John Piper on worship: So you can see what is happening in the New Testament. Worship is being significantly de-institutionalized, de-localized, de-ritualized. The whole thrust is being taken off of ceremony and seasons and places and forms; and is being shifted to what is happening in the heart – not just on Sunday, but every … More Worship Happens in the Heart, Every Day and all the Time
I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the Lord!” Psalm 122:1 Charles H. Spurgeon, in “The Treasury of David” Good children are pleased to go home, and glad to hear their brothers and sisters call them thither. David’s heart was in the worship of God, and he was … More Double Joy!
John MacArthur on 1 Corinthians 14:40- Summing it up, Paul says, “Let all things be done decently and in order.” The word “decently” refers to harmony and beauty, and the word “order” refers to things being done in sequence. Well, since God is a God of harmony, beauty, and order, Paul says, “Let your … More Decently and in order…
John Piper, in a sermon, “The Lord’s Supper as Worship”, says that we express the value of Christ by “remembering,” by “proclaiming,” and by “nourishing.” Reminding First, the Lord’s Supper expresses the value of Christ by reminding us of him. Notice the word “remembrance” twice. Once in relation to the bread in verse 24 and … More Expressing the Value of Christ in the Lord’s Supper
John Piper on Romans 12:1-2, “Present Your Bodies As a Living Sacrifice to God”- Spiritual Worship: A Presenting of a Sacrifice to God First, Paul says it is a presenting of a sacrifice to God. “Present your bodies as a sacrifice . . . to God.” This is the language of worship from the … More Presenting WHAT as a Sacrifice to God?
I Will Lift Up My Hands! (Psalm 63:4) Sam Storms Jul 13, 2007 Series: Meditations on the Psalms On more than one occasion I’ve been asked: “Sam, why do you lift your hands when you worship?” My answer is two-fold. First, I raise my hands when I pray and praise because I have explicit biblical … More I Will Lift Up My Hands! (Psalm 63:4)
This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me; in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men. John Piper : I want us to see in Matthew 15:8, 9 is that worship can be thought of in two different ways. When God says, “In vain … More What is worship? Matthew 15: 8-9
Dr. John Piper on Matthew 15:8-9- “‘This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me; in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’” Our problem…..is that we do not realize that there is no genuine worship where feelings for God are not quickened. There is not true … More NO true worship where the heart is far from God
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From a message, “You Shall Worship the Lord Your God” by John Piper, September 8, 1985: Taking Cues from the King’s Son Suppose you are a kid playing in the streets outside the mansion of the king, and the king’s own son comes out and starts to play with you. After a while he invites … More Taking Cues from the King’s Son Matthew 4:8-10
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