Make Room: Grateful | The Power of Gratitude in Worship

Aug 23, 2026  •  Adam McCain

In Part 1 of Hill City’s Make Room: A Worship Series, Pastor Adam shares a message called “Grateful,” challenging us to create space in our busy lives to simply be with Jesus. Looking at Mary and Martha in Luke 10, we see the difference between constantly doing things for Jesus and intentionally making room to worship Him. Through Colossians 3, Pastor Adam shows how worship, gratitude, and God’s Word work together to plant truth deep in our hearts and refocus our attention on what matters most.


Through the story of the ten lepers in Luke 17, this message reveals the transforming power of a grateful heart. Gratitude remembers what God has done, defeats entitlement, changes how we see trouble, and draws our attention into the presence of God. At Hill City, Pastor Adam encourages us to stop allowing distractions, responsibilities, and problems to fill every available space and instead develop a daily habit of making room for Jesus through worship, thanksgiving, and grateful praise.