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Sunday, SEPTEMBER 27, 2026 - PASTOR CHRIS REA
September 27 – What Is True Worship? It’s More Than Singing
Worship is not ultimately about the music, the songs, or what happens on a stage. It is about the King. Psalm 100 invites every person to participate in worship with gladness and joyful praise, but that response begins with knowing who God is: He is the Lord who made us, who claims us as His people, and whose goodness, love, and faithfulness endure through every generation. Because of who God is and what He has done, worship becomes something we bring rather than something we simply attend. Through Jesus, our praise becomes a continual offering, but Scripture calls us beyond our lips and into a life surrendered to God. Worship encompasses thanksgiving, praise, adoration, surrender, and ultimately a way of life. It is not confined to a Sunday gathering or dependent on a particular song or musical style. True worship happens whenever our lives respond to the worth of the One who made us and redeemed us.
Worship isn't about the music; it's about the King.
Psalm 100:1–5
Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth.
Worship the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs
Know that the Lord is God. It is he who made us, and we are his[a]; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.
Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name.
Psalm 100:1–5
For the Lord is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations.
Main Point: Worship isn't about the music; it's about the King.
Worship Is an Invitation to Participate
Psalm 100:1-2
Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth. Worship the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs.
Worship Begins With Knowing Who God Is
Psalm 100:3
Know that the Lord is God. It is he who made us, and we are his[a]; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.
Worship Begins With Knowing Who God Is
Hebrews 13:15
Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise—the fruit of lips that openly profess his name.
Worship Is Something We Bring
Psalm 100:4
Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name.Main Point: Worship isn't about the music; it's about the King
WHAT IS WORSHIP?
Thanksgiving
Praise
Adoration
Surrender
and a Way of Life.
Romans 12:1
Main Point: Worship isn't about the music; it's about the King.