Quotes about Worship

We observe that in the scriptures, fasting almost always is linked with prayer. Without prayer, fasting is not complete fasting; it's simply going hungry.

I've taught a lot about prayer over the years and how it is really just talking to God.

Muslims have great reverence in their prayers but not much intimacy.

The Church must introduce the individual Christian into an encounter with Jesus Christ and bring Christians into His presence in the sacrament.

I do a medley of hymns in all of my sets, whether I'm in an arena, in a theater, in an amusement park.

4. Contemplate The final quality of a biblical Sabbath is, of course, the contemplation of God. The Sabbath is always "holy to the LORD" (Exodus 31:15). Pondering the love of God remains the central focus of our Sabbaths.

Martha's problems, however, go beyond her busyness. I suspect that if Martha were to sit at the feet of Jesus, she would still be distracted by everything on her mind.

The Christian worldview is liturgical as well as cerebral; it culminates with an everlasting crescendo of praise.

God's careful instructions for building the tabernacle remind us that his perfection sets the standard for whatever we create in his name.

Yet even Christians who are dismissive of art continue to use it. Doing so is inescapable. Every time we build a sanctuary, arrange furniture in a room, or produce a brochure, we are making artistic decisions. Even if we are not artists in our primary vocation, there is an inescapably artistic aspect to our daily experience.

Artists are called and gifted-personally, by name-to write, paint, sing, play, and dance to the glory of God.

Moses was a prophet, but the tabernacle needed an artist.