Worship Matters (Part 2)

(Audio: Spanish)

SUMMARY: The passage from Acts 16 tells the story of Paul and Silas being imprisoned after a girl possessed by a divining spirit was healed by them. Despite being beaten and chained, Paul and Silas chose to worship the Lord, which led to an earthquake and their release from prison. The power of worship and praise is highlighted in this story, and the author suggests that it can lead to a powerful visitation of the Holy Spirit, which can change a nation's situation overnight. The author also challenges the idea that cultural change is impossible and advocates for the use of spiritual weapons like worship and praise to bring about change.

In this sermon, the speaker emphasizes the importance of worshiping the Lord and how it can lead to a paradigm shift in society. He uses the example of Paul and Silas in prison, where their worship led to their release and salvation for their captor. The speaker also shares a dream he had about the spiritual state of the area surrounding the church and how it is a center for those who are struggling with addiction, homelessness, and mental health issues. He believes that God has chosen this place for a purpose and that the congregation has been called to be warriors for Christ. The speaker encourages the congregation to live up to their calling and to declare the glory of God against all odds. Worship, according to the speaker, is the key that unlocks the presence of God and can change circumstances in society.

God calls upon the people to become aware of their responsibility in this chosen and magical place. Just like the walls of Jericho, the church must persist and worship God until the spell is broken, and the blessing comes. Adoration is essential, and worship changes things. God wants a brave and adoring people who stand on the truth and declare His glory.

Let's go to the word of the Lord, Acts, chapter 16. We said before today that we wanted to dedicate the entire service and what a beautiful spirit of praise, to meditate on adoration. And I want to do a little meditation on, I call this sermon, Worship Matters. Chapter 16 of the book of Acts. I just want to point out 3 or 4 important things about worship, why today we have spent so much time worshiping God and how the presence of the Lord has moved in our midst with such, such effectiveness and impact. Verse 16, Acts 16, verse 16. Since we're studying the book of Acts, I'm going to extract the base text, right there, from this book and then we'll go back and stay within the book of Acts. Because we have said that we are going to keep meditating as much as possible. And the book of Acts on many occasions points out the importance of worship as befits a book that expresses the energy of the Holy Spirit in such a graphic and clear way. Known passage of the imprisonment of Paul and Silas in Philippi, says the 16:

“It happened that while we were going to pray, a girl who had a spirit of divination met us….”