Reidhead Sermon Report

Sermon Overview

Drawing from Acts 13:2, Reidhead posits that the "first business" of the church is not reaching the world, but ministering to the Lord. He defines this fellowship as a collective "beholding" of Christ, where the assembly’s focus is upward rather than inward. He argues that effective service and mission only flow out of a community that has first learned to satisfy the heart of God through worship.

Key Principles

Primary Work: Gather with the saints primarily to give God the worship He deserves, before asking for help.

Ministering to His Heart: Aim to satisfy God’s desire for fellowship as the first priority of every church service.

Upper Room Model:Emulate the early church by waiting on God with a single focus on His person and presence.

Purifying Motives: Use worship to re-center your heart on God’s glory, killing the desire for human applause.

Silence and Waiting:Practice the discipline of "waiting on the Lord" in silence, giving Him space to speak.

Worship vs. Entertainment: Reject "performance-based" worship; demand that every song be a direct address to God.

Presence as Goal:Make the manifest presence of Jesus the only "success metric" for your church gatherings.

Finding Direction:Look for corporate assignments to be birthed only during times of "ministering to the Lord."