What is worship if it isn’t just singing?

Pastor Ken defines worship as giving our attention, affection, emotion, energy, and dedication to whatever we believe has worth. So it isn’t a music style; it’s whatever receives the best of your life. He says you don’t choose whether you worship, only what receives your worship.

How can I tell what I’m really worshipping?

Look at your sacrifices. Pastor Ken says what gets your time, money, and emotion reveals what you treasure, and he points to everyday examples like upgrading a truck, costly kids’ sports, or grinding seventy hours a week for a career. His point isn’t that those are evil, but that we already sacrifice constantly for what we value.

Is this sermon just about giving money?

No. Pastor Ken says it isn’t fundamentally about money and that God is after your heart, not your wallet. He calls generosity the outward response to what sits on the throne of your life, and cites 2 Corinthians 9:7: give what you’ve decided in your heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, because God loves a cheerful giver.

Why did Mary pour out such expensive perfume on Jesus?

In John 12 Mary breaks a jar worth about a year’s wages and anoints Jesus’ feet, with her brother Lazarus alive again at the table. Pastor Ken says she wasn’t calculating the cost; she was overwhelmed by Jesus’ worth. Judas objects that the perfume should have been sold for the poor, which Pastor Ken uses to show that worship looks foolish to people who don’t see Jesus’ worth.