Worship through song is one of the most powerful ways to connect directly to the love, compassion, power, and grace of God.

In worship, walls we've placed between God and us get torn down, just as God tore the veil at the death of Christ.

In worship, our hearts become soft, aware, and open to the glorious majesties of God's

nearness.

In worship, God makes his nearness known to us and fills us anew with the power of his

manifest presence.

Welcome to the First 15 podcast.

Worship through song is one of the most powerful ways to connect directly to the love, compassion, power, and grace of God.

In worship, walls we've placed between God and us get torn down, just as God tore the veil at the death of Christ.

In worship, our hearts become soft, aware, and open to the

glorious majesties of God's nearness. In worship, God makes His nearness known to us and fills us anew

with the power of his manifest presence. The Psalms are filled with exhortations to worship.

Psalm 95 1 through 3 says, O come, let us sing to the Lord.

Let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation. Let us come into his presence with

Thanksgiving. Let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise. For the Lord is a great God

and a great king above all gods.

We are created to worship our Creator.

When we give glory to God, we place Him on the throne of our hearts and posture ourselves

in the only position in which we find peace, one of submission and humility.

In the act of worship, we lay down everything we've allowed to matter more

than God's perfect will for us and receive the grace to love him above all else. Psalm 132-7 says,

Let us go to his dwelling place. Let us worship at his footstool. When we worship, we enter into direct contact with our all-powerful, all-loving, all-knowing

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