Quotes about Worship

Corporate worship is designed to remind you of your identity in Christ so that you won't waste your time looking for identity elsewhere.

When we replace vertical awe of God with awe of self, bad things happen in the horizontal community.

Not knowing is hard. It would be nice to know if that elder is going to succumb to the temptation of being divisive. It would be nice to know if the finances of the church are going to rebound. It would be nice to know how that new preaching series will be received, if those young missionaries will make all the adjustments that they need to make, or if you'll get the permits to build that needed worship space.

You are always looking for something to which you can attach your identity, your hopes and dreams, and your inner peace. Whatever controls the worship of your heart controls your choices, words, emotions, and actions.

in the heart of a sinner, awe of God is very quickly replaced by awe of self.

Many people will get up today and in some way will ask creation to be their savior, that is, to give them what only God is able to give.

For the believer, fear is always God-forgetful. If God is sovereign and his rule is complete, wise, righteous, and good, why would you fear?

Worshiping the creation is never a pathway to life; it leads you in the opposite direction.

The question is not whether you will worship, but rather what you will worship—your glorious Creator or something he created.

Biblical literacy and theological expertise are not, therefore, the end of the Word but a God-ordained means to an end, and the end is a radically transformed life because the worship at the center of that life has been reclaimed.

Joseph never worshipped any idol in Egypt, but maintained his faith in the God of Abraham.

Behold, I set before you today a blessing and a curse: the blessing, if you obey the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you today; and the curse, if you do not obey the commandments of the LORD your God, but turn aside from the way which I command you today, to go after other gods which you have not known." — DEUTERONOMY 11:26-28