How Good it Is to gather together!!

Preparing Your Heart for Worship - January 15, 2017

Last week, we looked at the ordinances Christ gave the church and concluded our time together by worshiping at the Lord’s Table. What a sweet time together as the Body it was. Singing “The Power of the Cross,” “Jesus, Thank You,” and concluding with “Doxology” was truly moving. I love singing together as a Body! 

This week, we’ll be continuing to look at the topic of “What is Worship” by turning our thoughts to what worship in the throne room of heaven looks like. The passage this week is Revelation 4 & 5, where we’re taken into the throne room of heaven and we see what worship around the throne is. When we see this, it can really help us in our own worship. I’m looking forward to our time together. Sunday morning truly is the highlight of my week!

As you prepare for our time together, take a few minutes to read through 1 Corinthians 11:17-33 a time or two. 

While I loved this song even before we learned it, the more we sing it together, the more I’m liking it:

Oh How Good it Is

I loved opening our time together with this song last week - can’t wait to sing it again together this week. 

Here’s the iTunes link: https://itun.es/us/fQrFP?i=696065196

After How Good It Is, we’ll sing the beloved hymn “How Great Thou Art” - every time I hear this, I remember hearing a good friend of mine singing it as he walked around the office. It’s a fun memory, reminding me of the time, many years ago, when I truly grew to love this classic hymn. 

How Great Thou Art

May the Peoples Praise You

Our Choir will be teaching us a new song this week, that we’ll start singing together next week. This song is a wonderful declaration of our purpose in gathering together as God’s people each week to Praise Him. Be sure and listen to it a couple of times. Even though it’s a choir song this week, feel free to sing along with them. I think this is a song that we’ll grow to love singing together really quick. 

Worthy Is the Lamb

The lyrics of this song are very simple, but serve as a wonderful expression of thanks to God for what He did on the cross for us. He is the Lamb of God, slain for our sins!. 

Behold Our God

We’re going to be looking at Revelation 4 & 5 this week, and what better song to focus our minds and hearts on God on His throne than this song? Behold Our God, seated on His throne, come let us adore Him! What a great summary of our desire when we gather together on Sundays!

Holy, Holy, Holy

What better way to conclude our time together than joining with those gathered around the throne of God and singing of His holiness! I can’t wait to sing this song together as God’s people gathered to worship and adore Him!

As always, I’d love for everyone to come back to Sunday Nights @ Fellowship as well. 

We start at 5:00 and are done by 6:00 p.m., so that you have time to go out for dinner or dessert with someone, or even go home early and get ready for what’s coming up this week. 

We’ll be singing Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing and When I Survey the Wondrous Cross,  as well as praying together.  Our study this Sunday evening is in Mark’s gospel.

As you spend time in prayer this week, pray for:

• Rex and those who lead the music in our time together

• Those who will be praying and reading Scripture

• Pray for yourself that God prepares your heart for what He wants to teach you through His Word.

• Pray for the Body that God places in each of us a deep desire to worship Him.

• Pray for me as I prepare to preach from Revelation 4 & 5.

I truly am looking forward to our time together this Sunday!

Rob