Discipleship GRPC (I.1.) - Worship

DISCIPLESHIP!

3 main categories: worship God, getting mature in the community and spreading the Gospel.

Mainlines for worship in the NT

RECOGNIZE Jesus’ special identity

King/Lord - Matt. 2:2, 8, 11, 7:22

To worship means to give God what God asks for you to give, and not to give God what you think God would need. Literally: myrrh! It doesn’t matter what your logic says about that! “Joseph will kick me out of there!”

The Lord of all creation. Even of the demons!

Son of God/Man - Matt. 14:33; Jn. 4:10-24, 9:38; Heb. 1:6.

He rules over the nature! Over the living water - eternal life! Over the disease! Over the angels!

Healer - Matt. 8:2, 9:18, 15:25.

When we worship we know Jesus wants to heal you! Your’re ILL, but it’s not His WILL. Pray until He says “no!” (see 1 Cor. 12:9).

When we worship we know Jesus is coming, even He “might be late”. He’s never late!

Exorcist - Mk. 5:6.

He is Risen - Matt. 28:9, 17

When you worship, keep your faith strong! Don’t doubt, because whoever is doubting will not receive anything (James 1).

When we worship, we know He is risen, and because of that everything He said is TRUE! VERIFIED! CERTIFIED: for eternity.

PRAISING and ADORING God

For creation and His powerful will - Rev. 4:10-11, 14:7.

Blessings - Rev. 7:11

Doing God’s will - Rev. 11:1

Giving thanks - Rev 11:16-18

Saying Hallelujah - Rev. 19:4

With all those who keep the words of the Book - Rev. 22:9

Praising and adoring God and Jesus - Agreement - Rev. 5:14

There is Only one Lord! God, not Satan - Matt. 4:9, 10.

Adore: at the ascension: Lk. 24:52

Teaching and worshiping - Matt. 15:8-9.

Serve - Matt. 4:10; Lk. 4:7-8

Spirit and truth! Jn. 4:20-24

Conditions: born again and being guided in the truth of God, which was revelead by the Truth Himself.

God will challenge people to worship Him using truth (Jn. 4:20-24) but the beast will use deceitful things (Rev. 19:20)

Bad worship (I)

Doubt - Matt. 28:17

Mock - Mk. 15:19

Only Certain place, certain ritual - Jn. 4:20-24

Images - Ac. 7:43

People - Ac. 10:25 & Angels - Rev. 19:10, 22:8

We have the reaction to worship people who reveal deep truth to us. We must totally avoid that! We must worship only God Himself.

Bad worship (II)

The dragon and the beast by praising their power - Rev. 13:4, 13:12

The people will worship because they will be deceived - Rev. 19:20

Only those who don’t belong to the Lamb - Rev. 13:8

The result of bad worship: drink the wine of God’s wrath - Rev 14:9-11, painful sores - 16:2

Requests to other people - Matt. 18:26

Request to Jesus: Insurance on the position in the afterlife Matt. 20:20

Jewish rituals - Jn 12:20; Ac. 8:27, 24:11;

Being sure that the blessing will be real - Heb. 11:21

Failing in worship because of my not-repentance - Rev. 9:20. Recognizing my failure - Rev. 3:9.

Die for Jesus - Rev. 13:15

God’s presence recognized in the church - 1 Cor. 14:25.

Final worship: praising God - Rev. 15:4

The reward of worshiping God and not the beast: reign - Rev. 20:4