Weekly Devotions:
 

Preparing For Sunday Morning Worship
April 2, 2006
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How prepared are you to come to church on Sunday morning to worship God? Are you intentional about your preparation for worship? For many, preparation for Sunday morning worship begins an hour or so before the service starts as breakfast is hurriedly devoured, clothes are hastily ironed, and children are dressed and groomed at the last minute. What would happen if we prepared in advance for Sunday morning worship in ways that are both practical and spiritual? The following are simply some tips that will prepare you and your family for a more meaningful worship time.  

·        Talk about the upcoming Sunday morning worship throughout the week. Remind your children throughout the week that Sunday morning worship is just ___ days away. Build excitement and anticipation into their lives concerning worshiping God.

·        Talk to your children about how important Sunday morning worship is. Read Hebrews 10:24-25 and talk to them about how God expects followers of Jesus to regularly meet together for worship.

·        Talk about the various things that are done during Sunday morning worship such as singing to God, praying, spending time with other followers of Jesus, and the sermon. Read through 1 Chronicles 16:7-36 and let your children identify elements of worship that are found there, such as singing, giving, etc. Ask them how they are going to do some of the same things this week in Sunday morning worship.

·        Pray through the week asking God to work in your heart and prepare you to worship Him on Sunday morning. Spend extra time Saturday night and Sunday morning praying and asking God to prepare you to worship Him. Read and meditate upon Scripture passages such as Psalm 51 or 63 or 145 in anticipation of Sunday morning worship.

·        Make practical preparations that will save time and avoid the feeling of being rushed on Sunday morning. These ideas may seem trivial, but they will save you time and help to avoid stress as you prepare for worship. Have all the clothes for the adults and the children set out and ready to go on Saturday night. Have all Bibles, notepads, and other materials together and conveniently located so they will not have to be rounded up on Sunday morning.

·        Eat breakfast. This will help you to keep your mind off of dinner during the service and help you to focus on what God wants to say to you during worship.

·        Put the children to bed early and put yourself to bed early. You want to be well rested so that when you come to worship you are not distracted by a lack of sleep.

·        Get up early. This allows for extra time to get ready, but it also allows for time to spend in prayer, both alone and with your spouse.  

·        Above all else, do not just leave worship for Sunday mornings! Everything that we do is to be an act of worship (1 Corinthians 10:31; Colossians 3:17). Let every day be a day of worship, with Sunday being an extra special and meaningful day when you worship God together with other followers of Jesus.

 

Devotions Archive:

Love One Another (Part1)
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Love One Another (Part 2)
March 19, 2006

Love One Another (Part 3)
March 26, 2006

 

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