The Church Needs to Understand True Worship – Pastor Dean Sermon Archives Episode 91

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The kingdom of God is a culture of worship.

So often men neglect worship because they think it’s a “woman thing”. But when we look at the Bible, we see that it was a manly thing.

David was a worshiper.

But the worship that King David had was lost by the time Jesus was born

2 Foundational Truths the Church Needs to Know About Worship

By the time Jesus was born, worship had become very controlled. The spontaneity was gone. Instruments weren’t allowed.

Only certain people could sing.

John 4:24

“But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him. God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.”

Worship is a matter of the heart. When our heart is full of offense and bitterness, we can’t worship.

American culture is saturated in offense today. We need to learn to stop living in the spirit of offense. You can’t develop a heart of worship when you have a heart of offense.

Worship in Spirit and in truth. Spirit is an expression of the heart. When our heart is free we can have a spirit of worship

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About F. Dean Hackett

Dr. F. Dean Hackett has served in full-time Christian ministry since October 1971. He has ministered throughout the United States, Canada and Europe, serving as pastor, conference speaker and mentor. He has planted four churches, assisted in planting 15 others and currently serves as lead pastor of Living Faith Church in Hermiston, Oregon. Dr. Hackett founded Spirit Life Ministries International in 2001 to facilitate ministries in Croatia and Bosnia Herzegovina and to open a training center for workers in those nations.

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F. Dean Hackett has served in full time Christian ministry since October 1971. He has ministered throughout the United States, Canada and Europe, serving as pastor, conference speaker and mentor.

He has planted four churches, assisted in planting fifteen others, and currently serves as Lead Pastor of Living Faith Church in Hermiston, Oregon.

Dean has been married forty-five years to his wife, Wanda. They have three children serving in full time Christian ministry. Their two daughters are missionaries in Croatia and their son is planting a church in Portland, Oregon. They have nine grandchildren.

Dr. Dean is known for training many leaders who are presently in full time ministry around the world. He has completed a Masters in Ministry, a Masters of Theology and a Ph.D. in practical theological with an emphasis in marriage and family counseling. His enthusiastic and challenging ministry has made him a popular teacher and conference speaker. He has written eight books and is presently writing the third book in a trilogy Freedom Series.

Dr. Hackett founded Spirit Life Ministries International in 2001 to facilitate ministries in Croatia and Bosnia Herzegovina and to open a training center for workers in those nations.

You can find him at F. Dean Hackett - Foundational, Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest

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