2.16.2014 The Dress Rehearsal - A Sermon Series on Worship - Rev 4-5

Salem United Methodist Church, Pastor Justin Collett

For both the individual Christian and also the church congregation, worship is arguably the most important practice to grasp correctly and to do faithfully. Proper worship empowers our most critical battle against the foundation of every and all sin—idolatry. Therefore, an accurate understanding of Christian worship is vital, not only to this present life but also to the life yet to come. We begin this sermon series on worship by consider Revelation 4-5, which offers us an amazing portrait of heavenly worship. What can a church learn from these chapters in God's revelation to John? What is worship really? How does a congregation worship truly? Most importantly, who do we worship faithfully, and is our worship a fitting response to the One at the center of our praise?