• 

  Christ-Exalting Worship Series

  Contributed by Michael Stover on Oct 20, 2000 (message contributor)

  based on 39 ratings   (rate this sermon)

   | 4,526 views

  Scripture: Psalms 96:1-13, Acts 11:27-13:2

  Denomination: Baptist

Summary: For a church to be effective, there must be Christ-exalting worship.

Christ-Exalting Worship

Psalm 96; s.s.

I. Foundation of Biblical Worship

A. Music (Psalm 96:1-2)

B. Ordinances (Psalm 96:2b)

C. Witnessing (Psalm 96:3,10)

D. Prayer (Psalm 96:4)

E. Giving (Psalm 96:8)

F. Scripture (Psalm 96:13)

II. Fundamental Worship at Antioch

A. Acts 11:27-30 (Offering for Judea)

B. Acts 13:2 ‘ministering’ – English ‘liturgy’ (worship)

C. Fasting & Prayer

D. Result – 1st Missionary enterprise

III. Fashion of Scripture

A. 2 Chron. 5:13-14

B. Acts 2:42-47

C. Zephaniah 2:11, “The LORD will be terrible unto them:

for he will famish all the gods of the earth; and men

shall worship him, every one from his place, even all

the isles of the heathen.”

D. Romans 14:11, “For it is written, As I live, saith the

Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue

shall confess to God”

E. Philippians 2:10-11, “That at the name of Jesus every

knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in

earth, and things under the earth; And that every

tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the

glory of God the Father”

Definition of worship by Warren Wiersbe:

“Worship is the believer’s response with all that he is – mind,

emotions, will and body – to all that God is and says and does.”