Sinclair B. Ferguson Quotes about Worship

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God is God; you are but one of His creatures. Your only joy is to be found in obeying Him, your true fulfillment is to be found in worshiping Him, your only wisdom is to be found in trusting and knowing Him.

God is God; you are but one of His creatures. Your only joy is to be found in obeying Him, your true fulfillment is to be found in worshiping Him, your only wisdom is to be found in trusting and knowing Him.

Sinclair B. Ferguson

Knowing, Joy, Worship

Sinclair B. Ferguson (1985). “A Heart for God”, NavPress Publishing Group

There is a difference between going to a service "for the worship" and going to a service "to worship the Lord." The distinction appears to be a minor one, but it may imply the difference between the worship of God and the worship of music!

Sinclair B. Ferguson

Differences, May, Worship

Where God is at the center of things, worship inevitably follows.

Sinclair B. Ferguson

Worship

For worship is, essentially, the reverse of sin. Sin began (and begins) when we succumb to the temptation, "You shall be as gods." We make ourselves the center of the universe and dethrone God. By contrast, worship is giving God his true worth; it is acknowledging Him to be the Lord of all things, and the Lord of everything in our lives. He is, indeed, the Most High God!

Sinclair B. Ferguson

Giving, Temptation, Worship

Sinclair B. Ferguson (1985). “A Heart for God”, NavPress Publishing Group