Worshiping the Way God Wants
Acts 2:40–47“And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers.”
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What makes a good gift? We often say, “It’s the thought that counts.” But imagine giving someone a gift that completely ignores what they actually want. The gift may have taken a lot of effort, but it still misses the point. The same principle helps us understand worship.
Corporate worship is “weekly worshiping the way God wants.” Worship isn’t primarily about what we prefer, what makes us comfortable, or what gives us the best experience. The first question should be: How does God want to be worshiped?
Acts 2 gives us a picture of the early church gathering together. They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching, fellowship, breaking bread, prayer, generosity, and praise. These weren’t random activities they invented. They were responding to what Christ had taught them.
That means our Sunday gathering matters. We gather because Jesus has called His people together. We hear God’s Word because His Word points us to Jesus. We participate in baptism and the Lord’s Supper because Christ commanded them. We pray, fellowship, give, and sing because these are ways God’s people respond to Him.
And ultimately, Christian worship is about Jesus. We aren’t gathering simply to have a better week. We gather because Jesus is worthy.
Ask yourself today: When I think about church, am I primarily thinking about what I receive, or am I thinking about what God deserves?
- What do you usually hope to get out of a Sunday worship service?
- How does Acts 2 reshape your understanding of what the church does when it gathers?
- How does Jesus’ work for you give you a reason to worship Him?
- What would change if you came to church each week asking, “How can I honor Jesus today?”
Ask God to give you a heart that desires to worship Him according to His Word rather than according to your own preferences.