Worship II ( 5 senses)

Truth

Truth

Our minds and body have to be actively engaged

the old testament structure of worship...

God told Moses of all the aspects of worship

Tabernacle, clothing, incense, furniture,

Exodus 25:1–9 AV

And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring me an offering: of every man that giveth it willingly with his heart ye shall take my offering. And this is the offering which ye shall take of them; gold, and silver, and brass, And blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats’ hair, And rams’ skins dyed red, and badgers’ skins, and shittim wood, Oil for the light, spices for anointing oil, and for sweet incense, Onyx stones, and stones to be set in the ephod, and in the breastplate. And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them. According to all that I shew thee, after the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all the instruments thereof, even so shall ye make it.

All 5 senses, to come to the tabernacle was awe inspiring

everything said I’m coming into the presence of the almighty

every thing bears witness to God’s glory, beauty, Majesty, and Holiness

our worship today uses hearing

what about touch, see, smell, and taste?

does any of the worship of the old testament spill over to today?

we have to be careful not to replicate the temple worship.

Sight

Beauty

coming to the temple and seeing the colors, gold, angels

living in the wilderness

awe

this is where God is!

as we come into the sanctuary there should be visible reminders to focus our minds on The Almighty

always the danger of making something a source of pride thus a Idol

or something cute...

Smell

Most old buildings the smell is unpleasant musty moldy. which detracts

in the temple there was the altar of incense representing the prayers of the people

the burning sacrifices a sweet smell to the Lord

smell of blood reminding the people of shed innocent blood for their sin

the scent here today I hope will remind you that you are entering into the presence of God

it is one of the spices given to Jesus by the wise men

Hearing

the sound of beautiful music as we enter

Psalm 150 AV

Praise ye the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power. Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him according to his excellent greatness. Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp. Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs. Praise him upon the loud cymbals: praise him upon the high sounding cymbals. Let every thing that hath breath praise the LORD. Praise ye the LORD.

music was very important for the praising of our God

singing words of thankfulness, and God’s power and majesty

Hearing of God’s word read and preached

Touch

to a human being touch is a very crucial element of life

an untouched baby could die

Jesus touched the leper who had not felt human contact in years

The children wanted to be touched by Jesus

Ronda wants to cuddle

there is a business of people cuddling “Professional Snuggle Buddy”

The hand on the head of the lamb to transfer your sin

there is the

the hand lifting up the grain,and bread offering to the Lord

we have the bread of the communion we hold and taste

remembering Jesus body given for us

The knees on the floor to remind us that we are under submission the the King

Taste

the old testament had the feast of passover and other feasts to remember and look forward

the taste was to remind them I.A. the bitter herbs = the slavery in Egypt

we also have the taste of the fruit of the vine to remind us of the blood of Jesus shed for our sins

Conclusion

the sights sounds smells feelings and taste of the worship is designed to give us a total body and soul reminder who we are and who God is

but like every thing else routine and laxness makes our worship in vain

our heart has to be prepared when we walk through those doors

as we come in and sit down

listening, looking, smelling, feeling , and tasting the sweet honey of Gods

Presence

we prepare our selves to be intimate with the All Mighty