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*Worship*/ – Evangelism – Justice/
· What does it mean today?
o terms that we use
§ *good*~/*bad*?
§ *enjoy*?
§ *I got a lot out of it*?
§ *my* (/preferred/) *style*?
· There's nothing wrong with benefiting from coming together to worship!
o but... are we *starting to forget why* we worship?
o is our /focus/ shifting towards how we /benefit/ from being worshippers, rather than finding ourselves *lost in wonder, love and praise*?
· The Church, quite rightly, is emphasising the importance of *personal relationship*
o God loves *me*
o the Bible is for *me* to use to know God
o Jesus came and died for *me*
§ ‘Jesus found me’
§ Jesus died for us
o the Church is for *me*
· It's easy to forget that the very /centre of the universe/ is God, not ourselves!
o each sentence is fine, but the /emphasis/ is wrong
o leaves us with the potential to talk about worship in an inaccurate way:
§ ‘I didn't get a lot out of it' – *it wasn't for you!*
§ 'Thank you for the worship' – *no-one to thank but God!*
§ ‘It was too quiet~/loud, long~/short, fast~/slow, new~/old'
· *What did God think of it?!?! *
· Songs, sermons, dances etc., are all */tools/* of worship, not worship in and of themselves
· All this has been about when we *meet together* */to/* worship
o we all know the phrase ‘/Worship is a lifestyle/’, but is it more than just a phrase?
o is it how we live our lives?
· *Romans 12:1-2*
o does that sound familiar?
o can we really say that *every* part of us, *every* moment of *every* day, *every* thought, word and deed is offered up in worship?
§ */‘reasonable’/* worship?!
· Old Testament
o worship at certain times in certain places
· New Testament
o *John 4:21, 23 *
§ not a 'proof text' as such, but the NT strongly suggests that we are */free/* from the constraints of OT worship laws
§ but linguistically, you might not notice ...
· We don't have to look far to get our focus right again…
o there is a */perfect/* example of worship
o *the Cross* – ‘/Perfect Worship/’?
· Parallels between OT worship – ‘sacrifice’ and the Cross
o Jesus accepted as a sacrifice by God
o *consumed* on the cross
§ *1 Kings 18:36-39 *
§ *Matthew 26:26-28 *
§ *Leviticus 9:23-24*
/Marcus Green – Salvation's Song pp.54-55/
· Jesus was *consumed* and *accepted* by God
o we are *accepted* by Him as a result
o *for His glory!*
· We should be /consumed/ in worship
o not as a /sacrifice/, but as an *offering*
o God is saying *‘I accept you because of the cross.’*
· All too often we find ourselves as the /consumer/, not the *consumee*!
· So what is it to be consumed in worship?
o hopefully:
§ *evangelism*
§ *justice*
§ personal, spiritual, Word-soaked *devotion*
· There is something separate about worship as */distinct/* from evangelism and justice
o the spiritual *encounter* with God is one of the greatest *gifts* the Church has received
o coming before the throne of grace
§ not limited to ‘/times of worship/’, but including
· The universe shouts God's *glory*
o as part of that creation, God has shown mankind special favour, /for His glory/ (*Ezekiel*)
o He has revealed Himself to us
§ we have done everything in our power to ensure that we never see the face of God again
§ God has done everything in His power to ensure that we do
· *If we never saw, we would never know*
o *if we never knew, we would never worship*
· Prayer to close
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