LOVE GOD THROUGH CHURCH WORSHIP (2 OF 3)
by Steve Jones
Love God through Church Worship (2 of 3)
Series: Love God
Steve Jones
Acts 2:42
SERMON SUMMARY: We grow in love for God through: 1) The Apostle's doctrine, 2) Fellowship, 3) Breaking of bread, and 4) Prayer.
Introduction: In 1881, French Poet Rosemonde Gerard wrote a poem to her husband that included these lines: ''For you see, each day I love you more, Today more than yesterday and less than tomorrow.'' That poem became the inspiration for a song written by Pat Upton and performed by the Spiral Starecase in 1969 and hit number 12 on the Billboard hot 100 for that year. The lyrics of the song include: ''I love you more today than yesterday, but not as much as tomorrow. I love you more today than yesterday. But only half as much as tomorrow.''
I wonder, is that true of our love for God? We want to love God, love people and serve others. Jesus said the greatest commandment is to love the Lord your God with all your heart, mind, soul and strength. If that's true, how can we GROW in our love for God? I'm sure we love God right now. But what can we do to GROW that love for God so it's more today than yesterday and not as much as tomorrow?
Today I want to connect our love for God to church worship. Our Sunday services are an environment wherein we grow in our love for God. How does that happen? It happens in four primary ways.
Acts 2:42 ''All the believers devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer''
I. In Sunday Worship our love for God grows through:
The Word of God
Acts 2:42 ''And all the believers devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching''
We have the apostles' teaching in the written New Testament. On Sundays we experience the ministry of the Word of God through preaching, scripture readings and through the singing of Biblically-based songs. Through the ''ministry of the Word'' we come to know God better - his loving and holy character, benevolent provision, his sacrifice ...
Series: Love God
Steve Jones
Acts 2:42
SERMON SUMMARY: We grow in love for God through: 1) The Apostle's doctrine, 2) Fellowship, 3) Breaking of bread, and 4) Prayer.
Introduction: In 1881, French Poet Rosemonde Gerard wrote a poem to her husband that included these lines: ''For you see, each day I love you more, Today more than yesterday and less than tomorrow.'' That poem became the inspiration for a song written by Pat Upton and performed by the Spiral Starecase in 1969 and hit number 12 on the Billboard hot 100 for that year. The lyrics of the song include: ''I love you more today than yesterday, but not as much as tomorrow. I love you more today than yesterday. But only half as much as tomorrow.''
I wonder, is that true of our love for God? We want to love God, love people and serve others. Jesus said the greatest commandment is to love the Lord your God with all your heart, mind, soul and strength. If that's true, how can we GROW in our love for God? I'm sure we love God right now. But what can we do to GROW that love for God so it's more today than yesterday and not as much as tomorrow?
Today I want to connect our love for God to church worship. Our Sunday services are an environment wherein we grow in our love for God. How does that happen? It happens in four primary ways.
Acts 2:42 ''All the believers devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer''
I. In Sunday Worship our love for God grows through:
The Word of God
Acts 2:42 ''And all the believers devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching''
We have the apostles' teaching in the written New Testament. On Sundays we experience the ministry of the Word of God through preaching, scripture readings and through the singing of Biblically-based songs. Through the ''ministry of the Word'' we come to know God better - his loving and holy character, benevolent provision, his sacrifice ...
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