Podcasts about worshipping god

What are we supposed to do in church? Worship is sacred, and God is holy, so what we do in church must be right. Worshipping God properly means following His regulations. Listen to the second message in our Foundations series on worship.

Worship means different things to different people. It's a religious thing. It's singing songs.  It's a concert with a light show. It's well, who knows what.  But the question we need to ask ourselves, is what exactly does worship mean to God?   We All Worship Something Well it's great to be with you again this week and we are starting a new series on the programme that I've called, "Worship as a Way of Life". When we hear the word "worship", well, what does it mean? And people who don't have any particular faith in God, it's something, well, those religious people over there in churches or in temples do. Maybe it's candles and incense or something that happens over there somewhere not something that I do. And for some Christians, well, that's what we do on Sunday morning at church before the sermon, we sing songs – that's our worship time. I guess both of those would be true in part, but the notion of worship, from where God sits, is so much bigger and broader than that – not some religious ritual, not just some musical event. When we worship someone or something, we put it above all other things – we pay homage to it. In fact, it directs our lives – we'll sacrifice other things, even though those things are very dear to us, for the sake of the person or the thing that we worship. We all worship something – I mean, I used to worship money and success and recognition. It was the thing that my whole life was centred on and ordered around. I sacrificed my health, my family, my rest, everything for these things that I worshipped and actually, when you look back on it, I was really worshipping myself. We can all look at our lives and ask, "what's at the centre of the life? I mean, what's right up there at the top? Who or what do I worship?" And we know the answer to that when we look at the sacrifices we make for that thing and ask ourselves, really and truly, who or what am I making these sacrifices for? What's at the centre of my life – is it career, is it my family? I mean, honestly ask ourselves, "what is at the centre of my life?" Look at the sacrifices and that's who or what we are actually worshipping. Now we all have different elements to our lives. Obviously, we need to make some sacrifices sometimes. The whole thing of being a parent is sacrificing for our children. And sure, some times at work we have to make sacrifices. But if we get those out of balance – I mean, you see parents who self-actualise through their children; through their children's dancing or through their children's academic achievement and all of a sudden it's completely out of balance. Some people sacrifice their whole lives to their jobs and lose their families – I know what that's like. And so there is a balance and there is a right way of sacrificing to different things but if we take just one thing and get it out of whack, day after day, month after month, we sacrifice and sacrifice and this one thing rises above all of those other things, then chances are that's what we are worshipping. The notion of sacrifice is an essential part of worship – it's not new. The very first time that worship is mentioned in the Bible is in Genesis, chapter 22 and verse 5. Abraham was promised by God a son and ultimately, after many, many years he had that son, Isaac, but Abraham had to go through a lot of trials and a lot of uncertainty over a quarter of a century before finally, in his old age, this son, Isaac, was born to him. And so not surprisingly, when Isaac finally arrives, Abraham dotes on this kid – I mean, absolutely dotes on him – because here was the fulfilment of God's promise. He never thought it would happen – he never thought he would have an heir, but God was faithful and God gave him his son, Isaac, with his wife Sarah. But God saw that Abraham was starting to put Isaac before God, Himself and so He called on Abraham to sacrifice Isaac. Can you imagine that - to take him and put him on an altar and put him to death? What an incredibly painful thing to do? And on that morning when they journeyed to where God had called them – out to that place – Abraham said to his servants, "Stay here with the donkey while I and the boy go over there. We will worship and then we'll come back." Can you imagine the tussle that was going on in Abraham's heart? Is God first in my life or is Isaac first in my life? Do I put Isaac before God? Is it God or my son? See we think we are worshipping God sometimes but when we look at our lives and ask some hard questions like 'How do I spend all my time? How do I spend my money? How do I spend my energies? How to I spend my passions? Where are my dreams? Like Abraham we can get a real shock. Let's read on, the rest of the story – pick it up at Genesis, chapter 22 and verse 6. "Abraham took the wood for the burnt offering and placed it on his son, Isaac and he himself carried the fire and the knife. As the two of them went on, Isaac spoke up and said to his father, Abraham, "Father," "Yes, my son," Abraham replied, "The fire and the wood are here," Isaac said, "but where is the lamb for the burnt offering?" Abraham answered, "God Himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering, my son." And the two of them went on. When they reached the place that God had told him about, Abraham built an altar there and arranged the wood on it. He bound his son, Isaac and laid him on the altar on the top of the wood. Then he reached out his hand and took his knife to slay his son. But an angel of the Lord called out to him from heaven, "Abraham, Abraham!" "Here I am," he replied. "Do not lay a hand on the boy," he said, "Do not do anything to him. Now I know that you fear God because you have not withheld from Me your son; your only son." What God was doing here was testing Abraham's heart. Who do you worship, Abraham? Who do you put first in your life? And at the end of this, both God and Abraham knew the answer to that question. "Now that I see you fear God because you have not withheld from Me your son; your only son." Can I ask you quietly, yet deliberately – who or what do you worship? When it comes to the crunch, the one thing on this earth that is most important to you, would you be prepared to lay it down for the Lord your God? All your hopes and dreams and future and life and career – everything – is God exalted above all those other things in our lives? Worshipping God is about adopting a "God above all" position in every part of our lives. Singing songs of worship is great but do we bow down our lives before God? Do we put God before anything or anyone else in our hearts? Do we worship God? When you look at the Ten Commandments – look at the very first one in Exodus, chapter 20 verse 2, it says: I am the Lord your God who brought you out of Egypt; out of the land of slavery. You will have no other gods before Me. You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on earth beneath or in the waters below. You shall not bow down to them and worship them for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God. Now, would the first Commandment be about singing songs? No! The first Commandment is about who we put first – it's about "whom" we worship. The question is do we worship God with our lives?   The Heart of Worship The heart is an important place. One of the most common things that's talked about through the Scriptures is the heart - in fact, it is mentioned five hundred and thirty four times. Several times Jesus made the point that who we are on the outside is a reflection of what's going on in our hearts. In Matthew, chapter 12, He says, For out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks. And then again in Matthew, chapter 15, Jesus says, "But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart and these are the ones that make a man unclean, for out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander - these are what make a man unclean." See for me, here is the biggest danger in thinking about worship. "Well, I go to church most Sundays, we sing songs, therefore I worship then I go home." It's kind of like saying, "well, I live in the same house and sleep in the same bed as my wife or husband. I peck them on the cheek in the morning before I go to work. Once a week I make sure I tell them 'I love you', therefore, I love them." See how crazy that is? I mean, my wife isn't interested in a ritual. She wants to know, does my husband love me with all his heart and do I see that reflected in the way he lives and acts toward me? That's why Jesus, when He was asked, "What's the most important of all the commandments, answered, "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all you soul and with all your mind and with all your strength." In other words, with what's going on inside you and with what you do. This is the first and the greatest commandment. Worship is something that comes from the heart – it's an overflow of what's happening inside us - it lives there first and foremost, and then it's reflected on the outside in our lives. If we just "do" worship once a week, it's a sham. I mean, I've been there, standing in church, singing songs, mind wandering off somewhere else – that's not worship - that's not what God is looking for any more that a quick peck on my wife's cheek is really loving her. Worship comes from the heart – King David knew that. Listen to what he writes in Psalm 24: The earth is the Lord's and everything in it – the world and all who live in it because He founded it upon the seas and established it upon the waters. Who may ascend to the hill of the Lord? Who may stand in His holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who doesn't lift up his soul to an idol or swear by what is false. See, David is saying here – God created the heavens and the earth and He owns them all and if I want to ascend to the hill of the Lord, which meant, "go to the temple and worship Him", I have to have clean hands and a pure heart. A heart and a life that declare, "I put Jesus first." Look again at Psalm 27, where David writes: One thing I ask of the Lord and this is what I seek – that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and seek Him in His temple. My heart says of You, 'Seek His face'; Your face Lord I will seek. See what's going on here for David? Something is happening in his heart – there's a desire; there's a besottedness; an overwhelming urge just to be with God. I was away recently, travelling with the ministry for almost two weeks. The ministry that God's got me involved in is such a blessing and such a delight but each time I have to leave my wife, for me it's an incredible sacrifice. You see, I love her; I want to be with her. When we go out together, more often than not, we are wandering down the street or through the shopping mall, hand in hand. There's a closeness and a desire; we want to be together. That in a sense is what's going on in David's heart for God. "God, I just want to be close to You. I want to dwell in Your house all the days of my life and gaze on Your beauty and seek You in Your temple. My heart says, 'seek His face', and Your face Lord I will seek." There it is – there's the heart of worship - a holy desire after God Himself – not His blessings, just God. Now sometimes we feel like we have wandered off and we feel dry and we feel like we don't have that desire. We all go there some days, so stick with me because later on in the programme we are going to pray for the Spirit of God to light that flame in our hearts – the heart of worship.   Choosing What is Better We are talking today about making worship a way of life – not just some ritual – not just a few songs that we sing on Sunday. So far what we have seen is worship is about sacrifice and there are two parts to that – what happens in our hearts and how that's reflected in our lives. We are going to talk a whole bunch more about that next week; connecting our faith with our day to day life realities. But I just want to kind of introduce that today with a story of two women, Mary and Martha. If you've got a Bible, grab it and open it up at Luke, chapter 10, verse 38. This is what it says: As Jesus and His disciples were on their way, He came to a village where there was a woman named Martha, who opened her home to Him. She had a sister named Mary, who sat at the Lord's feet, listening to what He said. But Martha was distracted by all the preparations she had made. She came to Him and asked, "Lord, don't You care that my sister has left me to do all the work by myself – tell her to help me?" "Martha, Martha," said the Lord, "You are worried and upset about many things but only one thing is needed – Mary has chosen what is better and it will not be taken away from her." I don't know what your life looks like, but mine truly has more things in it than I have time to get through. This ministry, Christianityworks, is not just about writing and recording radio programmes – it's all sorts of things. It's seeing radio stations; producing material to go with messages; administration; fund raising; managing people – lots of things. Not to mention home and family and church and friends and rest and relaxation. The danger for me, as with many other people, is you get so busy with the urgent things that we don't have time for the important things. And the important things that we tend to squeeze out of our schedule are relationships. Spending time with people; with family; with our wives and husbands (that's why so many marriages fall apart)and spending time at the feet of Jesus (that's why so many people end up drifting away from God). We delude ourselves – "well, I'm out there; I'm busy; I'm serving God. That's what God wants from me - that's the most important thing. If I don't do all this the world is going to cave in." I'm not suggesting that we become spiritual couch-potatoes and do nothing. But have a listen to what happens here – Jesus comes to the house of Mary and Martha. Now Martha is rushing around cleaning and cooking, because they have a guest after all – the Son of God has come to visit. And her sister, Mary, is just sitting at Jesus' feet, listening – her heart being moved and changed and strengthened and encouraged. She's worshipping Him! Martha says, "that's not fair – she should be helping me." So what does Jesus answer? "Absolutely! Mary, get off your backside; stop being so lazy; go and help." No! He says, "Martha, Martha, you are worried and upset about so many things, but only one thing is needed - Mary has chosen what is better and it won't be taken away from her." Just one thing – a relationship with Jesus! Just one thing – listening to the Word of God! Just one thing – worshipping Jesus! Looking and listening and being overcome with the desire just to sit at His feet. That's the heart of worship – it's a heart to want to bow down and just be with Jesus. The first Commandment of the Ten in Exodus, chapter 20 is about worshipping God before all other things or people or idols or anything else in our lives. When Jesus is asked, "what's the most important thing?" Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength and with all your mind. Are you dry? Are you saying, "I want to do that but I just can't – I feel like God's a million miles away? I hear what you are saying but I don't have that desire in my heart." If that's you right now, we are going to pray. We are going to ask God in the name of Jesus, that He would change that. Come on – let's pray together. Father, You know each one of us - You know where we are - You know the things we go through - You know how we get distracted like Martha with all the cooking and the cleaning and the stuff we have to do in life. Father, forgive us for doing that and forgetting what it is just to sit quietly at Your feet, to listen and to look and to desire and to enjoy You. To have this desire like David, Lord, to just spend time in Your house the rest of our days enjoying Your beauty. Father, forgive us for getting so busy that we have forgotten to do that. And Lord You know that we can't worship You in our own strength. We can't somehow, conjure this up in our hearts. Father, we believe that worship is a gift from You.We believe, Father God, that when we came and accepted Jesus as our Lord and Saviour, You put Your Spirit inside us, that You Yourself have come to dwell in us. Father, we have wandered in these lowlands; in these murky swamps for far too long. We ask that Your Spirit would spark the desire in our hearts. We ask that Your Spirit would give us a heart for worship. And Lord as you change our hearts by Your Spirit, we pray that that will be reflected in our lives. But first Lord, start with our hearts - change our hearts, O God, that we may truly be people of worship. Father, we ask this in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen. Don't get me wrong. I love to go to church and to sing songs and to lift up praises and worship to God. It is one of the most wonderful things – to join together with the people of God in worship. But you know, if our hearts aren't right; if our minds are wandering; if we truly haven't established an intimate relationship with God through Jesus Christ, before we walk into that, how can we worship God? This isn't a guilt trip. I believe God is calling each one of us to come back to Him with a heart of worship and just the smallest bit of faith and just the smallest bit of desire is all that God needs to enliven our hearts and our spirits and our minds and our souls to worship Him. To God be all the glory for ever and ever. Amen.

Worshipping God

Worshipping God

1. God's mercy: responding in faith. 2. Worshipping God: our faithful response. 3. Living faithfully: our life renewed in Christ. 4. God's pleasing will: living in Christ.

"How lovely is your dwelling place O Lord Almighty! My soul yearns, even faints, for the courts of the Lord; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God" (Psalm 84:1-2). Let's begin with a simple question, "What do you want?" Some of you may be looking in the refrigerator to get some breakfast. I'm not interested in your breakfast. This is one of those annoyingly profound questions like what you want your legacy to be. What do you want for your life? or from your life? I get irritated with stories in which a character immediately knows the answer to such a question. I find it depends on the day and the things happening around me. I'm not always sure if there is one thing that I really want. We all have appetites and longings: a bigger house; a faster car; better make-up; successful children; political position. We want many things. But getting these things doesn't satisfy. In fact, they tend to kill us. We humans have an infernal habit of mistaking the things God gives for the God who gives them. We tend to worship the things God gives, rather than God himself. As Paul once wrote, "They exchanged the truth of God for a lie and worshipped and served created things rather than the Creator-who is forever praised! Amen" (Romans 1:25). God made everything for His glory, to reveal His greatness. The things He created all point back to Him. They remind us that He is our true home, our destination. Sin makes creatures our home rather than God to whom they point. Worshipping God's creation will be our death. The psalmist knew this. He was away from Jerusalem and longed to be home. Not because he worshipped that city but because in Jerusalem was God's temple, God's presence on earth. That is where he encountered God. That was joy. This is even truer for us, followers of Jesus. We are his temple. God is right here, where we are. But do we want him? is he our joy? We can take either of two roads. On the one road, we focus on all the things that we can't enjoy right now and feed our longing for them. The other road is the one the psalmist took. Rather, than feeding his longings for stuff, he fed his longing for God. We can take that road too. We can ask the Spirit to sift our desires so that we increasingly desire him. Then, when someone asks us that irritating question, "What do you want out of life?" we know our answer. As you journey on, go with the blessing of God: May the God who gives hope fill you with great joy. May you have perfect peace as you trust in him. May the power of the Holy Spirit fill you with hope.

Worshipping God with the ordinances begins with a simple yet profound truth. God has given baptism and communion as gifts that reveal His grace and call His people to respond with faith and devotion. These are not empty rituals. They are moments in which believers meet God through symbols that point to real salvation and real fellowship with Christ.Baptism is an act of worship because it declares that Jesus has saved us and that our lives now belong to Him. When a believer goes into the water, it is a humble expression of repentance, trust, and new life through the risen Lord. It is a public proclamation that God has acted with power and mercy, and the believer responds by giving God glory.Communion is also an act of worship because it brings the church together at the table of the Lord. In the bread and the cup, we remember the sacrifice of Christ and celebrate the covenant that He established through His blood. By receiving these elements with faith, we honour His death, rejoice in His resurrection, and renew our commitment to walk with Him.Both ordinances call us to worship with grateful hearts, obedient lives, and deep reverence for our gracious Saviour.Series: Worship Sermon SeriesScripture: Matthew 28:18-20; Luke 22:14-20Speaker: Pastor David Hallett

Preaching is one of the most sacred moments in the life of the church because it brings God's Word to God's people. At its centre stands the Bible itself. Scripture is not ordinary speech. Instead, it is the living voice of the Lord who created us, saved us through Christ, and speaks to us by the Spirit. When the Bible is opened and read, God reveals His truth, convicts the heart, strengthens faith, and calls His people to walk in holiness. Preaching is therefore a moment of worship because it places the spotlight on the glory of God who speaks through His Word.Yet the preacher also has a vital role. The preacher is called to handle the Scriptures faithfully, to explain the meaning of the text with humility, and to lift up Christ as the hope of every sinner. The preacher is not the centre of the message. Instead, the preacher becomes a servant who points beyond himself to the Lord who saves. When preaching is faithful to Scripture, the church is led to worship God with reverence and joy.The listener has an important part as well. Listeners honour God when they receive the Word with expectation, submit their hearts to its authority, and respond with obedience. In this way all three roles join together in true worship of our loving God.Series: Worship Sermon SeriesScripture: 2 Timothy 4:2; Romans 10:12-15Speaker: Pastor David Hallett

November 9, 2025: Pastor Rod Heppell continues our "The Church" sermon series, focusing this week on the topic of worship and what it looks like to worship God in truth and spirit.If you would like to learn more about Sardis Fellowship, please visit our website at sardisfellowship.com

Money touches nearly every part of our lives. It can meet needs, provide comfort, and offer opportunities, yet it can also tempt our hearts toward greed, pride, or fear. Because of this, the way we handle money is never just a financial issue; it is a deeply spiritual one. Jesus taught that where our treasure is, there our hearts will be also. When we give, save, spend, and steward our resources in ways that honour God, we are declaring that He, not money, is our master. Worshipping God with money means recognizing that everything we have belongs to Him and is entrusted to us for His purposes. It means using our resources to advance His kingdom, care for others, and show gratitude for His generous grace. In a world that measures success by wealth and possessions, the believer is called to a higher standard: to love God more than gold and to trust Him more than any paycheck or investment. Today, we will explore what it means to worship God with our money, drawing from Scripture to show how faithful stewardship reflects a heart fully devoted to Him and brings glory to the One who has given us everything.Series: Worship Sermon SeriesScripture: 2 Corinthians 9:6-15Speaker: Pastor David Hallett

Series: N/AService: Sun AMType: SermonSpeaker: Rodney Pitts

Prayer is one of the most powerful ways God's people come together to worship Him. When believers unite their hearts in prayer, they demonstrate their shared faith, dependence, and love for the Lord. Throughout Scripture, God's people gathered to seek His face together. The early church devoted themselves to prayer as one body, and God responded by filling them with His Spirit and guiding their mission. Jesus Himself taught His disciples to pray collectively. Corporate prayer is not simply a group activity; it is a sacred expression of unity in Christ. When the church prays together, our individual voices become one offering of praise that rises before God like sweet incense. In these moments, believers are reminded that they are part of something far greater than themselves. They are part of the body of Christ that glorifies God through faith and obedience. True unity in prayer brings glory to God because it reflects His own desire for His people to be one, just as He and the Son are one. As we gather to worship through prayer, we proclaim that God alone is worthy of our trust, our devotion, and our collective praise.Series: Worship Sermon SeriesScripture: Acts 4:23-31Speaker: Pastor David Hallett

Teaching on Psalm 122

Speaker: Eve Ridgeway // Date: Sunday 26 October 2025 // Scripture: Romans 12:1

Worship is far more than a moment in a service; it is a heartfelt response to who God is and what He has done. When the church gathers on a Sunday morning, worship through music is one of the most powerful ways we express that response together. Good worship is not about performance, style, or personal preference. It is about directing our hearts, minds, and voices toward God in reverence, gratitude, and trust.Good worship music helps shape that response. It fills our minds with biblical truth and reminds us of God's greatness and grace. It unites us as one body, lifting a single voice of praise. It stirs our affections and leads us to delight in God's glory. Through song, we declare that God is worthy of our love and confidence, even in seasons of joy or sorrow.As we worship with music, we are not merely singing words. We are proclaiming truth, strengthening faith, and giving God the glory He deserves. Our voices become instruments of praise that reflect our trust in Him. As we lift our songs together, we are joining a chorus that echoes throughout heaven and earth.Worship Sermon SeriesScripture: Ephesians 5:18-20; Colossians 3:15-17Speaker: Pastor David Hallett

In this sermon, pastor Dylan Dodson preaches from Exodus 32 as we look at what happens when we try to make God into an image we are comfortable with.

Psalm 96 is a joyful invitation that resounds across the earth, calling every person, tribe, and nation to worship the Lord. It begins with the words, “Sing to the Lord a new song,” and continues by urging all creation to proclaim His glory among the nations. Worship in this Psalm is not confined to one people or one place. It is a universal summons to acknowledge the greatness, beauty, and authority of the one true God who made the heavens and rules with perfect righteousness. The Psalmist's vision looks forward to the day when all the families of the earth will bow before the Lord and rejoice in His coming to judge the world in truth. This vision finds its ultimate fulfillment in Jesus Christ. Through His life, death, and resurrection, the good news of salvation has gone out to all nations, inviting every heart to worship the Lord in spirit and truth. Psalm 96 reminds us that our songs of praise join a global chorus of believers who confess that Jesus is Lord. Worshipping God with the Psalms is both our present joy and our eternal destiny in Christ.Prayer and Praise Thanksgiving ServiceSeries: Worship SeriesSpeaker: Pastor David Hallett

By Robin S Webber - We are about to experience 4 dynamic festivals of faith in a row within the next 4 weeks. Are you going to merely bump into them without forethought & send out S.O.S.("same-old-stuff") signals and/or are you preparing now for our God to knowingly interrupt your life "to be about our Father's

Hear how worshipping God produces joy through the gathering together of the church.  Psalm 122

Psalm 19 talks of God's glory revealed in creation and His law. Pastor Brad dives into Psalm 19 and what it looks like to worship God in everyday life. This sermon is from 7/13/25.

John 4:28 May the Lord bless you through His servant Jason.  There is something for everyone in this timely sermon.

Worshipping man can be mistaken for Worshipping God.

Lord's Day 35

The Three “R's” - John 3:1-15The 3 Rs in school. Helps us to remember. Many preachers like to use the same alliterative method in their preaching to help folks remember their sermons. I have found that it does not really work like that. If you want folks to remember something, it has to be short and really memorable, (like “Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country!”) or you need to repeat it so often that at least the preacher can remember it. Usually, what people remember is how you made them feel, not what you said. The proof is not in specific words, but in what is printed in your heart! What you experience. Selwyn Hughes: l knowing the Psalm (23] is one thing – hearsay – but knowing the Shepherd is quite another – heart-say.Read textLet's look at the three Rs in this passage: Selwyn Hughes: “make no mistake about it – the image of God that you carry in your heart is the one that you will relate to in a moment of crisis.”   Repentance Repent and be baptized for the forgiveness of sins and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit Acts 2:38David Pawson: “Do you realize if you are ever going to start on the road to the kingdom of heaven you have got to repent of your good deeds as well as your bad deeds, if you've been putting your trust in them?”Rebirth Titus 3:5 NIVRevelationFlesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but my Father in heaven. Matt. 16The picture of the snake Numbers 21:4-9 and Jesus quotes this now.The discussion with NicodemusTroubled by what he sees and knows and is honest enough to seek out answers  despite the perceived opposition, he takes a risk to seek out Jesus.As a teacher in Israel, he knows the laws that govern and how they are interpreted.  Do good deeds, do the religious things and then you will be acceptable in God's sight. But he obviously doesn't know about the assurance of salvation, and the actions of Jesus, disturb him, even though he can see how those deeds were contrary to what they believed. But it was going to affect his as well as their income, lifestyle, teaching, and their way of life that they had become accustomed to. Was it worth it? Is what Jesus brings worth the price of every one else's wrath? Isn't what we do, perhaps with some alterations here or there enough? Why this dramatic confrontation and change? Aren't we all the children of Abraham? Are we not on the right path? We are doing what we are supposed to do with the offering, sacrifices and the religious zeal for the Words of the law and prophets? We memorize it, we teach our children, we do our best to be kind and good people. Okay we mess up sometimes, but we all do it, but at least we belong to the right family!Jesus cuts right through all his questions and his dilemmas and comes straight to the point: “You must be born again.”This means, Jesus is saying you are not in the right family at all. Being a descendent of Abraham does not make you righteous. Keeping the laws to the best of your ability does not make you righteous. Your basic problem is: You have the wrong nature. Your good deeds are like filthy rags to God. He is not pleased with you because you try harder to please him. There is only one thing you can do with your nature, and that is it must die. If you want live, you must be born again.Nicodemus: What do you mean? What are you talking about? How can you be a teacher in Israel and not know this? Abraham lived by faith in God! Jacob lived by faith in God. Joseph lived by faith in God. Moses lived by faith in God! All of them lived in faith before the law came! They understood their nature was the nature of sin, death, darkness and evil.  It is not about religious activities; it is a matter of a transformed heart. A birth where God Almighty is your father.Flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, as a matter of fact, if you are not born again of the spirit of God you cannot even see the kingdom. Worshipping God is not about religious activities, it is something we do in Spirit and in truth! The breakthrough comes when God enters you like the wind and directs you in your faith and your life.Wow. Jesus must have loved him a lot to confront him so directly.Now the matter of being born of water and the Spirit: Some think it means the passage of water when you are born the first time. Birth of the Spirit comes when you believe in Jesus.Most say it can be a dual understanding.  You see John has just spent time with John the Baptist and following this encounter Jesus and the disciples go baptizing as well.  The focus really is on what happens in Baptism:The First R is Repentance. Repenting from bad deeds and good deeds as well if they are what you are depending on for God's pleasure and acceptance. The focus on repentance is critical for a spiritual life. It is the forerunner of moving into God's Kingdom. Learning to be humble and repent before God. Being able to see when we do wrong to others and apologize to them. Letting the Holy Spirit show us just how frail we are and how vital and eternal the Kingdom of God is. It shows us that it is not about us, it is all about him!The second R is Rebirth: That is when the Holy Spirit enters our lives to take up residence within us. We become Children of God. Our nature changes from sinner to sons and daughters of the Most High God! Make a confession: I am a child of God because I believe Jesus, I trust Jesus, and I will follow Jesus. The third R is Revelation: The snakes on a pole did not save the people, it was their obedience in Number 29.Nicodemus remembered his discussion with Jesus when he came to take him down from the cross with Joseph of Arimathea. 

Teaching from Exodus 32 by Dr Zack Kilpatrick.

Aaron joins the podcast to expound on the First Pentecostal Church's annual Healthy Homes Series. He takes us in-depth on his sermon topic of Working for God vs Worshipping God.

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Pastor Ken teaches topically.

Pastor JD explains why it's so important to know what God has in store for us in so as to give us hope.

Pastor JD explains how praising and worshiping God has a profound and powerful effect on our lives as believers.Social MediaProphecy Website: http://jdfarag.orgMobile/TV Apps: https://subsplash.com/calvarychapelkaneohe/appChurch Website: http://www.calvarychapelkaneohe.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/JDFarag/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JDFarag/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/JDFarag/

Pastor JD explains how praising and worshiping God has a profound and powerful effect on our lives as believers.

Exodus 25 — Sermon by Trevor Hoffman

As we finish our reading of Exodus, Fr. Mike recaps the events of Israel and how God shaped his people in worship. Today's readings are Exodus 39-40, Leviticus 27, and Psalm 83. For the complete reading plan, visit ascensionpress.com/bibleinayear. Please note: The Bible contains adult themes that may not be suitable for children - parental discretion is advised.

Worshipping God with other believers is a privilege provided by Christ—not another duty to perform.

Fr. Mike talks about the horrible things that can happen when we turn away from God and stop asking him "what's the next step?" In today's readings we see David humbled and humiliated, Absalom revealing how devastating sin is, and the evil that comes from war. Today's readings are 2 Samuel 16, 1 Chronicles 21, and Psalm 15. For the complete reading plan, visit ascensionpress.com/bibleinayear. Please note: The Bible contains adult themes that may not be suitable for children - parental discretion is advised.