Remsen Bible Fellowship

The Heart of Worship John 12:1-11 Remsen Bible Fellowship, 11/17/2019 Introduction: When you hear the word “worship”, what comes to mind? I would imagine for many of us we would think of a church service; the singing portion of that service in particular. Maybe you think of an emotional state produced by a moving sermon or beautiful music. Or perhaps you think of worship simply as a personal experience between you and God. One definition of worship which has helped me over the years comes from Harold Best: Worship is the continuous outpouring of all that I am and all that I have toward the God or gods of my choosing-or that have chosen me. One of the things which I find most helpful in this definition is that Best makes clear that worship is not simply an activity in which may may choose to participate or not. Worship is something that, as human beings, we are always doing. We weren’t created to worship, rather, we were created worshipping. We are always pouring ourselves...

Where’s Your Identity? John 11:47-57 Remsen Bible Fellowship, 11/10/2019 Introduction:  Where do you find your identity? If someone were to ask, “Who are you?”, most of us would reply with our name. Which, of course, isn’t a bad place to start. But if you were to dig deeper, where would you go next?  Many of us would connect our identity to our activities, the things we do. Perhaps that is what you do for a living; I’m a postal worker , or I’m a nurse , or I’m a retail worker . Maybe you find your identity in activities outside of the workplace; a hobby or a passion. Perhaps you think of yourself as an outdoorsman, or a golfer, or a community volunteer, or a sports fan.   Another place many of us look for identity is in relationships. Perhaps you think of yourself first of all as a wife, or a husband, or a parent. We can find our identity in a lot of different places.  As we look at our text this morning, we are going to encounter a group...