The Church and Idolatry by Jared Wilson

FROM TABLETALK | June 2012

“Now set your mind and heart to seek the LORD your God” (1 Chron. 22:19). All sin is idolatry because every sin is an exercise in trust of something or someone other than the one true God to satisfy …Read More

Amen by R.C. Sproul

FROM TABLETALK | November 2011

And all the people said… “Amen!” The “amen corner” has had an important place in the life of the church throughout the ages. However, it is rare to find such a spot among Presbyterians. We are known as God’s …Read More

Treasures on Earth by John Piper

FROM TABLETALK | August 2009

The inner essence of worship is treasuring Jesus as infinitely valuable above everything. The outer forms of worship are the acts that show how much we treasure God. Therefore, all of life is meant to be worship because God said …Read More

Young Women, Idolatry & the Powerful Gospel by Elyse Fitzpatrick

FROM TABLETALK | April 2011

We are all inveterate worshipers — it’s just something we do without thinking about it. Worshiping is part of our nature because God created us to worship Him, and, by doing so, we bring both Him and ourselves deep pleasure …Read More

Strange Fire by R.C. Sproul

FROM TABLETALK | May 2013

There is an incident in the biblical record that causes abiding consternation for many of God’s people. It is the story of how two of the sons of Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, were slain suddenly by God.

Now Nadab …

The Regulative Principle of Worship by Derek Thomas

FROM TABLETALK | July 2010

Put simply, the regulative principle of worship states that the corporate worship of God is to be founded upon specific directions of Scripture. On the surface, it is difficult to see why anyone who values the authority of Scripture would …Read More

Sight, Place, and the Presence of God by R.C. Sproul

FROM TABLETALK | December 2012

A great debate and controversy over what is proper worship before God is going on in our time. As I have wrestled with this question, I keep going back to the Old Testament. I know this is a dangerous practice …Read More

Word and Sacrament in Worship by Kim Riddlebarger

FROM TABLETALK | January 2005

In those fundamentalist churches in which I was raised, most Sunday mornings the minister preached from a well-worn Bible, told a few stories to illustrate his point and then reminded us that Jesus is our only hope of heaven. But …Read More

Worship as a Body by Bob Kauflin

FROM TABLETALK | November 2012

The psalmist declares, “I was glad when they said to me, ‘Let us go to the house of the Lord!’” (Ps. 122:1; emphasis mine). Worldly distractions, bad theology, or indwelling sin can cause us to lose sight of why …Read More