What Does True Worship Look Like?

In today’s show, Pastor Chris Gordon is joined by guest Dr. W. Robert Godfrey to ask what is the purpose of corporate worship and what it should look like to God. They talk about the distorted representation of religion in the media and how the church is often perceived to the outside world, including how some view the Reformed faith as boring and devoid of emotions. They examine how the misuse of music and the teaching over preaching approach can cause a noted distraction from true worship. Don’t miss this emotional episode that shows how genuine feelings come in all different packages and you never know how or when someone is going to be moved by the word of God.

Chapters:
00:00 - Sin & The Enlightenment
01:20 - What’s The Purpose of Worship
03:30 - God’s Forgiveness in Worship
04:16 - Church Isn’t About the Culture Wars
05:50 - What Should Worship Look Like?
07:27 - Warning of the Reformed
07:46 - Music Is The Worship?
10:54 - Teaching Not Preaching
12:50 - Covenant Renewal
14:03 - The Struggle of Worship
14:12 - Come To A Real Church
16:25 - Hymns Can Bring You Closer To God
17:17 - You Don’t Always See The Emotion
19:00 - Everyone Needs A Plumber

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Dr. Godfrey has taught church history at Westminster Seminary California since 1981 and served as the seminary’s third president from 1993 to 2017. He previously taught at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, Stanford University, and Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia. He is a minister in the United Reformed Churches in North America, a Ligonier Ministries Teaching Fellow, and has spoken at many conferences including those sponsored by the Lausanne Committee for World Evangelization, the Philadelphia Conference on Reformed Theology, and Ligonier Ministries. He is currently serving as chairman of the Board of Ligonier Ministries, a position he took over from the late Dr. R.C. Sproul.

Dr. Godfrey has taught church history at Westminster Seminary California since 1981 and served as the seminary’s third president from 1993 to 2017. He previously taught at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, Stanford University, and Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia. He is a minister in the United Reformed Churches in North America, a Ligonier Ministries Teaching Fellow, and has spoken at many conferences including those sponsored by the Lausanne Committee for World Evangelization, the Philadelphia Conference on Reformed Theology, and Ligonier Ministries. He is currently serving as chairman of the Board of Ligonier Ministries, a position he took over from the late Dr. R.C. Sproul.