Worship and prayer are so intricately intertwined that they are essentially one. Jesus opened up the prayer He taught His disciples with worship when He prayed, “Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name.” Worship should always play a central role in our prayer life. The etymology of the word worship is “weorþscipe”…
Years ago, I served in my church as a worship leader, and one thing I would often hear people say in their defense as to why they didn’t actively participate in worship is, “I worship God in my own way”. This raises some very important questions. This question has been raised repeatedly since the pandemic….
Have you ever considered that worship should be costly? So often we walk away from a night of worship, or a church service, feeling like we’ve received something. But perhaps we should consider what we’ve given. What has been our investment? Even more so, what did we give to God in our act of worship?…
Why do we take the Lord’s Supper? Is it just a religious sacrament, is it simply an empty tradition, or is it actual worship of God? I have taken the Lord’s Supper in many settings and atmospheres; some that bordered on the mystical and others that were so relaxed as to nearly desecrate the holy…
Can a Christian delude themselves into thinking that they are worshiping God, when in fact they are engaging in witchcraft? Does this sound too crazy or critical? Is it possible that in our churches, where we gather to worship God, we end up engaging in idolatry? There are three enemies of our souls that, if…
When we talk about worship, most people get a picture of a band playing in an auditorium with people standing, hands raised, and singing along to whatever worship song is most popular right now. And while this can be worship, it isn’t all there is to worship. If we stop here, we’ve missed the much…
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