When Robert invited me to take these three weeks he was the one who asked if I would bring a series on worship and he's aware of the fact that it was

Intimated in the songs I've written that have been sung throughout the years body of Christ

and and books that I've written on worship not all of them of course on that theme

and I'd like to ask you to open your Bibles with me tonight to the second Samuel chapter six. While you're turning there

it being a Mother's Day weekend and thinking about kids I've got to tell you when we come to

worship we're coming to really the starting point of everything that begets

fruitfulness and substance in our lives. To come to the Savior and bow at the cross is the beginning and to grow in

the knowledge of the Lord and the reverence of his ways and his word is a continuum

that never goes away and no matter how experienced you become in a healthy

church where there's healthy worship as is the case here. That is by no means

any reason that there's not reason to come back and look into the word and

I'm trusting the Lord give us together added insight and enrichment as we deal with

this theme. But as you have the Bible open, I'm still going to tell this story about one of our

grandkids because of what I just said about this as coming to the beginning.

Kyle was at his great-grandmother's house. My mom went to heaven about 14 years ago, but she was 70 at the

time. And Kyle, who is second, our oldest grandchildren, was playing on the floor. He was five years old and while he was playing on the floor.

He was five years old and while he was playing down there,

mama reached over to help him do something.

I wasn't there, but she told us about it.

When she reached over to helping,

her hand came directly in under Kyle's eyes.

He was a very expressive kid even to this day.

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