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Intro
Recap series so far - being gripped by the awesomeness and holiness of God.
Worship is the natural outworking.
Worship grips us in a way that keeps us from taking the redeeming love and grace of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for granted.
Worship grips us in a way that fills our lives with the courage of hope that only comes by considering the greatness of God.
Worship grips us by produceing a joyful surrender to One greater than us and reminds us of the grace that enables us to do it.
Problems in worship:
Sometimes we don’t feel it
We worship out of a sense of obligation rather than desire
We worship in order to “get” what we think we want or need
Fly on the wall ()
Isaiah is talking to religious folks who’s worship had become disconnected (and they felt it).
Starts negative and moves to positive.
Could there be something in my life that matches this?
Acknowledge unbelievers
Exposition
“feeling God’s closeness in worship”
worship out of a sense of obligation
Worship in order to get - frustration builds
He is talking to religious people.
This topic has given people an opportunity to blaspheme the name of the Lord Jesus.
Fasting - Sabbath = worship
2 Parts the problem and the solution
Could there be something in my life that matches this?
Exposition
God loves people enough to confront their sin.
blah, blah, blah…sin, transgressions, iniquities…I’ve heard it all before; I’m not good enough!
Every person struggles with sin and all sin destroys.
Worship can be selfish
It’s easy to get comfortable in religion and selfish in motives.
These people loved to come together for worship and Bible studies.
They say, “We worshipped!
Why don’t we see the fruit?
Why do it if nothing happens?”
Have you ever been there?
There is a motivation issue here.
If you worship so God will respond in a certain way, you’ve missed...
They were in relationship with God and went through the motions yet their life resembles the rest of the world.
(Scott’s story)
Don’t sing about it - be about it!
Could that be said of me?
Worship should unite, not cause strife
lit.
you fast for quarreling.
You fight so much it must be why you worship!
Notice he doesn’t explain.
What could have cause fist fights?
Different needs and desires
Different preferences
Different sin struggles
Each person must do their part
Never expect God to respond to worship when we are causing division in his family.
Could that be said of me?
Isaiah 58:
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God desires worship rooted in serving those he loves
We cannot talk about loving God and worshiping him while we ignore the needs and struggles of his people he loves.
No faking it!
Eugene Peterson nailed this.
“I can’t stand your religious meetings.
I’m fed up with your conferences and conventions.
I want nothing to do with your religion projects,
your pretentious slogans and goals.
I’m sick of your fund-raising schemes,
your public relations and image making.
I’ve had all I can take of your noisy ego-music.
When was the last time you sang to me?
Do you know what I want?
I want justice—oceans of it.
I want fairness—rivers of it.
That’s what I want.
That’s all I want.
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God will not listen to worship while folks ignore the plight of others.
In sets of people went to John the baptist and asked what they needed to do: 1) crowds - share with the poor; 2) tax collectors - don’t take more than you should; 3) soldiers - don’t take advantage of people
I wonder if that could be said of me?
Isaiah 58:
Get rid of sin and let worship grip your life with the greatness of God
God will respond to our cries for help like a father to a scared child.
Conditions:
Stop taking advantage of people (describe a yoke)
Stop judging everyone
Stop the trash talking
Notice God doesn’t say, “I’ll take away the problem…I’m right here.”
I want this to be said of me!
Isaiah 58:
When people are your concern - Heaven will be your supply
You will have clear guidance from God for your life.
You will have what you need.
The emphasis is not on when but where - in the sun-scorched land.
Again, notice he doesn’t promise to remove you from the “sun-scorched land” but to satisfy there.
You will receive help from the outside (water into the garden) and from the inside (like a spring).
I want this to be said of me!
Isaiah 58
Proper worship that involves heart and hands, rebuilds ruins
Work of new creation
I want this to be said of me!
Isaiah 58:13-14
When your heart is gripped by the worship of God, he will provide a joy that the world doesn’t know.
God is most pleased with us when we are most satisfied in him.
Piper
I most definitely want that to be said of me.
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