WORSHIPPING THE HOLY GOD

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WORSHIPPING THE HOLY GOD

• A. In Revelation 4-5 we have a picture of heaven.
• Holy, holy, holy.
• Majestic scene of honor.
• B. Those on earth should honor God as well.

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WORSHIPPING THE HOLY GOD

• C. Are all attempts at worship equally good?
• How can we make our worship better?

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WORSHIPPING THE HOLY GOD

• Not by adding to what God has revealed for us to
  do in worship. 1 Cor. 1123.
• Not by entertaining ourselves.
• Not by copying those around us.

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WORSHIPPING THE HOLY GOD

• D. How do you express your love to your mate?
• What pleases them.
• God has told us what pleases Him.
• E. So lets understand better what God wants and
  do it.

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• FOUR WORDS CAN HELP US WORSHIP TO PLEASE GOD.

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I. PROCLAIM

• A. 1 Cor. 1126proclaim the Lords death until
  he comes again.
• B. Jews built a temple to proclaim their
  devotion to God.

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I. PROCLAIM

• C. 1 Peter 25
• Each Christian is a stone in the temple of God.
• Each Christian is a priest to offer spiritual
  sacrifices

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I. PROCLAIM

• D. Each time we meet, we proclaim to all who know
  we are here and to all come to observe that we
  believe in God and Christ and that we want others
  to know of our faith.

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I. PROCLAIM

• When we take the Lords supper
• When we teach the Word
• When we sing songs like
• O Worship the King
• Beneath the Cross

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I. PROCLAIM

• E. Some have paid with their lives for making
  this proclamation.
• LET US PROCLAIM!

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II. ADORE

• A. Rev. 4Holy, holy, holy
• B. Heb. 1315Through Jesus, therefore, let us
  continually offer to God a sacrifice of
  praisethe fruit of lips that confess his name.

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II. ADORE

• C. Matt. 69Hallowed be thy name.
• D. In prayer
• In the Lords supper
• In giving

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II. ADORE

• In song
• Fairest Lord Jesus
• We Praise Thee O God
• LET US ADORE!

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III. COMMUNICATE

• A. John 424God is spirit and they that worship
  Him must worship in spirit and in truth.
• Spirit to Spirit

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III. COMMUNICATE

• B. 1 Cor. 1415Sing with the spirit and the
  understanding.
• Use the mind.
• C. Eph. 519Sing and make melody in your hearts
  to the Lord.
• Use the heart--feelings

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III. COMMUNICATE

• D. Phil. 46let your requests be made known to
  God.
• The Spirit helps us.
• E. Four levels.
• F. Send a message of love, thanks, guilt,
  confession, requests.

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III. COMMUNICATE

• F. In giving
• In prayer
• In the sermon
• In song
• Be With Me Lord
• I Need Thee Every Hour

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• LET US COMMUNICATE!

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IV. EDIFY

• A. 1 Cor. 1426Let all things be done for
  edification.
• B. Heb. 1024-25Let us provoke one another to
  love and good works.
• C. Worship is to help others.
• Be unselfish

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IV. EDIFY

• D. We edify when we
• Preach
• Sing
• Trust and Obey
• O Why Not Tonight
• LET US EDIFY!

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Conclusion

• A. We must worship God in the right way.
• Not add to His plan
• Not change His plan
• Do better in following His plan.

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Conclusion

• B. Proclaim
• Adore
• Communicate
• Edify
• PACE

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Conclusion

• C. What lesson will you take from this study
• 1. Enter into worship with more focusto offer
  sacrifices to our holy God.
• 2. Prepare for worship.

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Conclusion

• 3. Teach our children
• 4. Those who plan should think of the
  purposes and help us to achieve them.
• D. Give worship a high priority and do it well.

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Conclusion

• E. To have the Spirit within, you must be one
  of His children.