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*INTRO:*
QUIZ: How do you know when a worship service was really good?
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I felt moved or inspired
B. I liked the music
C. I liked the preaching
D. I feel better afterwards
A: None of the above.
Over the next 8 weeks we are going to plunge a little deeper into the topic of W.O.R.S.H.I.P. We’ll look at the aspects of true worship and what the Bible says about it.
*You Were WIRED to WORSHIP*
From the very beginning WORSHIP has always been an integral part of our design:
Ø In Genesis *Cain & Abel* worshipped God with sacrifices
Ø *Noah’s* first act following the flood was to worship Yahweh
Ø *Abraham* was a man of worship
Ø *Jacob* wrestled with God and then learned hoe to worship
Ø *Moses* asked Pharaoh to release the Hebrews so they could worship their God in the desert
Ø After leaving Egypt they constructed a *Tabernacle* devoted solely to the worship of God
*Leviticus 26:11-13** (NIV)*
11 I will put my [*tabernacle*] among you… 12 I will walk among you and be your God, and you will be my people.
13 I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt so that you would no longer be slaves to the Egyptians; I broke the bars of your yoke and enabled you to walk with heads held high.
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/God gave Moses instructions to build a dwelling place where His people would gather to worship Him.
God’s presence overshadowed the Tabernacle with a *CLOUD* by day and a *PILLAR of FIRE* by night.
/this morning I want us to learn a little more about this Tabernacle…/
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*TABERNACLE* - *video*
There were 3 sections:
Ø *OUTER COURT – Israelites worshipped weekly*
Ø *The TENT of MEETING – Levites ministered daily*
Ø *The MOST HOLY PLACE – High Priest entered yearly (Yom Kippur)*
The first thing you see when entering the Tabernacle was the *ALTAR of BURNT OFERING* – There the PEOPLE OFFERED sacrifices,* FIVE* different types as described by the Law.
Sacrifices for *PARDON* and sacrifices for *PRAISE* of God’s goodness.
The PRIESTS of the tribe of LEVI would prepare themselves for meeting with God by washing at the *BRONZE LAVER*.
This helped them to recognize the holiness of God and our continual need for CLEANSING.
The priests would then enter the *TENT** OF MEETING* daily to minister before the LORD.
There you would find the *GOLDEN LAMPSTAND* (menorah) that was kept lit at all times signifying God’s *PRESENCE*.
Light has always been a metaphor for God.
Jesus stated that He is the LIGHT OF THE WORLD – a light which never burns out.
Also inside the Tent of Meeting was the *TABLE OF SHOWBREAD* where the priests placed bread before the LORD – a constant reminder that God is Jehovah-Jireh – the God who *PROVIDES* for all our needs.
Also inside the Tent of Meeting was the *ALTAR OF INCENSE* where a sweet aroma rose day and night representing the *prayers* of God’s people rising to heaven.
Once a year on the Day of Atonement the HIGH PRIEST would enter the *MOST HOLY PLACE* where the *ARK OF THE COVENANT* was kept.
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The LORD gave instructions to Moses to place inside of the *Ark of the Covenant*:
Ø Ajar filled with *MANNA* signifying God’s *CARE* for His people
Ø Aaron’s *rod or staff* that budded – Nu 17 – God told Moses that He would always use leaders to shepherd God’s people.
Aaron’s rod was a reminder to the rebellious to follow God’s leaders.
Ø Finally Moses placed the *10 COMMANDMENTS* in the Ark and sealed it with the Cherubim cover.
Ø Between the 2 Cherubs ~/ Angels was the *MERCY SEAT* where God’s *COVERING* grace receiving the sacrifice of the High Priest.
*Is God serious about WORSHIP? Absolutely.*
*Q: Does God somehow NEED my worship?*
Make no mistake – *God doesn’t NEED my worship – I DO!*
/But WHY?/
*Why God Wants Me to Worship*
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*Worship ADJUSTS my perspective.*
*Worship causes me to see things from an ETERNAL perspective…*
*Psalm 73:1-17** (MSG)*
What’s going on here?
Is God out to lunch?
Nobody’s tending the store.
The wicked get by with everything; they have it made, piling up riches I’ve been stupid to play by the rules; what has it gotten me?
A long run of bad luck, that’s what—a slap in the face every time I walk out the door…when I tried to figure [all this] it out, all I got was a splitting headache … Until I entered the sanctuary of God.
Then I saw the whole picture:
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*Worship EMPOWERS me for living.*
And Nehemiah continued, “…This is a sacred day before our Lord.
Don’t be dejected and sad, for the joy of the Lord is your strength!”
…So the people went away…to celebrate with great joy because they had heard God’s words and understood them.
Neh 8:10-12 (NLT)
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*Worship ACKNOWLEDGES my position .*
*Isaiah saw the LORD:*
Then I said, “My destruction is sealed, for I am a sinful man and a member of a sinful race.
Yet I have seen the King, the Lord Almighty!”
Isaiah 6:5 (NLT)
Two things every person NEEDS to see regularly:
Ø /WHO I REALLY AM…/
/Who God really is…/
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*Worship DECLARES God’s goodness.*
The word “worship” comes from the Latin “*worth-ship*”
The Lord God is wonderful!
He deserves all praise… Ps 48:1 (CEV)
/Once I see WHO I am and even more importantly, WHO GOD IS it changes everything./
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*Worship DEFEATS negative thinking.*
*Pessimism vs. Optimism:*
*ILLUSTR*: During a heated battle a young marine shouted, “Sir we are surrounded by the enemy!”
The Marine officer said, “Good!
Don’t let a one of them get away.”
*Worship helps us to get a GOD-outlook on life.*
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*Worship FILLS me with JOY.*
You love him even though you have never seen him; though not seeing him, you trust him; and even now you are happy with the inexpressible joy that comes from heaven itself. 1 Pe 1:8 (TLB)
…I experience absolute joy in your presence; you always give me sheer delight.
Ps 16:11 (The NET Bible)
Nothing on this side of heaven comes close to the sensation that truly Spirit-filled worship.
THESE are some AWESOME benefits of worship.
*/But WHO can receive these benefits?/*
*ONLY believers*.
Unbelievers CANNOT worship God.
Jesus was crystal clear on this one.
You cannot worship TWO gods.
Real worship is EXCLUSIVE.
That’s why the *1st commandment* is to love GOD ALONE.
/That’s why…/
The First Offering God Wants Is ME.
Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God—this is your spiritual act of worship.
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