True worship honours God alone, shaped by His word and not personal preference. Reflecting His truth with sincere obedience in Christ.

The 1st Commandment | No Other Gods - Exodus 20 // Graham Phillips by Hope City Church

When we come to know God, we see His holiness and righteousness, which highlights the fact that we are nothing like Him. As we look at the Ten Commandments, we recognise our need for change. Therefore, the desire to change is a sign of our longing to please God. He helps us change through obedience to His laws and by leaning on Him — not on our own strength!

Have we changed ever since giving ourselves to Christ? Is it just an inner change?

This Holy week, starting from Palm Sunday, we remember what Christ has done and reflect on His wonderful love and grace. Praise Him: "Hosanna in the highest!". For He emptied Himself; He who knew no sin became sin for us (2 Corinthians 5:21).

Baptism is a seal upon a believers and infants life; it is a powerful sign of God's covenant, and a powerful seal of God's promises. Reminding us of the vows the Lord has made unto us and we unto him.

The case for an infant to be baptised is simply for them to never remember a time they didn't know God - we are all united as one in baptism which is through Christ (see Gal 3:26-28; col 2:8-14).

Giving our all, working from the heart and for the Lord. Not wanting anything for ourselves but for the Lord - using our everything.

Taking responsibility; are we sitting on the side lines waiting for someone to tell us what to do, getting distracted by ourselves rather than stepping in to help one another. Or are we going to take ownership like the Good Samaritan in Luke 10:25-37? Even if we feel inadequate, God equips us to doing the best we can.

The whole modern culture is revolved around making themselves big - wanting all the power and interest for themselves. Rather Paul says something different which replicates Christ, "do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others" (Philippians 2:1-11). We are to give up everything for Christ since he has given up everything for us, walking in humility and not self gain.

In this passage of 1 Corinthians 13:1-8a we see how valuable love is. Looking at Christ this is how he is defined, as a church we are to represent the body of Christ. So are we choosing to love and how is it shown as one of our values?