Ascend - Worship

The Crossing Church · Aug 23, 2026 · 36m

Pastor Chad’s sermon focuses on the power and purpose of worship, using Jehoshaphat in 2 Chronicles 20 as the central example. He explains that worship is the primary reason believers gather, not simply for encouragement, teaching, or personal benefit, and that true worship begins with God rather than our preferences. Worship is also a full-bodied, lifestyle response involving our hearts, voices, hands, posture, singing, and praise. Ultimately, praise doesn’t change God—it changes us, draws our attention toward Him, and allows us to participate in the worship already taking place in heaven.