PowerPoint Presentation The Pursuit of Worship

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The Changing Church Message Four of Four
The Pursuit of Worship
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Key Idea

• When facing changing worship styles, we must not
  lose focus on the purpose of worship. Its about
  God, not us.

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Modern Dilemma The Worship Wars

• Some want to return to ancient liturgies
• Some have deconstructed worship
• The rest of us struggle with an issue that is
  one of the key dividers between generations
  within the church

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A Biblical Perspective

• Some things are just not enough!
• Doing the right things is not enough Isaiah
  11015
• Multiplied sacrifices of rams, cattle, bulls,
  lambs, and goats
• Appearing before God in the Temple
• Making offerings
• Burning incense
• Celebrating Sabbaths and special Sabbaths
• Celebrating festivals like Pentecost and the
  Feast of Booths
• Multiplied prayers

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A Biblical Perspective

• Saying the right things is not enough Isaiah
  5813a
• Gods evaluation Isaiah 663
• They did the right things. They said the right
  words. But God is still very unhappy with them.
  Why?

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Right ThingsWrong Focus

• Actions speak louder than words Isaiah 11618
• God chooseswe dont Isaiah 585,6
• True worship is God-focused Isaiah 664,5

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Lessons Learned

• Acts of worship are not an end they are only the
  means to the end
• Worship words are not an end they are only the
  means to the end
• Worship prayers are not an end they are only the
  means to the end

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Lessons Learned

• The right worship with the wrong focus is not
  worship at all
• Worship is all about Godnot us!

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Questions

• What focus did you bring to your worship this
  morning?
• Has worship become all about you, all about what
  you prefer, all about how you look?