Saturday, September 29, 2007
29SEPT07
pastor daniel
WORSHIPwho are you worshipping?
the creator or the creation.
elements of worship:
band, song lyrics, ect.
we are WIRED TO WORSHIP.ask the correct question.
not did i like it,
but DID GOD LIKE IT?
worship is not about you,
worship is not about entertainment.
heart of worship is about God.
God: the only audienceus: performersthe first worship mentioned in the bible is found in Genesis 22:5
GENESIS 22:1-19
5 elements to true worship.
#1 REVELATION.v1-2. Some time later God tested Abraham. He said to him, "Abraham!" "Here I am," he replied. Then God said, "Take your son, your only son, Isaac, whom you love, and go to the region of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains I will tell you about."
God revealed Himself to abraham.
true worship is based solely on God's revelation of Himself as it is found in the scriptures.
question: is our worship biblical?we become what we worship.#2 PREPARATIONv3. Early the next morning Abraham got up and saddled his donkey. He took with him two of his servants and his son Isaac. When he had cut enough wood for the burnt offering, he set out for the place God had told him about.
make appropriate preparations. example if queen elizabeth is coming to your house today, surely you will present only the best to her.
#3 SEPERATION
seperation from your studies, work, finances, ect.
we need to seperate ourselves from anything that will draw our attention away from God.
#4 DEDICATIONv6-10. Abraham took the wood for the burnt offering and placed it on his son Isaac, and he himself carried the fire and the knife. As the two of them went on together, Isaac spoke up and said to his father Abraham, "Father?" "Yes, my son?" Abraham replied. "The fire and wood are here," Isaac said, "but where is the lamb for the burnt offering? Abraham answered, "God himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering, my son." And the two of them went on together. When they reached the place God had told him about, Abraham built an altar there and arranged the wood on it. He bound his son Isaac and laid him on the altar, on top of the wood. Then he reached out his hand and took the knife to slay his son.conviction: affirm in your heart.
true worship is always costly. true worship always requires us to give up our best for God's best.
"talent is cheap but dedication is costly"
true worshippers encouter God in a daily basis.
#5 PROCLAMATION
v11-14. But the angel of the LORD called out to him from heaven, "Abraham! Abraham!" "Here I am," he replied. "Do not lay a hand on the boy," he said. "Do not do anything to him. Now I know that you fear God, because you have not withheld from me your son, your only son." Abraham looked up and there in a thicket he saw a ram caught by its horns. He went over and took the ram and sacrificed it as a burnt offering instead of his son. So Abraham called that place The LORD Will Provide. And to this day it is said, "On the mountain of the LORD it will be provided." the Lord will provide.
Jehovah Jireh.
praise: proclaiming what God has done.
worship: proclaiming who He is
2 things which result in true worship:
1. RESTORATIONv11-12
isaiah 40:31. but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.2. CONFIRMATIONv15-18. The angel of the LORD called to Abraham from heaven a second time 16 and said, "I swear by myself, declares the LORD, that because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son, I will surely bless you and make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will take possession of the cities of their enemies, and through your offspring all nations on earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed me." worship results in the blessings of the worshippers.
i encountered God today.
have you? :D
Scribbled by: Child of God @10:01 pm
