From The Pastor's Desk
With Grateful Hearts, Lord, We Worship You!
Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless His holy name.
(Psalm 103:1)
Well, here we are at the beginning of another month; November already! We should all be grateful that our Lord has guided us through ten months and allowed us to begin the eleventh month of 2026. As with every year, we all experience our share of challenges and joyous moments. Unfortunately, some appear to have experienced more challenges than joy for this year. But through it all, we have been kept in our Father’s hand and we can continue to rejoice in knowing no one can snatch us from His loving care (John 10:28-29).
Being grateful should lead us to authentic worship. Worship is not just a vocal excitement exercise that we engage in or participate in on Sunday mornings; it is rather an intentional and concentrated focus on the Lord, Jesus Christ Himself. In fact, worship is not limited to Sunday mornings. Worship should be ongoing each day. Worship is the believer’s life.
When we are truly grateful, we worship the Lord for all He is doing, has done and will do. Better yet, we worship Him for who He is! He is our Savior! Why are we commanded to worship the Lord? We are commanded to worship the Lord because He is worthy! The old English word for worship was “weorthscipe,” which means “worth-ship.” The Lord is “worth” our worship. The Lord is the focus as He is exalted and is God alone. We attribute all that we are to Him being Lord.
The late A. W. Tozer stated, “worship was the missing jewel of the church.” A question could be asked, “is worship the missing jewel in my life”? If so, this can be renewed with a new focus to be grateful for the love of God that was demonstrated by giving His Son for all of our sins. We are not condemned but forgiven when we put our trust in Christ as our personal Savior. Truly that’s worth living for and being grateful for.
Our worship and expressions of thanks should not be limited to the Lord’s wonderful deeds; we should honor the Savior for the excellency of His being. He is holy, forgiving, merciful, kind, sovereign, and trustworthy. He knows us and yet He loves us unconditionally!
With Grateful Hearts, Lord, We Worship You!
Roy Newman, Senior Pastor
(Psalm 103:1)
Well, here we are at the beginning of another month; November already! We should all be grateful that our Lord has guided us through ten months and allowed us to begin the eleventh month of 2026. As with every year, we all experience our share of challenges and joyous moments. Unfortunately, some appear to have experienced more challenges than joy for this year. But through it all, we have been kept in our Father’s hand and we can continue to rejoice in knowing no one can snatch us from His loving care (John 10:28-29).
Being grateful should lead us to authentic worship. Worship is not just a vocal excitement exercise that we engage in or participate in on Sunday mornings; it is rather an intentional and concentrated focus on the Lord, Jesus Christ Himself. In fact, worship is not limited to Sunday mornings. Worship should be ongoing each day. Worship is the believer’s life.
When we are truly grateful, we worship the Lord for all He is doing, has done and will do. Better yet, we worship Him for who He is! He is our Savior! Why are we commanded to worship the Lord? We are commanded to worship the Lord because He is worthy! The old English word for worship was “weorthscipe,” which means “worth-ship.” The Lord is “worth” our worship. The Lord is the focus as He is exalted and is God alone. We attribute all that we are to Him being Lord.
The late A. W. Tozer stated, “worship was the missing jewel of the church.” A question could be asked, “is worship the missing jewel in my life”? If so, this can be renewed with a new focus to be grateful for the love of God that was demonstrated by giving His Son for all of our sins. We are not condemned but forgiven when we put our trust in Christ as our personal Savior. Truly that’s worth living for and being grateful for.
Our worship and expressions of thanks should not be limited to the Lord’s wonderful deeds; we should honor the Savior for the excellency of His being. He is holy, forgiving, merciful, kind, sovereign, and trustworthy. He knows us and yet He loves us unconditionally!
With Grateful Hearts, Lord, We Worship You!
Roy Newman, Senior Pastor