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We gather as the church to proclaim the truth. We gather to declare — to ourselves, to each other, and to God — what we know to be eternal reality. There is one God, who is sovereign over the universe and every detail of our lives. We have rebelled against Him. He sent His Son to die in our place for our sins. And through Jesus Christ we have our forgiveness and peace with God.
There are many things we can proclaim during and after a time of corporate worship. God’s glory is unending, and His perfections are infinite. But the fuel of our praise will always be the Gospel of Christ who has redeemed us and brought us to God.
Bob Kauflin, Worship Matters, p. 132
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Why are fallen sinful beings born idolaters? The reason is simple — we must worship, we will worship. Even as nature abhors a vacuum, so does the human soul. The human soul will find an object of worship, either on the shelf, on the altar, in the mirror, or in heaven. We are born idolaters.
Albert Mohler, Words from the Fire, p. 47
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We must worship with the anticipation that God will graciously manifest His acceptance of our worship with unmistaking evidences of His presence. Too often we go through “worship motions” routinely and thoughtlessly without any expectations of consequence. To expect nothing is to get nothing. But God has promised to draw nigh to those who draw nigh to Him. What Isaiah saw was visionary symbolism, so we should not necessarily expect physical quaking or visual theophanies, nevertheless, we have every right to expect God to move within our hearts as with our hearts we give voice to praise.
Michael Barrett, The Beauty of Holiness, pp. 149-160
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No one should come into the presence of the God of glory in a flippant and cavalier manner. If we really understand who God is and that we’re in His presence, we will be on our faces before Him, giving Him the honor and the magnificence that He deserves.
R. C. Sproul, Five Things Every Christian Needs To Grow, p. 54
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Worship is a response to greatness. A man does not become a worshipper merely by saying, ‘Now I shall become a worshipper.’ That is impossible. That cannot be done. A man becomes a worshipper when He sees something great that calls forth his admiration or his worship.
Tom Wells, A Vision for Missions, p. 23
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Worship is a spiritual response to God as a result of understanding biblical truth about God.
Scott Aniol, Worship in Song, p. 30
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What is it that true theology aims at? To gain understanding and wisdom in Gospel mysteries by experience of personal knowledge of God in Christ, to gain an insight into the marvels of God’s plans and covenants through the ages, and to experience and partake of spiritual worship and obedient faith.
John Owen, Biblical Theology, p. 694
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Public worship is no acceptable substitute for private devotions, or anything else in the Christian life; but neither is anything else an acceptable substitute for public worship.
Andrew W. Blackwood, The Fine Art of Public Worship, p. 49
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Life is not about us. It is about Jesus Christ and a fixed, unrelenting, soul-satisfying pursuit of Him.
Owen Strachan & Doug Sweeny, The Beauty of Christ, p. 93
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Worship is man’s response to God’s revelation of Himself.
Andrew Blackwood, The Fine Art of Public Worship, p. 14
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