Jeremiah TiptonFounder in president of David Hernandez ministries

Works Vs. Worship

16 Oct 2025 · 1 min

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In this brief sermon, Jeremiah Tipton warns that many believers have turned their spiritual disciplines—prayer, singing, and Bible reading—into performance-based activities aimed at earning God’s approval. He argues that worship should be a response to already‑received acceptance, not a means to obtain it. Prayer is described as communion rather than a transactional currency, and Scripture study is framed as fellowship rather than a checklist. Tipton urges listeners to cease striving for God’s love and instead rest in the grace already given through the cross, emphasizing that believers perform because they are already accepted, not to become accepted.

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Religion twists your prayer life, your worship, even your time in the Word. Suddenly, it's not about loving Jesus. It's about earning his approval. You start thinking, if I pray long enough, maybe he'll hear me. If I sing loud enough, maybe he'll accept my worship. If I read enough chapters of the Bible, maybe he won't be mad at me. That's not worship. That's not devotion. That's striving. Worship isn't a performance. It's a spiritual response. Prayer isn't currency. It's communion. The Word isn't a checklist. It's fellowship. You don't have to earn what the cross already already gave you. Stop performing for his love and start resting in it. We don't perform to be accepted, but because we're accepted, we can perform.