Worship
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Series Intro
Series Intro
Example of knowing a bigger purpose. (walmart, shoe department; purpose not to help, but to provide hospitality; even greater purpose (so happy in her repetition)
What is our purpose?
How can we
We can do alot of things, but do they serve our purpose for existing?
Why am I even here? Why is this church here? Why should I be a part of it?
The mission of the Church is to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world.
This series is about Huntingtown UMC - not just our goals - things we want to do, but knowing our purpose. Why do we exist? Why have a church? What does a church do that we can’t find anywhere else.
This series is about Huntingtown UMC - not just our goals - things we want to do, but knowing our purpose. Our mission? We do alot of things, but they should serve our mission to make disciples for the transformation of the world.
Entering the mission field - the work we do in this building, should prepare / equip us for what we do out there.
Our greater purpose, our mission is to....one of the most important ways we do this is...
why are we doing this? why do I need to care?
the more I got involved, the more I knew and cared - what they do, why, how I can support
It’s hard to maintain any momentum if your direction lacks definition.
Sermon Intro: Worship
Sermon Intro: Worship
It’s one of the main things I do - lead the service. (we only work a few hours a week). When you say “I go to that church,” or “I’m a member of that church” hopefully you mean that to at least a certain extent, you are involved in corporate, Sunday morning worship. When we talk about the church, that’s one of the first things that comes to mind.
We will be a church that glorifies Christ through receiving His word, giving Him glory, returning His treasure, and welcoming all.
Christ through receiving His
word, giving Him glory,
returning His treasure, &
welcoming all.
Praise the Lord. Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heavens. Praise him for his acts of power; praise him for his surpassing greatness. Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet, praise him with the harp and lyre, praise him with timbrel and dancing, praise him with the strings and pipe, praise him with the clash of cymbals, praise him with resounding cymbals. Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord.
understand why.
understand why.
Praise him for his acts of power; praise him for his surpassing greatness.
Psalm 150:
what good have you done for me? love is a verb; stay in a relationship where there is no give and take? it’s okay to ask, “what does this person bring to the relationship”
It’s okay to ask, “What has God done for me?”
verse 2 embrace everything for which God should be praised. God’s “acts of power” refer primarily to his works in creation and salvation history, what some writers list as creation, providence, and redemption. God’s “surpassing greatness” refers to God’s attributes, including qualities like sovereignty, holiness, omniscience, immutability, love, grace, goodness, compassion, justice, truth, and wisdom. God is to be praised both for who he is and for what he has done
2 reasons why we can’t: wrong expectations,
verse 2 embrace everything for which God should be praised. God’s “acts of power” refer primarily to his works in creation and salvation history, what some writers list as creation, providence, and redemption. God’s “surpassing greatness” refers to God’s attributes, including qualities like sovereignty, holiness, omniscience, immutability, love, grace, goodness, compassion, justice, truth, and wisdom. God is to be praised both for who he is and for what he has done
Problem: can’t think of anything? Not finding joy in salvation, supernatural; big things, small things; basic things; creation; what are you finding as you seek God;
understand where
understand where
Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet, praise him with the harp and lyre, praise him with timbrel and dancing, praise him with the strings and pipe, praise him with the clash of cymbals, praise him with resounding cymbals.
Praise the Lord. Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heavens.
Psalm 150”
“I can worship God anywhere. “
Psalm 150:
True: God is everywhere. God speaks anywhere. We can experience God anywhere.
“I can worship God anywhere.
But: I don’t need to attend worship. e.g. chaplain: what did you learn? how were you encouraged? how where you challenged? were you motivated to serve? did you tithe? all of these are a part of the worship experience
or is worship just a private experience that makes us feel good?
list of musical instruments in verses 3–5 contains some that we know were used in the Jewish temple, suggesting “sanctuary” refers to the earthly temple there. In other words, it is best to see verse 1 calling for the praise of God on earth (“in his sanctuary”) and in heaven (the words say literally “in his mighty firmament”).
We are being told to praise God everywhere.