Week 8. Word Centered Worship.

Week 8. Word Centered Worship.

Charles Spurgeon's words on worship.

Standing On The Promises. Our Daily Bread. 1-21-2023. Isaiah 49:16. -Engraved on His hands.

These words came from Week 1. Worship.

- Worship is our ultimate Destiny. Worship follows us into the eternal.

Jesus states in a confrontation with the devil in, Matthew 4:10 You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only you shall serve.

Week 2. What is Worship?

Worship is the occupation of the heart, not with its needs, or even with its blessings, but with God himself.

I gave you the three primary terms that are translated worship in the Old Testament.

*The first meant to serve.

*The second word for worship, means to revere. To live with holy fear.

*The third meaning, for worship means to bow down, or kneel down while proclaiming Jesus Lord over everything in your life. Bowing is an act of submission/humility.

Week 3. You should have no other gods.

Isaiah 43:21 This people I have formed for myself; they shall declare my praise.

I spoke about how everyone worships something. How true worship honors God. Corporate worship honors God. True worship strengthens the church. True worship builds up.

Jude 20NKJV  But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit,

Week 4. I spoke on the Hindrances of Worship.

How pride can hinder us from worshiping God. The works of the flesh hinder worship. We talked about the different styles of worship. -How sin separates us from worship.

Week 5. God is in our midst. Encountering the presence of God. The expectancy of worship.

Encountering the God of worship. The Tabernacle. Plus, how worship is the key to encountering God and entering boldly into the throne room of grace.

Week 6. The Beauty of Worship.

The example of king David. The example of the priest. Who may worship God? The example of Moses. The teaching of Jesus. Offering profane fire. Showing a lack of reverence.

Week 7. Spiritual Worship.

How true worship is empowered by the Holy Spirit. True worshipers worship in spirit and in truth. The location of worship, anywhere. -However finding one Secret place is essential.

Week 8. The final week, True worship is Word centered.

If what we do isn’t word centered/Jesus centered, it shouldn’t be worshiped.

-But the lamb is worthy!

There are seven essential components of an effective worship service.

1. Powerful prayer.

2. Meaningful music.

3. Passionate praise

4. Tithing and giving.

5. Preaching the word.

6. Teaching the word.

7. Personal testimonies.

A quick overview, we studied and taught/preached, number 1, Powerful Prayer.

Powerful Prayer. -Prayer was a priority in the Old Testament temple. -God always endorses his approval with enrichments of the spirit.

2. Meaningful music.

The Psalms may be read, recited, or chanted, but they were originally meant to be sung.

-This is a fact that testifies to the value of music and worship.

Expressions of praise. Hands, mouth, our legs, our surrender.

Praise, is acknowledging and celebrating the person of God. We praise Him for who He is. Praise is not based on our feelings or our moods.

In Psalm 22:3, I believe TPT has the correct translation. 3 Yet I know that you are most holy. You are God-Enthroned, the praise of Israel.

4. Tithing and giving.

Worship is our gift to God. One element of worship is to give. When we give, we give back a portion of 100% of what belongs to God.

All things belong unto God.

Psalm 50:10-12NKJV For every beast of the forest is Mine, And the cattle on a thousand hills. 11 I know all the birds of the mountains, And the wild beasts of the field are Mine. 12 “If I were hungry, I would not tell you; For the world is Mine, and all its fullness.

Tithing results in God's blessings. Malachi 3:8–11NKJV “Will a man rob God? Yet you have robbed Me! But you say,‘In what way have we robbed You?’ In tithes and offerings. 9 You are cursed with a curse, For you have robbed Me,?Even this whole nation.10 Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, That there may be food in My house, And try Me now in this,” Says the Lord of hosts, “If I will not open for you the windows of heaven And pour out for you such blessing That there will not be room enough to receive it. 11 “And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, So that he will not destroy the fruit of your ground, Nor shall the vine fail to bear fruit for you in the field,” Says the Lord of hosts;

The Lord spoke this truth in my heart. -If you can’t trust trust Him with the temporal, how can you trust Him with the eternal.