在敬拜中，神永遠都是那唯一被敬拜的對象。無論是唱詩歌、禱告、讀聖經、奉獻和聽講道，都是因為我們要向神表達崇敬和愛慕。
尤其在讀聖經和聽講道的時候，更是我們直接與神的道相遇的機會。換句話說，讀聖經和聽講道是讓神在敬拜中，以祂的話語來與我們同在。神從創世開始，就以祂的話語與人同在，一直藉著祂的使者和先知，最後以「道成了肉身」的完滿方式來與人相遇。讀聖經和聽講道，的確更能讓人體會神就是敬拜的中心，於是人就在話語中與神相遇。
特別在聽講道的時候，我們應該用什麼態度來敬拜呢？首先，聽講道是敬拜的一部份，是人要在話語中與神相遇的時刻，因此等候的心便很重要。撒母耳向神說，「耶和華啊，請說，僕人敬聽！」（撒上三9）
我們也要在聽道時求聖靈引導，使我們藉聽道明白聖經更深入的教訓與真理。耶穌要差遣聖靈在我們中間做一件很重要的工作，就是帶領我們進入（或明白）真理之中（約十六13）。在讀聖經或聽講道時，如果我們獲得了鼓勵、安慰、提醒或責備，就在神的話語中與祂相遇。
我鼓勵大家帶一本靈修日誌來崇拜，把從敬拜中所獲得的一點一滴屬靈的教導或體會記錄下來，因為那是與神在祂的話語中相遇的寶貴經歷。
God is always the center of worship service. All the elements in worship service, such as hymn singing, prayer, Scripture reading, offering and listening to the sermon, are our expressions of reverence and love to God.
Especially in reading the Scripture and listening to the sermon, they are the ways for us to directly encounter God in His word. In another word, reading the Scripture and listening to the sermon will allow us to experience God’s presence in worship service. God was with us in His word since the beginning of His creation, and He kept sending His servants and prophets to minister to us with His word, until the coming of the incarnated Word, who brought us the fullest form of the presence of the word. Therefore, reading the Scripture and listening to the sermon will truly allow us to experience God as the center of our worship service, and we will encounter Him in the word.
What attitude should we bring to worship Him, especially in listening to the sermon? First of all, listening to sermon is a part of worship, and in it we will encounter God in His word, so we should wait upon Him and His word. Samuel responds to the Lord by saying, “Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening!” (1 Samuel 3:9)
And then, we should ask the Holy Spirit to guide and help us understand the teaching and the truth. When Jesus sent the Holy Spirit to us, He has a very important task to do, which is guiding and leading us into the truth (John 16:13). If we receive any encouragement, comfort, warning or rebuking when we listen to the sermon, we are encountering God in His word.
I encourage you to bring your Spiritual Journal to every worship service to put down any insight you have during the worship service, for they are your valuable spiritual experience of encountering God in His word.
