God is about to change the course of all human history; the most important three decades in all of time are about to begin. And where is God? Occupying himself with two obscure, humble women—one old and barren, one young and virginal.
Only worship is an end in itself. Only worship should not be done as a means to achieving something other than itself.
Our love for one another should make us eager to help one another get to God.
Take worship seriously. None of us knows when it will be our last day in the house of the Lord.
Anything that helps you express your heart for God and does not hinder other people is good.
Our English word "hosanna" comes from a Greek word "hosanna" which comes from a Hebrew phrase hoshiya na.
If worship were optional Paul and Silas would not have been singing with bloody backs in the Philippian dungeon at midnight.
Worship must have heart and worship must have head.
We can be silent before majesty either because of its beauty or because of our blindness.
Singing to God is not a nice little emotional trip to spice up a worship service—it is a matter of life and death.
Worshiping God is the number one duty of every human being.
Will there ever be revival in a place where everything is aimed at cultivating a light
and pleasant spirit?
If you turn your
back on the greatness and majesty of God, you'll fall in love with a
world of shadows and short-lived pleasures.
To grow up into the fullness of the stature of Christ includes emotional transformation.
Ten observations on musical style in the church.
God will one day establish the kingdom of Christ on
the earth.
The steadfast love of the Lord has been the same through all the
changes of the last 120 years.
Something is wrong with a private God. But
if our God is great, we go public with our worship.
All
God's plans for history from beginning to end have this one
goal—WORSHIP GOD!
When we
come to meet God (whether in corporate worship, or in judgment
at the last day), we should prepare.
Are the sacrifices we offer spiritual
sacrifices?
We are a singing people because we are the children of a singing God.
Ten reasons to set aside a Friday night each month for corporate worship.
God is worshiped when we seek to express and increase our satisfaction in all that he is for us in Jesus Christ.
You are always in a temple—your body. Therefore, always worship.
God's beauty is magnified when it is echoed in prayer and preaching with agreements like "Amen!"
There are four ways to hear a sermon, but only one of them leads to life.
10 ways to prepare yourself to hear Sunday's sermon.
10 practical preparations for hearing the word of God on Sunday morning.
Learn from David what to do in a brokenhearted, terrifying moment: Worship.
God loves us by commanding us to praise him, because we won't be happy until we give it.
We were given bodies to make the glory
of God more visible, especially through merciful behavior.
John Piper discusses the relationship between theology and doxology.
John Piper discusses the place of singing in family worship--even if no one is musical.
John Piper considers the significance behind believers "making melody to the Lord."
Listen to John Piper talk about the essence of Christian ethics.
John Piper says we must be able to affirm the paradox "a perfect sinner."
John Piper talks about displays of God's beauty and intelligence in creation that ought to inspire worship.
Only those who know Jesus have the Spirit and know the truth that makes real worship
possible.
John Piper says that the manner of our worship should match the message.
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