The Believers Worship

Colossians 3:12-17

Authentic / Real worship

Honors God - Glorifies God - Magnifies God - Worship God - And Sacrifice unto God

Everything we do & say

Must be about Him

Most believers

Don’t really have a biblical

Idea of what worship

Really is to God

First of all

You have to have a Personal relationship

With Jesus to be able

To worship the Father

And secondly

You have to have

A lifestyle that lines up

With God’s Word - Will - Ways

To worship God — Worship is a LIFESTYLE

WORSHIP

Comes from to words

WORTH & SHIP

Your worship to God

Is on the basis of

How much God is WORTH to you

John 4:23-24

23 But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. 24 God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth

[ Truth — means not hiding nothing ]

God is so serious

About worship

To where He tells us

What to do with each member

Of our body

Eyes - Psalms 121:1 1  I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, From whence cometh my help.2 My help cometh from the Lord, Which made heaven and earth.

Ears - Matthew 11:15 15 He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

Mind - Phil. 2:5 5 Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:

Heart - Romans 10:9-10 9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. 10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

Hands - Ecc. 9:10 10 Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.

Knees - Phil. 2:10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of ethings in heaven, and ethings in earth, and fthings under the earth;

Feet - Hebrews 12:1 12 Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

The rest of my body - Romans 12:1 12 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.

Note: God tells us how He wants to be WORSHIP

So Paul

Wants this church

At Colosse to understand

That you have to live a life

That represent your NEW BIRTH

5 Births in the Bible

1st. Soil Birth

Gen. 2:7 - God formed man from the dust, that’s soil birth

2nd. Surgical Birth

Gen. 2:21-22 - God put Adam to sleep took a rib from him and made woman, that’s surgical birth

3rd. Sack Birth

Gen. 4 — After Adam knew Eve and pregnant her she brought forth Cain & Abel and sat in a sack. Every woman there after every time she get pregnant they care a baby in a sack, that’s sack Birth

4th. Savior Birth

Matthew 1:18-25 — The Holy Spirit came upon a virgin named Mary and brought forth the Savior of the world, that’s the Savior’s birth

5th. Saints Birth

1st. Peter 2:9 — God took us out of darkness brought us into His marvelous light, that’s the saints birth

So Paul wants us

To live like those

Who have been brought

Out of darkness

Into His marvelous light

Explain Colossians Chapter 3

Colossians was written by the Apostle Paul

To whom was it written

Paul was writing

To the church at Colosse

Epaphras had founded the church

The church was made up

Mostly of Gentiles

Who were influenced

By a “ vain philosophy “

Gnosticism ( 2:8-10 )

Legalism ( 2:11-17 )

Mysticism ( 2:18-19 )

Asceticism(as-cet-i-cism) ( 2:20-23 ) — the practice of strict self denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline.

Why was it written

Paul desired to show the Colossians their completeness in Christ ( Chapter 1 )

Paul wanted to lead believers into spiritual maturity ( Chapter 2:1-17 )

Paul design was to counter the gnostic-like, legalistic, mystical heresy in the church

( 2:18-23 )

Paul desire to teach about our new life in Christ ( Chapter 3:1-4:6 )

Paul wanted to inform them about his state of affairs ( Chapter 4:7-18 )

What is it about - The Theme

Completion in Christ

The emphasis is on the eminence and sufficiency of Christ as the believers completeness in Christ

Verse 12

Mercies — compassions

Kindness — benevolence

Humbleness of mind — a lowly attitude towards God

Meekness — gentleness

Long-suffering — patience

Verse 13

Forbearing — to endure something unpleasant or difficult whether on one's own behalf or on behalf of someone else

Forgiving —

Quote: “ You can’t hate someone you’re PRAYING for “

Verse 14

Love — ( agape )

Paul is saying

Love should be

Your OUTTER GARMENT

For all the above that we do

Verse 15

Peace of God/Christ

There’s Peace with God

&

There’s Peace of God

Rule — Control over every area of your life

Example: When you invite me over to your house you tell me make myself comfortable

but that don’t mean for me to go in every area of your house. But that’s what

the Peace of God does, goes in every area of your life.

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The Peace of God brings unity

But the Peace of God also

Does what is RIGHT

When you are done WRONG

And be thankful — An attitude of gratitude contributes to an enjoyment of spiritual tranquility, whereas grumbling makes for inner agitation.

Verse 16

The word of Christ dwell richly — God’s written Word, are to dwell in believers. That is, by study, meditation, and application of the Word, it becomes a permanent abiding part of one’s life

Quote: “ A devoted life is from a devotional life “

Example:

Viscosity is in motor oil

And viscosity

Keeps the different parts

Of the motor lubricated

And if you don’t change

Your motor oil regularly

The viscosity breaks down

And don’t keep

The engine lubricated

So that’s why

You HAVE TO change

Your oil ON SCHEDULE

Your oil in your vehicle

Can be at the right level

Having the right amount

But if the oil is old

In your vehicle

And the viscosity

Has been broken down

In the oil

The oil is not keeping

The engine lubricated

And for this reason

You can burn your motor up

Well

Having a devotional life

Keeps YOU LUBRICATED —

For the PROBLEMS, CIRCUMSTANCES, TRIALS, TROUBLES, TRIBULATIONS & SITUATIONS in your life

Example: The old sisters would say “ Trust God “ but today people got serious problems and it’s going to take some WORD.

A devotional life

Can have you

Like Psalms 1:1-3

1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. 2 But his delight is in the law of the Lord; And in his law doth he meditate day and night. 3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water,

V1 — Separated from the World

V2 — Satisfied with the Word

V3 — Situated by the Waters

Verse 16

Psalms - Hymns - Spiritual songs

psalms — Old Testament psalms put to music, the early church sang the Psalms.

hymns — songs of praise distinguished from the Psalms which exalted God, in that they focused on the Lord Jesus Christ.

spiritual songs — songs of personal testimonies

Verse 17

17— And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus.

The Believers Worship

1st Honors Him

Note: Acting ‘in someone’s name’ means both representing him and being empowered to do so.

The Believers Worship

1st Honors Him

2nd You’re Devoted to Him

Gen. 39:9

9 There is none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?

Note: Real, Authentic worship is a LIFESTYLE

The Believers Worship

1st Honors Him

2nd You’re Devoted to Him

3rd Jesus lives His life through you

Gal.2:20

20 I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.