Preparing for corporate worship

Christian worship is Christ-centered worship. We worship God through Christ -- on the basis of His perfectly righteous life and His totally satisfactory sacrifice in our place. Without Christ, there is no worship of God. He provides the true understanding of God (John 1:18). He has brought us to God (I Peter 3:18). He is our High Priest (Heb. 5:5-10). When we gather as the church, we acknowledge, recognize and express gratitude for the truth our worship is made possible by Jesus. As a result, we seek to exalt Him, the One whose name has been exalted above all others (Phil. 2:9-11). We do so in our praise, thanksgiving, confession and intercession expressed in our reading, singing, sharing and praying. May the Lord Jesus be at the heart of the church's worship this Sunday and every other one.