Worship A Life Changing Experience What is

Worship: A Life Changing Experience

What is Worship? q q q Worship = to bow down before Worship = worth + ship Humbling ourselves before the God of Heaven Thoughts that focus on howthreatwe are Worship is the major well to Satan Worship humbles us because it Worship demands we crucify the central Nothing doing it worship any doing anditwhoaus notconcentratewellwho for is is to destroysas on as we allows humbling act that can only fully done his a humble person. If worship does not ofourthan sidewardwe are. humble us, it is not are be featuremore own worship. glances. will destroy contrast to pride. worship. He is in by power, who

Worship: A Life Changing Experience q q Worship = to bow down before Worship = worth + ship Humbling ourselves before the God of Heaven Is it changing our lives?

Time Devoted to Assembly Worship q q 1 week 1 year 4 hours 200 hours 20 q q q 5 years 10 years 40 years work days 100 work days 200 work days 800 work days

Worship: A Life Changing Experience q q q Worship = to bow down before Worship = worth + ship Humbling ourselves before the God of Heaven Is it changing our lives? If our lives are not changing, we are not worshipping.

Song Worship: Preparing and Focusing Our Minds through Song The Lord’s Supper

Our Mind: q When be capable of scanning the It mustthe devoted to choosing what Constantlymind's energy and time are consumed it thinks universeabout. with everything, it loses its power to change or improve anything. a marvelous and monstrous thing

1 Thessalonians 5: 21 But examine everything carefully; hold fast to that which is good; NASU a marvelous and monstrous thing

Our Mind In Worship: Lord’s Supper q Physical – Noreached via a simple Problem the instant Value of elements/acts veryfocused Matteris only mind. spiritual concentration mind and narrowed switch a marvelous and monstrous thing

Singing to Sharpen the Calvary Image q We Cross see us who and The want togives. Himboth the What we understand, feelwas perfected throughpower for the meaning and decide about the cross is atour suffering. desire to live transformed lives. heart of Christianity.

Hebrews 5: 8 -9 Although He was a Son, He learned obedience from the things which He suffered. And having been made perfect, He became to all those who obey Him the source of eternal salvation, NASU

2 Corinthians 3: 18 But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as from the Lord, the Spirit. NASU

Worship Wheel Thought: Christ/Cross Response: Sorrow

Worship Wheel Thought: Christ/Cross - Love Response: Sorrow

Worship Wheel Thought: Christ/Cross - Love Response: Sorrow - Gratitude

Worship Wheel Thought: Christ/Cross - Love - Remember Response: Sorrow - Gratitude

Worship Wheel Thought: Christ/Cross - Love - Remember Response: Sorrow - Gratitude - Joy Humility

1 Corinthians 10: 14 -22 Therefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry. 15 I speak as to wise men; you judge what I say. 16 Is not the cup of blessing which we bless a sharing in the blood of Christ? Is not the bread which we break a sharing in the body of Christ?

1 Corinthians 10: 14 -22 Since there is one bread, we who are many are one body; for we all partake of the one bread. 18 Look at the nation Israel; are not those who eat the sacrifices sharers in the altar? 17

1 Corinthians 10: 14 -22 What do I mean then? That a thing sacrificed to idols is anything, or that an idol is anything? 20 No, but I say that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons and not to God; and I do not want you to become sharers in demons. 19

1 Corinthians 10: 14 -22 You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons; you cannot partake of the table of the Lord and the table of demons. 22 Or do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? We are not stronger than He, are we? 21 NASU

1 Corinthians 10: 14 -22 q q Thought - Flee from Idolatry Response – Song “Live for Jesus” #335

Live for Jesus # 335 Live for Jesus O my brother, Jesus, in life’s Jesus; live for morning; wandering sinner, Give Him all serve no At the Satan thou hast to give; Under noon-tide be; more; His disciple ever hour be His, On at not to any other, Andthe cross the day a Redeemer, Of the promised world’swinner Rendereve whenprize is turning, Gave His life that thou mightst live And inherit be when should be. Thou aloneend-less bliss. What may’stthe Lord’s life is o’re. .

1 Corinthians 10: 14 -22 q q Thought - Cup of blessing which we bless (bless = eulogize, praise or give thanks) Response - Songs: I Stand Amazed #186

I Stand Amazed # 186 How marvelous! how presence For me my sins and my in He tookit was ransomedsorrows, When amazed the garden glory I standwith thein in thewonderful! Andface song Nazarene, own; He prayed, “Not shall see, His made them His ever be: Of Jesus. I thelast myvery but Thine, ” my at shall will How marvelous! Heto. His sorrow, He bore the howhow wonderful Twill be my burden the ages And wonderjoy throincould love me, cried with tears Calv’ry, Is sing condemned, alone. And suffered, love for me!for Tomy Savior’s lovediedme. mine. A sinnerof His andoffor unclean. sweat-drops blood

Malachi 1: 6 -14 O priests who despise My name. But you say, 'How have we despised Your name? ' 7 "You are presenting defiled food upon My altar. But you say, 'How have we defiled You? ' In that you say, 'The table of the LORD is to be despised. '

Malachi 1: 6 -14 "But when you present the blind for sacrifice, is it not evil? And when you present the lame and sick, is it not evil? Why not offer it to your governor? Would he be pleased with you? Or would he receive you kindly? " says the LORD of hosts. 8

Malachi 1: 6 -14 "For from the rising of the sun even to its setting, My name will be great among the nations, and in every place incense is going to be offered to My name, and a grain offering that is pure; for My name will be great among the nations, " says the LORD of hosts. 11

Malachi 1: 6 -14 "You also say, ' My, how tiresome it is!' And you disdainfully sniff at it, " says the LORD of hosts, "and you bring what was taken by robbery and what is lame or sick; so you bring the offering! 13

Malachi 1: 6 -14 "But cursed be the swindler who has a male in his flock and vows it, but sacrifices a blemished animal to the Lord, for I am a great King, " says the LORD of hosts, "and My name is feared among the nations. " NASU 14

Conclusion: q q Let us remember that to despise the table of the Lord is to offer that which is not our best. Our best can only be that which flows freely from our loving hearts guided by His will.

Where He Leads Me I Will Follow #334 He will He leads me and glory, I can with my grace will follow, I’ll go hear Him. Savior. I calling, Where give methru the judgment, garden, And with Him, with me Takego with me, with Him all the way I’ll go thy cross and follow, follow me. . way.

“Do this in remembrance of Me. ” Jesus