think about it, we have to admit that's not the best place to start because worship is not primarily about us. Worship involves us, but it doesn't start with us. Worship starts with God because it is about God and it is for God. Worship is not about what we enjoy; it's about what God desires. But here's news you can use: When you give what God desires, you receive what you need.
Ps. 37:4: ''Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart.'' See, when you give God what He wants (which is all of you), you receive what you need (which all of Him).
Many people go to church wanting to be entertained by man, rather than be ...
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