A man can no more diminish God's glory by refusing to worship him than a lunatic can put out the sun by scribbling the word, "darkness" on the walls of his cell. -C.S. Lewis
That which does not lead us to encounter [with God] only serves to make us more religious. -Bill Johnson
I understand true worship to be when one’s spirit adores and connects with the Spirit of God, when the very core of one’s being is found loving him, lost in him. -Darlene Zschech
We sing in worship to engage and express our affections. There is no other reason to sing. If we aren’t dealing with our affections in worship, we might as well just read the lines of the songs dryly together in paragraph form without any music. We worship with music to because God has created music with a certain nature where it tends to move our affections deeply. -Jonathan Edwards
…though our earthly gathered worship times may never fully sound the depths of his glory, beware of those that don’t even attempt to do so. -Matt Redman
How in the world can we worship God in a way that is exciting and passionate and moving if we do not know anything about him? . . . How can the heart really respond to that which it does not know? . . . the more we understand the revelation God has given us about himself, the more we ought to be moved to worship and praise him in response. -R. C. Sproul
We cannot even offer a simple song of praise without using the breath God first gave to us. -Matt Redman
…regardless of how magnificent the musical moments are, unless one’s heart is fully engaged in the worship being expressed, it is still only music. -Darlene Zschech
I'm not looking for crowns or the water from fountains. I'm desperate in seeking, frantic believing. That the sight of your face is all that I need. -Rita Springer
Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art ... It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things that give value to survivial. -C.S. Lewis
The most valuable thing the Psalms do for me is to express the same delight in God which made David dance." -C.S. Lewis
Now we see but a poor reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known. - 1 Corinthians 13:12 ESV
Jesus declared, "Believe me, woman, a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. You Samaritans worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know, for salvation is from the Jews. Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in spirit and in truth. John 4:21-24 ESV
Fear God and give him glory, because the hour of his judgment has come. Worship him who made the heavens, the earth, the sea and the springs of water. Revelation 14:7 ESV
