• ​​SERMON NOTES
• Romans 11
• ​​John 4
• ​​John 4:20-24
• We need to truly know God to worship Him well
• ​​Knowing Him, and all the things He’s done, we should be devoted to worshipping Him in all our ways of life
• We should also worship Him with proper enthusiasm, even relative to the other blessings we enjoy in life
• ​​David celebrated and declared God both vertically and horizontally
• ​​This woman makes the logical connection between her sin and proper worship
• ​​Isaiah 43
• How many evangelistic conversations make it to the topic of worship? We are all created to be people of worship, and all people engage in worship of something
• ​​Romans 12
• Some worship different idols, self, or a made up version of God. The way we worship matters
• Hebrews 12:26-29
• ​​Romans 14
• ​​1 Peter 2
• ​​God wants us to approach with reverence and awe with acceptable worship
• Exodus 20
• Any thing or any one other than God is not acceptable target of worship in the slightest
• Worshiping God in a false form is also a blatant and egregious sin
• ​​Leviticus 10
• ​​1 Samuel 13
• ​​Knowing how God feels about improper worship, we should be driven to know Him well enough to live and worship in a way which is pleasing to Him, not what’s pleasing to us
• ​​What ultimately regulates our idea of worship? Is it Scripture?
• ​​It also displeases God when He’s worshiping with a hypocritical or empty heart
• ​​Matthew 15:3
• Matthew 23
• Jesus was compelled to cause a huge scene and drive people out of the temple because of the unacceptable worship environment at the temple
• ​​2 Corinthians 4
• Revelation 4
• ​​Jesus evangelizes to the woman at the well, and takes time to evangelize for her benefit
• Revelation 5:12
  • Worship is central in heaven–even constantThe Father is the one who initiates the nature of worship in our relationship. God the Father creates and loves and redeems, and He seeks people who will worship Him truly​​He desires this good and proper relationship deeply​​1 Corinthians 3​​1 Peter 2​​Psalm 47​​We are to sing and worship with wisdom, insight, and comprehension of what exactly we’re doing–and to whom we direct itLuke 24

QUESTIONS:

1) WHAT ABOUT GOD DO YOU WANT TO GROW IN YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF, SO YOU CAN WORSHIP HIM IN THE TRUTH OF WHO HE IS?​​

2) HOW CAN YOU CONNECT YOUR CONVERSATIONS ABOUT GOD TO WORSHIP?​​

3) ARE THERE THINGS CHRIST WOULD CALL INTO QUESTION ABOUT WHAT YOU OFFER AS WORSHIP?

4) DO YOU UNDERSTAND YOUR OWN WORSHIP AS A METHOD OF GROWING GOD’S KINGDOM, OR DO YOU THINK IT’S JUST FOR YOU?