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Introduction: What is Worship?
Worship is dangerous.
Today we are going to be sharing in the Lord’s Supper.
Introduction What is Worship?
“Worship is the expression of reverence and adoration for God.” Tyndale Bible Dictionary
“True worship is the acknowledgment of God and all His power and glory in everything we do.”
www.gotquestions.org
Worship is the awed response to the saving acts and praiseworthy character of God.” Lexham Theological Workbook
1. Worship is exalting God.
Part of worship is what you do and part of worship is how you do it.
First what you do to worship is exalt God.
Isaiah 25:1
“The verb describes moving things to a higher place.
When used in a worship context, it means to make much of God for what he has done (; ; ; ).
In other cases, it speaks about God’s status as the one above everything, inspiring awe (; ).
Others should not lift themselves too high or think too much of themselves (; ; ; ).
The heights, in this sense, are a place reserved for God alone ().”
Lexham Theological Wordbook.
Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press.
McCaulley, E. (2014).
Worship.
D. Mangum, D. R. Brown, R. Klippenstein, & R. Hurst (Eds.),
Lexham Theological Wordbook.
Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press.
Worship is various seen as . . .
music, prayer, Bible reading, singing, giving offerings, acts of service, work, religious activities, communion . . .
“True worship is the acknowledgment of God and all His power and glory in everything we do.”
www.gotquestions.org
Worship is the awed response to the saving acts and praiseworthy character of God.” Lexham Theological Workbook
McCaulley, E. (2014).
Worship.
D. Mangum, D. R. Brown, R. Klippenstein, & R. Hurst (Eds.),
Lexham Theological Wordbook.
Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press.
Worship is various seen as . . .
music, prayer, Bible reading, singing, giving offerings, acts of service, work, religious activities, communion . . .
Music, but isn’t worship.
Music can’t produce worship.
It can produce emotion.
Music can be the expression of worship.
Prayer: confession , lament , praise , thanksgiving , adoration
Bible reading
Song, , , dance , rituals , :1-17
Giving praise
Giving offerings 1 Cor.
16:1-2
Physical expressions: kneeling, bowing down, lying prostrate, lifting your hands
Lifting one’s hands toward heaven
Acts of service
Work
Being in a place - church today, tabernacle , or later the Jerusalem temple
Burning incense
Teaching, fellowship, breaking bread-sharing the Lord’s Super
Serving
Collective praise of god
Being in a place - church today, tabernacle or later the Jerusalem temple
Burning incense
These are all part of worship but not all of worship.
These may or may not be worship.
It depends on whether they express reverence and adoration for God.
What we want to consider is how to exalt God.
Unfortunately, there is
2. The wrong way to worship
A. Cain
We see this clearly in the first description of worship in the Bible.
Genesis 4:2
B. Nadab and Abihu Leviticus 10:1-2
C. Some people at the Corinthians church 1 Corinthians 11:30
1 Corinthians 11:
3. The right way to worship is God’s way.
4. Right worship is intentional.
It doesn’t happen by accident.
It doesn’t happen on its own.
It doesn’t happen on its own.
It doesn’t happen just because you are in church, listen to worship music, read your Bible or even pray.
You have to prepare for it.
It includes your heart, hands, and mind/
It includes your heart, hands, and mind/
Motivation to Worship
The mercies of God.
God’s love, grace, the gift of the Spirit, everlasting life, peace, comfort.
God seeks worshipers.
Manner of Worship
As a holy sacrifice to God.
We worship God His way.
The wrong way is our way.
Genesis 4:
The right way is God’s way.
It has to include our
Hearts, minds, hands, thoughts, attitudes
There is a right and a wrong way to worship.
The wrong way is our way.
The right way is God’s way.
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