Sermon Tone Analysis

I once heard a religious saying that says something to the effect of worship being “an outward expression of an inward disposition...” In the moment I thought it profound...

Unfortunately, this saying does not appear to add up.

Today across many churches there are people who are shouting from the top of their lungs and yet they are not worshipping,..

In the same way, someone can be sitting with a solemn look on their face and be fully engaged in deep contemplative worship.

When we consider the work of corporate worship there is a duty we are called into…

The worship team has the privilege of leading the body into corporate worship but they are not here for your entertainment.

That is to say, there is a need to express with our lips the praises, adoration and songs of the Lord.

In the corporate setting we lift our voice in unison.

The lighting, visual effects, artistic talent bring a varying dimension to our worship but are not in themselves worship.

A greater reality sets in when we consider this platitude “Whether you know it or not you are worshipping something” taking this into consideration there is a question that surfaces “Who am I worshipping?”

It is or this reason that as a body of believers the Church we need to be careful to not create a group of people that just show up to consume programs and production, instead we need to together create an atmosphere of authentic genuine worshippers… this is accomplished when we make of our worship a spiritual discipline.

The time spent in individual worship enables us to engage in genuine corporate worship

Tremendous Warfare leads to a Celebration

Rejoicing in Heaven

imagery of created and uncreated beings are

The heavens roaring (multitudes)

The whole of creation trembling

The Wedding Feast will be Filled with Worship

If the hosts of heaven dedicate themselves to the work of corporate worship how much more should?

How can we deny what we have been created for?

Individual Worship in the Trial

Jesus exemplifies what our response should look like even in the trial

What does the enemy offer you;

in exchange for your muted prayers and worship

in exchange for your silence

In exchange for your worship?

The Lord differs to the word of God in all instances “Worship the Lord your God...”

Bob Kauflin writes;

no one is excused from worship… even those with no musical ability… what matters is the song that you have to sing

The Corporate Setting

When we worship in our individual setting coming together in the corporate with song becomes easier...

This holy gathering shakes the very ground we stand on, and is our response

it is the sound of the body of believers roaring even as the heavens roar

This is the song of the redeemed

He did not forget about you or I

He went and gathered us

gave us a city to dwell in

How could we but lift our song to Him

We can no longer live in the space of I did not get anything out of the worship service… you came to give Him worship

what if I don’t have a song?

Corporately We Declare the Song He Gives Us

In the Pit of despair we turn to Him

He Responds and Reveals Himself to US

He Puts a New Song in Us His People… Its a Song of Praise

The Big WHY;

All will see and fear and put their trust in the Lord

Our Corporate Worship has an Intergenerational Impact

Declare

Parables=Proverbs, wise sayings

Dark=enigmas

Taught by the fathers

Our Declaration Teaches all of those around us… we engender those who are around us

v4 When we refuse to open our mouths to sing we deny the next generation

they are watching how you worship… (how could we not express our worship)

v5-7 Our walk yes even the muck and mire will serve as testimony through our song the generations cannot forget and are drawn to His commands

v8 teaches them to be faithful

Corporate worship is not about what we come to receive its about what we come to give

Corporate worship as a unified body tells the world of His greatness and tells of His fidelity

All of this is birthed out of our individual spiritual discipline, and then we pour out with all we have to tell the world beginning with the next generation…