The first message in our Advent series from Revelation: Is He Worthy? 

One day, we will be fully and finally free to worship as we were created and redeemed to worship!

Why regular household worship? Because God deserves it and we need it.

Who should participate in household worship? Everyone in our home.

Where should household worship happen? Anywhere it makes sense (it is wise to have a regular time and place)

What should be the content of household worship? Read, pray, sing

Daily personal worship is an opportunity for repentance and rejoicing in the Gospel, for openness to the Lord throughout our day, for us to pause and lean into his presence.

Does the rhythm of your life make you feel like you are flourishing? Or are you living an unsustainable cadence that makes you feel drained? God offers us a cadence for life that centers our highest purpose and contributes to our spiritual, physical, and emotional flourishing.

The cadence of weekly public worship is codified in creation, confirmed by command, and commended by Christ. 

The structure of our worship tells the story of a glorious God, a sinful humanity, and a redeeming Savior - the story of the Gospel.

The style of our worship reflects biblical priorities by aiming to be simple, consistent, contextualized, ordered, free, singable, and hospitable.

"God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth."

- Jesus

The content of our worship is regulated by God himself through the Scriptures, and is expressed in we call the “ordinary means of grace” – word, prayer, and sacrament. Worship – public, personal, and household – is saturated by prayer because prayer is a means of God’s grace and connected to promises of God’s presence, provision, and power for his people. 

The content of our worship is regulated by God's Word and it falls into three broad categories we call "the ordinary means of grace": word, prayer, and sacrament. 

God saves sinners and sanctifies saints through his word. 

"Faith comes from hearing and hearing through the Word of Christ." (Romans 10:17)

We have an obligation to worship God. But because of our sin and idolatry, we have no qualification to ascend the hill of the Lord and stand in his holy place. An obligation with no qualification means condemnation. But the good news is the Incarnation - Jesus came, and through his life, death, and resurrection, we are given clean hands and a pure heart - a soul that is not lifted up to idols. We seek the face of the King of Glory.