Quotes about Worship

Jack Taylor put it this way: "an idol is something you have to check with before you say yes to God".

We look forward to a world founded upon four essential human freedoms. The first is freedom of speech and expression - everywhere in the world. The second is freedom of every person to worship God in his own way everywhere in the world. The third is freedom from want...everywhere in the world. The fourth is freedom from fear... anywhere in the world.

Without the incense of heartfelt prayer, even the greatest of cathedrals is dead.

Many pray with their lips for that for which their hearts have no desire.

Be not hot in prayer and cold in praise.

Productive prayer requires earnestness, not eloquence.

When we make self the end of prayer, it is not worship but self-seeking.

God deserves far more praise than any of us could ever give Him.

God receives little thanks, even for his greatest gifts.

Our thanks to God should always precede our requests.

If we are to pray aright, perhaps it is quite necessary that we pray contrary to our own heart. Not what we want to pray is important, but what God wants us to pray. The richness of the Word of God ought to determine our prayer, not the poverty of our heart.

I never sleep comfortably except when I am at sermon or when I pray to God.