Sermon: "The Priority of Worship" (Ezra 3:8-13) | Pastor Colin Smith

Scripture

• Ezra 3:8–13

About this sermon

Pastor Colin Smith preached this sermon on Ezra 3:8–13 called "The Priority of Worship" at The Orchard EFC in suburban Chicago in January 2022. Ezra 3:8–13 (ESV): Now in the second year after their coming to the house of God at Jerusalem, in the second month, Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and Jeshua the son of Jozadak made a beginning, together with the rest of their kinsmen, the priests and the Levites and all who had come to Jerusalem from the captivity. They appointed the Levites, from twenty years old and upward, to supervise the work of the house of the LORD. 9 And Jeshua with his sons and his brothers, and Kadmiel and his sons, the sons of Judah, together supervised the workmen in the house of God, along with the sons of Henadad and the Levites, their sons and brothers. 10 And when the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the LORD, the priests in their vestments came forward with trumpets, and the Levites, the sons of Asaph, with cymbals, to praise the LORD, according to the directions of David king of Israel. 11 And they sang responsively, praising and giving thanks to the LORD, “For he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever toward Israel.” And all the people shouted with a great shout when they praised the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid. 12 But many of the priests and Levites and heads of fathers’ houses, old men who had seen the first house, wept with a loud voice when they saw the foundation of this house being laid, though many shouted aloud for joy, 13 so that the people could not distinguish the sound of the joyful shout from the sound of the people’s weeping, for the people shouted with a great shout, and the sound was heard far away. Open the Bible is the teaching ministry of Pastor Colin Smith. Our mission is to use a broad array of modern media to help people around the world meet Jesus. We do this by opening the Bible for them, helping them open the Bible themselves, and equipping them to open the Bible with others. ▶️ SUBSCRIBE to our channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcvklWZjMN1Gvn3P7Eh6IOA/?sub_confirmation=1 🎧 BROWSE more teaching content https://openthebible.org/ 📚 READ Daily Devotionals https://openthebible.org/daily/ 👨‍🏫 GROW with our practical training for leaders https://openthebible.org/leaders/ 📱 DOWNLOAD the Open the Bible App https://openthebible.org/app/ 📖 LEARN the Bible Story https://openthebible.org/open-the-bible-story/ 🔗 CONNECT with Us on Social https://www.facebook.com/OpentheBibleorg https://twitter.com/OpentheBibleorg https://twitter.com/pastorcolins https://www.instagram.com/openthebibleorg https://www.pinterest.com/openthebibleorg/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/openthebibleorg/

Topics

• Leadership
• Worship