Bible Readings:
1 Chronicles 29:1-25
Psalms 84, Psalm 27
Sermon Outline:
Psalm 27:4 (NKJV)
4One thing I have desired of the Lord, That will I seek: That I may dwell in the house of the Lord All the days of my life, To behold the beauty of the Lord, And to inquire in His temple.
I David’s longing for public worship
Psalm 63:1–2 (NKJV)
1O God, You are my God; Early will I seek You; My soul thirsts for You; My flesh longs for You In a dry and thirsty land Where there is no water.
2So I have looked for You in the sanctuary, To see Your power and Your glory.
Psalm 122:1 (NKJV)
1I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go into the house of the Lord.”
Psalm 23 (NKJV)
A Psalm of David.
1The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
2He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters.
3He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness For His name’s sake.
4Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; For You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
5You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; My cup runs over.
6Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me All the days of my life; And I will dwell in the house of the Lord Forever.
Ii Public worship is a vital means of grace for us to meet with the Triune God
Hebrews 10:24–25 (NKJV)
24And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works,
25not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching.
WSC Q. 89. How is the word made effectual to salvation?
A. The Spirit of God maketh the reading, but especially the preaching of the word, an effectual means of convincing and converting sinners, and of building them up in holiness and comfort, through faith, unto salvation.
Matthew 18:20 (NKJV)
20For where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there in the midst of them.”
III What do we seek in public worship?
- Seek the Face of God
- Behold His Beauty
True worship is a blend of godly fear and trembling together with joy that we are accepted in the Beloved.
Erroll Hulse
Worship is the adoration of a redeemed people, occupied with God himself.
A.W. Pink
If we want to know God and to be blessed of God, we must start by worshipping Him.
D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones
God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him, and we most satisfied in Him in worship.
John Piper