"What's Important to Us?" Lives of Worship

"What's Important to Us?" Lives of Worship (core value 2)
7/20/2014
Pastor Miles

Old German proverb: the main thing is to make sure that the main thing remains the main thing.

We live lives of worship -
Believing that God is worthy of worship for who He is and what He has done for us, loving God by honoring Him in our lives, declaring adoration and praise, serving Him faithfully, being devoted to Christ.

1. What is worship?
Worship is our response to God for who He is and what He has done for us.

We love because he first loved us. (‭1 John‬ ‭4‬:‭19‬ NIV)

Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. (‭Romans‬ ‭12‬:‭1‬ NIV)

"You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they were created and have their being." (‭Revelation‬ ‭4‬:‭11‬ NIV)

Worship is worth-ship, honoring God because He is worthy.

In a loud voice they were saying: "Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and praise!" (‭Revelation‬ ‭5‬:‭12‬ NIV)

2. What does it mean to love a life of worship?
By honoring Him in (all areas of) our lives, declaring adoration and praise, serving Him faithfully, being devoted to Christ.

So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God. (‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭10‬:‭31‬ NIV)

Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, (‭Colossians‬ ‭3‬:‭23‬ NIV)

Jesus sat down opposite the place where the offerings were put and watched the crowd putting their money into the temple treasury. Many rich people threw in large amounts. But a poor widow came and put in two very small copper coins, worth only a few cents. Calling his disciples to him, Jesus said, "Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others. They all gave out of their wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in everything—all she had to live on." (‭Mark‬ ‭12‬:‭41-44‬ NIV)

Sunday morning is a rehearsal and reflection of what we should be doing the rest of the week (and the rest of our lives).

APPLICATION
- commit to corporate worship every Sunday
- commit to private worship every day
- plan to worship as a family
- commit yourself to a life of worship




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