Intentional Worship.
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· 581 viewsWorship intentionally. How praise can lead to worship, the benefits of worship; how to worship and worship as a lifestyle.
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Welcome
CFN
1 song
Special song
Intro
word
Korean song
Word
Worship
Blessing.
Praise and Worship.
Praise and Worship.
Praise
4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving
and his courts with praise;
give thanks to him and praise his name.
Praise deals with who God is
What he has done
Declaring his greatness
Worship is where we want to be
There is something powerful about declaring God’s praise
But their is a revelation of his presence when we worship
Worship is more than a monologue where we say we bless you, w e love you. If we give God a moment He wants to speak to us to. It is these times that in worship lives are changed.
1 In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord, high and exalted, seated on a throne; and the train of his robe filled the temple. 2 Above him were seraphim, each with six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying. 3 And they were calling to one another:
“Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty;
the whole earth is full of his glory.”
4 At the sound of their voices the doorposts and thresholds shook and the temple was filled with smoke.
5 “Woe to me!” I cried. “I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips, and my eyes have seen the King, the Lord Almighty.”
1 In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord, high and exalted, seated on a throne; and the train of his robe filled the temple. 2 Above him were seraphim, each with six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying. 3 And they were calling to one another:
“Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty;
the whole earth is full of his glory.”
4 At the sound of their voices the doorposts and thresholds shook and the temple was filled with smoke.
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This is how worship changes lives. Because he saw God he had this moment where he saw the Lord high and lifted up he said.
5 “Woe to me!” I cried. “I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips, and my eyes have seen the King, the Lord Almighty.”
and in v8
8 Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?”
And I said, “Here am I. Send me!”
This is a significant difference in praise and worship. In worship the less we do the better it is that is when we want to hear from god, be in his presence. This is the time he cleanses us, challenges us, directs us, consecrates us and sen us.
Why Praise?
Worship allows God the space to impact on us.
Because God is God
Because it benefits us in the physical, emotional, and in the spiritual realms. Both directly and indirectly.
Pslam 113:3
The New International Version Psalm 113
3 From the rising of the sun to the place where it sets,
the name of the LORD is to be praised.
it is continual
Benefits of praise
Benefits of praise
king JEHOSPHAT
20 Some time later the Moabites and Ammonites, accompanied by Meunites, joined forces to make war on Jehoshaphat. Jehoshaphat received this intelligence report: “A huge force is on its way from beyond the Dead Sea to fight you. There’s no time to waste—they’re already at Hazazon Tamar, the oasis of En Gedi.”
3–4 Shaken, Jehoshaphat prayed. He went to GOD for help and ordered a nationwide fast. The country of Judah united in seeking GOD’s help—they came from all the cities of Judah to pray to GOD.
He assembled the people before the enemey.
Then Jehoshaphat knelt down, bowing with his face to the ground. All Judah and Jerusalem did the same, worshiping GOD. The Levites (both Kohathites and Korahites) stood to their feet to praise GOD, the God of Israel; they praised at the top of their lungs!
After talking it over with the people, Jehoshaphat appointed a choir for GOD; dressed in holy robes, they were to march ahead of the troops, singing,
Give thanks to GOD,
His love never quits.
22–23 As soon as they started shouting and praising, GOD set ambushes against the men of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir as they were attacking Judah, and they all ended up dead. The Ammonites and Moabites mistakenly attacked those from Mount Seir and massacred them. Then, further confused, they went at each other, and all ended up killed.
24 As Judah came up over the rise, looking into the wilderness for the horde of barbarians, they looked on a killing field of dead bodies—not a living soul among them.
25–26 When Jehoshaphat and his people came to carry off the plunder they found more loot than they could carry off—equipment, clothing, valuables. It took three days to cart it away! On the fourth day they came together at the Valley of Blessing (Beracah) and blessed GOD (that’s how it got the name, Valley of Blessing).
Paul and Silas in prison
Paul and Silas in prison
Paul and Silas were in prison because they had set a slave girl free from a demon. her owners didn’t like this.
The New International Version Chapter 16
The crowd joined in the attack against Paul and Silas, and the magistrates ordered them to be stripped and beaten with rods. 23 After they had been severely flogged, they were thrown into prison, and the jailer was commanded to guard them carefully. 24 When he received these orders, he put them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks.
25 About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them. 26 Suddenly there was such a violent earthquake that the foundations of the prison were shaken. At once all the prison doors flew open, and everyone’s chains came loose.
The New International Version Chapter 16
27 The jailer woke up, and when he saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself because he thought the prisoners had escaped. 28 But Paul shouted, “Don’t harm yourself! We are all here!”
29 The jailer called for lights, rushed in and fell trembling before Paul and Silas. 30 He then brought them out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”
31 They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved—you and your household.” 32 Then they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all the others in his house. 33 At that hour of the night the jailer took them and washed their wounds; then immediately he and all his household were baptized. 34 The jailer brought them into his house and set a meal before them; he was filled with joy because he had come to believe in God—he and his whole household.
Praise
4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving
and his courts with praise;
give thanks to him and praise his name.
Praise deals with who God is
What he has done
Declaring his greatness
Worship is where we want to be
There is something powerful about declaring God’s praise
But their is a revelation of his presence when we worship
Worship is more than a monologue where we say we bless you, w e love you. If we give God a moment He wants to speak to us to. It is these times that in worship lives are changed.
1 In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord, high and exalted, seated on a throne; and the train of his robe filled the temple. 2 Above him were seraphim, each with six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying. 3 And they were calling to one another:
“Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty;
the whole earth is full of his glory.”
4 At the sound of their voices the doorposts and thresholds shook and the temple was filled with smoke.
Isiah 6:1-4
This is how worship changes lives. Because he saw God he had this moment where he saw the Lord high and lifted up he said.
5 “Woe to me!” I cried. “I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips, and my eyes have seen the King, the Lord Almighty.”
and in v8
8 Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?”
And I said, “Here am I. Send me!”
This is a significant difference in praise and worship. In worship the less we do the better it is that is when we want to hear from god, be in his presence. This is the time he cleanses us, challenges us, directs us, consecrates us and sen us.
Worship as a lifestyle
Worship as a lifestyle
Worship is who you are and praise is what you do. A Christian does not have time for worship because who he/she is every second is worship. Praise is part of worship.
In order to truly worship God, we must first and foremost follow what Jesus called the most important commandment, "... thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength" (). Stating this in reverse, the greatest SIN of all is when we don't love God with all of our heart, soul, mind, and strength. We will NEVER experience all that God has for us until we are able to TOTALLY surrender and love God with all of our heart, soul, mind, and strength. True worship flows from this total love and devotion to God. We will never fully know our Lord until we are able to be a true worshipper.
True worship is not something that can occur for 1 hour, 1 day a week on Sunday. True worship is a lifestyle. It is day by day, hour by hour, minute by minute. It is a continual attitude towards God of love, praise, reverence, devotion, adoration, obedience, thankfulness, honor, submission, sacrifice, prayer, exaltation, admiration, confession, and more. We are grateful for His presence in our lives, for His unchanging nature, for keeping His promises, for His unceasing love and grace, for saving us, for His faithfulness (even when we aren't always faithful to Him), and SO much more.
True worship requires humility. God hates pride ()()(). True worship and pride cannot exist together. God gives grace to the humble ()(). We must worship God with a humble and contrite heart ()(). We also need to come to the Lord with a clean heart, with no unconfessed and unrepentant sin coming between us and the Lord ()().
When we learn to worship the Lord each and every moment, it will totally change the way we live our lives. We can and will worship the Lord in our workplaces, being a "light" to others and doing our jobs to the best of our ability "for the glory of God" ()(,). We can worship God while at school, driving in our car, doing chores around the house, shopping, and in all other areas of life. We can also worship the Lord in our day to day lives by obeying what Jesus said was the 2nd greatest commandment, "to love thy neighbor as thyself" ()().
True worship is sacrificial. When we give something that costs nothing, it is of little value. True worship requires that we give of our time, talent (using our spiritual gifts), and treasures (including finances). In the Old Testament, worship and sacrifices often went hand in hand. God asked for the best from His people when they made sacrifices to Him. When people did not give their best, God rejected it. I believe this applies to our worship today as well. When we do not give God our best and all that we have in our worship of Him, I believe God finds this unacceptable. When we love God with ALL of our heart, soul, mind, and strength, ALL means ALL areas of our lives will be sacrificed to God. In fact, Paul tells us in () to "present your bodies (as) a living sacrifice to God." That is costly... We should always remember our Lord's warning that those who are lukewarm "I will spue thee out of my mouth" ().
How to praise and worship
How to praise and worship
4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving
and his courts with praise;
give thanks to him and praise his name.
Declare who he is, thank him for what he has done. The goal is to see the lord high and lifted up, His glory filling the temple. Where he speaks to us and sends us out to change the world.
We do this through
Singing
Singing
This is probably the most common form of praise and worship.
When we sing we Obey it is not optional but a scriptural command
18 Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit, 19 speaking to one another with psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit. Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord,
It is a great way of getting into that state of worship where god can move and it brings joy.
11 But let all who take refuge in you be glad;
let them ever sing for joy.
Spread your protection over them,
that those who love your name may rejoice in you.
2 I will be glad and rejoice in you;
I will sing the praises of your name, O Most High.
:
1 Deliver me from my enemies, O God;
be my fortress against those who are attacking me.
: “Let all who take refuge in you rejoice; let them ever sing for joy, and spread your protection over them, that those who love your name may exult in you.”: “I will be glad and exult in you; I will sing praise to your name, O Most High.”: “Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, O God of my salvation, and my tongue will sing aloud of your righteousness.”: “I will sing of your strength; I will sing aloud of your steadfast love in the morning. For you have been to me a fortress and a refuge in the day of my distress.”: “For you have been my help, and in the shadow of your wings I will sing for joy.”
:
7 Because you are my help,
I sing in the shadow of your wings.
: “For you have been my help, and in the shadow of your wings I will sing for joy.”
: “Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise.”
13 Is anyone among you in trouble? Let them pray. Is anyone happy? Let them sing songs of praise.
As you study Scripture on this point, you’ll notice that sometimes singing gives birth to joy and sometimes joy gives birth to singing. But persistently in Scripture, joy, and singing are bound together. You can’t study one of those two biblical themes without encountering the other.
If you struggle for joy…sing! If you are joyful…sing! In God’s perfect design and understanding of the human condition, he has bound joy and singing together for his people.
Word (reading)
Word (reading)
This book contains thousands of years of praise, stories of God goodness, grace provision.
We echo the writers, the characters of this book when we read from it. It echos God’s own authorship.
Dance
Dance
The New International Version Chapter 6
So David went to bring up the ark of God from the house of Obed-Edom to the City of David with rejoicing. 13 When those who were carrying the ark of the LORD had taken six steps, he sacrificed a bull and a fattened calf. 14 Wearing a linen ephod, David was dancing before the LORD with all his might, 15 while he and all Israel were bringing up the ark of the LORD with shouts and the sound of trumpets.
We are allowed to move.
Embaressed by this?
The New International Version Chapter 6
When David returned home to bless his household, Michal daughter of Saul came out to meet him and said, “How the king of Israel has distinguished himself today, going around half-naked in full view of the slave girls of his servants as any vulgar fellow would!”
21 David said to Michal, “It was before the LORD, who chose me rather than your father or anyone from his house when he appointed me ruler over the LORD’s people Israel—I will celebrate before the LORD. 22 I will become even more undignified than this, and I will be humiliated in my own eyes. But by these slave girls you spoke of, I will be held in honor.”
Raising our hands.
Raising our hands.
let’s pick up on something else people find embarrassing. Raising hands
It is biblical
4 I will praise you as long as I live,
and in your name I will lift up my hands.
9 My eyes are blinded by my tears.
Each day I beg for your help, O Lord;
I lift my hands to you for mercy.
41 Let us lift up our hearts and our hands
to God in heaven, and say:
8 Therefore I want the men everywhere to pray, lifting up holy hands without anger or disputing.
4 I will praise you as long as I live,
and in your name I will lift up my hands.
2 Lift up your hands in the sanctuary
and praise the Lord.
It is natural
What is the assumption that it is hands down that is the correct place.
Our hands speak loudly. When angry, we clench our fists, threatening harm to others. When guilty, we hide our hands or hold incriminating evidence from view. When uneasy, we sit on them to obscure our inner selves. When worried, we wring them. When afraid, we use them to cover our face or hold tightly to someone for protection. When desperate or frustrated, we throw them wildly in the air, perhaps also in resignation or dismay. When confused, we extend them in bewilderment, as if asking for advice and direction. When hospitable, we use them to warmly receive those in our presence. When suspicious, we use them to keep someone at bay, or perhaps point an accusing finger in their direction.
It is the same when we worship my hands express.
I lift my hands when I worship because like one who surrenders to a higher authority, It is my way of saying, “God, I am yours to do with as you please.”
I lift my hands when I worship because like one who expresses utter vulnerability, I say to the Lord: “I have nothing to hide. I come to you open handed, concealing nothing."
I lift my hands when I worship because like one who needs help, I confess my utter dependence on God for everything. I rely on your strength alone. Preserve me. Sustain me. Deliver me.”
(8) I lift my hands when I worship because like one who happily and expectantly receives a gift from another,
(9) I lift my hands when I worship because like one who aspires to direct attention away from self to the Savior, I say: “O God, yours is the glory; yours is the power; yours is the majesty alone!”
Raising hands cheat sheet
Kneeling
Kneeling
Here is what Screwtape writes to his young charge in C. S. Lewis’s Screwtape Letters:
One of their poets, Coleridge, has recorded that he did not pray “with moving lips and bended knees” but merely “composed his spirit to love” and indulged “a sense of supplication.” That is exactly the sort of prayer we want.… Clever and lazy patients can be taken in by it for quite a long time. At the very least, they can be persuaded that the bodily position makes no difference to their prayers; for they constantly forget, what you must always remember, that they are animals and that whatever their bodies do affects their souls.
Bowing, Kneeling, being prostrate is common through the old testament in prayer and worship.
In the new testament most reference are to standing to pray and worshsip.
In the early chruch, kneeling was the norm to show repentance and submission, except on Sundays when it was banned.
We can praise and worship standing, kneeling, sitting, laying prostate- whatever position we take it should be focused on God. it should be intentional
St Augustine put it like this....
I do not understand why, although these motions of the body cannot be made without a prior act of the mind, nevertheless by performing the outward and visible motions the inward one which caused them is itself increased. Thus, the heart’s affection which caused the outward motions, is itself increased because they are made.
Let me translate
God, does not of course need our outward gestures of kneeling, raising our hands, or prostration in order for our hearts to be open to him. Nevertheless, the outward gesture is of great benefit because it helps motivate us to engage with God And although the decision to worship s of course inward and spiritual, the outward and physical motion curiously reinforces our heart’s commitment
It is biblical
4 I will praise you as long as I live,
and in your name I will lift up my hands.
9 My eyes are blinded by my tears.
Each day I beg for your help, O Lord;
I lift my hands to you for mercy.
41 Let us lift up our hearts and our hands
to God in heaven, and say:
8 Therefore I want the men everywhere to pray, lifting up holy hands without anger or disputing.
1 Timothy 3:41
4 I will praise you as long as I live,
and in your name I will lift up my hands.
2 Lift up your hands in the sanctuary
and praise the Lord.
It is natural
What is the assumption that it is hands down that is the correct place.
What is the assumption that it is hands down that is the correct place.
Our hands speak loudly. When angry, we clench our fists, threatening harm to others. When guilty, we hide our hands or hold incriminating evidence from view. When uneasy, we sit on them to obscure our inner selves. When worried, we wring them. When afraid, we use them to cover our face or hold tightly to someone for protection. When desperate or frustrated, we throw them wildly in the air, perhaps also in resignation or dismay. When confused, we extend them in bewilderment, as if asking for advice and direction. When hospitable, we use them to warmly receive those in our presence. When suspicious, we use them to keep someone at bay, or perhaps point an accusing finger in their direction.
It is the same when we worship my hands express.
I lift my hands when I worship because like one who surrenders to a higher authority, It is my way of saying, “God, I am yours to do with as you please.”
5) I lift my hands when I worship because like one who surrenders to a higher authority, I yield to God’s will and ways and submit to his guidance and power and purpose in my life. It is my way of saying, “God, I am yours to do with as you please.”
I lift my hands when I worship because like one who expresses utter vulnerability, I say to the Lord: “I have nothing to hide. I come to you open handed, concealing nothing."
(7) I lift my hands when I worship because like one who needs help, I confess my utter dependence on God for everything. I cry out: “O God, I entrust my life to you. If you don’t take hold and uplift me, I will surely sink into the abyss of sin and death. I rely on your strength alone. Preserve me. Sustain me. Deliver me.”
I lift my hands when I worship because like one who needs help, I confess my utter dependence on God for everything. I rely on your strength alone. Preserve me. Sustain me. Deliver me.”
(8) I lift my hands when I worship because like one who happily and expectantly receives a gift from another,
(9) I lift my hands when I worship because like one who aspires to direct attention away from self to the Savior, I say: “O God, yours is the glory; yours is the power; yours is the majesty alone!”
Silence
Silence
Praise takes you eyes off of yourself and focuses them on the miracles and glories of God.
Worship allows God the space to impact on us.
Tongues
Tongues
quick reference
clip - played earluer...
Ju-nim-mah eu-ji-hea-yo {x3}
Ye, ju-nim
Jesus I choose to trust you
Yes Lord
JJu-kkw-soh da-seu-re-nae nae sal-meul (x2)
Lord, I believe you’re working in my life
Ju-kke-sah ir-ha-shi-nae ji-geum-do(x2)
Lord, I believe your’re soveringn here and now
We don’t understand the korean but God does - how much more does it worship God when we speak in a language he gives us.
There are may other ways we can worship Sevice, Sacrifice
True worship is sacrificial. When we give something that costs nothing, it is of little value. True worship requires that we give of our time, talent (using our spiritual gifts), and treasures (including finances).
, art, poetry. Not all are appropriate to the confines of the buidling or corporate worship.
Not all will be for everyone. What makes them worship is the attitude we approach them with.
Service
Service
Mention service as worship
Sacrifice
Sacrifice
Mention sa
Intentional worship
Intentional worship
David wrote.
The New International Version Psalm 113
3 From the rising of the sun to the place where it sets,
the name of the LORD is to be praised.
it is continual it is intentional - the name of the Lord is to be praised. It does not say is praised it is a choice it is an intentional act.
Worship as a lifestyle
Worship as a lifestyle
Worship is who you are and praise is what you do. A Christian that says I don’t have time for worship is missing the point. Every second is worship. Praise is part of worship. True worship is a lifestyle. It is day by day, hour by hour, minute by minute. It is a continual attitude towards God of love, praise, reverence, devotion, adoration, obedience, thankfulness, honour, submission, sacrifice, prayer, exaltation, admiration, confession, and more. I am so grateful for His presence in my life, for His unchanging nature, for keeping His promises, for His unceasing love and grace, for saving us, for His faithfulness (even when we aren't always faithful to Him), and SO much more.
True worship is a lifestyle. It is day by day, hour by hour, minute by minute. It is a continual attitude towards God of love, praise, reverence, devotion, adoration, obedience, thankfulness, honour, submission, sacrifice, prayer, exaltation, admiration, confession, and more. I am so grateful for His presence in my life, for His unchanging nature, for keeping His promises, for His unceasing love and grace, for saving us, for His faithfulness (even when we aren't always faithful to Him), and SO much more.
True worship is a lifestyle. It is day by day, hour by hour, minute by minute. It is a continual attitude towards God of love, praise, reverence, devotion, adoration, obedience, thankfulness, honour, submission, sacrifice, prayer, exaltation, admiration, confession, and more. I am so grateful for His presence in my life, for His unchanging nature, for keeping His promises, for His unceasing love and grace, for saving us, for His faithfulness (even when we aren't always faithful to Him), and SO much more.
True worship requires humility. God hates pride ()()(). True worship and pride cannot exist together. God gives grace to the humble ()(). We must worship God with a humble and contrite heart ()(). We also need to come to the Lord with a clean heart, with no unconfessed and unrepentant sin coming between us and the Lord ()().
When we learn to worship the Lord each and every moment, it will totally change the way we live our lives. I am not there yet.
We can and will worship the Lord in our workplaces, being a "light" to others and doing our jobs to the best of our ability "for the glory of God" ()(,). We can worship God while at school, driving in our car, doing the cleaning around the house, shopping, and in all other areas of life. We can also worship the Lord in our day to day lives by obeying what Jesus said was the 2nd greatest commandment, "to love thy neighbor as thyself" ()().
We can miss worship out of our everyday lives and just bumble through life.
We can turn up here and go through the motions and not worship
Or we can be fully intentional about praise and worship.
we can have the right attitude - that is choice.
we can adopt the right posture
we can focus on the main thing
what ever we do to praise and worship it must be intentional and we must aim not just for praise but for worship where we see the lord lifted up, and give Him space to affect us, to call us, to cleanse, and send us.
The New International Version Chapter 6
6 In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord, high and exalted, seated on a throne; and the train of his robe filled the temple. 2 Above him were seraphim, each with six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying. 3 And they were calling to one another:
“Holy, holy, holy is the LORD Almighty;
the whole earth is full of his glory.”
4 At the sound of their voices the doorposts and thresholds shook and the temple was filled with smoke.
5 “Woe to me!” I cried. “I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips, and my eyes have seen the King, the LORD Almighty.”
6 Then one of the seraphim flew to me with a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with tongs from the altar. 7 With it he touched my mouth and said, “See, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away and your sin atoned for.”
8 Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?”
And I said, “Here am I. Send me!”