Verse By Verse Bible Exposition

In worship there is more than preaching. There is more than singing and music. It is the total service. It is the total event for lack of a better term. My question today is; Who is the focus of our worship service? Who is the focus of our worship time? I believe there is a focus in worship and it isn’t me and it isn’t any person or persons. The focus should be 100% on God for the entire time. After all it is a worship time. We exalting and directly our attention to one thing. This starts with the music. Who is the music about? Is it about me and my experience or is it about God and what He has done for me? The Bible teaches that there are 3 types of music for worship. They are Psalms, hymns and spiritual songs. See Ephesians 5:19 and Colossians 3:16. It is not a major doctrine but it is something Paul teaches more than once. Psalms are songs taken directly from Scripture. It is the words of Scripture put to music. Psalm 23, John 3:16 and many other passages are examples of this. T...

I believe in expository preaching. I believe in preaching chapter by chapter, verse by verse and thought by thought. This is important to me and always has been important to me. It will be important and part of my passion until the day I die. When you preach and teach this way it keeps you constant and on track. It helps you to be truthful, accurate and honest. The Bible is the same, always has been the same and always will be the same. There is only one great variable and possible lose cannon. The preacher. The preacher/teacher is human. He/she is subject to their intellect, emotion and will. Those are the 3 things that make them human. Humanity is totally depraved. Humanity is flawed. The humanity of man can derail expository preaching if you are not careful. I have both seen worship full of emotion as well as worship void of emotion. As with everything else in life there needs to be balance. I know as a preacher I can use and misuse emotion. I can tell a joke and make people l...