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Worship
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“When the strings of the lute are snarled up, the lute is not fit to make music. So when a Christian’s spirit is perplexed and disturbed, he cannot make melody in his heart to the Lord.”
“Sin has made men worship either (1) a false God, which is idolatry; or (2) God falsely, which is superstition.”
“Be diligent in the use of all means public, private, and secret, whereby you may maintain daily communion and fellowship with Him.”
“The whole life of a Christian should be nothing but praises and thanks to God; we should neither eat nor sleep, but eat to God and sleep to God and work to God and talk to God, do all to His glory and praise.”
“O my soul, I am now addressing myself to the greatest work that ever a creature was employed about, I am going into the solemn presence of God about business of everlasting importance!”
“Come from your knees to the sermon, and come from the sermon to your knees.”
“Those families wherein this service of God is performed, are (as it were) little churches, yea, even a kind of Paradise upon earth.”
“Reverence is that affection of the soul which proceeds from deep apprehensions of God and indicates a mind that is much conversant with Him.”
“Take heed of drowsiness in hearing; drowsiness shows much irreverence.”
“Praising God is one of the highest and purest acts of religion. In prayer we act like men; in praise we act like angels.”
“To glorify God is to have God-admiring thoughts; to esteem him most excellent, and search for diamonds in this rock only.”
“When zeal like incense burns, first the lamp of knowledge must be lighted.”
“Many people think it is enough to bring their bodies to the assembly, but never look at their hearts. They satisfy themselves that they have been at church, though they have not been with God there.”
“The God whom we worship is holy, the work we are employed in is holy, the place we hope to arrive at is holy; all this calls for holiness.”
“Man's wonder grows with his knowledge.”
“A rejoicing heart soon makes a praising tongue.”
“If ever your whole manhood was engaged in anything, let it be in drawing near unto God in public.”
“Solemn silence makes noble worship.”
“The best sermon is that in which the theme absorbs the preacher and hearers, and leaves no one either time or desire to think about the speaker.”
“We should study Christ, and praise and bless God, and have our hearts enlarged for Jesus Christ. This is the duty of believers to whom God has revealed Christ as wonderful.”
“In the hearing of God's Word we profess our dependence upon God, for the knowing of His mind, and the way to eternal life.”
“In public worship all should join. The little strings go to make up a concert, as well as the great.”
“God hath but three things dear unto Him in this world, His saints, His worship, and His truth; and it is hard to say which of these is dearest unto Him.”
“Sacrifice without obedience is sacrilege.”
“The more the heart of any man is devoted to meditation, the more pregnant his words will be in the praises of God.”
“Set up and maintain the private worship of God in your family.”
“Because he is an infinitely glorious, good, wise, holy, powerful, righteous, self-subsisting, self-sufficient, and all-sufficient being, the fountain and author of all being and good, therefore he is to be worshipped.”
“My Brethren, look upon every duty of Worship as a great thing which you must be intent in your thoughts about, and not give way to the wandering of your thoughts.”
“Some utterly forsake the assemblies; some come with great indifferency,—using their liberty, off and on, at their pleasure.”
“He desires the worship of earth no less than that of heaven.”